Privacy and Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 2026
1. Data Controller
The data controller for personal data collected through this website is:
- Entity: Universidad de Málaga (UMA)
- Tax ID: Q2918001C
- Address: Bulevar Louis Pasteur, 43 — 29010 Málaga (Spain)
- Website: www.uma.es
Data Protection Officer (DPO):
Mr. Manuel Moreno Linde
Pabellón de Gobierno y Paraninfo, Bulevar Louis Pasteur 43, 29010 Málaga
Email: dpo@uma.es
2. Data Collected and Purpose
The contact form on this website collects the following personal data:
- Name
- Email address
- Subject and message
- IP address (logged for security and abuse prevention purposes)
The purpose of processing is to manage and respond to enquiries, questions or suggestions submitted by the user.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
Processing is carried out on the basis of the data subject's consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), freely, specifically and unambiguously given by submitting the contact form.
4. Data Retention
Messages pending verification are retained for a maximum of 24 hours. Once verified and delivered, associated records are retained for a maximum of 7 days for security and duplicate-prevention purposes, after which they are automatically deleted.
5. Recipients
Data is not shared with third parties except where required by law. Messages are forwarded internally to the HumArTech team at the Universidad de Málaga.
6. Data Subject Rights
Data subjects may at any time exercise their rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability and objection by writing to dpo@uma.es, with the subject line "Data Protection — HumArTech".
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority:
- AEPD (Spanish Data Protection Agency): www.aepd.es
- CTPDA (Andalusian Council for Transparency and Data Protection): www.ctpdandalucia.es
7. Cookie Policy
This website uses cookies. Their type and purpose are detailed below.
7.1 First-party cookies — technical (necessary)
These are essential for the website to function. They do not require consent.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
PHPSESSID | Contact form session management (CSRF token, form state) | Session |
humartech_gdpr | Stores the user's cookie preferences (localStorage, not an HTTP cookie) | Persistent |
7.2 Third-party cookies — Google Maps (require consent)
The contact page embeds a Google Maps map. If you accept these cookies, Google may set its own cookies and receive your IP address. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy.
7.3 Google Fonts (require consent)
Some pages load typefaces from Google Fonts servers via @import in the stylesheet. This involves a connection to Google servers that may transmit your IP address. If you reject cookies, typefaces are loaded from the local server as a fallback. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy.
7.4 UMA Cookie Policy
For further information on cookie use across Universidad de Málaga systems, see the UMA Cookie Policy.
7.5 Managing consent
You can update your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the link below:
8. Security
This site applies technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss or alteration, including HTTPS encrypted communication, CSRF tokens, rate limiting and email verification in the contact form.
9. Changes to This Policy
This policy may be updated to reflect regulatory or functional changes to the site. The date of last update appears at the top of this document. We recommend checking it periodically.