Information notice related to the personal data processing

In accordance with the provisions regulating the protection of personal data, namely with Article 19 of the Federal Act on Data Protection of 19 June 1992 (FADP) and with Article 13 of EU Regulation No. 2016/679, IBSA Foundation for scientific research, as the data controller (below the “Foundation” or the “Controller”), is required to inform you about the use of your personal information that you may provide to us (so-called “personal data”).

 

1. Purpose of the personal data processing

The processing of your personal data (name, surname, e-mail, phone number) is necessary to include you, at your request, in our mailing list.

 

2. Nature of the provision of the personal data

The provision of your personal data is optional but necessary for the performance of the activity described under above paragraph 1. Refusal to provide the data will make it impossible for the Foundation to perform the activityrequested by you.

The processing of your personal data for the purposes described under above paragaph 1. is made on the basis ofyour consent.

 

3. How the data are processed

The data are processed through information technology procedures or in any case using automated means or printed matter by persons, either internal or external, specifically responsible for this task and bound to confidentiality. The data are protected by the security measures envisaged by the legislation, designed to prevent unauthorised access, loss or destruction.

 

4. How long the data are kept

Your personal data will be stored for the time strictly necessary for the purposes described in the present notice, in any event up to the statutory and legal time limit in compliance with the rights and the resulting obligations and in accordance with the principles of data minimization and storage limitation. We update and maintain our databases to grant your personal data are constantly correct and exact. With regard to the purpose above described, your personal data will be retained for all the duration of the mailing list service until you withdraw your consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time through the functionality “Unsubscribe”.

 

5. Communication of the data

Your personal data will not be disclosed to unspecified recipients and/or transferred or communicated to third parties.

 

6. Rights of the data subject

In relation to the processing of your personal data, you have the right to be informed at any time about your data held by the Foundation and how they are used. You also have the right to have the data updated, corrected or erased, to request their portability or restriction of processing, in the cases provided for by law, and to object to the processing of the data unless the Foundation has a legitimate interest in the data. To exercise your rights and to obtain more detailed information about the persons or categories of persons to whom the data are communicated and/or transferred or who become aware of the data as controllers or processors, you can contact us:

• by e-mail, at: privacy@ibsafoundation.org
• by post, at: IBSA Foundation for scientific research, Strada di Gandria 4 6976 Castagnola-Lugano Switzerland.

Lastly and only to the extent that the provisions of GDPR apply, we advise you of your right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority if you feel your rights have been disregarded or, despite the legal requirement, you receive no response to your requests.

 

7. Data Controller

The Controller is IBSA Foundation for scientific research, with registered office at Strada di Gandria 4 6976 Castagnola-Lugano Switzerland.

 

Latest update: 5 October 2023