Privacy Policy

Identity and Contact Details of the Data Controller
The Data Controller is Università degli Studi Link Campus University (hereinafter referred to as the Controller) – Registered Office: Via del Casale di San Pio V no. 44, 00165 Rome – Tax Code and VAT no.: 11933781004 – privacy@unilink.it.

a. Contact details of the Data Protection Officer (DPO)
The Data Protection Officer can be contacted at the following address: rpd@unilink.it.

b. Purpose of Processing (Art. 6 para. 1 GDPR)

Personal data are collected and used for the following purposes:
b1. Management of portal registrations, enrolments and admissions, in order to provide information related to academic courses. For administrative purposes connected with the provision of academic services, including exams, grades and related activities. For sending institutional communications to students, including notices, updates and information related to the university’s academic and administrative activities. For research activities and to monitor and assess student participation in such activities. To provide access to library services and online resources necessary for study and research. To offer student support services, including academic assistance and counselling, as well as activities related to internships. To collect feedback from students to develop and improve university services and conduct market research. To fulfil legal or regulatory obligations, including those required by academic regulations. For participation in online lessons involving the processing of multimedia recordings (photos, audio and video) of participants, including for research and scientific dissemination purposes.
b2. For communications of commercial information and the sending of advertising/informative materials regarding goods and services considered similar to those covered by enrolment and/or registration, deemed of interest to the recipient, through both automated and traditional means, including email and related web applications, based on the expressed consent.

c. Categories of Personal Data
The data processed include personal data and, where applicable, those of family members or cohabitants, directly or indirectly related to the relationship with the Controller.
Identification data, contact data, academic data, financial data, data for access and use of online services, data on participation in university events and activities, data relating to research and development activities, photographs and audio or video recordings, feedback on university courses or services, and health data.

Cookies
For more information about the cookies used, please refer to the Cookie Policy available at: https://www.unilink.it/gdpr/policy_link_cd.html.

d. Recipients of Personal Data
Within the purposes indicated above, your personal data will or may be communicated to: academic and administrative staff, registration and student office, financial office, student services office (counselling, guidance and assistance), library services, lecturers and researchers, partner companies and employers (internships, training or employment opportunities), certification and qualification bodies (external exams or accreditation organisations), data management and storage systems, governmental authorities and regulatory bodies.

e. Methods of Processing
In relation to the purposes indicated above, the processing of your personal data will be carried out in compliance with the fundamental principles of lawfulness, fairness, transparency, purpose limitation, data minimization, accuracy, storage limitation, integrity and confidentiality, using paper, electronic or digital means. The Controller informs that the data provided are processed by authorised persons, both manually and electronically, by entering them in archives (containing paper documents) and in current databases. The Controller and Data Processors adopt appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk, in accordance with current legislation.

f. Data Retention Period
For the purposes indicated above, your personal data will be retained for the duration of enrolment and, subsequently, for the time required for the Controller to comply with academic, tax or other legal or regulatory obligations.
For marketing activities, data will be retained for the period related to the purpose for which consent was validly given, and in any case until consent is withdrawn as indicated below.

g. Data Subject Rights
You may exercise at any time the rights referred to in Articles 15 et seq. of the Regulation (e.g. request access to personal data, rectification or erasure of data, restriction of processing, objection to processing, and data portability) by sending a registered letter to the following address: Università degli Studi Link Campus University – Registered Office: Via del Casale di San Pio V no. 44, 00165 Rome – Tax Code and VAT no.: 11933781004 – privacy@unilink.it.

PRIVACY POLICY

Università degli Studi Link Campus University adopts the necessary measures for the application of European Regulation 2016/679 GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), and the applicable national legislation, regarding the protection of natural persons with respect to the processing of personal data. It is hereby noted that as of 25 May 2018, EU Regulation 2016/679 concerning the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data is in force.

Personal data means:

• Identification data, which declare a person’s identity
• Sensitive data, revealing racial or ethnic origin, religious, philosophical or other beliefs, political opinions, membership in parties, trade unions, associations or organisations of a religious, philosophical, political or trade-union nature, as well as data revealing health status or sexual life
• Judicial data, revealing information concerning criminal records, the register of administrative sanctions depending on criminal offences and related pending charges, or the status of defendant or suspect pursuant to Articles 60 and 61 of the Code of Criminal Procedure

Data Controller
The Data Controller is Università degli Studi Link Campus University, represented by its legal representative pro tempore, the President of the Fondazione Link Campus University, domiciled for this purpose at the university’s registered office.

Data Protection Officer (DPO)
The Data Protection Officer is a figure provided for under Article 37 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. The DPO is appointed by the Controller to perform support, monitoring, advisory, training and information functions regarding the application of the Regulation:

a) informs and advises the Controller as well as employees carrying out processing regarding the obligations under the GDPR and other national or EU data protection provisions;
b) monitors compliance with the GDPR, with other national or EU provisions on data protection, and with the Controller’s or Processor’s internal policies, including allocation of responsibilities, staff awareness and training, and related control activities;
c) provides, if requested, an opinion on the data protection impact assessment and monitors its performance pursuant to Article 35 of the GDPR;
d) cooperates with the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali);
e) acts as the contact point for the Data Protection Authority for matters related to processing.

Contact details of the Data Protection Officer (DPO)
The Data Protection Officer can be contacted at the following address: rpd@unilink.it.