WENDY Network of Interest – NOI

Terms of Reference and Management

WP6, T6.2

Task 6.2 partners

Leading partner: Q-PLAN

Participants: WR, NINA, EGP, MEC

 

Disclaimer of warranties

“This project has received funding from the Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) under Grant Agreement No 101084137”.

This document has been prepared by WENDY project partners as an account of work conducted within the framework of the EC-GA contract no 101084137.

Neither Project Coordinator, nor any signatory party of WENDY Project Consortium Agreement, nor any person acting on behalf of any of them:

(a) makes any warranty or representation whatsoever, expressed, or implied,

(i). with respect to the use of any information, apparatus, method, process, or similar item disclosed in this document, including merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or

(ii). that such use does not infringe on or interfere with privately owned rights, including any party's intellectual property, or

(iii). that this document is suitable to any particular user’s circumstance; or

(b) assumes responsibility for any damages or other liability whatsoever (including any consequential damages, even if Project Coordinator or any representative of a signatory party of the WENDY Project Consortium Agreement, has been advised of the possibility of such damages) resulting from your selection or use of this document or any information, apparatus, method, process, or similar item disclosed in this document.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the granting authority. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

 

© WENDY Consortium, 2022

Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged.

 

Introduction

Who we are?

We are Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL and we are contacting you in the framework of WENDY, a project funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. A detailed description on how we handle personal data is presented in the Privacy Policy document that accompanies this Consent Form. Apart from this, Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL has issued its own Privacy Policy available here^[1].

 

Partner:

• Organisation name: Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL

• Address: 11, El. Venizelou, 55133, Thessaloniki, Greece

• Phone: +30 2310 411191

• E-mail: info@qplan-intl.gr

 

You have been invited to join the WENDY Network of Interest (NoI). The current document outlines the Terms of Reference that will help you understand what this network involves before you decide to participate. Please take the time to carefully read this document and ask for any clarifications you may require.

 

WENDY at a glance

Project: WENDY – Multicriteria analysis of the technical, environmental and social factors triggering the PIMBY principle for Wind technologies (GA Number 101084137).

WENDY aims at unravelling the factors triggering social acceptance of wind farms through an in-depth analysis at three dimensions: social sciences and humanities, environmental sciences and technological engineering. For that, the project implements a series of local actions promoting the wider adoption of the project solutions, including guidelines, reports and handbooks to boost the understanding of wind farms decision making processes, and enhance energy citizenship. This is supported by the development of the spatial multi-criteria WENDY toolbox: a tool able to identify the optimal turbines’ siting with the minimum environmental impact and highest social acceptance likelihood. All developed models, methods, guidelines and tools are validated through 10 wind projects spread across 4 countries. These have been selected considering several parameters, such as geography (north vs. south Europe), maturity stage (viability phase / planning phase / short-term operation phase / long-term operation phase); type of wind energy (onshore / offshore – floating, fixed-); and co-existence with other activities (agriculture, fisheries, energy communities). In these locations, outreach activities tailored to their specificities are performed, creating the “WENDY Knowledge Hubs” which incorporate citizens, local authorities, business owners, and value chain actors of wind energy. WENDY Hubs serve as a baseline for the WENDY Knowledge Exchange Platform, a forum that is developed to facilitate the exchange of knowledge between decision makers and key stakeholders within wind farms planning processes.

For a successful implementation of the project activities, the whole value chain and the best-in-class expertise is involved in the project consortium, including 9 partners from 6 European countries: 1 Large Company (EGP), 2 SMEs (WR, Q-PLAN), 1 University (CBS), 2 Research and Technology Organisations/ RTO (CIRCE, NINA), 1 Energy Community (MEC), 2 Non-profit organisations and associations (NOWC, APPA).

In this context, the Network of Interest comprises of a range of relevant stakeholders in the field of wind energy with activity in both local and European settings, who are strategically involved in key stages of the project to contribute with their expertise and experience, whilst expressing the needs for the successful deployment of community wind energy projects.

This project has received funding from the Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) under Grant Agreement No 101084137”.

You can find out more at: https://wendy-project.eu/

 

Role and benefits

Role

The WENDY Network of Interest was set up and operates as a liaison structure for stakeholders and experts to share their knowledge and expertise with the WENDY project in key deployment stages, through processes related to validation, networking and knowledge exchange.

