Privacy Policy of dig-awards.org

This Website collects some Personal Data of its Users.

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Data Controller

ASSOCIATION DIG - DOCUMENTARY INVESTIGATIONS JOURNALISM - ETS
DOCUMENTARIES INVESTIGATIONS JOURNALISM

Via Santa Chiara 14, 41121 Modena (MO)
P. VAT 03522150402
TAX CODE 91092530400
info@dig-awards.org
associazionedig@pec.it

Holder's email address: info@dig-awards.org

Types of Data Collected

Among the Personal Data collected by this Website, either independently or through third parties, are: email; first name; last name; Tracking Tools; Usage Data; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID); Data disclosed in order to use the Service.

Full details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the relevant sections of this privacy policy or by means of specific information texts displayed prior to the collection of such Data.
Personal Data may be freely provided by the User or, in the case of User Data, automatically collected during the use of this Web Site.
Unless otherwise specified, all Data requested by this Web Site are mandatory. If the User refuses to communicate them, it may be impossible for this Web Site to provide the Service. Where this Web Site indicates certain Data as optional, Users are free to refrain from communicating such Data, without this having any consequence on the availability of the Service or its operation.
Users in doubt as to which Data are mandatory are encouraged to contact the Controller.
Any use of Cookies - or of other tracking tools - by this Website or by the owners of third party services used by this Website is for the purpose of providing the Service requested by the User, in addition to the further purposes described in this document and in the Cookie Policy.

The User assumes responsibility for the Personal Data of third parties obtained, published or shared through this Website.

Method and location of data processing

Treatment modes

The Controller takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorised access, disclosure, modification or destruction of Personal Data.
The processing is carried out using computer and/or telematic instruments, with organisational methods and logics strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Data Controller, in some cases, other subjects involved in the organisation of this Web Site (administrative, commercial, marketing, legal, system administrators) or external subjects (such as third party technical service providers, postal couriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communication agencies) also appointed, if necessary, Data Processors by the Data Controller may have access to the Data. The updated list of Data Processors can always be requested from the Data Controller.

Place

The Data are processed at the Controller's premises and at any other place where the parties involved in the processing are located. For further information, please contact the Data Controller.
Your Personal Data may be transferred to a country other than the country where You are located. For further information on the processing location, the User may refer to the section on Personal Data processing details.

Conservation period

Unless otherwise stated in this document, Personal Data is processed and kept for the time required by the purpose for which it was collected and may be kept for a longer period due to any legal obligation or on the basis of Users' consent.

Purposes of Data Processing

The User's Data are collected to enable the Data Controller to provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, respond to requests or enforcement actions, protect its rights and interests (or those of Users or third parties), detect any malicious or fraudulent activities, as well as for the following purposes: Contacting the User, Managing contacts and sending messages, Collecting privacy preferences, Displaying content from external platforms and Statistics.

In order to obtain detailed information on the purposes of the processing and the Personal Data processed for each purpose, the User may refer to the section 'Personal Data Processing Details'.

Details of Personal Data Processing

Personal Data are collected for the following purposes and using the following services:

Contacting the User

Mailing list or newsletter (this website)

By registering for the mailing list or newsletter, the User's email address is automatically added to a list of contacts to whom email messages containing information, including information of a commercial and promotional nature, relating to this Web Site may be sent. The User's email address may also be added to this list as a result of registering on this Web Site or after making a purchase.

Personal data processed: email; name.

Managing contacts and sending messages

This type of service makes it possible to manage a database of email contacts, telephone contacts or contacts of any other kind used to communicate with the User.
These services may also collect data on the date and time the User views the messages, as well as the User's interaction with them, such as information on clicks on links in the messages.

Mailchimp (Intuit Inc.)

Mailchimp is an address management and mailing service provided by Intuit Inc.

Personal data processed: surname; email; first name.

Place of processing: United States - Privacy Policy.

Collecting privacy preferences

This type of service allows this Website to collect and save Users' preferences regarding the collection, use and processing of their personal information, as required by applicable privacy legislation. We do this through Complianz confuguration on our server.

Personal Data Processed: Tracking Tools.

Place of processing: The Netherlands - Privacy Policy.

