Privacy Policy

1. Overview and Scope

Clipcompasspurepixls Botanical Research S.L. ("Clipcompasspurepixls", "we", "us", or "our"), incorporated and registered in Granada, Spain (Company Registration No. B-18942018), operates this botanical research repository and digital field journal located at clipcompasspurepixls.com. We are committed to safeguarding personal information collected from academic researchers, botanists, students, and general site visitors.

This Privacy Policy outlines the categories of data we gather, our legal bases under European Union Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR) and Spanish Organic Law 3/2018 (LOPDGDD), as well as consumer protections granted under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

2. Categories of Information Collected

We collect data under two primary streams: voluntarily provided direct communications and automated technical telemetry.

• Direct Identity & Contact Information: Full names, academic affiliations, email addresses, and narrative descriptions submitted through our "Field Office" inquiry forms or correspondence directed to [email protected].
• Technical & Session Telemetry: Anonymized Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, device hardware profiles, browser user agents, referring URLs, screen resolutions, and timestamps of interaction with our taxonomic vouchers.
• Preference & Consent Records: Digital markers stored locally within your browser indicating acceptance or rejection of analytics cookies and user interface display configurations.

3. Legal Bases for Data Processing

In adherence to Article 6 of the GDPR, Clipcompasspurepixls processes personal data under the following legitimate grounds:

• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): Explicit affirmative consent given by you when selecting cookie options or voluntarily requesting botanical dataset access via email.
• Contractual & Pre-Contractual Measures (Art. 6(1)(b)): Fulfilling scientific inquiries, specimen verification agreements, or collaborative research agreements.
• Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): Monitoring site security, preventing automated scraping attacks, maintaining network stability, and optimizing educational UX across our research folios.
• Legal Compliance (Art. 6(1)(c)): Retaining business, taxation, and administrative records as mandated by Spanish commercial statutes.

4. Use of Tracking Technologies & Third-Party Processors

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. Any data transfers to cloud service providers, web hosting platforms, or content delivery networks (CDNs) are performed strictly under Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) requiring equivalent safeguards. Our website relies on secure, EU-located infrastructure for core server capabilities.

5. Retention and Erasure Schedules

Personal data is preserved only for the duration necessary to satisfy the purposes stated herein. General research contact logs are retained for twenty-four (24) months to facilitate academic correspondence follow-ups, after which they are irreversibly purged. Technical server logs are recycled every thirty (30) days unless flagged for ongoing cybersecurity incident reviews.

6. Individual Rights Under GDPR and CCPA

Depending on your jurisdiction, you maintain robust enforceable rights regarding your information:

• Right to Access: You may request a verified machine-readable copy of any personal data we maintain concerning your identity.
• Right to Rectification: You may correct inaccurate or incomplete biographical and academic records.
• Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You may demand deletion of your contact records where no overriding legal obligation requires continued retention.
• Right to Restrict or Object to Processing: You may challenge processing based on legitimate interests.
• Right to Data Portability: Obtain your records in structured, universally readable formats.
• Non-Discrimination: We do not alter service availability, research access, or resource distribution if you exercise your privacy prerogatives.

7. Data Protection Officer & Contact Point

To exercise any rights, lodge an inquiry, or update your preferences, address our Data Protection Liaison at:

Clipcompasspurepixls Botanical Research S.L.
Attention: Data Protection Officer
Calle Alhamar 28, 4ª Planta
18004 Granada, Spain
Email: [email protected]

If you believe our data handling infringes statutory rights, you possess the right to lodge a formal complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos - AEPD) at www.aepd.es.