PRIVACY NOTICE FOR WEBSITE USERS

according to article 13 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) General Data Protection Regulation

DATA CONTROLLER

Fondazione LINKS – Leading Innovation & Knowledge for Society

VAT n. 11904960017

Headquarter: via Pier Carlo Boggio, 61 – 10138 Torino (TO)

In accordance with Art. 13 of the Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (hereinafter “GDPR”), Fondazione LINKS – Leading Innovation & Knowledge for Society (hereinafter “Data Controller” or “Fondazione Links”), as Data Controller, inform you (hereinafter “User”) that your personal data will be processed for the following purposes and in the following manner:

  1. Categories of data collected

The Data Controller processes identification data and usage data of the User collected during the User’s navigation through the Data Controller’s website (hereinafter “Website”). The Data Controller’s website can be reached at https://qubip.eu/ (hereinafter, “Personal data” or “Data”).

The information relating to the network used by the User (e.g. IP address) may also be collected and processed by the Data Controller.

  1. Purposes and legal basis of processing

Your Personal data will be processed for the following purposes:

  1. respond to User’s requests for information via e-mail provided by the User filling-out the contact form;
  2. acquire statistics and metrics to ensure the proper functioning of the Website;
  3. exercise the rights of the Data Controller (e.g. data processing for exercise or defence of legal claims)

The legal basis for the data processing is the following:

  • With regard to the purpose (a), the processing is necessary to take steps at the request of the User prior to entering into a contract;
  • With regard to the purposes (b) and (c), the legitimate interest of the Data Controller, in particular, to monitor the proper functioning of the Website and to process Personal data where necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, constitute the legal basis for the Personal Data processing.

The Users are free not to communicate the Data for the above-mentioned purposes. Failure to provide the Data, however, may make it impossible for the Website to provide its services.

The User’s Data can also be processed through Cookies. In order to obtain more information about the processing, please visit the Cookie Policy at the following link: https://qubip.eu/cookie-policy/.

  1. Retention time

Personal data will be kept for the time necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Notice.

The Data Controller will store for 10 (ten) years copies of correspondence of legal and commercial relevance. The remaining messages will be kept for 2 (two) years.

Finally, the User’s Data may be kept for the time necessary to ensure the defense in court or to prosecute any abuse in the use of the Website.

The User’s personal Data processed through the use of cookies will be deleted in the ways indicated in the Cookie policy: https://qubip.eu/cookie-policy/ 

  1. Disclosure of personal data

The User’s Personal data will not be disseminated but may be made accessible where necessary for offering of services or for statutory obligations to:

– employees or collaborators of the Data Controller in Italy or abroad, in their capacity of subjects authorized to process Personal data and/ or system administrators.

– third-party companies or other subjects (e.g. credit institutions, IT consultants etc.) which carry out activities in outsourcing on behalf of the Data Controller, in their capacity of Processors.

The Data Controller may communicate your Personal data for the purposes established by Art. 2 of the present Privacy notice to supervisory authorities, legal authorities, public authorities to which it is obligatory to communicate the Data, as well as to those subjects to which the communication is obligatory by law for the fulfillment of the above mentioned purposes.

  1. Transfer of personal data

The User’s Data are stored on servers located within the European Union, managed by third party companies duly appointed as Data Processors.

For specific purposes, the User’s Data may be transferred by the Controller to countries outside the European Union (EU). The Data will be transferred exclusively to countries considered “adequate” – and therefore “safe” – by the European Commission or to companies that have adhered to specific international standards (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses).

  1. Users Rights

The Data Subject may exercise, in relation to the Data Processing, the following rights:

  1. The right to receive confirmation as to whether the Data Controller is processing the User’s Personal data (access rights);
  2. The right to update, modify and/ or correct Personal data (right of rectification);
  3. The right to request the erasure of data or the restriction of the processing. This right can be granted if the process is unlawful or the Data Controller no longer needs the Personal data for the purposes of the processing (right to be forgotten and right to restriction of processing);
  4. The right to oppose to the processing (right of opposition);
  5. The right to propose a complaint to the Supervisory Authority in case of violation of the regulations regarding the protection of Personal data;
  6. The right to receive an electronic copy of the User’s Personal data (in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format) and right to transmit those Data to another Data Controller without hindrance from the Data Controller to which the Personal Data have been provided (right to Data portability).
  1. Data Controller contact information

You can contact the Data Controller to exercise your rights granted by the GDPR by by sending e-mail at info@linksfoundation.com providing the following information: name, surname, a copy of your identity document.

  1. Data Protection Officer

The Controller has appointed a Data Protection Officer that can be contacted at the following address: privacylinks@argobs.it

  1. Information not contained in this policy

More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Data Controller at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.

  1. Changes to this privacy policy

The Data Controller reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy notice at any time by notifying its Users within this Website at the following link: https://qubip.eu/privacy-policy/

Privacy Notice updated on: 2024, May 14th