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Privacy Policy

“Personal data”, pursuant to Article 4 of the EU GDPR 2016/679 on privacy, means “any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, with particular reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more characteristic elements pursuant to Article 4 of the EU GDPR 2016/679 on the privacy of your physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.

This Privacy Policy applies to personal data collected through the Format Research Srl website and/or the Company's email accounts. It does not apply to personal data collected offline, except when such personal data is combined with other personal data collected online by Format Research Srl. Furthermore, this Privacy Policy does not apply to other websites owned by third parties that may be accessed via hyperlinks, as Format Research Srl does not manage or control the content of such sites.

Method of treatment

Users can access various sections of the website without providing any personal information. Format Research Srl (hereinafter "Format") processes and collects personal data online through its website or another Company email address; such processing is carried out, primarily automated, in the following ways:

  1. Data released voluntarily by users. Format collects personal information and other data that are entered in the registration forms or released in the form fields of the website, such as subscribing to the newsletter. In fact, it is possible to spontaneously subscribe to our newsletter by providing your email and expressing consent. informed, as well as personal data forwarded to the Company by email. Such data may concern information necessary to provide the services requested by the interested party and/or to contact the interested party (name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, user ID and password) or even the date of birth, professional credentials.
  2. Navigation data collected through the use of electronic tools. The computer systems and software procedures used to operate the Format website acquire, during their normal use, a series of personal information whose transmission is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols (for example, the address The user's IP or the domain name of the computer used to access the website, the URL of the requested resources, the time of the request or the session time, the method used to submit the query to the server, the size of the files received in response to the request, the numerical code concerning the status of the response given by the server and other type of information regarding the operating system and the user's IT environment). The Format website does not use technologies such as cookies or similar for the purpose of collecting and/or transmitting personal data of users. Format uses these technologies exclusively for the purpose of obtaining statistical information on the use of the website (e.g. total number of visitors on the sites, number of visitors per single web page, name of the origin domain of the visitors' internet service provider). In particular, the use of session cookies (those that are removed from the user's computer when the browser is closed) is strictly limited to the transmission of information relating to the user's session, which is of fundamental importance for safe and efficient navigation of the site. web. Furthermore, the use of these session cookies strictly excludes the use of other IT techniques potentially prejudicial to the privacy of users' browsing and does not allow the acquisition of personal identification data of the same. Format does not use persistent cookies of any kind.

 

Purpose of the collection

Format collects the personal data of its users necessary to carry out the authorization, enabling and customization of access to the various areas and related contents of the Company's website. Furthermore, Format acquires the data necessary for advertising and/or promotional purposes and/or market research, the purpose of providing references of our company also through the inclusion of the name in the list of customers (or suppliers). The execution of these obligations necessarily entails that the employees of Format's operational and commercial functions, as well as the employees of third-party service providers and operators, have access to such data. Format uses personal data collected online for the purpose of offering Format products, controlling the authorized access system to monitor data security, and evaluating job offers submitted by candidates (CV). Format will not transfer, just as it does not transfer, for a fee or free of charge, the personal data of its website users to unauthorized third parties.

 

Consent to the processing of personal data

Format processes the data of its users/customers exclusively with their consent. However, if the user does not consent to the processing of data or requests the deletion of their data, it will not be possible to access the reserved areas of the Company's website.

User

the individual who uses this Application who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the interested party.

Interested

The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.

Data Processor (or Manager)

The natural person, legal person, public administration and any other body that processes personal data on behalf of the Data Controller.

 

The Data Controller

The data controller is Format Research Srl, VAT and Tax Code 04268451004, with registered office at Via Ugo Balzani 77, 00162 Rome. Email: info@formatresearch.com

Place of Processing

Headquarters of the Data Controller in Rome Via Ugo Balzani 77, as well as at the Italian companies IdWeb Srl, web hosting provider.

Data Protection Officer:

Dr. Maurizio Pisacane: maurizio.pisacane@formatresearch.com

Cookie Policy of Formatresearch.com

Cookies consist of portions of code installed in the browser that assist the Owner in providing the Service according to the purposes described. Some of the purposes of installation of cookies may also require the consent of the User.

When the installation of Cookies is based on consent, this consent can be freely revoked at any time by following the instructions contained in this document.

Technical and statistical cookies aggregated

  • Strictly necessary for operating activities

This Application uses Cookies to save the User's session and to carry out other activities strictly necessary for the functioning of this Application, for example in relation to the distribution of traffic.

  • Activities for saving preferences, optimization and statistics

This application uses cookies to save browsing preferences and optimize the user's browsing experience. These cookies include, for example, those for setting the language and currency or for the management of statistics by the owner of the site.

 

Other types of cookies or third-party tools that may install

Some of the services listed below collect statistics in aggregate and anonymous form and may not require the User's consent or could be managed directly by the Owner - depending on what is described - without the help of third parties.

If among the tools indicated below there were services managed by third parties, these could - in addition to what is specified and also without the knowledge of the owner - perform tracking activities of the User. For detailed information, it is advisable to consult the privacy policy of the services listed.

  • Statistics / Google Analytics

The services contained in this section allow the Data Controller to monitor and analyze traffic data and serve to keep track of the User's behavior. Google Analytics (Google Ireland Limited) Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). Google uses the Personal Data collected for the purpose of tracking and examining the use of this Application, compiling reports and sharing them with other services developed by Google. Google may use Personal Data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its advertising network. Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy. Subject adhering to the Privacy Shield.

 

How can I express consent to the installation of cookies?

In addition to what is indicated in this document, the User can manage preferences relating to Cookies directly within their browser and prevent - for example - third parties from installing them. Through the browser preferences it is also possible to delete Cookies installed in the past, including the Cookie in which the consent to the installation of Cookies by this site is possibly saved. The User can find information on how to manage Cookies with some of the most popular browsers, for example at the following addresses: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

With reference to cookies installed by third parties, the User can also manage his own settings and withdraw consent by visiting the relative opt out link (if available), using the tools described in the third party's privacy policy or by contacting the same directly.

Without prejudice to the foregoing, the User may use the information provided by EDAA (EU), Network Advertising Initiative (USA) and Digital Advertising Alliance (USA), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan) or other similar services. With these services it is possible to manage the tracking preferences of most advertising tools. The Owner, therefore, advises Users to use these resources in addition to the information provided in this document. Since the installation of Cookies and other tracking systems operated by third parties through the services used within this Application cannot be technically controlled by the Owner, any specific reference to Cookies and tracking systems installed by third parties is to be considered indicative. To obtain complete information, the User is invited to consult the privacy policy of any third party services listed in this document.

Given the objective complexity of identifying the technologies based on the Cookies, the User is invited to contact the Owner if he wishes to receive any further information relating to the use of the Cookies themselves through this Application.

 

Data of Use

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

 

This Application

The hardware or software tool through which the Personal Data of Users is collected and processed.

Service

The Service provided by this Application 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 contained in this document shall be extended to all current member states of the European Union and the European Economic Area.

Legal

This privacy information is drawn up on the basis of current European and national legislative systems, including articles. 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

Unless otherwise specified, this privacy statement only concerns this Application.