Privacy policy
We recognize the importance of personal data protection, particularly because we use this data to provide our visitors with better services and information. The GDPR regulation, adopted by the European Union, sets high standards for how your data is collected, stored, and managed, granting you rights to access, request deletion, and much more. In line with the legislation and our commitment to data protection, we have prepared explanations regarding the security of your data and the rights you have as a data subject. Please read this information carefully before giving consent for the collection or processing of your personal data.
What is personal data
Personal data are any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes data that can be used to identify you, such as your first and last name, email address, and similar information.
The data controller for this website is Knjižnica Koper – Biblioteca Capodistria, Trg Brolo 1, 6000 Koper.
Storage and Retention of Your Personal Data
Personal data that you provide to us digitally are stored on rented servers provided by our hosting provider, and may also be stored by companies whose tools we use. For example, an email communication service provider stores data about recipients. Collected personal data are retained until you inform us that you no longer consent to their storage and processing, or for as long as necessary to achieve the purpose for which they are processed, or to comply with legal requirements.
Collection, Processing, and Use of Personal Data
We collect, manage, and process your personal data only for legally defined purposes or based on your explicit consent. Data collected with your consent are primarily intended for communication with you and for improving our services. We are committed not to share or sell your personal data to any third party without prior notice and obtaining your explicit written consent.
Withdrawal of Consent for Personal Data Processing
You have the right to withdraw your consent for the processing of personal data at any time. You may withdraw consent for a specific purpose or for all purposes for which you have previously given consent.
Please send a written statement to withdraw your consent for the processing of personal data to the following address: Knjižnica Koper – Biblioteca Capodistria, Trg Brolo 1, 6000 Koper, or by email to: infoverzum@knjiznica-koper.si
If you withdraw your consent for the collection or processing of personal data, all personal data subject to the deletion request will be erased or excluded from automated processing.
The withdrawal of consent for the processing of personal data does not affect the lawfulness of the processing of your personal data prior to the withdrawal, nor the use of such data for legally mandated purposes.
Your Data Protection Rights
Right to Erasure / Right to Be Forgotten
You have the right at any time to request that the data controller correct or complete any inaccurate or incomplete personal data concerning you.
You have the right at any time to request access to the data the controller has collected about you, or to request the immediate deletion of your personal data.
In the event of a correction, completion, or deletion of personal data, we are required to inform you of the correction, completion, or deletion without undue delay.
Right to Restrict the Processing of Personal Data
You have the right at any time to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in cases of inaccuracy, unlawful processing, cessation of the processing purpose, or the lodging of an objection.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right at any time to request that we provide you with the personal data we process concerning you.
You have the right at any time to request that the personal data we process concerning you be transmitted to another data controller.
Right to Object
Any use of your personal data for informational or promotional purposes requires your explicit consent. If you receive informational or commercial promotional content based on your consent, you may at any time request in writing to stop the use of your data for these purposes.
Right of Access to Your Personal Data
You have the right at any time to obtain confirmation as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed, as well as access to such data and the following information: the purpose of data processing, the types of personal data concerning you, the recipients of your personal data, the expected retention period, and the source of the personal data.
Personal Data Protection Risks
In the event of a personal data protection breach, we will notify the competent authority without undue delay, and no later than 72 hours after becoming aware of the breach.
Important Information Regarding the Processing of Your Personal Data
We are committed to processing all collected data solely for the purposes listed regarding the management or processing of personal data, in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act and other relevant sectoral legislation, as well as in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data (GDPR).
