Privacy and Cookie Policy of www.digital-oath.net

Last update: May 29, 2023

 

This web application collects some personal data from its Users.

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Owner and Data Controller

Owner: Franco Ropelato

Owner address: Via Piave 15 – 00046 Grottaferrata – Italy

Owner contact email: info@digital-oath.net

Types of data collected

Among the types of personal data that this web application collects, by itself or through third parties, there are: first name; last name; company name; email address; various types of data in the message from the User; city; username; password; profession; citizenship; profile picture; academic background.

Complete details on each type of personal data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed in the data collection form. 

Personal data may be freely provided by the user, or, in case of usage data, collected automatically when using this web application.
Unless specified otherwise, all data requested by this web application is mandatory and failure to provide this data may make it impossible for this web application to provide its services. In cases where this web application specifically states that some data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate this data without consequences to the availability or the functioning of the service.
Users who are uncertain about which personal data is mandatory are welcome to contact the Owner.
Any use of cookies – or of other tracking tools — by this web application or by the Owners of third-party services used by this web application, serves the purpose of providing the service required by the user, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document and in the cookie Policy.

Users are responsible for any third-party personal data obtained, published or shared through this web application and confirm that they have the third party’s consent to provide the data to the Owner.

Mode and place of processing the data

Methods of processing

The Owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the data.
The data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Owner, in some cases, the data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of this web application (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as data processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Owner at any time.

Legal basis of processing

The Owner may process personal data relating to Users if one of the following applies:

  • Users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes. Note: Under some legislations the Owner may be allowed to process personal data until the User objects to such processing (“opt-out”), without having to rely on consent or any other of the following legal bases. This, however, does not apply, whenever the processing of personal data is subject to European data protection law;
  • provision of data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;
  • processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Owner is subject;
  • processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Owner;
  • processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner or by a third party.

In any case, the Owner will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of personal data is a statutory or contractual requirement.

Place

The data is processed at the Owner’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.

Depending on the User’s location, data transfers may involve transferring the User’s data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing of such transferred data, Users can check the section containing details about the processing of personal data.

Users are also entitled to learn about the legal basis of data transfers to a country outside the European Union or to any international organization governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by the Owner to safeguard their data.

If any such transfer takes place, Users can find out more by checking the relevant sections of this document or inquire with the Owner using the information provided in the contact section.

Retention time

Personal data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for.

Therefore:

  • Personal data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Owner and the User shall be retained until such contract has been fully performed.
  • Personal data collected for the purposes of the Owner’s legitimate interests shall be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes. Users may find specific information regarding the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner within the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Owner.

The Owner may be allowed to retain personal data for a longer period whenever the User has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, the Owner may be obliged to retain personal data for a longer period whenever required to do so for the performance of a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.

Once the retention period expires, personal data is deleted. Therefore, the right of access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after expiration of the retention period.

The purposes of processing

The data concerning the User is collected to allow the Owner to provide the following services: receiving the User’s comment and contacting him/her, registration and authentication service provided directly by this web application.

All this is done to comply with his legal obligations, responding to enforcement requests, protecting his rights and interests (or those of his Users or third parties), and detecting any malicious or fraudulent activity.

For specific information about the personal data used for each purpose, the User may refer to the section “Detailed information on the processing of personal data”.

Detailed information on the processing of personal data

Personal data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:

  • Contacting the User
    Contact form (this web application )
    By filling in the contact form with his/her data, the User authorizes this web application to use these details to reply to requests for information, quotes or any other kind of request as indicated by the form’s header.
    Personal data processed: email address; first name; last name; various types of data (text with message of the User).
  • Registration and authentication provided directly by this web application
    By registering or authenticating, Users allow this web application to identify them and give them access to dedicated services. The personal data is collected and stored for registration or identification purposes only. The data collected are only those necessary for the provision of the service requested by the Users.
  • Direct registration (this web application)
    The User registers by filling out the registration form and providing the personal data directly to this web application.
    Personal data processed: academic background; city; country; email address; first name; last name; password; profession; profile picture; username; various types of data, business name 

The rights of Users

Users may exercise certain rights regarding their data processed by the Owner.

In particular, Users have the right to do the following, to the extent permitted by law:

  • Withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their personal data.
  • Object to processing of their data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent. Further details are provided in the dedicated section below.
  • Access their data. Users have the right to learn if data is being processed by the Owner, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the data undergoing processing.
  • Verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.
  • Restrict the processing of their data. Users have the right to restrict the processing of their data. In this case, the Owner will not process their data for any purpose other than storing it.
  • Have their personal data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right to obtain the erasure of their data from the Owner.
  • Receive their data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their data in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any hindrance.
  • Lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority.

Details about the right to object to processing

Where personal data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in the Owner or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner, Users may object to such processing by providing a ground related to their particular situation to justify the objection.

Users must know that, however, should their personal data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to that processing at any time, free of charge and without providing any justification. Where the User objects to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data will no longer be processed for such purposes. To learn whether the Owner is processing personal data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the relevant sections of this document.

How to exercise these rights

Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Owner through the contact details provided in this document. These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be answered by the Owner as early as possible and always within one month, providing Users with the information required by law. Any rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing will be communicated by the Owner to each recipient, if any, to whom the personal data has been disclosed unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. At the Users’ request, the Owner will inform them about those recipients.

Cookie Policy

This web application uses Trackers. To learn more, the User may consult the cookie Policy.

Additional information about data collection and processing

Legal action

The User’s personal data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this web application or the related Services.
The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.

Additional information about User’s personal data

In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this web application may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of personal data upon request.

System logs and maintenance

For operation and maintenance purposes, this web application and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with this web application (System logs) or use other personal data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.

Information not contained in this policy

More details concerning the collection or processing of personal data may be requested from the Owner at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.

How “Do Not Track” requests are handled

This web application does not support “Do Not Track” requests.
To determine whether any of the third-party services it uses honor the “Do Not Track” requests, please read their privacy policies.

Changes to this privacy policy

The Owner reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying his Users on this page and possibly within this web application and/or – as far as technically and legally feasible – sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Owner. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the top of this document.

Should the changes affect processing activities performed on the basis of the User’s consent, the Owner shall collect new consent from the User, where required.

Definitions and legal references

Personal data (or data)

Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.

 Usage data

Information collected automatically through this web application (or third-party services employed in this web application ), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use this web application, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server’s answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the web application ) and the details about the path followed within the web application with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User’s IT environment.

User

The individual using this web application who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the data Subject.

Data Subject

The natural person to whom the personal data refers.

Data Processor (or Processor)

The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.

Data Controller (or Owner)

The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of this web application. The data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of this web application.

This web application 

The means by which the personal data of the User is collected and processed.

Service

The service provided by this web application as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/web application.

European Union (or EU)

Unless otherwise specified, all references made within this document to the European Union include all current member states to the European Union and the European Economic Area.

Legal information

This privacy statement has been prepared based on provisions of multiple legislations, including Art. 13/14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation).

This privacy policy relates solely to this web application, if not stated otherwise within this document.