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Technical measures include appropriate actions to address online security, risk of data loss, alteration of data or unauthorised access, taking into consideration the risk presented by the processing and the nature of the personal data being processed. Organisational measures include restricting access to the personal data solely to authorised persons with a legitimate need to know for the purposes of this processing operation.</p> <h3>Who has access to your personal data and to whom is it disclosed?</h3> <p>Access to your personal data is provided to the Commission staff responsible for carrying out this processing operation and to other authorised Commission staff according to the “need to know” principle. 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The further processing of those data by those public authorities shall be in compliance with the applicable data protection rules according to the purposes of the processing.</p> <p>The information we collect will not be given to any third party, except to the extent and for the purpose we may be required to do so by law.</p> <h3>What are your rights and how can you exercise them? </h3> <p>You have specific rights as a ‘data subject’ under Chapter III (Articles 14-25) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, in particular the right to access your personal data and to rectify them in case your personal data are inaccurate or incomplete. Where applicable, you have the right to erase your personal data, to restrict the processing of your personal data, to object to the processing, and the right to data portability.</p> <p>You have consented to provide your personal data to the Data Controller for the present processing operation. You can withdraw your consent at any time by notifying the Data Controller at <a href="CNECT-D4@ec.europa.eu">CNECT-D4@ec.europa.eu</a>. The withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out before you have withdrawn the consent.</p> <p>You can exercise your rights by contacting the Data Controller, or in case of conflict the Data Protection Officer. If necessary, you can also address the European Data Protection Supervisor. Their contact information is given under Heading "Contact information" below.</p> <p>Where you wish to exercise your rights in the context of one or several specific processing operations, please provide their description (i.e. their Record reference(s) as specified under Heading "Where to find more detailed information?" in your request.</p> <h3>Contact information</h3> <ul> <li>The Data Controller</li> </ul> <p>If you would like to exercise your rights under Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, if you have comments, questions or concerns, or if you would like to submit a complaint regarding the collection and use of your personal data, please feel free to contact the Data Controller at <a href="CNECT-D4@ec.europa.eu">CNECT-D4@ec.europa.eu</a>.</p> <ul> <li>The Data Protection Officer (DPO) of the Commission</li> </ul> <p>You may contact the Data Protection Officer <a href="data-protection-officer@ec.europa.eu">data-protection-officer@ec.europa.eu</a> with regard to issues related to the processing of your personal data under Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.</p> <ul> <li>The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)</li> </ul> <p>You have the right to have recourse (i.e. you can lodge a complaint) to the European Data Protection Supervisor (<a href="edps@edps.europa.eu">edps@edps.europa.eu</a>) if you consider that your rights under Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 have been infringed as a result of the processing of your personal data by the Data Controller.</p> <h3>Where to find more detailed information?</h3> <p>The Commission Data Protection Officer (DPO) publishes the register of all processing operations on personal data by the European Commission, which have been documented and notified to him. 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