The role of the NoI in the context of the project may be summed up as follows:

1. Populate the WENDY Knowledge Exchange Platform and contribute to its various components, such as:

   • the Repository of knowledge that includes sources and tools in the field of wind energy;

   • the Atlas of Wind Farms that have achieved high level of social acceptance: it provides information and can be updated with new additions;

   • the Virtual Forum that enables the involvement in the cross-regional networking, the knowledge exchanges, and the dialogue among community wind energy stakeholders.

2. Participate in “Thematic Groups” in several topics about wind farms, such as:

   • Community rewarding schemes

   • Social engagement and participation

   • Synergies with authorities and industry

   • Wind energy technologies and solutions

   • Financing schemes and funding options

   • Business models for community wind energy projects

   • Environmental impacts of wind power

   • Policies and initiatives

The above list is indicative and not exhaustive and will be amended in accordance with the NoI members’ preferences, and the WENDY Cases (Pilot and Replication cases) needs. Upon registration, NoI members will acquire a digital profile within the Knowledge Exchange Platform containing some of their personal details that will be publicly accessible to all KEP visitors: Full Name, Position, Country, Wind Energy Stakeholder Group. The NoI members will also be requested to provide personal information such as their e-mail, gender, organisation and how did they learn about the NoI, in order to register to the platform. Moreover, they can WENDY NoI - Terms of Reference and Management 6 optionally add their profile picture and LinkedIn profile as well as briefly describe their interests and motivations.

 

3. Project Validation activities that will be done through the “Knowledge Hubs” covering key topics related to the planning/design, development/implementation, operation, and maintenance of wind energy farms, focusing mostly on the community-owned ones. The “Knowledge Hubs” will leverage their expertise to (a) validate WENDY actions, and (b) provide mentoring to our pilot and replication cases, fostering their vision for achieving the 2050 decarbonisation goals.

4. Networking activities by participating for example in matchmaking activities, seeking funding or collaboration.

5. Mentoring activities that will include participation in a peer-to-peer mentoring programme. Experts with past or current experience in wind energy projects will engage in peer-to-peer learning activities, matched with the WENDY pilot cases under development. Such activities will include sharing information and experiences through various forms (e.g. online meetings, work shadowing, study visits).

6. WENDY dissemination activities to boost the spreading of the project’s impact as well as to support the replication of WENDY concept and knowledge outcomes (e.g. methodologies, approaches, tools, etc.). To fulfil this role, it is foreseen that the NoI members, during the course of the project, will operate mostly through digital means, and participate in activities on a voluntary ad-hoc basis.

 

Benefits

The WENDY project provides several benefits to its NoI members, such as:

• Networking opportunities and visibility as an expert stakeholder in a large multi-stakeholder wind energy community.

• Access to knowledge, approaches, methodologies, and practical tools generated by the project.

• Unique opportunity to align the tools, research, services, and policy recommendations created, conducted, or offered by the WENDY with the needs of their stakeholders to ensure that they make the most out of their value propositions.

 

Terms of membership and Management

Terms of membership

The NoI shall be composed of actors across the wind energy community coming from diverse backgrounds to offer a blend of expertise. These experts will provide WENDY with valuable feedback aimed at aligning the project’s outcomes with the needs of stakeholders. Membership will remain open during the project and the engagement and selection criteria are:

• Educational/training expertise in Wind Energy

• Practical experience in Wind Energy

• Interest for participation/involvement/partnership in Wind Energy.

 

While members of the NoI may be recognised by their affiliations with key organizations, they serve to the NoI in their individual capacity to represent the interests and views of their broader stakeholder communities. This aims to foster a more open and unrestricted discussion. Members of the NoI may not delegate another person to carry out the role expected from them or be replaced by any other person. Members of the NoI are appointed for the entire duration of the project (till the end of September 2025).

The contribution of NoI members is on a pro bono basis, apart from the cases in which physical travel may be involved. In such cases, the travel and accommodation expenses of NoI members will be reimbursed by the project. Moreover, participation in the NoI is entirely voluntary. The time and level of involvement of the members of the network depends entirely on their willingness and preference. There will be no adverse consequences if an NoI member decides not to participate in any activity or to withdraw at any stage. In fact, NoI members may withdraw their participation at any time by informing the NoI Manager. They may also request for their data to be withdrawn without giving any reason and without prejudice. Anonymous data already collected will be kept for the purposes of the project, given that this information cannot be traced back to a specific person. However, no further data or input will be collected, nor any other procedure will be carried out in relation to the specific member. More information regarding the data privacy policy can be found in the accompanying document that accompanies the informed consent form. The signing of the informed consent form is mandatory for a registration to be considered valid.

 

Management

The NoI is managed by the NoI Manager that facilitates the communications and interactions between the NoI and the consortium, ensuring that members are not overloaded. The NoI Manager will also ensure that for each project’s task requiring input from the NoI, the partners have beforehand prepared an action plan and all necessary briefings and material. Only then, the NoI Manager will introduce a partner who may directly communicate with the NoI in order to achieve the expected goals at each time.

 

Contact point

Any enquiry, complaint, or concern about any aspect of your experience as a member of the Network of Interest can be addressed to the NoI Manager that oversees the set up and manages the NoI. The contact details of the NoI Manager are provided below:

Network of Interest (NoI) Manager: Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL

Contact person: Evangelos Genitsaris

Phone: +30 2310 411191

Email: genitsaris@qplan-intl.gr

NoI manager’s website: https://qplan-intl.gr/

Project website: https://wendy-project.eu/

[1] https://qplan-intl.gr/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Privacy_Policy_EN.pdf

PRIVACY POLICY

of Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL ADVISORS PC [Q-PLAN]

concerning its activities within WENDY project

 

LAST UPDATE: 10.11.2023

 

1. Brief description of WENDY project (a Research and Innovation Action in the frame of Horizon Europe)

Project: WENDY – Multicriteria analysis of the technical, environmental and social factors triggering the PIMBY principle for Wind technologies (GA Number 101084137)

WENDY aims at unravelling the factors triggering social acceptance of wind farms through an in-depth analysis at three dimensions: social sciences and humanities, environmental sciences and technological engineering. For that, the project will implement a series of local actions promoting the wider adoption of the project solutions, including guidelines, reports and handbooks which will be created to boost the understanding of wind farms decision making processes and enhance energy citizenship. This will be supported by the spatial multi-criteria WENDY toolbox. A tool able to identify the optimal turbines’ siting with the minimum environmental impact and highest social acceptance likelihood. All developed models, methods, guidelines and tools will be implemented within 10 wind projects spread across 4 countries. These have been selected considering: geography (north vs. south Europe), maturity stage (viability phase / planning phase / short-term operation phase / long-term operation phase); type of wind energy (onshore / offshore –floating, fixed-); and co-existence with other activities (agriculture, fisheries, energy communities). In these locations, outreach activities tailored to their specificities will be performed, creating the WENDY Knowledge Hubs which will incorporate citizens, local authorities, business owners and value chain actors of wind energy. WENDY Hubs will serve as a baseline for the WENDY Knowledge Exchange Platform, a forum that will be developed to facilitate the exchange of knowledge between decision makers and key stakeholders within wind farms planning processes. For a successful implementation of the project activities, all the value chain and the best-in-class expertise is involved in the project consortium including 9 partners from 6 European countries: 1 Large Company (EGP), 2 SMEs (WR, QPLAN),1 University (CBS), 2 RTO (CIRCE, NINA), 1 Energy Community (MEC), 2 Non-profit organisations and associations (NOWC, APPA).

WENDY entails several activities that involve collecting, producing, and processing data to generate meaningful insights that will feed into the project and fuel the co-creation and delivery of demand-driven and evidence-based results. Thus, the WENDY consortium partners listed below, process certain types of personal data for the purposes of the project.

Each partner is responsible for the personal data that collects and processes during its activities under the framework of the project:

• FUNDACION CIRCE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION DE RECURSOS Y CONSUMOS ENERGETICOS [CIRCE] (Coordinator), https://www.fcirce.es/

• WHITE RESEARCH SRL [WR], https://white-research.eu/

• STIFTELSEN NORSK INSTITUTT FOR NATURFORSKNING NINA [NINA], https://www.nina.no/

• ENEL GREEN POWER SPA [EGP], https://www.enelgreenpower.com/

• MARIN ENERGI TESTSENTER AS [NOWC], https://metcentre.no/

• ENERGY COMMUNITY OF EASTERN CRETE [MEC], https://minoanenergy.com/en/

• COPENHAGEN BUSINESS SCHOOL [CBS], https://mba-blog-cbs.dk/

• ASOCIACION DE EMPRESAS DE ENERGIAS RENOVABLES – APPA, https://www.appa.es/

• Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL ADVISORS PC [Q-PLAN], https://qplan-intl.gr

 

For further information concerning WENDY project, you can contact the project coordinator: circe@fcirce.es

2. Who we are:

We are an organisation named Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL ADVISORS PC [Q-PLAN], and we are contacting you in the framework of WENDY, a project funded by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.

Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL ADVISORS PC [Q-PLAN] has issued its own Privacy Policy available here: https://qplan-intl.gr/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Privacy-policy-EN.pdf

• Organisation name: Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL

• Address: 11, El. Venizelou, 55133, Thessaloniki, Greece

• Phone: +30 2310 411191

• E-mail: info@qplan-intl.gr

Responsible persons at Q-Plan for your data:

Project Manager

Evangelos Genitsaris

genitsaris@qplan-intl.gr

Data Protection Officer

Petros Papadionisiou

papadionisiou@qplan-intl.gr

Project Consultant

Prodromos Gkalimanis

gkalimanis@qplan-intl.gr

For further information concerning the activity of the WENDY project you take part in the frame of an interview, you can contact: Evangelos Genitsaris (genitsaris@qplan-intl.gr)

3. How we collect your personal data

In the frame of WENDY, we collect your personal data both directly and indirectly:

Directly. We obtain personal data directly from individuals in a variety of ways, including but not limited to the following cases:

• an individual subscribes to our newsletter/s;

• an individual registers to attend in meetings and events we host and during attendance at such events;

• we establish cooperative relationships with an individual;

• we provide professional services pursuant to our contract with the European Commission;

• an individual participates in an interview or survey organized by us.

Indirectly. We obtain personal data indirectly about individuals from a variety of sources, including:

• our research partners;

• our networks and contacts;

• public and open data sources such as public registers, news articles and internet searches;

• social and professional networking sites (e.g., LinkedIn).

4. What types of data do we collect?

We only collect the data that are necessary for the smooth implementation of our project. These data fall into the following categories:

• contact details (name/ surname, e-mail address, street address, mobile phone number, landline phone number);

• professional information (job title, organization, field of expertise);

• demographics (e.g., age, gender, nationality);

• information about what a person knows or believes.

• videos and photos (e.g., from people that attend our events).

 

5. Bases of lawful processing

We process personal data on the following legal bases:

• Legal obligations – for processing activities required for compliance with applicable national and European legislation as well as with the specific legal and regulatory framework of the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation funding programme.

• Consent – for processing activities such as organization of surveys and interviews, completing of questionnaires and dissemination of project’s results.

• Contractual obligations - for processing activities such as reporting to the European Commission and complying with project’s publicity obligations.

 

6. What we do with your personal data

We process your personal data with the purpose of:

• conducting research (e.g., interviews, surveys);

• disseminating our project’s results to different types of stakeholders;

• sending invitations and providing access to guests attending our events and webinars;

• administering, maintaining, and ensuring the security of our information systems, applications, and websites;

• processing online requests or queries, including responding to communications from individuals;

• complying with contractual, legal, and regulatory obligations.

 

7. How we secure your personal data when we process them

We continuously apply a personal data risk assessment process to identify, analyse, and evaluate the security risks that may threat your personal data. Based on the results of this risk assessment, we define and apply a set of both technical and organizational measures to mitigate the above security risks, including but not limited to:

• Data Protection Policies to guide our personnel when processing your data;

• Written contracts with organizations that process personal data on our behalf;

• Non-Disclosure Agreements with our personnel;

• Back up process, antimalware protection, access control mechanisms, etc.

8. Do we share personal data with third parties?

We may occasionally share personal data with trusted third parties to help us deliver efficient and quality services. When doing so, we ensure that recipients are contractually bound to safeguard the data we entrust to them. We may engage with several or all the following categories of recipients:

• parties that support us as we provide our services (e.g., cloud-based software services such as Dropbox, Microsoft Sharepoint, Google, ownCloud);

• our professional advisers, including lawyers, auditors, and insurers;

• dissemination services providers (e.g., MailChimp);

• law enforcement or other government and regulatory agencies or other third parties as required by and in accordance with applicable law or regulation;

• the European Commission according to our relevant contractual obligations;

• the partners of WENDY project’s consortium.

 

9. Do we transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area?

We do not own file servers outside the European Economic Area (EEA). However, we may use cloud and/or marketing services from reputable providers such as SharePoint, DropBox, MailChimp, Google, etc., both inside and outside the EEA. We always check that such providers comply with the relevant GDPR requirements before using their services.

10. Your rights

You have the following rights regarding our processing of your personal data:

• Right to withdraw consent – You can withdraw consent that you have previously given to one or more specified purposes to process your personal data. This will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent.

