🏛️ Mercats de Barcelona

Legal Framework, Privacy & Cookies

Transparency and compliance with EU GDPR (2016/679), Spanish LOPDGDD 3/2018, LSSI-CE 34/2002, and Google AdSense European Economic Area (EEA) requirements.

1. Privacy Policy & On-Device Geolocation

🛡️ 100% On-Device Ephemeral Geolocation: When using the proximity search ("Near Me"), GPS coordinates are processed exclusively in your browser RAM using the Haversine formula. Coordinates are never transmitted, recorded, or stored on any external server.

Data controller: Mercat Barcelona (privacitat@mercatbarcelona.cat). Legal bases: Legitimate interest (GDPR Art. 6.1.f) for technical delivery and security; Explicit user consent (GDPR Art. 6.1.a) for advertising cookies. GDPR rights can be exercised at privacitat@mercatbarcelona.cat or before the AEPD (www.aepd.es) or APDCAT (apdcat.gencat.cat).

2. Cookie Policy & Google AdSense

Pursuant to Spanish LSSI-CE Art. 22.2 and AEPD 2024 guidelines, this site distinguishes between essential technical storage (localStorage: mercatbcn_locale, mercatbcn_font_scale, mercatbcn_cookie_consent) and optional third-party advertising cookies managed by Google Ireland Limited (__gads, __gpi, IDE, NID).

You can revoke or modify your consent at any time via the "Manage Cookies" button in the footer or by visiting Google Ads Settings and YourOnlineChoices.

3. Legal Notice & Open Data Licenses

Official municipal market data is reused under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) from Open Data BCN (Ajuntament de Barcelona). Cartography is powered by OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Photographs are sourced from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses with attribution on each market page.