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Privacy Policy web portal ET Contest

Welcome. Your privacy is very important to us. This policy describes how we process your personal data in compliance with **Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR)** and applicable national laws. We invite you to read it carefully to understand how we manage your data.

1. Data Controller

The data controller for personal data collected through this web portal (www.etcontest.it/contest) is:
  • Name and Surname: Massimo Faiferri
  • Address: via della Libertà 16 Cagliari
  • Tax Code: FFRMSM69E08B354G
  • Email Address: massimo.faiferri@unica.it

2. Subject of Processing

We process the personal data you provide for your participation in the contest. Specifically, we collect:
  • Personal Details: name, surname, date of birth, tax code.
  • Contact Details: email address, phone number, residential address.
  • Contest Materials: works and any other information necessary for evaluation.
Additionally, we automatically collect certain browsing data (such as IP address and browser type) used solely for technical and aggregated statistical purposes.

3. Purpose of Processing and Legal Basis

Your data is processed to allow you to participate in the contest and manage your registration. The legal basis for processing is:
  • Your consent (Art. 6, para. 1, letter a, GDPR), which you express upon registration.
  • The performance of pre-contractual and contractual measures (Art. 6, para. 1, letter b, GDPR) for your registration and participation management.
The purposes of processing include:
  • Registration and management of your account.
  • Uploading and evaluation of your works.
  • Communications related to the contest (e.g., notifications, results).
  • Administrative and organizational management of the contest.

4. Communication of Data to Third Parties

Your personal data will not be disclosed or shared with third parties for commercial purposes. However, it will be shared with the Cul.tur.Ale. ETS association, both in connection with your registration and, as the contest's administrative secretary, for account management. The Cul.tur.Ale. ETS association, within its scope of responsibility, is the data controller, in accordance with the privacy policy available at the following link. Click here to read
Furthermore, your personal data may be visible to:
  • Jury Members: for the evaluation of the works.
  • Organizing Associations, their collaborators, and employees: for the organizational management and evaluation of the projects.

5. Methods of Processing and Security

Your data is processed using both electronic and manual tools, with adequate security measures in place to prevent the loss, alteration, destruction, unauthorized access, and unlawful processing of the data.

6. Data Retention Period

Your data will be stored for the time necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was collected, and in any case, for the entire duration of the contest. Once the activities are completed, the data will be securely deleted, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

7. Browsing Data and Cookies

The site uses only technical cookies and anonymized analytical cookies. These cookies are essential for the functioning of the portal and for collecting anonymous statistics on site usage, without profiling the user.

8. Rights of the Data Subject

At any time, you can exercise the following rights by sending a request to the Controller's email address:
  • Right of access: to know what data we process.
  • Right to rectification: to correct inaccurate data.
  • Right to erasure: to request the deletion of data.
  • Right to restriction of processing: to limit the use of your data.
  • Right to data portability: to receive your data in a structured format.
  • Right to object: to object to the processing of your data.

9. Right to Lodge a Complaint

If you believe that the processing of your data violates the GDPR, you have the right to file a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (www.garanteprivacy.it).

November 2025