Dear User,

We kindly invite you to take vision of the Privacy Policy in compliance with the European Regulation no. 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and of the Cookie Policy in compliance with the Provision no. 229 of 8 May 2014 and the “Linee guida cookie e altri strumenti di tracciamento” of the Supervisor Authority for the Website naned.eu (hereinafter “Website”).

Please kindly note that the Policy applies to the above-mentioned Website and not to other Websites that you may access through links.

The Data Controller is Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (hereinafter “IIT”), based in Genoa, Via Morego n. 30 - Italy – Phone +39 010 28961.

The Data Protection Officer is available at the following email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The purposes of data processing refer to Internet browsing on the Website and to the possible sending of data for request of information by filling out specific forms and/or activation of services (i.e. newsletter).

The lawfulness of data processing are:

1. perform of a contract and/or pre-contractual measures:
• use the Website;
• manage a contact request from your hand;
• provide appropriate technical assistance.
2. pursuit a legitimate interest of IIT:
• manage and maintain the Website;
• prevent or detect fraudulent activity or harmful abuse to the Website;
• exercise the rights of IIT, for example the right of defence in court.
3. comply with legal obligations:
• comply with the obligations provided by Laws.
4. consent:
• install analytics and profiling (preferences) cookie, as described in the Cookie Policy;
• activate specific services upon your request (i.e. newsletter).

BROWSING DATA

These data may include: IP addresses/domain names of computers used to connect to the Website, URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) ​​addresses of the resources requested, time of the request, method used to submit the request to the server, size of the file obtained in response, numerical code indicating the status of the response from the server (successful, error, etc.) and other parameters relating to the operating system and the user’s IT environment.

These data allow to obtain anonymous statistical information regarding Website use and to verify its correct operation and they are deleted after processing. The data could be used to ascertain liability in case of hypothetical computer crimes against the Website.

DATA PROVIDED BY USER

The optional, explicit and voluntary sending of e-mail to the addresses indicated on the Website involves the subsequent acquisition of the sender’s address to reply to information requests, and any other personal data included in the message. Personal data can also be acquired through the compilation of contact request forms and to manage the activation of specific services upon request (i.e. newsletter).

COOKIE AND OTHERS TRACKING METHODS

For the Cookie used by the Website, please see the Cookie Policy.

Cookie are small files that the Websites visited by users send and store on the device used to access those Websites. When users come back to the same Website, the browser recognizes the cookie installed on the device and sends back information to the Website that created or installed that cookie in the first place.

The information encoded in cookie may include personal data, such as an IP address, user name, unique identifier or email address, but may also contain non-personal data, such as language settings or information about the type of device a person is using to browse the Website.

Cookie can therefore perform important functions, including session tracking, storing information about specific configurations of users accessing the server, facilitating the enjoyment of online content, etc. They can, for instance, be used to keep track of the information used to fill in a computer form.

If, on one hand, through cookie is possible to allow web pages to load more quickly, again through cookie it is also possible to convey behavioural advertising and measure the effectiveness of the advertising message, i.e. to conform the type and modalities of the services rendered to the user's behaviour that was previously observed.

The criterion used to classify the cookie used by the Website is the purpose, whereby a distinction is made between so-called "essential" cookie and so-called "non-essential" cookie, within which profiling cookie are included.

This Website uses cookie classified according to their purpose into “essential” and “non-essential” cookie:

Essential Cookies: technical cookies (session and persistent)

The use of so-called session cookies - which are not permanently stored on the user's computer and deleted when the browser is closed - is strictly limited to the transmission of session identifiers (consisting of random numbers generated by the server) necessary to enable the safe and efficient exploration of the Website.

In particular, the computer systems and software procedures used to operate the Website acquire, during their normal operation, certain data whose transmission is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols.

In addition to session cookies, the Website uses persistent cookies, which are necessary for the Website to work in a proper manner.

Non-essential cookies

• Analytics cookies

Analytics cookies provide anonymous statistical information on the use of the Website (e.g. the number of Website visitors, their origin or the operating system used) and for check its proper working.

Matomo is the platform used for the management of the analytics cookie. Matomo do not provide transfer of personal data to extra European Union and manage only anonymous cookie (by deleting the last number of the user IP addresses). Therefore, we request your consent anyway because of Matomo installs persistent analytics cookies. 

• Profiling cookies

The Website uses the following profiling cookie:

• Preferences cookies

Preferences cookies (functionality) on the Website allow users to navigate as a function of certain pre-determined criteria. The functionality cookies allow, for example, identifying which is the first connection of the user, in order not to ask the user to connect again, as well as for user search. Preferences cookies can also remember some choices made by user at the first access (language selection, geographic area etc.).

The Website uses also third party preferences cookies:

• YouTube
• Vimeo
• Facebook
• Twitter

Cookies from YouTube and Vimeo allow the availability of videos from the aforementioned Websites; cookies from Facebook and Twitter allow interacting with the aforementioned Social Networks.

Cookie retention period is set out in the cookie settings panel, under the heading "Cookie Statement", which can be consulted at any time by clicking on the bottom left of your screen,

Analytics and profiling (preferences) cookie will be stored for 6 months after your declaration of consent. At the new first access to the Website, you will request to declare your consent again

Please note that you can manage your options about cookies by:

• the cookie banner in the Home Page at the first access;
• the cookie settings panel on the bottom left of your screen;
• the browser settings;
• the Website Youronlinechoices.

Below you can find the links that illustrate the procedures in order to setup the most commonly used browsers:

• Mozilla Firefox
• Microsoft Edge
• Chrome
• Opera
• Safari