EpiMolBio is a free bioinformatics program aimed at research projects for the analysis of genetic and protein sequences. This software allows for the analysis of genetic sequences and obtaining information about their structure, function, and evolution.

EpiMolBio is not a diagnostic program and does not replace the opinion of your doctor regarding health issues.

The authors of EpiMolBio belong to the Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory of HIV-1 (EpiMolVIH) at the Ramón y Cajal Institute of Health Research (IRYCIS).

Epimolbio.com is a website whose main function is to host the EpiMolBio program.

Terms of use

Access to epimolbio.com and the use of EpiMolBio are free for users. By using the EpiMolBio program, users agree to reference it correctly in their publications.

Users may not use EpiMolBio for healthcare, commercial, or profit-making purposes. They also may not modify or create versions of EpiMolBio without the express authorization of its owners.

EpiMolBio incorporates software tools developed by third parties, such as MUSCLE and BIOJAVA. By using EpiMolBio, users agree to know the terms of use of these applications and to comply with them. EpiMolBio is not responsible for the actions carried out by third parties.

The terms of use of EpiMolBio may be modified by the owner. In such cases, any changes will be notified in the program and on its website epimolbio.com.

Epimolbio.com cannot guarantee the absence of interruptions or errors in access and is not responsible for any technical problems that may occur during Internet connection, as well as any resulting damages.

The program has undergone rigorous testing to detect and correct errors. Users are advised that EpiMolBio is not responsible for the results produced by the program or for any misuse by users. We appreciate being informed of any problems through the contact form so that we can resolve them as soon as possible.

Intellectual and Industrial Property

The owners of EpiMolBio are:

• Roberto Reinosa Fernández
  Contact Email: roberto117343@gmail.com


• Foundation for Biomedical Research Ramón y Cajal University Hospital – FIBIOHRC
  VAT ID: G-83726984
  Address: Ctra. Colmenar Viejo, km. 9,1, 28034
  Contact Email: fund_inv.hrc@salud.madrid.org

All the contents of EpiMolBio and epimolbio.com (texts, audiovisual contents, source code, graphic design, signs, logos, trademarks, databases, software programs, editing, programming, compilation, and other elements and contents necessary for its operation) belong to the owners of EpiMolBio. Any unauthorized use of these contents will be considered a breach of intellectual or industrial property rights and may lead to legal consequences.

EpiMolBio is registered under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 license (registration number 2305114294344). The name EpiMolBio and its logo are in the process of trademark registration.

EpiMolBio uses third-party software developed by others such as MUSCLE and BIOJAVA, and its dissemination and use within the program do not aim at any commercial or lucrative purpose.

EpiMolBio is downloaded from the epimolbio.com website onto the user’s computer, where it is run locally for genetic sequence analysis.

Privacy

The data related to the genetic sequences to be analyzed in the EpiMolBio program are owned by the user. At all times, the user is responsible for the data of the genetic sequences. The owners of EpiMolBio do not have access to the genetic sequences at any time. EpiMolBio does not share with third parties the sequence data entered by the user.

Epimiolbio.com does not have access to or store any genetic sequence data, nor is it responsible for them while the program is running.

EpiMolBio and epimolbio.com comply with all measures associated with data protection and information security.

Epimolbio.com has adapted this website to the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016, on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (GDPR), Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, on the Protection of Personal Data and guarantee of digital rights (LOPDGDD), as well as with Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSICE or LSSI).

Your privacy is important to epimolbio.com. This privacy statement explains what personal data we collect from our users and how we use it. We encourage you to read these terms carefully before providing your personal data on this website. Those over 14 years of age may use any functionality where private data is offered without the prior consent of their parents or guardians.

Epimolbio.com only has access to the personal data provided by users when filling out the contact form on the website. The categories of data processed are identifying data. No categories of particularly protected data are processed.

At epimolbio.com, we collect your data through a contact form whose purpose is to offer you the information you request about the provision of our services, as well as to keep you informed about products and services that may be of interest to you (commercial communications).

Data Controller

• Identity: FIBIOHRC
• VAT number: G-83726984
• Address: Ctra. de Colmenar Viejo, Km. 9,100. CP 28034. Madrid, Spain.
• Phone: 913 368 153
• Email: fund_inv.hrc@salud.madrid.org

Data Processor

• Identity: FIBIOHRC
• VAT number: G-83726984
• Address: Ctra. de Colmenar Viejo, Km. 9,100. CP 28034. Madrid, Spain.
• Phone: 913 368 153
• Email: fund_inv.hrc@salud.madrid.org

Data Protection Officer

If you need more information about how EpiMolBio and epimolbio.com process your personal data or would like to request the exercise of your rights conferred by law, you can do so by emailing dpd.fibhrc@salud.madrid.org

How long will we retain your data?

