Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 14, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how Università "G. d'Annunzio" di Chieti-Pescara ("we", "us", or "our"), with registered office at Via dei Vestini, 31, 66100 Chieti CH, Italy, as Data Controller, collects, uses, and protects the personal data of users ("user" or "data subject") who visit the website www.spinneret.it (the "Site").

We are committed to protecting the privacy of our users in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR") and applicable Italian law.

1. Data Controller

The Data Controller is Università "G. d'Annunzio" di Chieti-Pescara.
Address: Via dei Vestini, 31, 66100 Chieti CH, Italy
Contact email: privacy@unich.it

2. Types of Data Collected

We collect different types of personal data through the Site:

Browsing Data: The computer systems and software procedures used to operate this Site acquire, during their normal operation, some personal data whose transmission is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols. This information is not collected to be associated with identified data subjects, but by its very nature could, through processing and association with data held by third parties, allow users to be identified (e.g., IP addresses, domain names of computers used by users, URI addresses, time of request, etc.).
Data Voluntarily Provided by the User: The optional, explicit, and voluntary sending of emails to the addresses indicated on this Site entails the subsequent acquisition of the sender's address, necessary to respond to requests, as well as any other personal data included in the message. (If applicable, add: data provided through contact forms, registration, etc.).
Cookies: This Site uses technical cookies and, with the user's consent, profiling or third-party cookies. For detailed information, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

3. Purpose of Processing

The personal data collected are processed for the following purposes:

Site Operation: Ensure the proper functioning of the Site and the security of navigation (Browsing Data).
Responding to Requests: Respond to requests sent by users via email or contact form (Data Voluntarily Provided).
Statistical Analysis (Anonymous): Use aggregated and anonymous data to analyze the use of the Site and improve its performance (via technical or anonymized analytics cookies).
Marketing/Profiling (with consent): Send promotional communications or analyze user preferences to personalize the experience, only if the user has given explicit consent (via profiling cookies).
Legal Obligations: Fulfill obligations required by law, regulation, EU legislation, or an order from the Authorities.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

The legal basis for processing varies depending on the purpose:

For Site Operation and Anonymous Statistical Analysis: the legitimate interest of the Controller to ensure the functionality and security of the Site and to improve its services (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
For Responding to Requests: the execution of pre-contractual or contractual measures adopted at the request of the data subject (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
For Marketing/Profiling: the explicit consent of the data subject (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
For Legal Obligations: the need to comply with a legal obligation to which the Controller is subject (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR).

5. Methods and Place of Processing

Data processing is carried out using IT and/or telematic tools, with organizational methods and logic strictly related to the purposes indicated. Data are processed at the operational offices of the Controller and in any other place where the parties involved in the processing are located. They may be accessible to external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, hosting providers, IT companies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Controller.

6. Data Retention Period

Data are processed and stored for the time required for the purposes for which they were collected:

Browsing Data are usually deleted a few hours/days after collection, except for any need to ascertain computer crimes.
Data Voluntarily Provided to respond to requests will be kept for the time necessary to provide a response.
Data processed for Marketing/Profiling purposes based on consent will be kept until the consent is revoked.
Data relating to cookies are stored as indicated in the Cookie Policy.

At the end of the retention period, Personal Data will be deleted.

7. Rights of the Data Subject

As a data subject, the user has the right to exercise the rights provided for in Articles 15-22 of the GDPR, including:

Obtain confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning them exist.
Obtain access to their personal data.
Request rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing.
Object to processing for legitimate reasons.
Request data portability (for processing based on consent or contract).
Withdraw consent at any time (without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal).
Lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority.

Requests can be addressed to the Data Controller using the contact details indicated in point 1.

This Site uses Cookies. Cookies are small text files that websites visited by users send to their terminals, where they are stored to be retransmitted to the same sites on the next visit.

Types of Cookies used:

Technical Cookies: Necessary for the proper functioning of the site and to allow navigation; without them, the user may not be able to view the pages correctly or use certain services. These include navigation or session cookies and functionality cookies (e.g., language choice). They do not require user consent.
Analytics Cookies (Anonymized): Used to collect aggregated information on the number of users and how they visit the site. If anonymized (without the possibility of identifying the user), they are assimilated to technical cookies.
Profiling/Marketing Cookies (with consent): Used to create user profiles in order to send advertising messages in line with the preferences expressed by the user while browsing. They require the user's prior consent.
Third-Party Cookies: Cookies installed by a different site through the site being visited (e.g., Google Analytics, social buttons). The management of information collected by third parties is governed by their respective privacy policies, which you are invited to refer to.

Cookie Management:

The user can manage Cookie preferences directly via the banner displayed on the first visit or, subsequently, by changing their browser settings. Disabling technical cookies may affect the functionality of the Site.

Below are links to the main browsers' information for managing cookies:

For third-party cookies, you can manage preferences and withdraw consent by visiting the relevant opt-out link (if available), using the tools described in the third party's privacy policy, or by contacting them directly.

9. Security Measures

We adopt appropriate technical and organizational security measures to prevent the loss, unlawful or incorrect use, and unauthorized access to personal data.

10. Changes to this Privacy Policy

The Data Controller reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by giving notice to Users on this page. Please therefore consult this page regularly, referring to the date of last modification indicated above.

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