Your access to and use of this website is subject to this Privacy Notice. We are committed to protecting your personal data and being transparent about what personal data information is collected, used, and disclosed.

We understand your concerns about privacy and assure you that we take privacy matters seriously. Therefore, we are providing this Privacy Notice to explain our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your personal data is collected, used, and disclosed. The personal data we collect will be used only as outlined in this Privacy Notice. If you have questions regarding this Privacy Notice, you may direct them to simone.mancin@unipd.it.

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​The Thermal Energy Innovation (TEI) Research Group processes the personal data of the data subjects in accordance with the principles of fairness, lawfulness, transparency and data minimization, for the protection of confidentiality and all the rights of the data subjects, in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), Personal Data Protection Code (Legislative Decree 196/2003 and subsequent amendments) and the subsequent implementing measures adopted by the European Authorities and the Italian Data Protection Authority ( www.garanteprivacy.it )

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Information on personal-data processing by the TEI website

Information pursuant to Articles 13 and 14 of EU Regulation 2016/679
Pursuant to Articles 13 and 14 of EU Regulation 2016/679 on data protection (GDPR), we inform you that the personal data you provided voluntarily to the University of Padova will be processed by adopting suitable measures to ensure their safety and confidentiality in full compliance with the GDPR.

1. Purposes and methods of data processing
1.1. Navigation data.
The information systems that run the TEI website (teiresearch.com) automatically acquire on a daily basis some of the personal data transmitted when web communication protocols are used. If these personal data are processed with data held by third parties, they could identify users and/or visitors. These personal data include the IP address and computer domain names used to connect to teiresearch.com. These data are normally collected for anonymous statistical surveys and are used to make it easier to navigate teiresearch.com.

1.2. Cookies.
The TEI Research Group website uses cookies, i.e. small text files that are sent from the website’s server to your browser and are automatically saved on your computer. They are used for statistical surveys for the sole purposes of improving the TEI Research Group’s services and we therefore recommend you configure your browser to accept them. The vast majority of browsers are configured to accept cookies; you can, however, change your browser settings to block them. See point 1.2.2 "How to disable cookies (opting-out)".

1.2.1. Cookies
Cookies can be disabled without having any effect on your website experience. The TEI Research Group uses Google Analytics, a service provided by Google Inc., (hereinafter called "Google") to generate statistics on how its website is used. Google Analytics uses cookies, but they do not store your personal data and are not third-party. Cookies contain information on your website use, including your IP address, and will be sent by your browser to Google, which is based at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States, where they will be stored on the company’s servers.
In accordance with the current terms of service, Google will use this information in its role as an independent data processor to track and examine website use, draw up reports on website-activity, and provide services related to your website-activity, device (e.g. mobile phone, pc, browser) and how you search for and arrive at the information you require. Google may also send this information to third parties to meet legal requirements or when said third parties process your information on behalf of Google. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data in its possession.
To consult Google’s privacy information for its Google Analytics service, please visit https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en. To read more about Google’s privacy policy, please visit http://www.google.com/intl/it/policies/privacy/. When you use the TEI Research Group’s website, you consent to having your personal data processed by Google in the above ways and for the above purposes.

1.2.2. How to disable cookies (opting-out)
If you do not want to consent to the use of cookies, you can disable them by changing your browser settings. Browsing the website as an unauthenticated user does not hinder any of the website’s functions. Below are links that explain how to disable cookies on the main browsers. If you use another browser, we suggest you look for the “disable cookies” in the “help” option. This option is normally available by pressing F1.

Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/it-IT/windows7/Block-enable-or-allow-cookies
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=it-IT&p=cpn_cookies
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/it/products/firefox/protect-your-privacy/cookies
Apple Safari: http://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/it/cookies/
Alternatively, you can choose to disable Google Analytics cookies only by installing Google’s opt-out add-on, which it provides for the main browsers.

1.3 Purposes and storage of data
Collected data are processed for statistical analysis for the sole purposes of improving services; therefore, they will be stored for the minimum time needed to perform a service.

1.4. Data processing
Your data will be processed manually, as well as by electronic and automated means, for the following purposes in accordance with the limits and conditions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016/679: collection, recording, organisation, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

2. Disclosure and dissemination of data
Your personal data will not be disseminated or disclosed to third parties unless provided for by the TEI Research Group's data processing information and/or by the law. In these cases, data will be disclosed and/or disseminated in accordance with the methods allowed.
Your data may be disclosed to processors or to persons tasked with processing as part of their job and in accordance with the instructions they receive, but solely for the purposes stated in this information.

3. Rights of the data subject
Regarding your personal data, you may exercise the rights provided for by the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 by sending an email to: simonemancin@unipd.it.

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Data We Collect and Hold

A significant proportion of the personal data we hold is that which you provide to us; for example, you may give us personal data by voluntarily inputting the information into our web form or by email communication.

