Privacy Policy
PRIVACY POLICY THE FESTIVAL OF CONSCIOUSNESS
If you are a user of the website https://thefestivalofconsciousness.org, owned by FUNDACIÓ FOC (hereinafter, the “Foundation” or “FOC”), registered address at Carrer Joan Maragall 27, Alella (08328), Tax ID number G26842054, registered in the Generalitat de Catalunya’s Foundation Registry under number 3525, this information is relevant to you:
1. Who is responsible for the processing of your data?
| Name: | Fundació FOC |
| NIF | G26842054 |
| Postal address: | Alella, Calle Joan Maragall 27, (08328) |
| E-mail: | communication@thefestivalofconsciousness.org |
2. When do we collect your personal data?
Through the forms on the website:
Event registration application form: the registration application is
made through a registration form to be completed by the interested party with the requested data and attach the required information if applicable.
Whenever the registration requires payment, the payment process is redirected to a third party which means that the Foundation will not have access to your bank details, we will only receive confirmation that the payment has been made.
Volunteer registration form: you can register as a volunteer from the
website by providing your contact details so that we can contact you.
Forms for partners and sponsors: if you are interested in collaborating
with us, you can provide us with your contact details using the forms provided
on the website. We will contact you to offer you all the additional
information you may require and, if you are interested, to formalize a
collaboration contract.
In contacts after sending a registration or collaboration form:
registrants may be contacted to request additional information or
clarification on the information provided in the application, as well as for
the sending of information that has been requested in the registration if it is the case.
During the event: during the event you may interact with us and provide
us with additional information. We will collect information about your
attendance and participation in the event when accrediting you at the
different events.
Queries, complaints and claims: from the web we make available
different channels to contact us to which you can address in case you have any
additional questions, complaints or claims, if the case arises we will collect
the necessary data to resolve your query or manage your claim.
When you authorize us to send you advertising: when you consent to
receive commercial communications from us.
Through Cookies: the web installs cookies that collect information
about navigation, we recommend that you read the cookies policy to have all the information about it.
3. Purposes and legitimacy for the use of your data
The following table shows the purposes for which we may use the personal information you provide to us and we relate them to the legitimate basis that allows us to carry out the processing:
| Purpose | Basis of eligibility |
| Management of the registration made, confirm that the requirements for registration are met and keep you informed about news related to the celebration of the event. |
The performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party (art. 6.1.b) GDPR). |
| During the event we will process your data to identify you as a registered participant, facilitate access to the facilities, as well as the activities included in your registration. |
The performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party (art. 6.1.b) GDPR). |
| Administrative and accounting management of your registration payment. | Comply with our legal obligations (art. 6.1.c) RGPD) |
| The data of partners and sponsors will be processed for the recruitment of collaborators and the formalization of the corresponding contracts. |
Consent given by you (art 6.1.a) RGPD) |
| The execution of a pre-contract to which the data subject is a party (art. 6.1.b) RGPD). |
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| Volunteer management: confirming that the requirements to participate as a volunteer are met, coordinating agendas and distributing tasks to be performed by the different volunteers. The data may be used to manage accreditations, facilitate access to the facilities and other activities that are necessary to facilitate the volunteer to carry out the actions entrusted. |
Consent given by you (art 6.1.a) RGPD) |
| In case you have a legal basis that authorizes us, we will treat your data to send you additional information and commercial communications including our own newsletter informing you of other similar events organized by us and that may be of interest to you. |
When the requirements of Article 21.1 of Law 34/2002, LSSICE for sending electronic commercial communications are met. |
| The consent given for the sending of communications (Article 6.1.a) RGPD). |
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| The satisfaction of legitimate interests (art. 6.1.f) RGPD). | |
| The information will be processed in order to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, as well as to comply with possible court rulings and other decisions determined by the authorities. Including the communication of your personal data to law enforcement agencies, whenever we have suspicions or indications of an action that may constitute a criminal offence. |
Comply with our legal obligations (art. 6.1.c) RGPD) |
| Management / resolution of queries, complaints and claims that you may send us and that may be related to our events in general or to the execution of a contract in particular. |
The consent given when sending the query (Article 6.1.a) RGPD) |
| The performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party (art. 6.1.b) GDPR). |
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| Sending questionnaires and surveys to find out the degree of satisfaction of the participants and improve the quality of our events. |
Satisfaction of legitimate interests (art. 6.1.f) RGPD) |
| Analyze information about our interaction with you to improve our engagement and/or conduct research and statistics to improve our functionality as an Foundation, our services related to the events we host, as well as our relationship and experience with participants. |
Satisfaction of legitimate interests (art. 6.1.f) RGPD) |
4. Capture and use of images during the event
You should know that the Foundation, in order to promote the events and activities in which it collaborates, may capture images and / or videos of the participants in the event, this capture can be done by the Foundation,
directly or through contracted third parties. This data processing will be done on the basis of legitimate interest. The captures may be published on the Internet, the website of the Foundation or the event, on social media pages, magazines and publications.
