{"id":5747,"date":"2018-11-15T15:43:12","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T15:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehippohouse.org\/?page_id=5747"},"modified":"2025-09-26T07:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T07:12:09","slug":"privacy-and-data-protection-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thehippohouse.org\/en\/privacy-and-data-protection-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hippo House Privacy and Data Protection Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Hippo House Privacy and Data Protection Policy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Effective date: 11\/14\/2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I. Introduction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Respecting the provisions of current legislation, The Hippo House (hereinafter also Website) undertakes to adopt the necessary technical and organizational measures, according to the level of security appropriate to the risk of the data collected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Laws Incorporated by this Privacy Policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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This privacy policy is adapted to the Spanish and European regulations in force regarding the protection of personal data on the Internet, including:<\/p>

  • Regulation (EU) 2016\/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (GDPR).<\/li>
  • Organic Law 3\/2018 of December 5, 2018, on the Protection of Personal Data and Guarantee of Digital Rights (LOPD-GDD).<\/li>
  • Royal Decree 1720\/2007, of December 21, 2007, approving the regulations for the development of the LOPD-GDD.<\/li>
  • Law 34\/2002, of July 11, 2002, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSI-CE).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Identity of the Data Controller<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    The person responsible for the processing of personal data collected in The Hippo House is: Cristina Pindado Gonz\u00e1lez. Its contact details are as follows:<\/p>

    Contact email: info@thehippohouse.org<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Personal Data Registry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    In compliance with the RGPD and the LOPD-GDD, we inform that the personal data collected by The Hippo House will be incorporated and will be treated in our file in order to facilitate, expedite and fulfill the commitments established with the User, as well as to maintain the relationship established in the forms that the User fills out.<\/p>

    The type and amount of information we receive and store depends on the use that each user makes of our website. Users can access most pages and entries on thehippohouse.org without revealing their identity or other personal information to us.<\/p>

    On visits to our website, our site stores anonymous log files that provide us with valuable information to improve the user experience. If you would like more information about this, you can access our cookie policy.<\/p>

    The Hippo House does not collect user identifiable information (such as name, address, phone number or email address) unless the user chooses to provide it to us, such as when making a purchase in our store or joining the Hippo Club.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Principles Applicable to the Processing of Personal Data<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    The processing of the User’s personal data shall be subject to the principles set forth in the RGPD and the LOPD-GDD:<\/p>

    1. Lawfulness, fairness and transparency:<\/strong> The consent of the User will be required at all times with prior transparent information.<\/li>
    2. Purpose limitation:<\/strong> Personal data will be collected for specific, explicit and legitimate purposes.<\/li>
    3. Data minimization:<\/strong> Only strictly necessary data will be collected.<\/li>
    4. Accuracy:<\/strong> Personal data must be accurate and always up to date.<\/li>
    5. Limitation of the retention period:<\/strong> Data shall be kept as long as necessary for processing.<\/li>
    6. Integrity and confidentiality:<\/strong> The security and confidentiality of the data shall be guaranteed.<\/li>
    7. Proactive responsibility:<\/strong> The Data Controller shall ensure compliance with the above principles.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Categories of Personal Data<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      The categories of data processed by The Hippo House are only identifying data, without processing special categories of personal data in accordance with Article 9 of the GDPR.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      The legal basis for the processing of personal data is the express and verifiable consent of the User.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      Purposes of Treatment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      The Hippo House and its service providers (for example: the courier company that delivers your order to your home), will treat your data with confidentiality and we will store them in a secure environment.<\/p>

      Personal data are collected and managed in order to facilitate, expedite and fulfill the commitments established with the User, as well as for activities related to the corporate purpose of the organization.<\/p>

      The collection and automated processing of the User’s personal data is for the purpose of maintaining the contractual relationship that in each case is established with The Hippo House. For example:<\/p>