Statistics

The services contained in this section allow the Data Controller to monitor and analyse traffic data and serve to keep track of the User's behaviour.

Google Analytics 4

Google Analytics is a statistics service provided by Google LLC or Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Data Controller manages the processing of the Data, ("Google"). Google uses the Personal Data collected in order to track and examine the use of this Website, compile reports and share them with other services developed by Google.
Google may use Personal Data to contextualise and personalise ads in its advertising network.
In Google Analytics 4, IP addresses are used at the time of collection and then deleted before the data is recorded in any data centre or server. To find out more, please refer to the official Google documentation.

For an understanding of Google's use of data, please consult the standards for Google partners.

Personal Data Processed: Usage Data; Tracking Tools.

Place of processing: United States - Privacy Policy - Opt OutIreland - Privacy Policy - Opt Out.

Displaying content from external platforms

This type of service makes it possible to display content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of this Website and to interact with them.
This type of service may still collect data on web traffic related to the pages where the service is installed, even when users do not use it.

YouTube video widget (advanced privacy mode)

YouTube is a video content display service operated by Google LLC or Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Data Controller manages the processing of the Data, which enables this Website to integrate such content within its pages.
This widget is set up so that YouTube does not save information and cookies about Users on this Website, unless they play the video.

Personal Data Processed: Usage Data; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID); Tracking Tools.

Place of processing: United States - Privacy PolicyIreland - Privacy Policy.

YouTube Data API (Google Ireland Limited)

The YouTube Data API is a video content viewing service operated by Google Ireland Limited which enables this Website to integrate features normally run on YouTube so that Users can watch, search and manage YouTube content directly within this Website.

Through this Service, this Website may collect Data directly or indirectly on or from the User's devices, including through the use of Tracking Tools. Users may limit such access to their Data through the security-related settings page provided by Google. Users may contact the Controller at any time to ask for further information on privacy settings through the contact details provided in this document.

Data collected through the Service may also be used to help third parties display personalised advertisements based on interests. Users may opt out of receiving such personalised advertising via their device settings or by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

Personal data processed: Data communicated in order to use the Service.

Place of processing: Ireland - Privacy Policy - Opt out.

Cookie Policy

This Website makes use of Tracking Tools. To learn more, Users may consult the Cookie Policy.

Further information for users

Legal basis for processing

The Controller processes Personal Data relating to the User if one of the following conditions is met:

the User has given consent for one or more specific purposes.
the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with the User and/or the execution of pre-contractual measures;
processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation to which the Controller is subject;
the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Controller;
processing is necessary for the pursuit of the legitimate interest of the Controller or of third parties.

However, it is always possible to ask the Controller to clarify the concrete legal basis of each processing operation and in particular to specify whether the processing is based on law, required by a contract or necessary to conclude a contract.

Further information on storage time

Therefore:

Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Controller and the User will be retained until the performance of that contract is completed.
Personal Data collected for purposes related to the legitimate interest of the Controller will be retained until such interest is satisfied. The User may obtain further information regarding the legitimate interest pursued by the Controller in the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Controller.

When the processing is based on the User's consent, the Controller may keep the Personal Data longer until such consent is revoked. In addition, the Controller may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period to comply with a legal obligation or by order of an authority.

At the end of the retention period, the Personal Data will be deleted. Therefore, at the end of this period, the right of access, cancellation, rectification and the right to Data portability can no longer be exercised.

User rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Users may exercise certain rights with regard to the Data processed by the Data Controller.

In particular, within the limits of the law, the User has the right to

withdraw consent at any time. The User may revoke his or her previously expressed consent to the processing of his or her Personal Data.
oppose the processing of their Data. The User may object to the processing of his or her Data when it takes place on a legal basis other than consent.
access to their Data. The User has the right to obtain information on the Data processed by the Controller, on certain aspects of the processing and to receive a copy of the Data processed.
check and request rectification. The User may check the correctness of its Data and request that it be updated or corrected.
obtain restriction of processing. The User may request the restriction of the processing of its Data. In this case, the Data Controller will not process the Data for any purpose other than its storage.
obtain the deletion or removal of their Personal Data. The User may request the deletion of his/her Data by the Controller.
receive their Data or have them transferred to another data controller. The User has the right to receive his or her Data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and, where technically feasible, to have it transferred without hindrance to another data controller.
file a complaint. The User may lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority or take legal action.

