Newsletter and contact requests privacy policy

Last update: 31 March 2023

In compliance with the provisions of Articles 13 and 14 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the Protection of Personal Data, the following text indicates the methods we adopt in respect of the privacy of the Users of the site, describing how we collect, use and protect the personal information, their rights and how they can contact us.

AVSI FOUNDATION with registered office in Via Padre Vicinio da Sarsina 216 – 47521, Cesena (FC) - tax ID  no. 81017180407 (from now on "AVSI” or “Data Controller"), in person of its temporary legal representative, as DATA CONTROLLER

Headquarter: Via Donatello 5/b - 20131, Milano: Tel 02-6749881 E-mail: dpo@avsi.org

The personal data collected, through the website newsletter subscription or through paper forms, mainly concern personal data and contact information (name, surname, telephone, e-mail address).

Through the website, some navigation data may also be collected during normal operation, since the transmission of these data is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols. For further information, please refer to the dedicated Cookie Policy.

The data we collect through the website or through Donation and Support forms will be processed for the following purposes, according to the specific request made by the subject:

The provision of the requested data, through the contact request form, is necessary to satisfy the requests and wishes of the interested party, otherwise AVSI will not be able to contact you again.

The processing of personal data resulting from specific requests by the data subject is based on the principle expressed by Article 6 b, of the Regulation GDPR, according to which the processing of personal data is lawful if necessary for the execution of the requested service.

The provision of data for the receipt of newsletters and information communications is optional, the refusal does not entail any consequences, except for the impossibility of receiving promotional material concerning the activities and projects. The processing of data for this purpose is based on the express, free and specific consent of the subject (Article 6 a,  of the Regulation GDPR).

Consent can be expressed by means of a specific flag in the forms for requesting contact and subscription to the newsletter or by signing the specific declaration in the paper forms.

In any case, the right to revoke the express consent is always guaranteed, through the unsubscribe procedure present in the communications received and / or by sending a specific request to the following dedicated e-mail Fondazione.Avsi@avsi.org Furthermore, always on the basis of an express consent, manifested in the same manner described above, the personal contact data of the interested party (name, surname and e-mail) may be used to carry out statistical and market analyzes, also by sending them to AVSI commercial partners (Article 6 letter a, of the Regulation GDPR).

The processing of personal data means their collection, registration, organization, storage, processing, modification, selection, extraction, comparison, use, interconnection, blocking, communication, dissemination, cancellation and destruction, or the combination of two or more of these operations, including through automated tools designed to store, manage and transmit the data, using tools suitable for guaranteeing security and confidentiality.

With regard to security, we inform you that the database is accessible only by the staff appointed by the Data Controller, as well as the related operations described above: we inform also that the processing of your data will take place using methods and tools suitable for guaranteeing confidentiality and may be carried out through electronic or automated means and through non-automated means (paper archives), both provided with adequate security measures, as required by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the Protection of Personal Data, to prevent the loss of data, illicit or inappropriate use and unauthorized access.

Without prejudice to any communications to comply with legal obligations, AVSI will communicate the personal data provided by Users with attention only to third parties selected to support the requested service such as:

If necessary, AVSI will have the right to transfer data to non-EU countries. In this case, the Data Controller ensures from now on that the transfer of data outside the EU will take place in accordance with the applicable legal provisions, by stipulating, if necessary, agreements that guarantee an adequate level of protection and/or adopting the standard contractual clauses provided by the European Commission and/or binding corporate rules.

The personal data provided through the website will be kept for the time necessary to complete the request, or in relation to the performance of the services deducted between the parties.

With regard to the sending of newsletters and promotional material relating to AVSI's activities and projects, please note that the data provided will be kept for a maximum of 48 months from the last action that proves an interest of the subject towards AVSI (donation or acknowledgment of information communications and newsletters) without prejudice to the right of the interested party to withdraw consent at any time.

With regard to the specific statistical analysis and market research, please note that the data provided will be kept for a maximum of 48 months from the last action that proves an interest of the subject towards AVSI (donation or acknowledgment of information communications and newsletters) without prejudice to the right of the interested party to withdraw consent at any time.

Pursuant to EU Regulation 679/2016, the interested party have: the right to ask the Data Controller for access to personal data (Article 15), the rectification (Article 16), the cancellation of the same or the oblivion (Article 17), the limitation of the processing of their personal data (Article 18), the right to data portability (Article 20) or to oppose their processing (Article 21), in addition to the right to not be subjected to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects that significantly affect the interested party (Article 22).

If the processing of personal data is based on your express consent, pursuant to art. 7 paragraph 3 of the Regulations, you are entitled to withdraw from the newsletter subscription at any time or revoke the consent provided for sending communications and updates for marketing and commercial purposes.

You are also recognized the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in charge (Article 77 of the Regulation) if you believe that the processing carried out by the Data Controller is not compliant. Requests can be made to the Data Controller by writing a letter to the headquarters in Via Donatello, 5/b - 20131 Milan or by writing an email to dpo@avsi.org .

We invite users to consider that the avsi.org site sometimes contains links to other sites that are not covered by this privacy statement. Visitors to our site may be directed to third party sites to obtain more information, such as, for example, events, content promotions, services from suppliers. AVSI makes no warranties as to how user data is stored or used by third party servers. We recommend that you review the privacy policy of each third party site reached through avsi.org in order to understand their use of your personal data.

Pursuant to artt. 3 e 27 of the EU Reg. No. 2016/679, informs you that the Data Controller has nominated as DATA PROTECTION OFFICER (DPO) the company named CONSULENTI PRIVACY SRL, with registered office in Via Valentini n. 11, 47922 Rimini (RN) C.F. and VAT N. IVA 04391970409, Tel. 0541 1798723, E-mail info@iconsulentiprivacy.it, Legal Email consulentiprivacy@postaleg.it -  DPO address for  FONDAZIONE AVSI ONLUS – ONG: dpo@avsi.org

AVSI reserves the right to modify this information as necessary. Please check this page periodically in case you want to keep track of the changes.