With this notice, Associazione EMDDA, with registered office at Via San Crispino, 33 – 35129 – Padua, Italy, VAT No. 05340200285 (hereinafter referred to as “EMDDA”), intends to inform users visiting the website www.emdda.com (hereinafter the “Website”) of its policy regarding the protection of personal data, emphasizing its commitment and attention to safeguarding the privacy of its customers and Website visitors.
Browsing the Website is free and does not require any registration, except for certain areas where the user may voluntarily and explicitly provide personal data to access specific services. Where the visitor intends to provide personal data to access such additional services, they will be expressly informed pursuant to Article 13 of EU Regulation 2016/679 – General Data Protection Regulation, including (by way of example) the purposes and methods of data use by EMDDA, as well as the right to request at any time the deletion or updating of such data.
Information on the Protection of Personal Data
Pursuant to EU Regulation 2016/679 – General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter the “Regulation”), EMDDA provides the following information.
1. Data Controller and Data Processors
The Data Controller of Personal Data is Associazione EMDDA, with registered office at Via San Crispino, 33 – 35129 – Padua, Italy, VAT No. 05340200285, tel. +39 049 775477, fax +39 049 775884, e-mail info@emdda.com.
A Data Protection Officer has been appointed pursuant to Article 37 et seq. of the Regulation and can be contacted at info@emdda.com.
You may request the full list of Data Processors by sending a request to the contact details indicated above or in section 10.
2. Types of Personal Data Processed
No registration is required to access the Website. However, certain sections of the Website require registration or the use of a username and password (e.g., the “Monitoring” section), or services for which it is necessary to provide personal data (e.g., when contacting us).
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With reference to data relating to browsing activities on the Website, please also refer to section 7 regarding profiling tools used by the Website.
3. Purpose and Legal Basis of Processing
Data are collected and processed for purposes strictly related to the use of the Website and its services. The purposes of data use are detailed in the specific notices provided by the Website in all cases of data collection. We therefore ask you to read the notices that from time to time describe the characteristics of the processing activities carried out by EMDDA (e.g., registration for the “Monitoring” area, contacting us, etc.).
The processing of your data will take place in full compliance with privacy regulations.
4.Optional Nature of Providing Personal Data
The provision of Personal Data is generally optional. Only in certain cases may failure to provide data result in the inability to access specific services or obtain what is requested (e.g., registration is required to access the “Monitoring” area).
Failure to provide such data may therefore prevent EMDDA from granting access to Website services or responding to users’ requests for information or support.
The data required from time to time are indicated in the data collection forms on the Website – e.g., marked with an asterisk (*) – and the consequences of failure to provide them are specified in the notices on the relevant data collection pages.
5. Methods of Data Processing and Scope of Disclosure
Data may be processed both electronically and in paper form. EMDDA ensures that personal data provided through the Website are processed lawfully and fairly, in full compliance with applicable legislation, and guarantees the utmost confidentiality of data provided during registration. All information collected is transmitted via secure connections to prevent interception by third parties.
Data will not be communicated or disclosed to third parties except within the limits and conditions expressly indicated in the notices provided to the user and subject to the user’s authorization. Where necessary, the Company has appointed recipients of personal data as Data Processors pursuant to Article 28 of the Regulation. The names of all Data Processors may be requested by contacting the addresses indicated below. Data will be processed by personnel expressly authorized to manage the Website, including the Technical Department, Image and Communication Department, and Customer Service Department.
6. Links to Other Websites
This notice is provided solely for the website www.emdda.com and not for other websites that may be accessed by users via links. EMDDA cannot be held responsible for personal data provided by users to external parties or to any websites linked to this Website.
7. Profiling and/or Personalization Tools
EMDDA does not carry out any promotional and/or advertising communication without the user’s prior explicit consent.
The Website uses cookies, both technical (to facilitate navigation and use of the Website) and profiling cookies (to analyze users and their behavior and preferences and provide personalized advertising).
For a detailed explanation of the cookies used by the Website and how to disable them, please read our Cookie Policy.
8. Place of Data Processing
Processing related to the services provided by the Website takes place at the EMDDA headquarters indicated in section 1 above and is carried out by authorized personnel of the Technical Department, Image and Communication Department, and Customer Service Department.
9. Data Retention Period
Your data will be processed for the periods specified in the notices provided at the time of collection (e.g., registration for the “Monitoring” area, use of contact services, etc.). Read more details here.
With regard to data retention periods related to profiling tools (e.g., cookies), please refer to our Cookie Policy.
10. Data Subject Rights
By sending a communication to info@emdda.com, you may exercise the rights referred to in Articles 15 et seq. of the Regulation, including the right to know which data we process, how and for what purposes they are used, to modify or delete the data you have provided, to request restriction of processing, to receive or transmit your data, without prejudice to the possibility of withdrawing any consent previously given. You may also object at any time to the processing of your data, particularly for purposes of analyzing your preferences.
11. Complaint
If you believe that the processing of your data violates the provisions of the Regulation, you may lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (www.garanteprivacy.it), or with the supervisory authority of the country where you habitually reside, work, or where the alleged violation occurred.
12. Applicable Law
This Privacy Policy is governed by EU Regulation 2016/679, which ensures that personal data are processed in compliance with fundamental rights and freedoms, as well as the dignity of the data subject, with particular reference to confidentiality, personal identity, and the right to personal data protection.
13. Revision Clause
EMDDA reserves the right to review, amend, or update, in whole or in part, at its sole discretion, at any time and/or in any manner, without prior notice, this Privacy Policy, as well as other notices and communications contained on this Website, including in consideration of changes in legal or regulatory provisions on personal data protection. Changes and updates to the Privacy Policy will be notified to users on the Website homepage as soon as they are adopted and will be binding as soon as they are published in this section. You are therefore invited to regularly check this section to review the most recent and updated Privacy Policy.
The full text of EU Regulation 2016/679 – General Data Protection Regulation is available on the website of the Italian Data Protection Authority at www.garanteprivacy.it.