Legal basis of processing
The Owner may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following applies:

• Users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes; Note: under some legislations the Owner may be allowed to process Personal Data until the User objects to such processing (“opt-out”), without having to rely on consent or on any other of the following legal bases. This, however, does not apply whenever the processing of Personal Data is subject to European data protection law;
• processing is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations;
• processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Owner is subject;
• processing is related to a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Owner;
• processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner or by a third party.

In any case, the Owner will gladly help clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.

Further information about retention time
Unless otherwise specified in this document, Personal Data is processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose for which it was collected and may be retained for a longer period due to applicable legal obligations or based on the Users consent.

Therefore:

• Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Owner and the User shall be retained until such contract has been fully performed.
• Personal Data collected for purposes related to the Owner legitimate interests shall be retained for as long as needed to fulfil such interests. Users may find specific information regarding the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner within the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Owner.

When processing is based on the User consent, the Owner may retain Personal Data for a longer period until such consent is withdrawn. The Owner may also be required to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to do so by a legal obligation or by order of an authority.

Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the rights of access, erasure, rectification and data portability cannot be exercised after expiry of the retention period.

Users rights
Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Owner.

In particular, within the limits provided by law, Users have the right to:

• withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their Personal Data.
• object to processing of their Data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their Data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent.
• access their Data. Users have the right to learn if Data is being processed by the Owner, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the Data undergoing processing.
• verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their Data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.
• restrict the processing of their Data. Users have the right to restrict the processing of their Data. In this case, the Owner will not process their Data for any purpose other than storing it.
• have their Personal Data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right to obtain the erasure of their Data from the Owner.
• receive their Data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without hindrance.
• lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority or take legal action.

Users are also entitled to learn about the legal basis for Data transfers abroad, including to any international organization governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by the Owner to safeguard their Data.

Details about the right to object
Where Personal Data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in the Owner, or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner, Users may object to such processing by providing grounds related to their particular situation.

Users must know, however, that should their Personal Data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to that processing at any time, free of charge and without providing any justification. Where Users object to processing for direct marketing purposes, their Personal Data will no longer be processed for such purposes. To learn whether the Owner is processing Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the relevant sections of this document.

How to exercise these rights
Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Owner through the contact details provided in this document. Such requests can be exercised free of charge and will be answered by the Owner as early as possible and always within one month, providing Users with the information required by law. Any rectification, erasure or restriction of processing will be communicated by the Owner to each recipient, if any, to whom the Personal Data has been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. At the Users request, the Owner will inform them about those recipients.