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Privacy Policy
Welcome to the privacy policy of asacert.com/. This policy will help you understand what data we collect, why we collect it, and what your rights are in relation to it.
Type of Data we collect
Among the types of Personal Data that this Application collects, by itself or through third parties, there are:
Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to the Data collection.
Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using this Application.
Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by this Application is mandatory and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for this Application to provide its services. In cases where this Application specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate this Data without consequences to the availability or the functioning of the Service.
Users who are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory are welcome to contact the Owner.
Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools — by this Application or by the owners of third-party services used by this Application serves the purpose of providing the Service required by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document and in the Cookie Policy.
Users are responsible for any third-party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through this Application.
Mode and place of processing the Data
Methods of processing
The Owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorised access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorised destruction of the Data.
The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organisational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Owner, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of this Application (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Owner at any time.
Place
The Data is processed at the Owner’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.
Depending on the User’s location, data transfers may involve transferring the User’s Data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing of such transferred Data, Users can check the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data.
Retention time
Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for.
The Purposes of Processing
The Data concerning the User is collected to allow the Owner to provide its Service, comply with its legal obligations, respond to enforcement requests, protect its rights and interests (or those of its Users or third parties), detect any malicious or fraudulent activity, as well as the following:
Analytics
Displaying content from external platforms
Contacting the User
Managing contacts and sending messages
Traffic optimisation and distribution
Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data
Analytics
The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyse web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behaviour.
Google Analytics 4
In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult their partner policy and their Business Data page.
Personal Data processed:
- number of Users
- session statistics
- Trackers
- Usage Data
Service provided by:
- Google LLC (United States) – Privacy Policy – Opt out
YouTube Analytics and Reporting API
YouTube Analytics and Reporting API is a video content analytics service provided by Google LLC.
Through this Service, this Application may collect Data directly or indirectly on or from Users’ devices, including by making use of trackers. Users may restrict such access to their Data via the security settings page provided by Google. Users may ask the Owner for further information about these privacy settings at any time through the contact details provided in this document.
Data collected through the Service may also be used to help third parties deliver interest-based advertising. Users can opt out of third-party interest-based advertising through their device settings or by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
Personal Data processed:
- Data communicated in order to use the Service
- Device information
- Trackers
- Usage Data
Service provided by:
- Google LLC (United States) – Privacy Policy – Opt out
Contacting the User
Contact Form
Personal Data Processed:
- Email Address
- Usage Data
Displaying Content from External Platforms
This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of this Application and interact with them. Such services are often referred to as widgets, which are small elements placed on a website or app. They provide specific information or perform a particular function and often allow for user interaction.
This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
Google Fonts
Personal Data processed:
- Trackers
- Usage Data
Service Provided by:
- Google LLC (United States) – Privacy Policy
YouTube IFrame Player
YouTube IFrame Player is a video content visualisation service provided by Google LLC that allows this Application to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Through this Service, this Application may collect Data directly or indirectly on or from Users’ devices, including by making use of trackers. Users may restrict such access to their Data via the security settings page provided by Google. Users may ask the Owner for further information about these privacy settings at any time through the contact details provided in this document.
Data collected through the Service may also be used to help third parties deliver interest-based advertising. Users can opt out of third-party interest-based advertising through their device settings or by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
Personal Data processed:
- Device information
- Trackers
- Usage Data
Service Provided by:
- Google LLC (United States) – Privacy Policy – Opt out
YouTube Video Widget
YouTube is a video content visualisation service provided by Google LLC that allows this Application to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed:
- Trackers
- Usage Data
Service provided by:
- Google LLC (United States) – Privacy Policy
YouTube Video Widget (Privacy Enhanced Mode)
YouTube is a video content visualisation service provided by Google LLC that allows this Application to incorporate content of this kind on its pages. This widget is set up in a way that ensures that YouTube won't store information and cookies about Users on this Application unless they play the video.
Personal Data processed:
- Trackers
- Universally unique identifier (UUID)
- Usage Data
Service provided by:
- Google LLC (United States) – Privacy Policy
YouTube Data API
YouTube Data API is a video content visualisation service provided by Google LLC that allows this Application to incorporate functions normally executed on YouTube so that Users can watch, find, and manage YouTube content directly on this Application.
Through this Service, this Application may collect Data directly or indirectly on or from Users’ devices, including by making use of Trackers. Users may restrict such access to their Data via the security settings page provided by Google. Users may ask the Owner for further information about these privacy settings at any time through the contact details provided in this document.
