For donors | Biobanc

If the donor authorises it, surplus samples from routine clinical care (blood tests, biopsies and other surgical procedures) may be stored for research purposes, provided that the purpose of this activity is health‑related research.

Samples and their associated data will be kept in the Biobank until they are no longer useful. They will only be released to research projects:

• In the minimum quantity necessary.
• Always coded (without personally identifiable information).
• After approval by the relevant Ethics Committee.

If a research project requires additional information beyond what is already recorded in the Biobank database, these supplementary data may be requested from the Health Information Research Platform of the Balearic Islands (PRISIB). This will only be done if you expressly authorise it in the informed consent form.

PRISIB is a platform staffed by qualified professionals who work with databases derived from the electronic health records of IB‑Salut and other complementary data sources, with the aim of supporting scientific research. Its purpose is to enhance clinical and health research using real‑world data, enabling the extraction of relevant information for research or for addressing essential management needs.

It implements all security measures necessary to ensure data protection. Like the Biobank, it operates in accordance with EU Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016.

Donation of biological samples for research is voluntary and altruistic. The donor does not receive any economic compensation, but contributes to advancing medicine for the benefit of society.

Collected samples may not be used directly for profit‑making activities.
However, the information generated from the studies conducted may lead to commercial benefits. In such cases, mechanisms exist to ensure that these benefits return to the common good of public health.

Your participation is entirely voluntary. If you choose not to donate, you will continue to receive all medical care you may require, and your relationship with the healthcare teams treating you will not be affected.

Donation does not involve any additional cost to you.

If you authorise your sample(s) to become part of the Biobank, the biological samples and associated clinical data will be stored in the Biobank indefinitely, or until you withdraw consent or the Biobank is closed.

Samples and associated clinical data will only be released to biomedical research projects that have been approved by an Ethics Committee and the Biobank's advisory committees (scientific and ethics).

As part of the national biobanks platform and the European network (BBMRI), your samples and data may be shared with institutions in other countries. In all cases, compliance with applicable legislation and protection of your rights will be ensured.

If the Biobank were to close, information regarding the destination of your samples would be available in the National Registry of Biobanks for Biomedical Research.

All samples provided to researchers are coded. Only authorised personnel from the IdISBa Biobank and PRISIB, if you have given permission, can link your identity with these codes. Researchers requesting the samples cannot access any identifying information.

Your data will be processed electronically and stored in an automated system for personal data that complies with all security and restricted‑access requirements.

The Data Controller is IdISBa.
The Data Processor is VITRO S.A., with whom IdISBa has a signed contract.

You may submit any query regarding this processing to the IdISBa Data Protection Officer, located at:
Carretera de Valldemossa, 79, Building S, Palma de Mallorca.
 

idisba.protecciondatos@idisba.es

You have the right to know the results of your analyses, as well as any clinically relevant genetic data obtained from future analysis of your donated samples, provided you express this wish and request it in the informed consent form.

Once your sample is incorporated into the IdISBa Biobank, you will have access to all information regarding its use in research projects.

The processing, storage and use of samples kept in the Biobank comply with the applicable legislation, including:

• Law 41/2002, of 14 November, regulating patient autonomy and rights and obligations regarding clinical information and documentation.
• Law 14/2007, of 3 July, on Biomedical Research.
• Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (General Data Protection Regulation).
• Organic Law 3/2018, of 5 December, on Personal Data Protection and digital rights.

The retention period for samples and data in a Biobank is indefinite. If the Biobank is closed, information on the destination of your samples will be detailed in the revocation or closure resolution document (Articles 10 and 11 of Royal Decree 1716/2011 on Biobanks).

You may withdraw your consent at any time for the use of your samples and associated data, and you may request their destruction.

However, revocation will not affect data derived from research already conducted.

You may exercise your rights of access, rectification, cancellation and objection by contacting: