Privacy
Policy

Last updated: 28 May 2026 · Version 1.0

1. Who We Are

The DIGI-METER project is an Erasmus+ Forward-Looking project co-funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement No. 101259860. The data controller responsible for this website and its data processing activities is:

Responsibility for learner assessment data on the DIGI-METER platform (once launched) will be described in a separate, detailed privacy notice published together with the platform.

2. What Data We Collect

2.1 Contact and Newsletter Forms

When you use the contact form or subscribe to our newsletter, we collect:

• Full name — to address you appropriately
• Email address — to respond to your message or send newsletter updates
• Organisation name — optional, to understand your professional context
• Message content — the content of your enquiry
• Country — optional, to route your request to the right partner

2.2 Platform Assessment Data (Future)

When the DIGI-METER assessment platform launches, it will collect:

• Assessment responses and competence profile data
• Pseudonymised learner identifiers (no real names stored at platform level)
• Aggregated class-level data visible to educators

All platform data will be processed under a separate, detailed privacy notice presented at registration time.

2.3 Technical and Usage Data

This website does not use analytics tracking or advertising cookies. Your browser preferences (high-contrast mode, font size) are stored locally in your browser's localStorage and are never transmitted to our servers.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data under the following legal bases (GDPR Article 6):

• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) — Newsletter subscriptions. You can withdraw consent at any time by contacting us.
• Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) — Responding to project enquiries and protecting website security.
• Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)) — Compliance with Erasmus+ grant reporting requirements.

4. How We Use Your Data

• Responding to contact form enquiries
• Sending DIGI-METER project updates (newsletter subscribers only)
• Organising and managing pilot school participation
• Erasmus+ grant reporting and quality assurance (anonymised/aggregated only)
• Improving project outputs and dissemination

We will never sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for commercial purposes.

5. Data Sharing Within the Consortium

DIGI-METER is delivered by a consortium of 11 organisations across 8 European countries. Your data may be shared internally among consortium partners solely for the purposes described above, under a signed Data Processing Agreement. The consortium partners are:

• CSI — Center for Social Innovation (Cyprus, coordinator)
• SciCo (Greece), UBITECH (Greece), Approximar (Portugal), Lasco (Italy)
• Outside Media & Knowledge (Germany), Syncnify (France), CEC (Cyprus)
• AB Corporation (Belgium), Ergonact (Cyprus), Crow Group (Netherlands)

6. Data Retention

• Contact form messages: Retained for up to 24 months after the end of the project, then deleted.
• Newsletter subscriptions: Until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent.
• Platform assessment data: Detailed retention schedule provided in the platform privacy notice at launch.

7. Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the following rights regarding your personal data. To exercise any of them, contact us at info@outsidemedia.eu. We will respond within one month, as required by the GDPR.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection supervisory authority. In Germany: Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz (BfDI).

8. Cookies and Local Storage

This website does not set tracking or analytics cookies. We use browser localStorage only for storing your accessibility preferences (contrast mode, font size) and form draft state. These values never leave your browser. See our Cookie Policy for full details.

9. Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Form submissions are sent over an encrypted connection (HTTPS) and delivered by email to the project team. Access to contact form data is restricted to the project communication lead (Outside Media & Knowledge) and relevant consortium partners on a need-to-know basis.

10. Children's Data

This public website is not directed at children under 16 and does not knowingly collect data from them. The DIGI-METER platform (when launched) will process learner data from secondary school students under appropriate institutional data processing agreements and parental/guardian consent mechanisms as required by national law.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as the project progresses, particularly when the assessment platform launches. Material changes will be announced on this website. The version number and update date at the top of this page will reflect the latest revision.

12. Contact

For any privacy-related questions, data subject requests, or concerns, please contact: