Website Policy

Website Policy

"www.elettra.eu"

 

Dear Visitor,

following the consultation of this website, personal data relating to identified or identifiable natural persons may be processed.

With reference to such processing of personal data, and pursuant to Art. 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council "on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)", hereinafter (GDPR), the following information is provided. This information applies to the various sections of the Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A. web portal, specifically for the domains "elettra.eu" and "elettra.trieste.it", and does not extend to any other external websites consulted by the user via links present on this site.

By continuing to browse, this general information on processing is considered as acknowledged, as well as any specific information related to processing for different and specific purposes, and the user explicitly provides their consent to the processing. It is emphasized that consent is valid only if it comes from an adult or a minor who has reached the age of 14 (Art. 8, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the GDPR).
 
This information is provided for the various sections of the Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A. web portal regarding the domains "elettra.eu" and "elettra.trieste.it" and not for other websites that may be consulted by the user through links.

Data Controller

Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.
 Registered office: Strada Statale 14 km 163.5 in Area Science Park - 34149 Basovizza – Trieste,
in the person of the President and CEO, Prof. Alfonso Franciosi
Contacts: Tel. +39 040 37581 - Fax. +39 040 9380902
 

Data Protection Officer

 The Data Protection Officer (DPO) designated by Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A. can be reached through the following contact channels:
Email: dpo@elettra.eu
Mail: Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A. Strada Statale 14 km 163.5 in Area Science Park - 34149 Basovizza – Trieste, Data Protection Officer.

 

Place of data processing

 

Processing related to the web services of this site takes place at the aforementioned headquarters of Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A. and may be carried out by: System Administrators, personnel expressly authorized for processing, or technical personnel in charge of extraordinary maintenance operations.

No data deriving from the web service is communicated or disseminated, except for specific cases for which adequate information is provided and appropriate consent is requested.

Personal data provided by users who submit requests for information material or who register with the Elettra Virtual User Office (VUO) service are used for the sole purpose of performing the service or provision requested and are communicated to third parties only if necessary for that purpose.

Type of data processed


Navigation Data 
The computer systems and software applications dedicated to the operation of this website collect, during their normal operation, some personal data whose transmission is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols.

This is information that is not collected to be associated with identified data subjects, but which by its nature could, through processing and association with data held by third parties, allow users to be identified.

This category of data includes IP addresses and domain names of the computers used by users connecting to the site, URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) addresses of the requested resources, the time of the request, the method used to submit the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the response given by the server (successful, error, etc.), and other parameters relating to the operating system and the user's IT environment.
This data is processed for the time strictly necessary to obtain anonymous statistical information on the use of the site and to check its correct functioning.

Data provided voluntarily by the user
The voluntary and explicit sending of e-mails to the addresses indicated in the different access channels of this site and the filling out of any specifically prepared "forms" involve the subsequent acquisition of the sender's address and data, necessary to respond to the requests produced and/or provide the requested service.

Specific summary information will be reported or displayed on the pages of the site prepared for particular services on request.

Cookies

The website of Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A. uses technical, analytical, and third-party cookies in order to collect anonymous statistical information regarding the use of the site.
The aforementioned cookies do not allow the acquisition of identifying personal data during navigation on the Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A. website.
Session cookies are not stored persistently and are deleted when the browser is closed.
Technical cookies also aim to improve the browsing experience by ensuring the functionality of the Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A. website.
 

Purposes of processing

Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A. processes personal data within the limits of what is strictly necessary for the performance of institutional functions, excluding processing when the purposes pursued can be achieved through the use of anonymous data or methods that allow the data subject to be identified only in case of necessity.

Specific purposes, relating to individual processing operations, may be reported in detail within the various access channels. Within these, the user will find additional information on the processing of personal data

Methods of processing

Personal data are processed with automated tools for the time strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected.
Specific security measures are observed to prevent data loss, illicit or incorrect use, and unauthorized access.

Optional provision of data


Apart from what is specified for navigation data, the user is free to provide the personal data reported in the request forms for the various services offered in the portal; failure to provide data marked as mandatory will make it impossible to obtain the requested service.

Rights of Data Subjects

Subjects to whom the processed personal data refer are guaranteed all the rights referred to in Articles 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, and 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (right of access, right of rectification, right to erasure (right to be forgotten), right to restriction of processing, right to data portability, right to object).
The data subject has the right to object in any case, for legitimate reasons, to their processing.

Requests should be addressed to dpo@elettra.eu as indicated in the previous paragraph "Data Protection Officer (DPO) contact details"

Last Updated on Monday, 20 April 2026 15:17