Research Luxembourg Privacy Statement
The protection of individual personal data is an important concern of ours. The use of our website is usually possible without providing personal information. The processing of the data gathered on this site is done by Research Luxembourg staff or any person who may replace them.
Personal information is collected on this website only by one’s voluntary registration, for example by accepting the use of certain types of cookies. The collected information will not be transferred to any commercial company or organisation in Luxembourg or overseas.
Regarding the processing of your data
Research Luxembourg is a joint initiative of the main actors in Luxembourg public research with the support of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research : Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), University of Luxembourg, Luxinnovation and Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR).
The Data Controller
Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) is the Data Controller.
FNR, as a public institution, has appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO). MGSI S. à r.l. has been mandated in this function. Its headquarters are located in Luxembourg, Wintrange, 52a Waistroos, L-5495.
For any questions regarding this website and its contents, contact Research Luxembourg or FNR by email or use our postal address below.
Headquarters:
Maison du Savoir
2, avenue de l’Université
L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette
Tel.: +352 26 19 25-1
Fax.: +352 26 19 25-35
Postal Address:
B.P. 1777
L-1017 Luxembourg
Email: contact@researchluxembourg.lu
The data processed
We collect your personal data in various situations:
- our contact form;
- when you contact us by email or by social media;
- when you accept certain type of cookies.
| Category of Personal Data | Information / examples |
| Identification data | First and last name, email address,… |
| Personal characteristics | Language |
| Electronic ID | IP addresses, cookies and other tracers,… |
| Other | All other types of personal data that you may send us by e-mail or via our contact form. |
Please note that we do not collect “sensitive data” under Article 9 of the GDPR.
For what purpose do we process your data?
We use your personal solely for the purpose of:
- responding to your information or contact requests. This processing is carried out with your consent;
- improving the user experience on our website. This processing is based on our legitimate interest.
When you visit our website, you will be informed, via a cookie banner, of the use of cookies, which are necessary for browsing and for producing audience statistics. Some of these cookies are subject to your consent and you can change the cookie settings at any time in your browser or on our website by using the cookie banner. For more information, please consult our cookie policy.
Data retention timescales
Your personal data will be retained for as long as required for the purposes described above or in so far as such is necessary for compliance with statutory obligations and for solving any disputes.
Your personal data will be retained for as long as required for the purposes described above or in so far as such is necessary for compliance with statutory obligations and for solving any disputes. Data collected in connection with your information requests are deleted at the latest latest 2 years from the last contact with you.
Data recipients
Research Luxembourg processes your data confidentially and only shares it on to third parties where this is necessary and in accordance with the law. These third parties may include service providers, particularly in the context of IT outsourcing.
Data transfers
Research Luxembourg stores and transfers personal data as much as possible inside the European Union. Nevertheless, Research Luxembourg might transfer personal data outside European Union in accordance with the data protection law. When Personal Data is transferred to a country outside the European Union that does not offer an adequate level of protection for personal data, the transfer is carried out on the basis of appropriate safeguard provided for by the data protection legislation.
Contact us
When contacting us via the contact form, we require your name and email address. By sending the form you agree that your data will be collected and used by the Research Luxembourg to process your request.
The rights of the Data Subject
In accordance with the data protection legistlation, the website user has in particular, the following rights:
- Right of access: you have the right to obtain confirmation that we are processing your personal data and where this is the case to obtain a copy of these data;
- Right of rectification: you have the right to obtain from the controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data that you concerned.
- Right to lodge a complaint: you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority, which in Luxembourg is the CNPD (National Commission for Data Protection).
In certain cases and in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Data Protection Acts, you also have the following rights:
- Right to erasure: in specific cases, you have the right to request the erasure of your personal data. We may, however, retain certain information about you as required by law or when we have a legal basis to do so;
- Right to restriction of processing: you can the limitation of certain processing carried out on your personal data.
- Right to object: you have the right to object at any time, on grounds related to your particular situation, to any processing of your personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or based on legitimate interest;
- Right to data portability: you have the right to receive personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to transmit these data to another controller.
- Right to withdraw your consent: you can withdraw your consent at any time when the processing activity is based on it.
To exercise these rights or to know more about the processing of your personal data, please contact FNR by email : info@fnr.lu.
Last update: October 2023