Data Controller
Studio Forward – via Enrico Albanese 98, 90139 Palermo
Email address of the Controller: info@studioforward.it

 

Types of Data Collected

Among the types of Personal Data that this Application collects, by itself or through third parties, there are: Tracking Tools; Usage Data; email address; first name; last name; various types of Data.

Complete details on each type of data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanatory texts displayed prior to the data collection itself.

Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using this Application.

Unless otherwise specified, all Data requested by this Application is mandatory. If the User refuses to provide it, this Application may be unable to provide the Service. In cases where this Application specifically states that certain Data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate such Data without any consequence on the availability or functioning of the Service.

Users who have doubts about which Data is mandatory are encouraged to contact the Data Controller.

Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools – by this Application or by the owners of third-party services used by this Application, unless stated otherwise, serves to provide the Service requested by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in this document and in the Cookie Policy, if available.

The User assumes responsibility for the Personal Data of third parties obtained, published, or shared through this Application and confirms that they have the right to communicate or disclose them, releasing the Controller from any liability toward third parties.

 

Methods and Place of Data Processing

METHOD OF PROCESSING
The Controller takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or destruction of Personal Data.

The processing is carried out using computers and/or IT-enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In some cases, in addition to the Controller, the Data may be accessible to other persons involved in the operation of this Application (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communication agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Controller. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Data Controller at any time.

LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING
The Controller may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following applies:

• The User has given their consent for one or more specific purposes. Note: Under some legislations, the Controller may be allowed to process Personal Data until the User objects (“opt-out”), without relying on consent or any other legal bases. This does not apply whenever the processing of Personal Data is subject to European data protection law;

• Processing is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations;

• Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Controller is subject;

• Processing is related to a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Controller;

• Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller or by a third party.

In any case, the Controller will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing and whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.

PLACE
The Data is processed at the Controller’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.

Depending on the User’s location, data transfers may involve transferring the User’s Data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing, the User can refer to the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data.

Users are also entitled to learn about the legal basis of Data transfers to a country outside the European Union or to any international organization governed by public international law (e.g., the UN), and about the security measures taken by the Controller to safeguard their Data.

If any such transfer takes place, the User can find out more by checking the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Controller using the information provided at the beginning.

RETENTION TIME
Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for.

Therefore:

• Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Controller and the User shall be retained until such contract has been fully performed.

• Personal Data collected for the purposes of the Controller’s legitimate interests shall be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes. Users may find specific information regarding the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller within the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Controller.

The Controller may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever the User has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, the Controller may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to do so for compliance with a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.

Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right to access, erase, rectify, and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after the expiration of the retention period.

 

Purposes of Processing the Collected Data

The Data concerning the User is collected to allow the Controller to provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, respond to enforcement requests, protect its rights and interests (or those of its Users or third parties), detect any malicious or fraudulent activity, as well as the following: Statistics, Interaction with external social networks and platforms, and Contacting the User.

For specific information about the Personal Data used for each purpose, the User may refer to the section “Details on the Processing of Personal Data”.

 

Details on the Processing of Personal Data

CONTACTING THE USER
Mailing List or Newsletter
By registering to the mailing list or to the newsletter, the User’s email address will be added to the contact list of those who may receive email messages containing information of commercial or promotional nature concerning this Application. The User’s email address might also be added to this list as a result of signing up to this Application or after making a purchase.
Personal Data processed: email address.

Contact Form
By filling in the contact form with their Data, the User authorizes this Application to use these details to reply to requests for information, quotes, or any other kind of request as indicated by the form’s header.
Personal Data processed: last name; email address; first name; various types of Data.

 

INTERACTION WITH EXTERNAL SOCIAL NETWORKS AND PLATFORMS

This type of service allows interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from the pages of this Application.

The interaction and information obtained through this Application are always subject to the User’s privacy settings for each social network.

This type of service might still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.

Users are advised to log out from respective services to ensure that the processed data on this Application isn’t being linked back to their profile.

Social Widgets
The Buffer social button and widgets are services for interacting with the Buffer service provided by Buffer, Inc.
Personal Data processed: Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

 

STATISTICS

The services contained in this section allow the Data Controller to monitor and analyze traffic data and serve to track User behavior.

Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). Google uses the Personal Data collected to track and examine the use of this Application, to compile reports and share them with other Google services.
Google may use the Personal Data to contextualize and personalize ads within its advertising network.
Personal Data processed: Usage Data; Tracking Tools.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

 

User Rights

Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Controller. In particular, Users have the right to:

• Withdraw consent at any time. Users can withdraw their previously given consent to the processing of their Personal Data.

• Object to processing of their Data. Users can object to the processing of their Data if it is carried out on a legal basis other than consent. Further details are provided in the section below.

• Access their Data. Users have the right to learn if Data is being processed by the Controller, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing, and obtain a copy of the Data undergoing processing.

• Verify and request rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their Data and request it to be updated or corrected.

• Restrict the processing of their Data. Under certain circumstances, Users have the right to restrict the processing of their Data. In this case, the Controller will not process their Data for any purpose other than storing it.

• Have their Personal Data deleted or otherwise removed. Under certain circumstances, Users have the right to obtain the erasure of their Data from the Controller.

• Receive their Data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any hindrance. This provision is applicable when the Data is processed by automated means and the processing is based on the User’s consent, on a contract to which the User is party, or on pre-contractual obligations thereof.

• Lodge a complaint. Users may bring a claim before their competent data protection authority or take legal action.

 

DETAILS ON THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO PROCESSING

Where Personal Data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of official authority vested in the Controller, or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller, Users may object to such processing by providing a ground related to their particular situation.

Users should know that, should their Personal Data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to that processing at any time without providing any justification. To find out whether the Controller is processing Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the relevant sections of this document.

HOW TO EXERCISE THESE RIGHTS

Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Controller through the contact details provided in this document. These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be addressed by the Controller as early as possible and always within one month.

 

Additional Information on Data Processing

Legal Defense
The User’s Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Controller in court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this Application or the related Services.
The User declares to be aware that the Controller may be required to reveal Personal Data upon request of public authorities.

Specific Information
Upon request, in addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Application may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning specific Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data.

System Logs and Maintenance
For operation and maintenance purposes, this Application and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with this Application (System logs) and use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.

Information Not Contained in This Policy
More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Controller at any time using the contact information provided.

“Do Not Track” Requests
This Application does not support “Do Not Track” requests.
To determine whether any of the third-party services it uses honor the “Do Not Track” requests, please read their respective privacy policies.

Changes to This Privacy Policy
The Controller reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying its Users on this page and possibly within this Application and/or — as far as technically and legally feasible — by sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Controller. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom.

Should the changes affect processing activities based on the User’s consent, the Controller shall collect new consent from the User, where required.