The personal data collected through web forms will be retained for 1 year from the last confirmation of interest or until requested deletion by the interested party.

Legal basis for data processing:

The legal basis for processing your data is consent. This is because you have expressly given your consent by activating the checkbox “I have read and accept the privacy policy” in the contact form.

To whom will your data be disclosed?

Many tools we use to manage your data are contracted by third parties. To provide strictly necessary services for the development of the activity, epimolbio.com shares data with the following providers under their corresponding privacy conditions:

• Google Analytics: An analytical web service provided by Google Inc., with offices at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View (California), CA 94043, United States (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies,” which are text files located on your computer, to help epimolbio.com analyze the usage by users of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of epimolbio.com (including your IP address) will be directly transmitted and stored by Google on servers in the United States.


• Server: All data stored on the server hosting this website, by the hosting company Hostalia located in Bilbao (Spain), whose data processing manager is Telefónica Soluciones De Informática Y Comunicaciones De España S A U. CIF: A78053147 Address: Ronda de la comunicación, s/n, Edificio Norte 2, 28050 Madrid.


• Web Platform: The WordPress Foundation, based in the USA. More information at: https://wordpress.org (The WordPress Foundation). The WordPress Foundation processes the data to perform its web platform services for epimolbio.com .

The data you enter on the website will not be communicated to other companies, except by legal requirement or to comply with the purpose for which they were provided. We may offer third parties global but anonymous information and analytics about users, but before doing so, we ensure that it is not identifiable.

What are your rights when you provide us your data?

Any person has the right to obtain confirmation as to whether we at epimolbio.com are processing their personal data. Here are your rights related to your personal information:

• The right to be informed clearly before your data is collected: This includes details about what data of yours is being processed, the purpose of the processing, where the data was obtained, and whether it will be or has been communicated to anyone.
• The right to access personal information: You can know which of your data is being processed, the purpose of the processing, where the data was obtained, and whether it will be or has been communicated to anyone.
• The right to request correction of inaccurate personal information: If there is any incorrect information about you, you have the right to request its correction.
• The right to request the deletion of your data, or to interrupt its processing or collection: In certain cases, you have the right to request the deletion of your data or to stop its processing or collection.
• The right to stop commercial communications: You can request to stop receiving commercial communications.
• The right to request the transfer of elements of your data to yourself and to other service providers.

How can you exercise your rights?

To exercise any of your rights, you must request it by emailing dpd.fibhrc@salud.madrid.org, including: :

• A photocopy of your ID (passport or other identification document) or an electronic signature.
• The content of the request and, if necessary, the supporting documents.
• Address (for notifications), date, and signature.

If you exercise your rights through a voluntarily appointed representative, you must provide the document or electronic instrument that proves the representation. In the case of the data subject being a minor or incapacitated, the rights will be exercised by their duly accredited legal representative.

Secrecy and Data Security

Epimolbio.com is committed to the use and processing of personal data of users, respecting their confidentiality and using them in accordance with the intended purpose. The company also pledges to comply with its obligation to safeguard the data and implement all measures to prevent alteration, loss, treatment, or unauthorized access, in accordance with the current data protection regulations.

This website includes an SSL certificate, a security protocol that ensures the complete and secure transmission of your data. In other words, the data transmission between the server and the web user, as well as the feedback, is fully encrypted.

Epimolbio.com cannot guarantee the absolute invulnerability of the Internet network, and therefore, the violation of data through fraudulent access by third parties.

Regarding the confidentiality of processing, epimolbio.com will ensure that anyone authorized by the company to process customer data (including its staff, collaborators, and service providers) will be under the appropriate obligation of confidentiality, whether contractual or legal.

In the event of a security incident, epimolbio.com, upon realization, will promptly notify the client and provide timely information related to the Security Incident as known or when reasonably requested by the client.

Accuracy and Truthfulness of Data

As a user, you are solely responsible for the accuracy and correctness of the data you submit to Epimolbio.com, relieving Epimolbio.com of any responsibility in this regard.

Users guarantee and respond, in any case, for the accuracy, validity, and authenticity of the personal data provided, and undertake to keep them duly updated. Users accept the responsibility to provide complete and correct information in the contact form.

Acceptance and Consent

Users declare that they have been informed of the conditions regarding the protection of personal data, accepting and consenting to their processing by Epimolbio.com in the manner and for the purposes indicated in this privacy policy.

Revocability

The consent given, both for the processing and transfer of the data of the interested parties, is revocable at any time by communicating it to Epimolbio.com in the terms established in this Policy for the exercise of ARCO rights. This revocation will in no case have retroactive effect.

Changes in Privacy Policy

Epimolbio.com reserves the right to modify this policy to adapt it to legislative or jurisprudential developments, as well as industry practices. In such cases, Epimolbio.com will announce the changes on this page with reasonable notice before they are implemented.