Identity and contact details of the data controller

The Data Controller of your personal data is the Human Technopole Foundation, based in Viale Rita Levi-Montalcini 1, 20157, Milan (MI), Italy.

Contact details of the Data Protection Officer (‘DPO’)

HT’s Data Protection Officer can be contacted at the following e-mail address: dpo@fht.org.

Categories of personal data processed

Navigation data

The computer systems and software procedures used to operate the Website acquire certain personal data, the transmission of which is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols [by way of simplification only, IP address or domain names of the devices through which users connect to the Website, URI (Uniform Resources Identifier) notation addresses of the resources requested, system logs, id or unique device identifier, type of device].

This information is not collected in order to be associated with identified interested parties. In fact, HT does not collect any kind of personal data, but only information relating to the device and the country from which the users connect, together with the pages visited, in order to obtain anonymous statistical information on the use of the Website and to check its correct functioning, without, however, tracing such information back to a specific user.

Information provided voluntarily by the User

Through the Site it is possible to send requests and communications using the addresses and contact forms indicated therein. The provision of such data is compulsory, and is necessary in order to reply to the requests sent as well as to contact the sender again to obtain clarifications on what has been reported. In particular, personal data are provided by users for the purpose of using the services provided by the Controller.

In particular, users are identified when sending requests for information/assistance and communications through the addresses and contact forms indicated on the Site. In this case, the Data Controller shall process the sender’s contact data, necessary to reply, as well as all personal data included in the communications.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files that websites visited by the user send to the user’s terminal, where they are stored and then retransmitted to the same sites the next time the same user visits.

Typically, cookies can be installed:

• directly by the owner and/or manager of the website (so-called first-party cookies);
• by managers unrelated to the website visited by the user (so-called third-party cookies) and this by virtue of the presence on the site consulted of elements that can be traced back to different sites or web servers (e.g. images, specific links to pages on other domains, etc.).

Information collected through first-party cookies is stored by the operator of the site that the user visited, while information collected through third-party cookies is stored by the third parties themselves.

Types of cookies

Cookies are used for different purposes (e.g. performing computer authentication, session tracking, etc.) and, depending on the purpose pursued by a holder, can be distinguished into different categories:

Technical cookies

Technical cookies are those that allow the normal navigation of a site as well as its correct functioning. Since they enable activities that are essential for optimal use of the Site, their function is to make it easier for users to consult the Site. They are not used for any other purpose and are normally installed directly by the website owner or operator. They can be divided into:

1. browsing or session cookies: they ensure normal navigation and use of the website (allowing, for example, to make a purchase or authenticate to access restricted areas);
2. analytics cookies: these are used to collect information on the use of the sites and can be assimilated to technical cookies where they are used directly by the site operator to collect information, in aggregate form, on the number of users and how they visit the site;
3. functionality cookies: they allow the user to navigate according to a set of selected criteria (e.g. language) in order to improve the service rendered to the user.

The use of such cookies (first or third-party) is indispensable for the proper functioning of a website and the services linked to the sites themselves (e.g. login or access to reserved functions on the sites).

Users’ prior consent is not required for the installation of such cookies.

Profiling cookies

Profiling cookies are aimed at creating profiles of the user visiting a site and are used in order to send advertising messages in line with the preferences expressed by the user when browsing the web.

The prior consent of the person concerned is required for the use of profiling cookies.

For details on the list of cookies, retention times, how to disable them and their respective owners, the user is invited to read the cookie policy accessible at this link.

Purpose and legal basis of processing

Personal data are processed by the data controller for the following purposes:

• responding to user requests for information and assistance. The processing is functional to fulfil a user request and is based on the execution of a contract or pre-contractual measures;
• ensure the proper functioning of the web pages and their content. In this case, data processing is based on the legitimate interest of the Data Controller.

Modalities of data processing

Data will be processed using methods and procedures strictly necessary for the pursuit of the purposes for which they were collected, manually and/or with the aid of electronic instruments. In order to avoid the risk of data loss, illicit use or incorrect use, unauthorised access or alteration, appropriate technological and managerial security measures have been adopted.

Personal data will be processed by the Data Controller, by personnel authorised to process them or by persons specifically appointed as Data Processors. At any time, the data subject may ask the Data Controller for the full list of the appointed Data Processors involved in the processing of data for the purposes set out in this statement.

Retention of personal data

The Data Controller adopts the following policies regarding the retention of user data:

• The data voluntarily provided by the user through requests/communications to the addresses on the Site will only be kept for the time necessary to respond to the requests/communications received;

Categories of recipients of personal data

For the purposes of this information notice, your personal data may be processed by the persons appointed by the Website administrator for purposes strictly related to those indicated above.

The communication of personal data will be carried out in accordance with legal obligations.

Rights of data subjects

You may exercise your rights under Article 15 et seq. of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 at any time by sending a communication to the following address: gdpr@fht.org.

Complaint to the Control Authority

We would like to remind you that you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Supervisory Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) pursuant to Article 77 of the GDPR, if you consider that the processing of your data violates the provisions of the GDPR.

Changes to the policy

This information is valid from May 5 2026 and is subject to updates. For this reason, the user is invited to check its content periodically.