Privacy policy

According to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No. 2016/679 (‘GDPR’), we provide you below with all the necessary information to outline the data processing carried out through this website (‘Site’) by Fiere Internazionali di Bologna – BolognaFiere S.p.A., as the data controller (‘Company’, ‘Controller’ or ‘BolognaFiere’). The data will be processed in compliance with the current legislation on personal data protection.

PURPOSE AND LEGAL BASIS OF PROCESSING

Your personal data will be processed for the following purposes:

to respond to your requests made through the ‘Contact Us’ section of the Site or the press accreditation request, pursuant to Art. 6.1, b) of the GDPR;
to carry out commercial and marketing activities related to BolognaFiere’s activities, including sending newsletters, both through automated means (e.g., email, SMS, MMS, automated calls) and non-automated means (e.g., mail, non-pre-recorded phone calls). This processing is subject to your prior specific consent pursuant to Art. 6.1, a) of the GDPR, without which BolognaFiere will not be able to carry out the aforementioned commercial activities;
to carry out profiling activities aimed at understanding your possible needs in relation to the offering of new products and services, based on the preferences you have expressed. For this purpose, the legal basis for the processing is your specific consent pursuant to Art. 6.1, a) of the GDPR, without which BolognaFiere will not be able to carry out any profiling activities;
to communicate your data to other companies of the BolognaFiere Group and to third parties such as exhibition organizers or partners involved in the organization of individual fairs, including ‘Time on Show’, to allow them to carry out independent marketing initiatives related to their products and services. For this purpose as well, the legal basis for the processing is your specific consent pursuant to Art. 6.1, a) of the GDPR, without which BolognaFiere will not be able to communicate your data to third parties.
To comply with legal regulations and to follow decisions, orders, and measures of competent authorities, pursuant to Art. 6.1, c) of the GDPR;
To defend or exercise a right in court, based on its legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6.1, f) of the GDPR.

WHO WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE DATA

Only BolognaFiere personnel duly authorized and instructed to comply with personal data protection regulations, particularly regarding the protection of your rights, will have access to and process your data. Your personal data may also be processed by any parties providing BolognaFiere with services or instrumental performances for the above purposes, as data processors on behalf of the Controller pursuant to Art. 28 of the GDPR. It is understood that your data may also be transmitted to competent authorities if required by orders, decisions, or measures adopted by them.

TRANSFER ABROAD

Your personal data will be processed exclusively within the European Economic Area (‘EEA’). Should it become necessary in the future to transfer them to third countries outside the EEA, BolognaFiere will first inform you and, secondly, if the entity to which the data must be communicated is not located within a jurisdiction for which an adequacy decision has been adopted, will ensure that appropriate safeguards are adopted, such as signing the Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the European Commission with Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/914 of June 4, 2021.

DATA RETENTION

Your data will be retained only for the time necessary to achieve the purposes described above, after which they will be deleted or rendered permanently anonymous. Specifically, the processed data:

to respond to your requests, will be retained for 6 months from the related collection;
for marketing communications will be retained for 24 months from the related collection, unless you withdraw your consent before that term;
for profiling activities will be retained for 24 months from the related collection, unless you withdraw your consent before that term. It is understood that your data may be processed for longer periods if required by applicable laws to the Controller or by orders, measures, or decisions of competent authorities.

DATA SUBJECT’S RIGHTS

At any time, you can exercise the rights recognized by the GDPR, namely: – withdraw your previously given consent, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal; – request access, rectification, or deletion of your personal data from the Controller; – obtain the restriction of the processing of your personal data; – object to their processing for reasons related to your personal situation; – obtain the portability of your data, receiving them in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and you may also request, where technically feasible, the direct transmission by BolognaFiere to another controller; You may also lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority (using the form available at the following link) if you believe that any processing described in this policy violates applicable regulations. To exercise your rights, please contact the Controller (i) by registered mail to the address Viale della Fiera n° 20, 40127 Bologna, or (ii) by sending an email to BolognaFiere’s Data Protection Officer at dpo@bolognafiere.it.

DATA CONTROLLER AND DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

The Data Controller is Fiere Internazionali di Bologna – BolognaFiere S.p.A., with registered office at Viale della Fiera n° 20, 40127 Bologna. BolognaFiere’s Data Protection Officer can be contacted at the email address dpo@bolognafiere.it .