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Below are described the management methods of the website at URL https://www.invitedbyjournal.com and its related subdomains, and this notice is provided pursuant to Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 concerning the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing and the free movement of personal data (hereinafter “Privacy Regulation”), with reference to the processing of personal data of users who access said website and its subdomains. This notice is not provided for any other websites that the user may consult via links referring to external or third-party domains.


1. Who processes personal data?

The controller of the processing of personal data (hereinafter also the “Controller”) is Matteo Mammoli, residing in Milan.


2. Data subjects

This Notice applies to:

  • Users of the website and its related subdomainss related subdomains

In the remainder of this document, the above subjects are referred to as “data subjects” with respect to the processing of personal data.


4. Why are personal data processed?

The personal data collected will be processed for the purposes indicated below, on the basis of the relevant legal grounds:

Purpose of processing

Legal basis

To manage subscription requests to the Newsletter and the sending of related communications reserved for subscribersuests to the Newsletter and the sending of related communications reserved for subscribers

To manage any requests and information inquiries.ts and information inquiries.

The request is comparable to a contract to which the data subject is a party or to the execution of equivalent pre-contractual measures pre-contractual measures

To allow proper navigation of the website and its related subdomains.

To carry out maintenance and implementation activities of IT systems.

Where technical and navigation data are used, to obtain anonymous statistical information on site usage and to verify its correct functioning.

In order to ensure a high level of security and protection of the site, for the benefit of the user, the Google reCAPTCHA service is used, provided by Google Inc., acting as Data Processor for the provision of related services.Processor for the provision of related services.

reCAPTCHA is a tool that makes it possible to verify that access to and interactions with the site are carried out by natural persons and not automated systems. In particular, the adopted solution is the “Invisible reCAPTCHA” version, which operates in a non-invasive manner by analyzing user behavior during browsing and assessing the likelihood that the user is human.

Only if the system detects behavior attributable to bots or automated activities may the user be asked to complete a simple verification test.

The use of this tool is intended to ensure greater site security and a better browsing experience, preventing improper use of the services offered and reducing the risk of unwanted or potentially harmful activities (such as, by way of example, automated registrations or mass submission of requests).

Pursuit of the Controller’s legitimate interest in ensuring a high level of quality and efficiency in managing its processes rsuit of the Controller’s legitimate interest in ensuring a high level of quality and efficiency in managing its processes

To enable the possible defense of a right in court

The Controller’s legitimate interest in defense and fraud prevention Controller’s legitimate interest in defense and fraud prevention

To manage requests to exercise rights under Articles 15 et seq. of the Privacy Regulation in order to provide a response within the time limits set by the Regulationnage requests to exercise rights under Articles 15 et seq. of the Privacy Regulation in order to provide a response within the time limits set by the Regulation

Compliance with a legal obligation.


5. What personal data are processed?

The following categories of data are processed:

in relation to the general use of the website and its related subdomains

  • navigation data (e.g. IP addresses or domain names of the computers used by users who connect to the site, the time of the request, the method used in submitting the request to the server, the numerical code indicating the status of the response given by the server, and other parameters relating to the operating system and browser used by the user);

  • personal data (e.g. first name, last name, tax code, address, date and place of birth);

  • contact data (e.g. phone numbers, landline and/or mobile, business email address))

  • other data attributable to the above categories.

In relation to the Invisible reCAPTCHA tool:

The IP address and other data are transmitted to Google to enable the operation of the reCAPTCHA service. In EU Member States and in countries adhering to the agreement on the European Economic Area, before transmission to a server in the United States, IP addresses are truncated. Your IP address is therefore not associated with other data held by Google unless, when you use reCAPTCHA, you are also logged into your Google account. Specifically, the following data are used:

  • Referrer URL (web address of the site from which the visitor comes)

  • IP address

  • Operating system data (software that enables the computer to function)

  • Cookies (small text files that store data in the user’s browser)

    • Mouse and keyboard movements (recording of all operations carried out with the mouse or keyboard)

    • Date and language settings (recording of the default language and date set on the PC)

    • All JavaScript elements (JavaScript is a programming language that allows websites to adapt to the user. JavaScript elements can gather all possible data under a single name)

    • Screen resolution (indicates the number of pixels that make up the display)


6. How are data processed?

Processing will be carried out by authorized personnel who need to know such data in the performance of their activities, with the aid of electronic tools, according to principles of lawfulness and fairness, in such a way as to protect at all times the confidentiality and the rights of the data subject, in compliance with applicable legislation..


