 the economic or technical parameters of the project have changed fundamentally;   exceptional circumstances or  force majeure render normal implementation of the  project impossible;   all technically acceptable tenders exceed the financial resources available;   there have been breach of obligations, irregularities or frauds in the procedure, in  particular where these have prevented fair competition;   the award is not in compliance with sound financial management, i.e. does not respect  the principles of economy, efficiency and effectiveness (e.g. the price proposed by the  tenderer to whom the contract is to be awarded is objectively disproportionate with  regard to the price of the market.  In no event will the contracting authority be liable for any damages whatsoever  including, without limitation, damages for loss of profits, in any way connected with the  cancellation of a tender procedure even if the contracting authority has been advised of  the possibility of damages. The publication of a contract notice does not commit the  contracting authority to implement the programme or project announced.  Tenderers believing that they have been harmed by an error or irregularity during the award  process may file a complaint. See Section 2.12. of the practical guide.  Processing of personal data related to this tender procedure by the contracting authority takes  place in accordance with the national legislation of the state of the contracting authority and  with the provisions of the respective financing agreement.  The tender procedure and the contract relate to an external action funded by the EU,  represented by the European Commission. If processing your reply to the invitation to tender  involves transfer of personal data (such as names, contact details and CVs) to the European  Commission, they will be processed solely for the purposes of the monitoring of the  procurement procedure and of the implementation of the contract by the Commission, for the  latter to comply with its obligations under the applicable legislative framework and under the  financing agreement concluded between the EU and the Partner Country without prejudice to  possible transmission to the bodies in charge of monitoring or inspection tasks in application  of EU law. For the part of the data transferred by the contracting authority to the European  Commission, the controller for the processing of personal data carried out within the  Commission is the head of contracts and finance unit R4 of DG Neighbourhood and  Enlargement Negotiations.  Details concerning processing of your personal data by the Commission are available on the  privacy statement at:  http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/prag/annexes.do?chapterTitleCode=A In cases where you are processing personal data in the context of participation to a tender  (e.g. CVs of both key and technical experts) and/or implementation of a contract (e.g.  replacement of experts) you shall accordingly inform the data subjects of the possible  transmission of their data to EU institutions and bodies and communicate the above  mentioned privacy statement to them.  August 2020 c4b_itt_en.doc  Page 16 of 17  27. Data Protection  26. Appeals 