Privacy policy

This policy explains which personal data are processed when you use simidat.ujaen.es. It complements the privacy policy of the University of Jaén.

Data controller

  • Controller: Universidad de Jaén, CIF Q7350006H, Campus Las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071 Jaén (Spain).
  • Data Protection Officer: dpo@ujaen.es.
  • Contact for this website: Pedro González García, pglez@ujaen.es, +34 953 212 464.

What data we process and why

Browsing and security

When you visit the website, the server records your IP address, the date and time, the page requested and your browser. These records are used to run the website and to protect it against attacks, including an automatic intrusion detection system (CrowdSec). The IP addresses that carry out attacks may be shared automatically with the CrowdSec collaborative security network (CrowdSec SAS, France).

Legal basis: performance of a task carried out in the public interest and the security of information systems (article 6.1.e GDPR). Retention: access logs are kept for 14 days; addresses blocked because of attacks, for as long as the block lasts.

Usage statistics (only if you accept cookies)

If you accept cookies, we use Google Analytics (Google Ireland Ltd.) to understand, in aggregate, how the website is used: pages visited, visit length, type of device and approximate location. Google may process data in the United States under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

Legal basis: your consent (article 6.1.a GDPR), which you can withdraw at any time from «Cookie settings» at the bottom of every page.

LinkedIn widget (only if you accept cookies)

The home page shows the latest posts of the group's LinkedIn page through a service of Elfsight. It is only loaded if you accept cookies; then Elfsight and its network provider (Cloudflare) receive your IP address and may set cookies. Legal basis: your consent (article 6.1.a GDPR).

Registered users

The group members who maintain the website have a user account (user name and e-mail address). Legal basis: performance of a task carried out in the public interest (article 6.1.e GDPR). Retention: while they take part in maintaining the website.

Information about the group members

The name, photograph, position, professional contact details, publications and research profiles of the group members are published to disseminate the research activity of the University (article 6.1.e GDPR). Any member can ask for their data to be corrected or removed by writing to the contact address above.

Third-party resources

Some JavaScript libraries are downloaded from cdnjs (Cloudflare, Inc.), which receives the visitor's IP address in order to serve them.

Recipients

Data are not disclosed to third parties, except where required by law and to the providers mentioned above (Google, Elfsight, Cloudflare, CrowdSec).

Your rights

You can exercise your rights of access, rectification, erasure, objection, restriction of processing and portability, and withdraw your consent, through the electronic office of the University of Jaén or by writing to the Data Protection Officer (dpo@ujaen.es).

If you consider that the processing does not comply with the regulations, you can file a complaint with the Andalusian Council for Transparency and Data Protection.

Last updated: 19 October 2026.