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Pursuant to Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (hereinafter referred to as "GDPR"), the Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation of the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as "MIRRI" or "the Ministry") is the controller that processes the personal data of the data subject. MIRRI provides the data subject with the following information about the processing of his/her personal data.

European Economic Area (EEA), Norway Grants and Swiss Contribution Grants are financial contributions in the form of grants that contribute to a green, competitive and inclusive Europe. The contributors are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein as members of the EEA and Switzerland, which is not a member of the EEA but is a member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Financial contributions in the form of grants are awarded to applicants to meet the following objectives: reducing economic and social disparities in Europe and strengthening bilateral relations between Slovakia and the contributing countries. Slovakia is one of the beneficiary countries.

MIRRI performs the tasks as the National Focal Point or Programme Administrator as set out in the Legal Framework of the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021, as well as in the Legal Framework of the Swiss-Slovak Cooperation Programme.

Affected persons

MIRRI processes the personal data of applicants, initiative/project partners, as well as their employees and contractors.

Scope of personal data

MIRRI processes the following personal data for activities related to the provision of financial contributions from the EEA and Norway Grants and the Swiss Contribution:

  • title, first name, last name,
  • address for service of documents,
  • e-mail,
  • phone number,
  • data contained in the Interim/Final Report of the initiative/project or in the documentation attached to it (e.g. payroll, invoices, pay slips, contracts, etc.).

Purposes of the processing of personal data

MIRRI processes your personal data for the following purposes:

  1. Implement the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism, Norwegian Financial Mechanism, Swiss-Slovak Cooperation Programme, projects, initiatives and support measures,
  2. clearly identify those involved in the implementation of programmes, projects, initiatives and support measures,
  3. to assess and evaluate applications for a grant,
  4. ensure that grants are awarded to eligible applicants,
  5. communicate with the parties, e.g. respond to requests, queries, suggestions, etc,
  6. Statistically evaluate data and maintain it in the MIRRI information system for project/programme/initiative control, evaluation, monitoring and assessment.

Legal basis or lawfulness of processing

MIRRI processes the personal data of data subjects on the basis of Article 6(1)(e) GDPR: "processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller."

It is in the public interest to reduce economic and social disparities in Europe and to strengthen bilateral relations between Slovakia and the contributing countries.

MIRRI performs the tasks of the National Contact Point and the National Coordination Unit, respectively as the Programme Administrator, implements programmes from the EEA Financial Mechanism, the Norwegian Financial Mechanism and the Swiss-Slovak Cooperation Programme, while it is necessary for MIRRI to process personal data of applicants for contribution and other persons. The processing of personal data results from the tasks assigned to the various actors for the redistribution of the EEA and Norway Grants, in particular pursuant to Article 3.2 and Article 5.6(1)(a) to (x), of the Regulation for the Implementation of the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 and pursuant to Article 3.2 and Article 5.6(1)(a) to (x), of the Regulation for the Implementation of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021. The processing of personal data also results from the tasks assigned to the various actors for the redistribution of grants under the Swiss contribution, in particular pursuant to Articles 3.3 - 3.5 of the Regulation on the implementation of the second Swiss contribution to selected Member States of the European Union for the reduction of economic and social disparities within the European Union.

Regulation for the implementation of the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021

Regulation for the implementation of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021.

Regulations on the implementation of the second Swiss contribution to selected Member States of the European Union to reduce economic and social disparities within the European Union.

When co-financing projects from the State Budget of the Slovak Republic for the purposes of evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of public expenditure, the processing of personal data is based on Section 14(5) of Act No. 523/2004 Coll. on Budget Rules of Public Administration and on Amendments and Additions to Certain Acts.

Provision of personal data

MIRRI may provide personal data to public authorities that may, according to the applicable legislation of the Slovak Republic, carry out administrative proceedings, judicial proceedings and inspections (e.g. the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic, the Government Audit Office, the Office for Public Procurement, law enforcement authorities, courts and others).

Recipients of personal data

MIRRI uses the following entities in the processing of personal data: the supplier of the information system, the programme partners/partners in support measures, external evaluators of projects.

Transfer of personal data to third countries

MIRRI carries out the transfer to Switzerland. Switzerland ensures adequate protection of personal data according to the European Commission Decision: EUR-Lex - 32000D0518 - EN (europa.eu)

Transfer of personal data to an international organisation

MIRRI carries out the transfer of personal data to the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). MIRRI provides personal data in the scope of first and last name without any additional data to identify the natural person. The security of the personal data processed is guaranteed by the Council of Europe Regulation on the protection of personal data: CM/Res(2022)14 (coe.int) and the Decision of the OECD Secretary-General on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of their personal data: Privacy Policy Decision - OECD

Period of processing of personal data

MIRRI processes personal data from the time of acquisition of personal data until 5 years after the approval of the Final Programme Report/Final Strategic Report.

The source from which the personal data was obtained

MIRRI obtains personal data either directly from the data subjects or from their employer.

Information about the necessity to provide personal data

The provision of personal data is not a contractual requirement with the data subject, but results from the performance of tasks carried out by MIRRI. If the data subject does not provide the necessary personal data, MIRRI will not be able to assess and evaluate the application for a contribution/grant or to pay the contribution/grant.

Rights of data subjects

As a data subject, you can exercise all your rights in accordance with Articles 15 to 22 of the GDPR:

  1. the right to obtain access to personal data, including relevant information relating to the processing thereof, and the right to obtain confirmation of the processing of personal data,
  2. the right to rectification of incorrect or incomplete personal data concerning you,
  3. the right to erasure of personal data concerning you,
  4. the right to restrict the processing of personal data,
  5. the right to data portability,
  6. the right to object to the processing of personal data,
  7. the right not to be subject to a decision based on automated processing, including profiling, which has legal effects on the data subject or significantly affects the data subject.

You can exercise all your rights under the GDPR by post, by filing at the MIRRI Registry or by sending an email request:
Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and
Informatisation of the Slovak Republic
Pribinova 25
811 09 Bratislava

Telephone number: 421/ 2 2092 8425

Responsible person for GDPR

zodpovedna.osoba@mirri.gov.sk

If the data subject believes that his or her rights have been violated in the processing of personal data, he or she has the right to file a petition for initiation of personal data protection proceedings with the Office for Personal Data Protection of the Slovak Republic in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 18/2018 Coll. on the Protection of Personal Data and on Amendments and Additions to Certain Acts, as amended. Proceedings on the protection of personal data

 

Office for Personal Data Protection of the Slovak Republic Hraničná 12
820 07 Bratislava 27
E-mail: statny.dozor@pdp.gov.sk
https://dataprotection.gov.sk/

Web links:

https://mirri.gov.sk/
www.eeagrants.org
www.eeagrants.sk
https://www.norwaygrants.sk/
https://swiss-contribution.sk/

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