Data collected through the Service may also be used to help third parties deliver interest-based advertising. Users can opt out of third-party interest-based advertising through their device settings or by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
Personal Data processed:
- Data communicated in order to use the Service
- Device information
- Trackers
- Usage Data
Service provided by:
- Google LLC (United States) – Privacy Policy – Opt out
Managing contacts and sending messages
This type of service makes it possible to manage a database of email contacts, phone contacts or any other contact information to communicate with the User.
These services may also collect data concerning the date and time when the message was viewed by the User, as well as when the User interacted with it, such as by clicking on links included in the message.
Mailgun
Mailgun is an email address management and message sending service provided by Mailgun Technologies, Inc.
Personal Data processed:
- Email Address
- Trackers
- Usage Data
Service provided by:
- Mailgun Technologies, Inc. (United States) – Privacy Policy.
Traffic Optimisation and Distribution
This type of service allows this Application to distribute their content using servers located across different countries and to optimise their performance.
Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and the way these services are implemented. Their function is to filter communications between this Application and the User’s browser.
Considering the widespread distribution of this system, it is difficult to determine the locations to which the contents that may contain Personal Information of the User are transferred.
Bunny CDN
Bunny CDN is a traffic optimisation and distribution service provided by BunnyWay d.o.o.
Personal Data processed:
- Usage Data
Service provided by:
- BunnyWay d.o.o. (Slovenia) – Privacy Policy
Information on opting out of interest-based advertising
In addition to any opt-out feature provided by any of the services listed in this document, Users may learn more on how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the dedicated section of the Cookie Policy.
Cookie Policy
Further Information for Users in the European Union
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.
- provision of Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;
- processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Owner is subject;
- processing is related to a task that is 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 to 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
Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for.
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 the purposes of the Owner’s legitimate interests shall be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes. 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.
The Owner may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever the User has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, the Owner may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to fulfil a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.
Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right of access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after expiration of the retention period.
The rights of Users based on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Owner.
In particular, Users have the right to do the following, to the extent permitted by law:
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 any hindrance.
Lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority.
Users are also entitled to learn about the legal basis of Data transfers to a country outside the European Union or to any international organisation 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.
If any such transfer takes place, Users can find out more by checking the relevant sections of this document or enquire with the Owner using the information provided in the contact section.
Details about the right to object to processing
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 a ground related to their particular situation to justify the objection.
Users must know that, however, 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 the User objects to processing for direct marketing purposes, the 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 are 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 or erasure of Personal Data 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.
Additional information about Data collection and processing
Legal action
The User’s Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this Application or the related Services.
The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.
Additional information about User’s Personal Data
In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Application may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.
System logs and maintenance
For operation and maintenance purposes, this Application and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with this Application (System logs) or use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.
Information not contained in this policy
More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Owner at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.
Changes to this privacy policy
The Owner reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying its Users on this page and possibly within this Application and/or – as far as technically and legally feasible – sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Owner. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom.
Should the changes affect processing activities performed on the basis of the User’s consent, the Owner shall collect new consent from the User, where required.
Definitions and legal references
Personal Data (or Data)
Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.
Usage Data
Information collected automatically through this Application (or third-party services employed in this Application), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilised by the Users who use this Application, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilised to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server’s answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilised by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Application) and the details about the path followed within the Application with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User’s IT environment.
User
The individual using this Application who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.
Data Subject
The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.
Data Processor (or Processor)
The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.
Data Controller (or Owner)
The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of this Application. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of this Application.
This Application
The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.
Service
The service provided by this Application as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/application.
European Union (or EU)
Unless otherwise specified, all references made within this document to the European Union include all current member states to the European Union and the European Economic Area.
Cookie
Cookies are Trackers consisting of small sets of data stored in the User’s browser.
Tracker
Tracker indicates any technology – e.g Cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e-tags and fingerprinting – that enables the tracking of Users, for example by accessing or storing information on the User’s device.
Legal information
This policy relates solely to this Application, if not stated otherwise within this document.
RICEC International OOD
Information pursuant to art. 13 of Regulation (EU) no. 679/2016 (GDPR)
RICEC International OOD, both at its headquarters in Sofia (BG) and at its branch in Lugano (CH), in accordance with its current Code of Conduct, protects the confidentiality of personal data and guarantees the necessary protection from any event that could put them at risk of violation. In particular, in compliance with Art. 13 below, customers and interested third parties are provided with all the information required by EU Regulation 679/2016 (GDPR) relating to the processing of their personal data.