• Right of access – You can ask us to verify whether we are processing personal data about you and if so, to have access to a copy of such data.

• Right to rectification and erasure – You can ask us to correct our records if you believe they contain incorrect or incomplete information about you or ask us to erase your personal data after you withdraw your consent to processing or when we no longer need it for the purpose it was originally collected.

• Right to restriction of processing – You can ask us to temporarily restrict our processing of your personal data if you contest the accuracy of your personal data, prefer to restrict its use rather than having us erase it, or need us to preserve it for you to establish, exercise or defend a legal claim. A temporary restriction may apply while verifying whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to process it. You can ask us to inform you before we lift that temporary processing restriction.

• Right to data portability – In some circumstances where you have provided personal data to us, you can ask us to transmit that personal data (in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format) directly to another entity.

• Right to object – You can object to our use of your personal data for direct marketing purposes, including profiling or where processing has taken the form of automated decision-making. However, we may need to keep some minimal information (e.g., e-mail address) to comply with your request to cease marketing to you.

• Right to make a complaint to your local Data Protection Authority (DPA) (see https://ec.europa.eu/justice/article-29/structure/data-protection-authorities/index_en.htm) regarding any concerns you may have about our data handling practices.

To ask us to do anything of the above, you can contact us by email: genitsaris@qplan-intl.gr. We will promptly examine your request against the relevant requirements of the laws and regulations governing privacy and personal data protection. We will answer the latest within 30 days of receiving your request. We will ask from you some identification (e.g., photocopy of your identity card or passport) to avoid non-authorized reveal of your personal data. If due to the complexity of the request or a multitude of requests, we are unable to respond promptly, we will notify you within 30 days of any delay, which in no case may exceed two months from the expiration of the 30-day deadline.

11. How long do we retain personal data?

We retain personal data to provide our services, stay in contact with you and comply with applicable laws, regulations, and contractual obligations to which we are subject. Please note that we have an obligation to retain data concerning projects funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation funding programme for up to five years after the end of the project (unless auditors request further retention). After the expiry of the retention period, and unless further legitimate grounds for retention arise, we will dispose of personal data in a secure manner.

12. Disclaimer of liability for third party websites

Although our site may contain links to third–party sites, including the sites of the consortium partners, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these sites, and we expressly disclaim any liability for any loss or damage that may be caused by the use of these links. We do not monitor the privacy practices or the content of these sites. If you have any questions about the privacy practices of another site, you should contact the site’s responsible personnel. We suggest you read the privacy policy of each website you interact with, before allowing the collection and use of your personal data.

We may also provide social media features that allow you to share information on your social networks and interact with our project on various social media sites. The use of these social media features may result in the collection or sharing of information about you. We recommend that you check the privacy policies and regulations of the social networking sites you interact with, so that you can be sure that you understand what information may be collected, used and disclosed by these sites.

13. Children

We do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose information from children under the age of 16. If we learn that we have collected the personal information of a child under 16 we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible. Please immediately contact us if you become aware that a child under 16 has provided us with personal information.

14. Revisions of this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is valid from 10.11.2023 and replaces any other previous notification that we may have issued in the past regarding our personal data management practices. We reserve the right to revise this Policy at any time.

In case of any change in the current version, we will inform you by email, indicating the date of entry into force so you know when the most recent revision occurred. If there are critical changes in this Policy or if our data practices change significantly in the future, we will notify you again by email.

INFORMED CONSENT FORM FOR THE WENDY NETWORK OF INTEREST

Who we are:

We are Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL and we are contacting you in the framework of WENDY, a project funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. A detailed description on how we handle personal data is presented in the Privacy Policy document that accompanies this Consent Form (and was sent to you by email). Apart from this, Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL has issued its own Privacy Policy available here^[1].

Project: WENDY – Multicriteria analysis of the technical, environmental and social factors triggering the PIMBY principle for Wind technologies (GA Number 101084137).

 

What is the WENDY project all about?