7. To whom are personal data disclosed?

Your personal data may be made available to:

  • third parties appointed to carry out activities connected with and instrumental to the processing performed by the Controller, including, by way of example: companies providing IT services, statistical analysis, archiving, professional firms, companies that may replace the Controller following, for example, the transfer or acquisition of business units and/or events modifying the identity of the Controller; r;

  • Public administrations, Authorities and competent bodies (if required) (if required)

Such parties will act, depending on the circumstances, as controllers or processors.

Your data will not be disclosed (made available to unspecified parties).


8. Are data transferred to third countries?

Your personal data will be processed within the European Economic Area (“EEA”). Should it exceptionally become necessary to transfer your personal data outside the EEA, such transfer will take place on the basis of an adequacy decision of the European Commission, where applicable, or in the presence of the appropriate safeguards required by the Privacy Regulation.


9. How long are data retained?

Your data will be retained for a period of time not exceeding that necessary to achieve the purposes for which they are processed.

In particular:r:

Type of data

Retention period

Data related to newsletter management

Until the user requests cancellation

Data related to the proper functioning of the site

Up to 5 years from collectionyears from collection

Data necessary to respond to requests

Up to 5 years from responseyears from response

In the event of litigation or pre-litigation, all the retention periods indicated above may be extended up to 10 years from the final resolution.d above may be extended up to 10 years from the final resolution.


10. What rights can you exercise?

You have the right to request from the Controller, in the cases provided by law:

  • confirmation as to whether or not your personal data are being processed and, where that is the case, to obtain access to them (right of access);

  • rectification of inaccurate personal data or completion of incomplete personal data (right to rectification);

  • erasure of the data where one of the grounds provided by the Privacy Regulation applies (right to be forgotten);

  • restriction of processing where one of the conditions provided by the Privacy Regulation applies (right to restriction);

  • to receive, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, the personal data you have provided to the Controller and to transmit such data to another controller (right to data portability).

Right to object. Please be informed that, at any time, you may object to processing carried out for the pursuit of the Controller’s legitimate interest. The Controller will refrain from further processing your personal data unless there are compelling legitimate grounds for processing, or for the establishment, exercise or defense of a legal claim in court.
Withdrawal of consent. Please also be informed that, at any time, you may withdraw any consent to the processing of your personal data, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.consent. Please also be informed that, at any time, you may withdraw any consent to the processing of your personal data, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

To exercise your rights, you may send a message to the following email address: legal@invitedbyjournal.com..

In any event, the data subject’s right to lodge a complaint with the Supervisory Authority and/or to initiate judicial proceedings to protect their rights pursuant to Articles 77 and 79 of the Regulation remains unaffected. For more information: https://www.garanteprivacy.it/home/diritti/come-agire-per-tutelare-i-tuoi-dati-personali


11. From what source do personal data originate?

Navigation data necessary for the IT management of the site are acquired by the IT systems and software procedures that govern its operation.

Personal data necessary for newsletter registration are provided by you, and any refusal to provide them prevents access to the service.e provided by you, and any refusal to provide them prevents access to the service.

Such personal data are necessary for the purposes described above.

Personal data collected through any contact form are provided by you, and any refusal to provide them prevents the handling of your requests.tact form are provided by you, and any refusal to provide them prevents the handling of your requests.


12. Cookies

When you access or otherwise interact with this website and its features such as digital services, apps, tools or any messaging systems, the Controller may use cookies, web beacons and other similar technologies in order to ensure the functioning of the services offered, improve their performance, provide additional features and send targeted advertising consistent with your interests.

What are cookies

Cookies are generally text strings that websites (so-called Publishers, or “first parties”) visited by the user, or different websites or web servers (so-called “third parties”), place and store – directly in the case of publishers and indirectly, i.e. through the latter, in the case of “third parties” – within a terminal device available to the user. Cookies can be classified as:

  • First-party cookies: cookies installed by the operator of the website the user is visiting.

  • Third-party cookies: cookies installed by the operator of a different website through the site the user is visiting.

There are the following types of cookies:

  • Technical cookies: used solely to ensure the proper functioning of the website, so that the user’s browsing experience is usable. They are strictly necessary to ensure normal navigation and use of the site. For the installation and use of technical cookies, the data subject’s consent is not required;

  • Profiling cookies: used to send advertising messages in line with the preferences expressed by the user while browsing the web. For the installation and use of profiling cookies, the data subject’s consent is required.

  • Analytics cookies are used to carry out analyses on the use of the site. If the analyses produced are aggregated and, in the case of third-party analytics cookies, specific minimization measures required by the Data Protection Authority have been adopted, these cookies are treated as technical cookies; otherwise they must be treated as profiling cookies.

For details of the cookies installed and their functions, please refer to the following link.

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