The International Bacchus Wine Competition (hereinafter, “Bacchus”), managed by the Spanish Union of Tasters (UEC), informs users of this website about the processing of personal data collected through registration forms and the private area.

1. Data controller

UNIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE CATADORES owns the domain names and internet pages accessed from the domain www.concursobacchus.es, as well as others registered in its name.

In compliance with the provisions of article 10 of Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Services of the Information Society and Electronic Commerce, we inform you that UNIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE CATADORES is a commercial entity located in Madrid, calle Lope de Vega nº 27 bajo; registered in the National Register of Associations of the Ministry of the Interior with number 164398 and with CIF number G-78.176.211.

2. Purposes of processing

The data is processed for these purposes:

  • Manage the registration of samples (wines, vermouths, and spirits).
  • Process payments and invoicing.
  • Manage access to the private area for wineries and participants.
  • Send communications related to the competition (confirmations, incidents, results, logistics).
  • Develop internal statistics.
  • Comply with legal obligations arising from the organization of the competition.

3. Legitimation

The legal bases for the processing are:

  • Execution of the contract: registration of samples and management of the competition.
  • Consent: acceptance of the privacy policy and communications.
  • Legitimate interest: site security, fraud prevention, and service improvement.
  • Legal obligation: invoicing and tax obligations.

4. Recipients

The data may be communicated to:

  • Authorized personnel of Bacchus and UEC.
  • Payment and billing services.
  • Hosting and technological providers necessary for the operation of the site.
  • Members of the technical panel when necessary for the evaluation of samples.
    Under no circumstances will data be sold to third parties.

5. International transfers

If any technology provider stores data outside the EEA, the standard contractual clauses approved by the EU will be guaranteed.

6. Data retention

The data will be kept for the duration of the relationship with Bacchus and, subsequently, for the legal retention periods (fiscal and contractual).

7. Rights of users

The rights of access, rectification, deletion, opposition, portability, and limitation can be exercised by sending an email to: info@uec.es.

A claim can also be filed with the Spanish Data Protection Agency.

8. Security

We apply technical and organizational measures to protect data against unauthorized access, loss, or manipulation.

9. Forms and user accounts

The forms hosted on this website use secure storage systems (Gravity Forms).
All information sent is recorded in encrypted form and accessible only by authorized personnel.