Privacy Policy

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Pursuant to applicable data protection regulations, we inform you that your personal data collected within this form are processed by Fellows of Politecnico di Milano.US, Inc., as Data Controller (also “Charity”), for the following purposes:

  1. SENDING INFORMATION, also by electronic means, related to the Charity itself and the activity done (or that will be done) by the Charity; the legal basis of the processing is to take steps at your request;
  2. NEWSLETTER, e., to contact you, including with automated tools (e.g., telephone, text message, email, WhatsApp Messenger) and traditional mail, to inform you about the charitable and fundraising initiatives promoted by the Charity through targeted and personalized communications in line with your interests, through the analysis of the effectiveness of the charitable initiatives (including through questionnaires/surveys, tags within electronic communications or social networks). This activity may be carried out by sending communications of an informative and promotional nature related to projects, activities, and fundraising initiatives, participation in events, and surveys reserved to donors and other individuals who have previously expressed an interest in Charity’s fundraising activities. The legal basis of the processing for the purpose of NEWSLETTER is the consent. This purpose is akin to the purpose defined “Fidelization” identified by Italian Data Protection Authorities when answering to charity sector with reference to processing donors’ personal data (doc. web n. 9058954 www.gpdp.it).

Should you decide to provide us with your personal data, we inform you that they will be processed by personnel authorized by the Data Controller and will be stored:

  • for Purpose 1): Personal Data for the purpose of SENDING INFORMATION will be stored for the time strictly necessary to ensure the proper processing of the request and, in any case, for a period not exceeding 10 years.
  • for Purpose 2): the Personal Data for the purpose of NEWSLETTER will be stored for ten years after the donation has been executed, to contact you again during the following ten years to promote other charitable and fundraising initiatives. In any case, your personal data may also be deleted if you revoke your consent to the processing.

Under no circumstances your personal data will be divulged. Still, they may be transmitted to third parties which carry out, on behalf of the Data Controller, specific activities to guarantee the correct pursuit of the aforementioned purposes. The Data Controller avails itself of the collaboration of Fondazione Politecnico di Milano, duly appointed as Data Processor pursuant to Article 28 of the GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), located in Europe. The transfer of your data will occur in accordance with the GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679). Fondazione Politecnico di Milano has appointed Politecnico di Milano as its Data Processor.

Politecnico di Milano and Fondazione Politecnico di Milano value social responsibility initiatives and promote continuous education.

In this regard, Fondazione Politecnico di Milano, based in Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci n. 32, Milan – Italy, and Politecnico di Milano, based in Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, 20133 Milan – Italy, pursuant to Article 14 of the GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), as autonomous Data Controllers for the following purposes, inform you that, based on your explicit consent, your personal data may be processed to send you communications of an informative and promotional nature related to projects, activities, participation in events and fundraising initiatives promoted by Politecnico di Milano, and  Fondazione Politecnico di Milano. The legal basis for the processing is consent. Fondazione Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Milano will provide you with the full privacy policy at the first opportunity (first contact).

Finally, we would like to remind you that you have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning them is being processed, the origin, purposes, and methods of processing, updating, rectification, integration as well as the erasure of data processed in violation of the law. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe the rights indicated herein have not been recognized. To exercise your rights, you can contact the Data Controller by writing to Fellows of Politecnico di Milano.US, Inc., with a registered office at 11 E 44th st, Suite 800, New York, NY 10017, email: info@fpmus.org