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This Privacy Policy provide general information applicable in most situations and may be supplemented with more specific notices or regulations whenever applicable.</li> <li>Personal data (hereinafter “Personal Data”) means any information relating to an identified or identifiable person, according to the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (hereinafter “FADP”).</li> <li>This Privacy Policy was last updated on March 25th, 2022. We may update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted to this page.</li> </ul> <div class="container-full py-3 p-lg-5 "><div class="container"> <h2 class="text-center">Additional information</h2> <div class="card-deck "><div class="card"><div class="card-body"><h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://www.epfl.ch/about/presidency/presidents-team/legal-affairs/epfl-privacy-policy/who-is-responsible-for-the-processing-of-your-personal-data/">Who is responsible for the processing of your personal data</a></h3><p>Information about the processing of Personal Data.</p></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card-body"><h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://www.epfl.ch/about/presidency/presidents-team/legal-affairs/epfl-privacy-policy/personnal-data-we-collect-about-you-and-for-which-purpose/">Personnal data we collect about you and for which purpose</a></h3><p>EPFL processes Personal Data in particular in line with its three academic core tasks which are Education, Research and Innovation, and its supporting services.</p></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card-body"><h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://www.epfl.ch/about/presidency/presidents-team/legal-affairs/epfl-privacy-policy/key-principles-that-guide-us/">Key principles that guide us</a></h3><p>EPFL is bound to respect the principles related to data protection</p></div></div></div></div></div> <div class="container-full py-3 p-lg-5 "><div class="container"> <div class="card-deck "><div class="card"><div class="card-body"><h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://www.epfl.ch/about/presidency/presidents-team/legal-affairs/epfl-privacy-policy/your-rights/">Your rights</a></h3><p>Rights to receive a copy of your Personal Data, request a correction, etc.</p></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card-body"><h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://www.epfl.ch/about/presidency/presidents-team/legal-affairs/epfl-privacy-policy/personal-data-security/">Personal data security</a></h3><p>Security and data retention.</p></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card-body"><h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://www.epfl.ch/about/presidency/presidents-team/legal-affairs/epfl-privacy-policy/international-transfers/">International transfers</a></h3><p>Data transfer outside Switzerland in compliance with the applicable laws.</p></div></div></div></div></div> <div class="container-full py-3 p-lg-5 "><div class="container"> <div class="card-deck "><div class="card"><div class="card-body"><h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://www.epfl.ch/about/presidency/presidents-team/legal-affairs/epfl-privacy-policy/with-whom-we-share-your-personal-data/">With whom we share your Personal Data</a></h3><p>Central services or EPFL schools, third parties and authorities, streaming services, social media, etc.</p></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card-body"><h3 class="card-title"><a href="https://www.epfl.ch/about/presidency/presidents-team/legal-affairs/epfl-privacy-policy/cookies-policy/">Cookies 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