Most records contain:

• Name

• Address

• Email

• Telephone Number

When you view pages on our website, we may automatically collect the following technical data, which include personal data:

• IP address

• Domain name from which you visit our site

• User-specific information on which pages are visited

• Aggregate information on pages visited

• Referring website

• Date and time of visit

• Duration of visit

• Browser type

• Screen resolution

This technical information is retained and deleted per our data retention policies.

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Active/Manual/Voluntary Collection

Other than automatically collected technical information about your visit (described above, or cookies, described below), we may ask you to provide personal data voluntarily, such as through forms or other manual input. This personal data is generally retained as long as you continue to maintain a relationship with us. Providing this personal data to us is wholly voluntary. However, not providing the requested personal data (or subsequently asking that the personal data be deleted) may affect our ability to serve you or your ability to use a particular service or feature on the website. Personal data we may request includes, but is not limited to:

• Your name, telephone number, email address, and/or postal address,

• Information volunteered by you, such as preferences, survey information, and/or site registrations

Information Usage

Generally, we use the personal data we collect through our website to:

• Provide the information, products, and services you request

• Provide you with an effective and pleasant web experience

• Contact you with information we believe will be of interest to you or to invite you to participate in surveys and provide feedback to us

• Invite you to events or to participate in volunteer opportunities

• Improve the content, functionality, and usability of our website

• Improve our services to you

• Improve our marketing and promotional efforts

• Internal record keeping, including the management of any feedback or complaints

• Administrative purposes 

• For any other purpose identified in an applicable privacy policy, click-through agreement, or other agreement between you and us.​

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Your Choices and Controls

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to exercise certain controls and choices regarding our collection, use, and disclosure of your personal data, including the right to access, correct, or delete the personal data we maintain about you. If you believe you have the right to exercise certain controls and choices, please submit a request to simone.mancin@unipd.it. Please note that we may need to verify your identity before considering a request and that we may deny certain requests, or only fulfill some in part, as permitted or required by law.

To opt out of marketing communications please email us at simone.mancin@unipd.it or follow the instructions included in the email or text correspondence. Please note that, even if you unsubscribe from certain correspondence, we may still need to contact you with important administrative information, as permitted by law. Additionally, if you withdraw your consent or object to processing, or if you choose not to provide certain personal data, we may be unable to provide some or all of our services to you.all of our services to you.

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Retention

We will retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Notice, unless otherwise required by applicable laws. Criteria we will use to determine how long we will retain your personal data include whether we need your personal data to provide you with our services you have requested; we continue to have a relationship with you; you have requested information or services from us; we have a legal right or obligation to continue to retain your personal data; we have an obligation to a third party that involves your personal data; our retention or recordkeeping policies and obligations dictate that we retain your personal data; we have an interest in providing you with information about our services; or we have another business purpose for retaining your personal data.

Security

Due to the rapidly evolving nature of information technologies, no transmission of data over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. While we are committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors, we cannot guarantee the security of any personal data that you transmit to our websites, and you do so at your own risk. However, once we receive your personal data, we will use reasonable safeguards consistent with prevailing industry standards and commensurate with the sensitivity of the personal data being stored to maintain the security of it on our systems.

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Rights for European Union Residents Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

This section provides additional information about TEI Research Group’s processing of personal data of people located in the European Union, European Economic Area, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Our legal basis for processing personal data depends on the personal data concerned and the context in which we process it. We process personal data from you where we need it to perform a contract with you, where the processing is in our legitimate interests (including the purposes described in this Privacy Notice), where the processing is necessary for us to meet our applicable legal obligations, or if we otherwise have your consent.

In the context of our processing activities that are subject to the GDPR, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data: (i) data access and portability; (ii) data correction (including the ability to update your personal data); (iii) data deletion (including the right to have TEI delete your personal data, unless an exception applies); and (iv) withdrawal of consent or objection to processing (including, in limited circumstances, the right to ask Purdue to stop processing your personal data, with some exceptions). You may also be able to file a complaint with the appropriate supervisory authority.

Personal data that we collect or receive may be transferred to and/or processed by third parties that are located outside of the European Union, European Economic Area, Switzerland, and United Kingdom, some of which applicable authorities may not be considered to have an adequate level of protection for personal data. TEI Research Group will only transfer personal data to third parties located outside of the European Union, European Economic Area, Switzerland, and United Kingdom when it has ensured appropriate safeguards for such personal data through use of the standard contractual clauses or other lawful and approved methods.

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Privacy Notice Changes

Please note that we may modify or update this Privacy Notice from time to time, so please review it periodically. We will provide you with notice if material changes are made. Unless otherwise indicated, any changes to this Privacy Notice will apply immediately upon posting to our website.

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Contact Information

If you have questions or concerns about this policy, please contact us.

If you feel as though this site’s privacy practices differ from the information stated, you may contact us at the listed address or phone number.

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