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Information about the processing of your personal data

1. Data Controller

The data controller is Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine, with registered office at Sasinkova 2, 811 08 Bratislava, ID: 00397865.

Contact for the Data Protection Officer: [email protected]

2. Purpose of Processing

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

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    Congress Registration

    Processing applications and organizing participation

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    Invoicing

    Issuing tax documents and processing payments

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    Communication

    Sending congress information and organizational instructions

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    Identification

    Issuing name badges and verifying attendance

3. Scope of Processed Data

We process the following categories of personal data:

  • Identification data (name, surname, title)
  • Contact data (email, phone number)
  • Professional data (workplace, position)
  • Billing data (address, company ID, VAT number)
  • Participation data (registration type, abstract submission)

4. Legal Basis

We process personal data based on:

  • Contract performance – processing registration and ensuring congress participation
  • Legal obligation – accounting and tax documentation
  • Legitimate interest – sending information about future events
  • Consent – photography and publication of congress photos

5. Retention Period

Registration Data

5 years from the congress date

Accounting Documents

10 years as required by law

6. Your Rights

In connection with personal data processing, you have the following rights:

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    Right of Access

    Obtain information about the processing of your data

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    Right to Rectification

    Correct inaccurate or incomplete data

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    Right to Erasure

    Request deletion of data (if no longer needed)

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    Right to Restriction

    Restrict the processing of your data

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    Right to Portability

    Receive data in a structured format

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    Right to Lodge a Complaint

    With the Office for Personal Data Protection of the Slovak Republic

7. Data Recipients

Your personal data may be provided to the following categories of recipients:

  • IT service providers (hosting, email services)
  • Accounting company
  • State authorities to the extent required by law

Personal data is not transferred to third countries outside the EU/EEA.

8. Contact

For questions regarding personal data processing, please contact us:

Last updated: January 1, 2026