bg-image

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is very important to DiscoverArch, and for this reason, DiscoverArch collects and manages your personal data with the utmost attention, adopting specific security measures. Below, you will find the main information on how DiscoverArch processes your personal data collected through our platform DiscoverArch.org. We invite you to read the following Privacy Policy, as well as our Cookie Policy and the General Conditions of Use of the Website.

1. Who is the owner of the processing of your personal data?

In accordance with current Indian data protection legislation and the provisions of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (PDP Bill) regarding the protection of individuals in terms of processing their personal data, as well as the free circulation of such data, we inform you that the Controller of the processing of your personal data in India is DiscoverArch. Email: contact.discoverarch@gmail.com

2. Which personal data does DiscoverArch process and for which purposes?
Data provided voluntarily.

No personal data is required for the simple browsing on the Website. DiscoverArch processes the personal data you provide with the purpose to create the account you will use to access the reserved area of the Website and to register and participate (by electronically filling in the appropriate form of registration) in the competitions promoted through our website, also with a Team. The personal data collected for the registration on the Website are; name of the participant or Team Name and e-mail address of a contact person, while the data collected by filling in the form for participation in one of the competitions promoted by DiscoverArch are: Full name, Mobile number, e-mail address, Date of birth, the role and the University of origin of the participant or of the individual members of the team, if the participation in the competition will be carried out by a team. Billing information will be requested from the person who will be marked as Team Leader.

DiscoverArch also processes the following personal data:

The personal data provided will be used exclusively for the following purposes:

Only with the prior express consent of the team leader and the participants to the competition, the personal data will be processed for sending commercial or promotional communications regarding the initiatives, products and services offered by DiscoverArch and / or by its partners (Newsletter).

Browsing data

DiscoverArch may process the personal data it collects while you browse the Website or use the services offered by the Website. In fact, the IT systems and software procedures used to operate our website automatically acquire some personal data whose transmission is implicit in the use of the Internet communication protocols.

This category of data includes your IP addresses or the domain name of the computer you use to connect to the Website, the URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) addresses of the requested resources, the time of the request, the method used in submitting 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 operational system and your IT environment.

These data are used exclusively for the following purposes:

Browsing data are only processed for the time strictly necessary to fulfil the above-mentioned purposes.

3. Legal bases of the processing, and mandatory or optional provision of data.

DiscoverArch processes your personal data when one or more of the following conditions envisaged by the GDPR occurs:

3.1. Processing is necessary for the execution of a contract in which you are involved and / or for the execution of pre-contractual measures. This base legitimizes the personal data processing which takes place in the following activities:

The provision of your personal data for these activities is a contractual obligation. You are free to communicate your data or not, but in the absence of the requested data, it will not be possible for us to conclude or execute the contract and respond to your requests and / or assign you the prizes of the competitions.

3.2. Processing is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation to which DiscoverArch is subject. In the event of the conclusion of a contract for the participation in a competition, the processing of your personal data will also be carried out with the aim of giving effect to the legal obligations to which DiscoverArch is subject in compliance with the tax provisions and other laws on the matter. The provision of your personal data for these activities is a contractual obligation. You are free to communicate your data to us or not, but in the absence of the requested data, it will not be possible for us to conclude or execute the contract and fulfil the legal obligations imposed on DiscoverArch.

3.3. You have given DiscoverArch a specific consent. We will carry out the following processing only if you have given us your express consent:
• receiving commercial or promotional communications about the initiatives, products and services offered by DiscoverArch and / or by DiscoverArch partners.

3.4. The treatment is carried out based on the legitimate interest of DiscoverArch. DiscoverArch will process user data for general assistance activities and to respond to requests for information coming from users or to respond to any reports, complaints and / or disputes.

It is a legitimate interest of DiscoverArch to respond to user requests, which also coincides with the legitimate interest of the users of the Website that expect a reply from DiscoverArch to their requests.

The legitimate interest of DiscoverArch thus identified can be considered prevalent on the fundamental rights and freedoms of the interested party, also by virtue of these reasonable expectations and the relationship between the interested party and DiscoverArch, as well as for the nature of the data processed and the coinciding interest of the interested parties themselves.

4. How do we process your personal data?

The processing is carried out by DiscoverArch through the use of IT and / or telematic tools, designed to store, manage, and transmit the data for the aforementioned purposes.

5. Who will process your personal data?

The data processing will be carried out by personnel appointed and instructed by DiscoverArch, with procedures, technical and IT tools that guarantee the confidentiality and the safety of your personal data.

Apart from the communications and disclosures that will be made to fulfil legal obligations, the data may be disclosed to third parties operating on behalf of DiscoverArch and according to its instructions as Data Processors. The interested party may request a complete and updated list of the persons appointed as data processors by contacting one of the contacts indicated below.

The name of the winning team and of its participants or of the winner of the competition will be published in a dedicated session of the Website. The participants who will receive recognition in terms of visibility and / or criticism will also be made known, in a way that will be expressed from time to time.

6. For how long do we keep your personal data and where?

The information and personal data that you provide through the Website, including the data freely provided by filling out the forms on the Website, will be kept for a limited period to fulfil the purpose for which they are collected. Once the purpose is completed, your personal data will be deleted or destroyed, except different requests from the authority, conservation requirements established by law, or unless otherwise indicated sections of the Website.

Transfer of data abroad

DiscoverArch will not transfer your personal data abroad.

Your data are processed at the Data Controller operating offices at MongoDB and are stored within servers located in India, at the offices of the reference provider appointed as Data Processor.

7. Methods of exercising the rights of the interested party.

You can request information about the methods of processing and the exercise of your rights as an interested party, through the following methods:

• In case of doubts or clarifications regarding this Information or on the methods of processing of your personal data, you can contact the Data Controller DiscoverArch in - Email: contact.discoverarch@gmail.com (the communication of any other type of information is forbidden)

9. Changes to this privacy policy

DiscoverArch can modify or simply update, in whole or in part, this Privacy Policy. Any modification or update to the Privacy Policy will be available to all users in the Privacy section of the Website as soon as the updates are active and will be binding as soon as they are published on the Website in this section: the date of the last update will also be indicated. We, therefore, invite you to periodically check the contents of our Privacy Policy. If you do not intend to accept these changes, you can stop using our website at any time.

Date of wording: October 5, 2023
Date of publication: October 5, 2023