This activity does not confer any right of remuneration or benefit to the subjects that may occasionally appear in the captures.
5. How long will we keep your personal data?
The data of the participants in the event will be processed for the duration of the registration process. Once the registration has been confirmed, they
will be processed until the end of the event.
The data related to the payment of the registration will be kept for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the tax obligations.
The data used for the formalization of collaboration contracts will be
governed by what is indicated in the corresponding contracts. If no contract is formalized, the data will be deleted when they are no longer necessary for the purpose for which they were collected.
The volunteers’ data will be kept until the end of the event, although they may be used for other events as long as the volunteer has given his/her
consent.
If we have your permission to send you communications, we will keep your data until you express your wish to stop receiving these communications or until 3 years have elapsed since your last interaction with us. We remind you that all commercial communications have a link that allows you to unsubscribe with a single click.
In any of the above situations, at the end of these periods, the data will be kept blocked for the legally determined period in order to defend against possible claims and to comply with any legal obligations that may have arisen.
6. To which recipients can your data be communicated?
Your personal data will be processed by the staff of the Foundation. It is only intended to be communicated to public administrations for the
fulfilment of legal obligations.
In the case of the data of registered participants and volunteers, they may be provided to third parties when this is necessary to manage access to the event facilities and to manage participation in the programmed activities.
7. What are your rights when you provide us with personal data?
If we process your data you should know that your rights are:
- Right to request access to personal data: you will
be able to ask the Foundation if it is processing your data and to access
them. - The right to request rectification if the data is inaccurate, or to
complete the data that we have incomplete. - The right to request the deletion of your data.
- The right to request the restriction of their processing.
- Right to object to the processing: the Foundation
will stop processing personal data, with the exception of data that must continue to be processed for reasons provided for by law. - Right to data portability: in the event that the
user wants his/her data to be processed by another data controller, the
Foundation will facilitate the transfer of his/her data to the new data controller. - The right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated
processing of your personal data.
At the Foundation we process data on the basis of consent and you should be aware that you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, without this affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out prior to the
withdrawal.
To exercise your rights you should contact us by sending an email to
communication[at]thefestivalofconsciousness.org or
in writing to the postal address given in this document.
Whenever you consider it appropriate, you may file a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency https://www.aepd.es/.
Remember that you are responsible for the data you provide us with, so your data must be truthful, accurate and you must keep them updated.
8. Data of minors
The events organized by the Foundation are aimed at all age groups, including minors, who will be admitted free of charge. Fathers, mothers or legal representatives will be the ones to purchase the tickets to access the
fairgrounds and complete the authorization for minors. Both documents will be required for admission to the fairgrounds. You can download the authorization during the purchase process.
9. How did we obtain your data?
If you have registered for an event or filled in one of our forms, the data we will process will be the data you provide to us. You must always provide true information about yourself and update your personal details as they change, as we must have your current information.
The user shall not include personal data of third parties without having obtained their prior consent and having informed them of this privacy policy, the user being solely responsible for the legality of the data provided.
10. Modifications
We will only use your personal data as set out in this document which is in force at the time we collect your information. In the event that the Foundation carries out a modification on the processing of your data we will inform you in a timely manner.
Date updated: 1 June 2026
How to get there
Bus
Lines: H16, V29, V31, V33, 7, 136, B20, B23
Every day: de 6:30 am to 23:15 pm
Tram
TRAM (Line T4): Fòrum and Maresme stops
Monday to Thursday: 5:00 am to 12:00 am
Fridays, Saturdays, and holiday eves: 5:00 am to 2:00 am
undays and holidays: 5:00 am to 12:00 am
Metro
L4 – EL MARESME-FÒRUM STATION (EXIT RAMBLA PRIM)
The festival venue is just 150 meters away
L4 – SELVA DE MAR STATION
Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 5:00 am to 12:00 am
Fridays and holiday eves: 5:00 am to 2:00 am
Saturday: continuous service
Sunday: 5:00 am to 12:00 am
Bicycles
BICYCLES PARKING
Available at Plaza Leonardo da Vinci.
Free service, subject to capacity. Users must bring their own lock.
BICING
Nearest stations (within a 500-meter radius of the festival exits):
(35) C/ Sant Ramon de Penyafort, 1
(67) C/ Josep Pla, 67
(157) C/ Llull, 451
(158) Rambla Prim, 19
(159) Avda. Diagonal, 26
(160) Avda. d’Eduard Maristany, 1/ Fòrum
(168) Selva de Mar/Pssg. Taulat
(178) Pssg. Garcia Fària, 85
(451) C/ Pallars, 504