Users have the right to obtain information about the legal basis for the transfer of Data abroad, including to any international organisation governed by international law or consisting of two or more countries, such as the UN, as well as about the security measures taken by the Data Controller to protect their Data.

Details on the right to object

Where Personal Data are processed in the public interest, in the exercise of public authority vested in the Controller or in pursuit of a legitimate interest of the Controller, Users have the right to object to the processing on grounds relating to their particular situation.

Users are informed that, should their Data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they may object to such processing at any time, free of charge and without giving any reasons. Should Users object to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the Personal Data shall no longer be processed for such purposes. To find out whether the Controller processes Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the respective sections of this document.

How to exercise rights

Any requests to exercise the User's rights may be addressed to the Controller through the contact details provided in this document. The request is free of charge and the Data Controller will reply as soon as possible, in any case within one month, providing the User with all the information required by law. Any rectification, cancellation or restriction of processing will be communicated by the Controller to each of the recipients, if any, to whom the Personal Data have been transmitted, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. The Controller shall inform the User of such recipients if he so requests.

Further information on treatment

Defence in court

The User's Personal Data may be used by the Data Controller in legal proceedings or in the preparatory stages of such proceedings in order to defend against abuses in the use of this Web Site or related Services by the User.
The User declares that he/she is aware that the Data Controller may be obliged to disclose the Data by order of public authorities.

Specific information

At the User's request, in addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Website may provide the User with additional and contextual information regarding specific Services, or the collection and processing of Personal Data.

System logs and maintenance

For operation and maintenance purposes, this Website and any third-party services used by it may collect system logs, i.e. files that record interactions and which may also contain Personal Data, such as the User's IP address.

Information not contained in this policy

Further information in connection with the processing of Personal Data may be requested at any time from the Data Controller using the contact details.

Changes to this privacy policy

The Data Controller reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying Users on this page and, if possible, on this Website as well as, when technically and legally feasible, by sending a notification to Users through one of the contact details it has. Therefore, please consult this page frequently, referring to the date of last modification indicated at the bottom.

If the changes affect processing whose legal basis is consent, the Controller will collect the User's consent again, if necessary.

Definitions and legal references

Personal Data (or Data)

Personal data is any information that, directly or indirectly, even in conjunction with any other information, including a personal identification number, makes a natural person identified or identifiable.

Usage Data

This is the information collected automatically through this Website (including by third party applications integrated into this Website), including: IP addresses or domain names of the computers used by the User who connects with this Website, URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) notation addresses, the time of the request, the method used to forward the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server response (successful, error, etc.), the country of origin, the characteristics of the browser and operating system used by the visitor, the various time connotations of the visit (e.g. the time spent on each page) and details of the itinerary followed by the User.) the country of origin, the characteristics of the browser and the operating system used by the visitor, the various temporal connotations of the visit (e.g. the length of time spent on each page) and the details of the itinerary followed within the Application, with particular reference to the sequence of pages consulted, the parameters relating to the operating system and the User's IT environment.

User

The individual using this Website who, unless otherwise specified, is the Data Subject.

Interested

The natural person to whom the Personal Data refer.

Processor (or Manager)

The natural person, legal entity, public administration and any other entity that processes personal data on behalf of the Controller, as set out in this privacy policy.

Data Controller (or Owner)

The natural or legal person, public authority, service or other body which, individually or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data and the instruments adopted, including the security measures relating to the operation and use of this Web Site. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the owner of this Web Site.

This Website (or this Application)

The hardware or software tool by which Users' Personal Data are collected and processed.

Service

The Service provided by this Website as defined in the relevant terms (if any) on this site/application.

European Union (or EU)

Unless otherwise specified, any reference to the European Union in this document shall be deemed to extend to all current member states of the European Union and the European Economic Area.

Cookies

Cookies are tracking tools that consist of small portions of data stored within the User's browser.

Tracking Tool

Tracking Tool means any technology - e.g. cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e-tags and fingerprinting - that allows Users to be tracked, for example by collecting or storing information on the User's device.

Legal references

Unless otherwise specified, this privacy policy relates exclusively to this Website.

Last modified: 28 November 2024