Dear Interested Party, SIB Società Italiana di Biochimica has great respect for the privacy of its Users. The data that may be communicated by the User through the Website will be treated with the utmost care and with all the instruments necessary to guarantee their security, in full compliance with the regulations in force to protect the confidentiality of the data. We wish to inform you that the ‘European Regulation 2016/679 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data’ (hereinafter ‘GDPR’) provides for the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data as a fundamental right. Pursuant to Article 13 of the GDPR, we therefore inform you that:

A. CATEGORIES OF DATA: the object of the processing may be your personal data such as:

1. Automatically collected data. The computer systems and applications dedicated to the operation of this website collect, in the course of their normal operation, certain data (the transmission of which is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols) potentially associated with identifiable users. The data collected include the IP addresses and domain names of the computers used by the users who connect to the site, the URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) addresses of the resources requested, the method used to submit the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the response given by the server (successful, error, etc.) and other parameters regarding the operating system. ) and other parameters concerning the operating system, the browser and the computer environment used by the user, the name of the internet service provider (ISP), the date and time of the visit, the visitor’s web page (referral) and the exit page.
2. Data provided voluntarily by the user. The voluntary and explicit sending of electronic mail to the addresses indicated in the various access channels of this site does not imply a request for consent and entails the acquisition of the sender’s address and data, necessary to respond to requests, as well as any other personal data included in the message. This data is understood to be voluntarily provided by the user at the time of the request. By entering a comment or other information, the user expressly accepts the privacy policy, and in particular consents to the contents entered being freely disclosed to third parties. On the contrary, specific summary information will be reported or displayed on the pages of the site set up for particular services on request (forms). The user must therefore explicitly consent to the use of the data contained in these forms in order to send the request.
3. Cookies. The site uses cookies. The data collected through cookies can be used to access parts of the site or for statistical purposes or to make the browsing experience more pleasant and more efficient in the future, by trying to assess user behaviour and to modify the content offerings according to user behaviour. A separate cookie policy is available for more information.
4. Plug-ins. The site also incorporates plug-ins and/or buttons for social networks, in order to allow easy sharing of content on your favourite social networks. These plug-ins are programmed in such a way that no cookies are set when the page is accessed, in order to safeguard the privacy of users. Cookies will only be set, if so provided by the social networks, when the user actually and voluntarily makes use of the plug-in. Keep in mind that if the user browses while logged into the social network then he or she has already consented to the use of cookies conveyed through this site at the time of registration with the social network. The collection and use of the information obtained through the plug-in is governed by the respective privacy policies of the social networks, to which please refer.

B. DATA CONTROLLER: SIB Società Italiana di Biochimica – C.F./P.IVA: 80414150583 – Tel. +39 031 579811 – E-mail: segreteriasib@fondazionealessandrovolta.it in the person of Prof. Paola Chiarugi.

C. SOURCE OF PERSONAL DATA: The personal data held by the Controller are collected directly from the data subject.

D. PURPOSE OF DATA PROCESSING AND LEGAL BASIS: The processing of your data has as its purpose and legal basis:

1. For automatically collected data, the legal basis is the legitimate interest of the data controller and the purpose is to guarantee and improve the web browsing experience.
2. For data provided voluntarily by the user, the legal basis is consent and, for sending e-mails to our addresses, the purpose is to be able to send replies to specific requests made by the user; for forms, the purpose is indicated in the specific policy.
3. For cookies and plug-ins: see the specific cookies policy.

E. RECIPIENTS OF THE DATA: To the extent relevant to the processing purposes indicated, your data may be communicated to partners, consultancy companies, private companies, third party technical service providers, hosting providers, IT companies, communication agencies,…

F. TRANSFER OF DATA TO THIRD COUNTRIES: no transfer of your data to a third country is envisaged

G. PERIOD OF STORAGE: According to the principle of storage limitation (art.5, GDPR), a check on the obsolescence of stored data in relation to the purposes for which they were collected is carried out periodically. In particular:

1. Automatically collected data are processed, for the time strictly necessary, for the sole purpose of obtaining statistical information on the use of the site and to check its regular operation, including for security purposes or in accordance with the deadlines provided for by legal regulations.
2. The data voluntarily provided by the user will be kept for a period of time not exceeding the achievement of the purposes for which they are processed or according to the deadlines provided by the legal regulations.

H. RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECT: The data subject always has the right to request from the Data Controller access to his/her data, rectification or erasure of data, restriction of processing or the possibility to object to processing, to request data portability, to withdraw consent to processing by asserting these and other rights under the GDPR by simple communication to the Data Controller. The data subject may also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

I. MANDATORY PROVISION OF CONSENT: The provision of your data is mandatory while browsing our website with regard to points D.1 and D.2 of the above-mentioned purposes, in order to allow the proper provision of the service. On the other hand, the provision of consent of your data for point D.3 is optional and will in no way compromise the provision of the service.

J. DATA PROCESSING METHODS: The personal data you provide, will be subject to processing operations in compliance with the above-mentioned regulations and the obligations of confidentiality that inspire the activity of the Owner. The data will be processed both with computer tools and on paper media as well as on any other type of suitable media (e.g. cloud systems, digital storage and substitute storage systems, …), in compliance with appropriate technical and organizational security measures provided for by the GDPR.

K. FINAL NOTES AND METHOD OF UPDATING: The information is provided only for this website and not also for other websites that may be consulted by the user through links contained in this website. The information notice may be subject to change due to the introduction of new regulations in this regard, therefore, the user is invited to periodically check this page to keep up to date with the latest legislative changes. Receding versions of this policy can always be requested from the Data Controller.