WENDY aims at unravelling the factors triggering social acceptance of wind farms through an in-depth analysis at three dimensions: social sciences and humanities, environmental sciences and technological engineering. For that, the project implements a series of local actions promoting the wider adoption of the project solutions, including guidelines, reports and handbooks to boost the understanding of wind farms decision making processes, and enhance energy citizenship. This is supported by the development of the spatial multi-criteria WENDY toolbox: a tool able to identify the optimal turbines’ siting with the minimum environmental impact and highest social acceptance likelihood. All developed models, methods, guidelines and tools are validated through 10 wind projects spread across 4 countries. These have been selected considering several parameters, such as geography (north vs. south Europe), maturity stage (viability phase / planning phase / short-term operation phase / long-term operation phase); type of wind energy (onshore / offshore – floating, fixed-); and co-existence with other activities (agriculture, fisheries, energy communities). In these locations, outreach activities tailored to their specificities are performed, creating the “WENDY Knowledge Hubs” which incorporate citizens, local authorities, business owners, and value chain actors of wind energy. WENDY Hubs serve as a baseline for the WENDY Knowledge Exchange Platform, a forum that is developed to facilitate the exchange of knowledge between decision makers and key stakeholders within wind farms planning processes.

Partner:

Organisation name: Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL

Address: 11, El. Venizelou, 55133, Thessaloniki, Greece

Phone: +30 2310 411191

E-mail: info@qplan-intl.gr

Responsible persons at Q-Plan for your data:

Project Manager

Evangelos Genitsaris

genitsaris@qplan-intl.gr

Data Protection Officer

Petros Papadionisiou

papadionisiou@qplan-intl.gr

Project Consultant

Prodromos Gkalimanis

gkalimanis@qplan-intl.gr

 

What do we need from you?

You have been invited to take part in the WENDY Network of Interest and the activities associated with it, because you have been identified as a key stakeholder for WENDY.

To effectively conduct this task, we need to process some of your personal data:

• Your contact info (e-mail, telephone number);

• Some basic demographics (e.g., gender, location, age);

• Your professional info (organization, job position, field of expertise);

• Your opinions on the subject matters.

 

Why do we need your data & what will we do with them?

We need your data to contact you in order to plan and carry out the aforementioned network and its activities and to resolve any ambiguities, questions and other issues that may arise after being designated as a member of it and as a result of the participation in it and its activities.

We would like to learn more about your perceptions and beliefs around wind energy. Your contribution and feedback will help us to organise the Network of Interest (NoI) and involve you in it. The WENDY Network of Interest was set up and operates as a liaison structure for stakeholders and experts to share their knowledge and expertise with the WENDY project in key deployment stages, through processes related to validation, networking and knowledge exchange. The role of the NoI in the context of the project may be summed up as follows:

• Populate the WENDY Knowledge Exchange Platform and contribute to its various components, such as: the Repository of knowledge; the Atlas of Wind Farms; the Virtual Forum that.

• Participate in “Thematic Groups” in several topics about wind farms.

• Project Validation activities that will be done through the “Knowledge Hubs” covering key topics.

• Networking activities.

• Mentoring activities that will include participation in a peer-to-peer mentoring programme.

• WENDY dissemination activities to boost the spreading of the project’s impact as well as to support the replication of WENDY concept and knowledge outcomes.

• Events organized in the frame of NoI, where pictures/videos may be taken as evidence of any activity itself and as possible promotional material for the WENDY project.

We also need to record your data to keep track of the implementation process of the Network of Interest.

The project’s deliverables that will be linked with the activities and outcomes of the Network of Interest will not include any personal data or any other information that could identify you.

We may share your data with a few other WENDY project partners that are also involved in the activities of the Network of Interest, and will participate in the drafting of the relevant deliverables. We are also obliged to grant access to your data to:

• EU officials such as our Project Officer for purposes related to project’s evaluation;

• EU agencies and other authorities for project’s auditing purposes.

We would also be very happy if you gave us your consent to contact you in the future to ask you to participate in other project’s activities (e.g. surveys, interviews, etc.) and also to inform you about the project’s progress (e.g. by sending you a newsletter or similar messages).

Furthermore, as we consider you to be a key stakeholder in the field of wind energy, and energy stewardship social acceptance of wind energy farms, we would like to form a stronger bond with you, so we ask for your consent to contact you for participating in similar projects that we may undertake in the future.

 

How can you withdraw your consent?

You should know that you can withdraw your consent at any time by communicating either on the phone or by email with the responsible persons listed in the previous page. With regards to the informational messages and newsletters you can always opt out by simply clicking the link ''Unsubscribe'' or something similar included at the end of all the relevant messages.

 

I hereby give my consent to the processing of my personal data needed for:

(Please, tick the boxes below to confirm that you give us your consent for the respective subject. Any boxes left unticked mean that you do not consent to the relevant subject.)