Privacy policy

Pursuant to Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR)

This information notice is provided by LINGUISTICA S.R.L. for students, prospective students, and users interacting with the company’s web services, enrollment procedures, course attendance, and promotional activities.

1. DATA CONTROLLER AND CONTACT INFORMATION

  • Data Controller: LINGUISTICA S.R.L., Piazza Bologna, 1 – 00162 Rome (Italy).
  • Contacts: Email: [email protected] | Tel: +39 06 44231400.
  • Data Control Manager: Dr. Fabrizio Fucile (Email: [email protected]).

2. CATEGORIES OF DATA PROCESSED

The Data Controller processes the following types of data:

  • Identification and Contact Data: Name, surname, address, email address, telephone number.
  • Educational Data: Enrollment applications, language level, attendance records, evaluations, and certificates.
  • Browsing Data (Web): IP addresses, domain names, request timestamps, operating system parameters (collected via the websites clidante.it, .de, .fr).
  • Multimedia Data: Images and audio-video recordings (only with prior consent).
  • Optional Data: Profession and how the user learned about the school.

3. PURPOSES AND LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING

Data processing is carried out for the following purposes:

  1. Contractual/Pre-contractual Execution: Management of enrollments, classroom organization, issuance of certificates, and web services requested by the user.
  2. Legal Obligations: Compliance with tax, administrative, and regulatory requirements.
  3. Legitimate Interest: Defense of rights in legal proceedings and security of IT systems.
  4. Consent (Optional): Sending newsletters, promotional communications, satisfaction surveys, and the use of images/videos for institutional purposes.

4. COOKIES AND THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

The website uses cookies to improve the user experience: COOKIES POLICY

5. PROCESSING METHODS AND DATA RETENTION

  • Methods: Data is processed using both paper-based and electronic tools, adopting appropriate technical and organizational security measures.
  • Retention Period:
    • Contractual Data: For the entire duration of the relationship and subsequently for 10 years (to comply with legal/tax obligations).
    • Attendance Certificates: Retained for 10 years.
    • Browsing Data: Deleted immediately after statistical processing, unless required for the investigation of crimes.
    • Marketing Data: Until consent is withdrawn.

6. DATA DISCLOSURE

Data may be communicated to:

  • Authorized personnel, collaborators, and consultants.
  • Universities for Foreigners (e.g., University for Foreigners of Siena) for language proficiency testing.
  • Public authorities in compliance with legal obligations. Data will not be subject to indiscriminate dissemination.

7. RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECT

In accordance with Articles 15-22 of the GDPR, the data subject may exercise the following rights at any time:

  • Right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority (Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali).
  • Right of access, rectification, and erasure (right to be forgotten).
  • Right to restriction of processing and data portability.
  • Right to object to processing.