Privacy policy

This page outlines what data is collected through the website www.andreaparisi.net ('this website'), why it is collected, and how it is used. This website is owned and operated by Andrea Parisi ('website owner', 'we' or 'us'). You can refer to the Terms of Use for additional information.

Data collected and use

The following data may be collected automatically:

• internet protocol (IP) address, time and date of visit;
• operating system, web browser type and version;

The data automatically collected is used for the following reasons:

• to secure this website by malicious attacks;
• to inform about the correct working of this website;

Personal information about you (for instance your name or your email address) will be collected when you contact the website by email or through the appropriate contact page. This information will only be used in relation to the reason for which you have contacted this website.

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful bases for processing this information are:

• Legitimate interest, for data collected automatically;
• Consent, when you contact the website by email or through the appropriate contact page;

We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it.

Whom Data is shared with

We may share your data with other parties, to fulfil the purposes set out in the section 'Data collected and use'. The following is a list of third parties that we use as processors:

• Amazon Web Services. We use the Amazon Web Services infrastructure to host the website, and in response to some malicious activities.
  [Amazon Web Services privacy policy]
• Proton Mail. We use Proton Mail as email provider.
  [Proton Mail privacy policy]

Data security and retention

We have put in place security measures to prevent unauthorized access, alteration and disclosure of you personal data. We will retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose we collected it for, including the purpose of satisfying any legal requirement. Some information, like IP address, date and time of visits, operating system, web browser type and version, may be kept for longer to combat abuse and fraud, and may be retained permanently if you are engaged in activities that breach our terms and conditions, for instance if you perform malicious activities like brute force attacks, denial of service attacks, or if you engage in spamming activities. We do this following our legitimate interest to protect our service against malicious activities.

Cookies

Session and security cookies may be set by this website. These cookies are required to secure this website from unauthorized interactions and to comply with data protection security requirements.

Links to other websites

This website may display links to other websites, for instance to access information stored on other websites. The website owner is not responsible for the content of these websites and this privacy policy does not and cannot extend to your use of these websites. You are encouraged to read the privacy notice of every website you visit when leaving this website.

Your legal rights

Unless subject to an exemption under the data protection laws, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

• The right to request a copy of the personal data which we hold about you;
• The right to request that we rectify personal data that you think is inaccurate, or to complete data that you think is incomplete;
• The right to request your personal data is erased in certain circumstances;
• The right to restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances;
• The right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances;
• The right to request that we transfer the personal data we hold about you to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances;

You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable administrative fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.

We may not be able to comply if the data you request is not identifiable as connected with you. Alternatively, we may need additional information from you to help us confirm you identity.

Queries and requests

To exercise all relevant rights, queries and requests in relation to this policy or any other data protection matter between you and us, please contact us using the contact form, or by email at the following address:

andreaparisi.physics@proton.me

Should this not resolve the issue, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF, England, UK, or via telephone on 03031231113 or through the ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk/.

Changes to this privacy policy

This privacy policy may be modified from time to time. Any change will be posted on this website immediately, and you are deemed to have acknowledged the policy on your first use of this website following the alterations.