Art. I
The data processing contacts of RICEC International OOD and what data we process
RICEC International OOD, represented by its legal representative, with registered office at 1517 Sofia, Vitinya, 5, acts as Data Controller and can be contacted at privacy@ricec.org and collects and/or receives information concerning the Data Subject, such as:
| Data category | Data type (example) |
| Personal data | Mandatory data: Name, surname, address, nationality, province, municipality of birth and residence, landline and/or mobile telephone number, billing information, and email address; |
| Data relating to the activities carried out | List of professional activities performed and/or copies of documents resulting from professional activities carried out both independently and in teams with other colleagues; |
| Data relating to third party customers c/o customer | Reference to customers to whom the activities were carried out and their contact details for any confidential contact for references; |
| Bank details | RICEC OOD does not receive and/or store banking data (credit/debit cards) as such data is managed directly by the banking platform/card operators. |
RICEC International OOD does not require the Data Subject to provide so-called “special data,” that is, as provided for by the GDPR (Article 9), personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, as well as genetic data, biometric data intended to uniquely identify a natural person, data concerning health or data concerning a natural person’s sex life or sexual orientation. The Data Controller has appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO), who can be contacted for any information or requests at dpo@ricec.org . The Data Controller collects, receives, and protects the information relating to the aforementioned data.
Art. II
For what purposes do we need the data of the interested party?
The data is required by the Data Controller to process the interested party’s certification/qualification request, provide assistance, and fulfill the obligations under current accreditation and laws and regulations to which the Data Controller is subject based on the business it carries out. Under no circumstances will RICEC International OOD transfer or resell the interested party’s personal data to third parties, nor will it use it for undeclared purposes. Specifically, the data of the interested party that is required and will be processed are:
a. request for information material, certification application, certification contract
The interested party’s email address is required to send the information material, which can also be downloaded directly from the website www.ricec.org . Acceptance of the rules set out in the information material is followed by the certification application, which is also the contract that must contain the interested party’s complete personal data, billing information, and acceptance of the rules and authorizations required by the individual technical certification scheme.
b. sending the data required for the individual certification/qualification scheme
After accepting the rules set forth in the specific certification/qualification scheme and signing the certification/qualification application, the interested party must submit all data to assess their possession of the professional/organizational requirements set forth in the specific certification/qualification scheme, such as: level of education, level of experience, including details of activities performed in relation to the requested certification and contact information for any verifications, level of qualification in relation to the qualifications held by the interested party, level of training, including certificates relating to the relevant training courses attended by the interested party, level of skill, or a copy of the relevant activities performed by the interested party, as well as other documentation required by the specific certification scheme to which the request relates, and for the qualification of the courses, the course documentation developed by the interested party.
c. documents and results of tests carried out by the interested party
To access the certification of their professional skills as per the certification application, the interested party must take written and/or oral exams as required by the specific technical certification scheme. The exam papers are developed by RICEC and completed by the interested party during the exam sessions. The completed papers and the related results are processed and protected and can be viewed directly only by the interested party.
d. periodic data for the maintenance and renewal of the Certification/Qualification
the interested party periodically sends data relating to new qualifications obtained, activities carried out, relevant training and other related documents and declarations;
e. promotional and reporting activities for new Certification/Qualification schemes of interest
The Data Subject’s personal data may also be processed for commercial promotion purposes, for market research and surveys, specifically regarding the Certification/Qualification Services offered. The Data Controller offers these services only if the Data Subject has authorized the processing and does not object. This processing may occur, including automatically, in the following ways: email;
f. external dissemination activities
some personal data of the interested party, if he has authorised the processing, may be made available in the freely accessible database on the website www.ricec.org and in the database of the Accreditation Body, www.accredia.it ;
g. withdrawal of consent by the interested party
The interested party may revoke his or her consent to the use of his or her data for external dissemination at any time by notifying the data controller at www.privacy@ricec.org . However, if he or she revokes his or her consent to the processing of his or her data by RICEC International OOD, this will effectively block the processes relating to the Certification, its maintenance or renewal, and therefore the Certification cannot be issued, maintained, or renewed, and if already issued, it will be revoked.
h. cyber security
The Data Controller, in accordance with Recital 49 of the GDPR, processes, including through its qualified suppliers, the Data Subject’s personal data relating to the Certification process to the extent strictly necessary and proportionate to ensure network and information security, i.e., the ability of a network or information system to resist, at a given level of security, unforeseen events or unlawful or malicious acts that compromise the availability, authenticity, integrity, and confidentiality of stored or transmitted personal data. The Data Controller will promptly inform Data Subjects if there is a particular risk of a breach of their data, without prejudice to the obligations arising from the provisions of Article 33 of the GDPR regarding notifications of personal data breaches.
i. profiling
The personal data of the interested party may be disclosed externally only if the interested party has provided explicit and informed consent, which can be revoked at any time (see point f);
j. the protection of minors
The Certification/Qualification services offered by the Owner are reserved for entities legally capable, on the basis of the relevant national legislation, of entering into contractual obligations.
Art. III
Communication to third parties and categories of recipients
The communication of the interested party’s personal data occurs primarily to third parties and/or recipients whose activity is necessary for the performance of the activities inherent to the established relationship and to meet certain obligations required by accreditation and law.
| Recipient category | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Qualified third party suppliers | Staff responsible for verifying possession of the prerequisites for Certification/Qualification; Staff responsible for administering/correcting both written and oral exams. |
| Public bodies, Judicial authorities, Supervisory and control authorities, Accreditation bodies | Fulfillment of legal and/or regulatory obligations. |
The Data Controller requires its third-party suppliers to comply with security measures equal to those adopted with respect to the Data Subject, restricting the scope of the Data Processor’s action to processing related to the requested service.
Art. IV
How and where we process the data subject’s data
The Data Controller implements appropriate security measures to preserve the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the Data Subject’s personal data and requires qualified third-party providers to implement similar security measures. The Data Subject’s personal data is stored in paper, computer, and electronic archives located at RICEC International OOD’s operational headquarters.
Data retention periods for the interested party
Unless the interested party explicitly requests deletion, the data subject’s personal data will be processed until the issued Certification is valid. Regardless of the interested party’s decision to delete it, the personal data will in any case be retained for the purposes of checks by the Accreditation Body/Judicial Authority/Supervisory Authority according to the established terms. Furthermore, the personal data will in any case be retained to fulfill obligations (e.g., tax and accounting) that remain even after the termination of the contract. For these purposes, the Data Controller will retain only the data necessary to fulfill them. This does not affect the cases in which rights deriving from RICEC International OOD regulations/Accreditation Body regulations need to be asserted in court, in which case the data subject’s personal data, exclusively that required for such purposes, will be processed for the time strictly necessary to achieve those purposes.
Rights of the interested party
The data subject has the right to obtain from the data controller the following:
- confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed, and, where that is the case, access to the personal data and the following information:
- the purposes of the processing;
- the categories of personal data concerned;
- the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations;
- where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;
- the existence of the right of the data subject to request from the data controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of personal data or to object to such processing;
- the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
- where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to their source;
- the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.
- the adequate guarantees provided by the third country (outside the EU) or an international organization to protect any data transferred.
- the right to obtain a copy of the personal data undergoing processing, provided that this right does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others; for any further copies requested by the data subject, the data controller may charge a reasonable fee based on administrative costs.
- the right to obtain from the data controller the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him without undue delay.
- the right to obtain from the data controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, if the grounds set forth in Article 17 of the GDPR apply, including, for example, when the data is no longer necessary for the purposes of the processing or if the processing is deemed unlawful, and provided that the legal requirements are met; and in any case, if the processing is not justified by another equally legitimate ground;
- the right to obtain from the data controller restriction of processing, in the cases provided for by Art. 18 of the GDPR, for example, where you have contested the accuracy of the personal data, for a period enabling the Data Controller to verify its accuracy. The data subject must also be informed, within an appropriate timeframe, when the suspension period has expired or the reason for the restriction of processing has ceased to exist, and therefore the restriction has been lifted;
- the right to obtain communication from the data controller of the recipients to whom the requests for any rectification or erasure or limitation of the processing carried out have been transmitted, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.
- the right to receive the personal data concerning him or her in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, in the cases provided for by Art. 20 of the GDPR, and the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible.
- For any further information and in any case to send your request, you must contact the Data Controller at privacy@ricec.org .
File a complaint
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial action, the Data Subject may lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority (Italian Data Protection Authority), or with the authority performing its duties and exercising its powers in the Member State where the GDPR violation occurred. Any updates to this Policy will be communicated promptly and using appropriate means. If the Data Controller processes the Data Subject’s data for purposes other than those set out in this Policy, the Data Subject will be notified before proceeding and, where necessary, after the Data Subject has given his or her consent.
