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[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion style=”flat” color=”sky” active_section=”1″ no_fill=”true” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Terms of Use \u2013 revision: V1.0″ tab_id=”1737447847782-30568da6-8f26″][vc_column_text css=””]These Terms of Use are applicable to all users of this website (“Website”). Users should read, understand and accept these Terms when creating an account on the Website or using any of the services provided via this Website. If a given user has not done this, or does not agree with the contents of these Terms of Use, that user should not create an account on the Website and should not make use of any of the services provided via this Website.<\/p>\n

By accepting these Terms of Use, upon creation of an account on the Website, the user enters into an agreement with Aqdex srl, with registered offices in via Francesco Redi 10 56124 PISA, in order to regulate the user\u2019s access and use of the Website. Users which accept these Terms of Use hereby represent and warrant that:<\/p>\n

They accept to be bound by these Terms of Use, as registered Website users \u2013 either individually, or in representation of an organisation;<\/p>\n

They are at least 18 years old;<\/p>\n

They are capable, under the terms of the law applicable to them, to be legally bound by and comply with these Terms of Use \u2013 in particular, whenever a user creates an account as a representative of an organisation, that user warrants to have been expressly and validly authorised by that organisation to do so, or to otherwise be a legitimate representative of that organisation under the applicable law;<\/p>\n

Their use of the Website will be carried out in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.<\/p>\n

In the event of doubts concerning the Terms of Use, AQqdex may be contacted at: info@aqdex.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For information on the processing of personal data on users which is carried out via the Website, please see the https:\/\/www.aqdex.com\/en\/privacy-policy<\/p>\n

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  1. Services Provided through the Website<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Access to services provided via the Website (“Services<\/strong>“) is open to all Website users. The access to the Website is generally free of charge; however, as described below, certain Services may be subject to payment.<\/p>\n

    – Newsletters and communications<\/strong><\/p>\n

    AQdex will include members \u00a0within specific mailing lists, to ensure that those members are kept updated regarding important news and events related to the AQdex products, by sending out informative newsletters and other communications to registered users (unless they opt-out of this).<\/p>\n

    – Events<\/strong><\/p>\n

    AQdex may organise meetings for its community of registered users, which take place in different places around Europe and beyond, seeking to bring together a unique community for the sector. Via the Website, registered users are able to sign-up to attend events and webinars for free or at a cost (paid via an external payment processor).<\/p>\n

    More information on Events is available at: https:\/\/aqdex.com\/events<\/p>\n

    – User support<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Any questions concerning AQdex \u2018s activities in general can be addressed to AQdex via the General Enquiry Form, available at:\u00a0 https:\/\/aqdex.com\/en\/contact-us\/<\/p>\n

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    1. Copyright \/ Intellectual Property<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Users of the Website may download or print copies of any and all materials on the Website for personal use. None of the information on this Website may be copied, distributed or transmitted in any way for commercial use without AQdex written consent. For any materials downloaded from this Website, source and references must be acknowledged.<\/p>\n

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      1. Liability<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The material on this Website is provided for general information only. AQdex makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of any materials and information incorporated thereto and contained on this website. AQdex has a policy of continuous improvement of its communication and reserves the right to make improvements or changes to the online content without notice.<\/p>\n

        The use of the material (or any information incorporated thereto), in whole or in part, contained in this Website is the user\u2019s sole responsibility. AQdex disclaims any liability for any damages whatsoever including, without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental and\/or consequential damages resulting from access to the website and use of the materials provided therein.<\/p>\n

        AQdex makes no representations about websites accessed through this Website which are not maintained, controlled or created by AQdex. AQdex does not endorse these sites and is not responsible for their content.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Privacy Policy \u2013 revision: V1.0″ tab_id=”1737447847782-4a243ffe-f8f3″][vc_column_text css=””]Website Privacy Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n

        (DATACONTROLLER =) AQdex srl, with registered offices in via Francesco redi 10 56124 PISA, is committed to protecting the online privacy of the users of this website (\u201cWebsite<\/strong>\u201d).<\/p>\n

        As such, this Privacy Policy has been written in order to allow you to understand AQdex\u2019s policy regarding your privacy, as well as how your personal information will be handled when using the Website. This Privacy Policy will also provide you with information so that you are able to consent to the processing of your personal data in an explicit and informed manner, where appropriate.<\/p>\n

        In general, any information and data which you provide to AQdex over the Website, or which is otherwise gathered via the Website by AQdex, in the context of the use of Website\u2019s services (\u201cServices\u201d) as better defined in Section 3 below, will be processed by AQdex in a lawful, fair and transparent manner. To this end, and as further described below, AQdex takes into consideration internationally recognised principles governing the processing of personal data, such as purpose limitation, storage limitation, data minimisation, data quality and confidentiality, data security, transparency, and fairness.<\/p>\n

        CONTENTS<\/p>\n

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        1. Data Controller<\/li>\n
        2. Personal Data Processed<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          a. Name, contact details, and other personal data<\/p>\n

          b. Special categories of personal data<\/p>\n

          c. Other persons\u2019 Personal Data<\/p>\n

          d. Browsing data<\/p>\n

          e. Cookies<\/p>\n

          3. Purpose of Processing<\/p>\n

          4. Grounds for processing and mandatory \/ discretionary nature of processing<\/p>\n

          5. Recipients of Personal Data \u2013 Data Processors<\/p>\n

          6. Other Recipients of Personal Data<\/p>\n

          7. Retention of Personal Data<\/p>\n

          8. Data subjects\u2019 rights<\/p>\n

          9. Amendments<\/p>\n

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          1. Data Controller<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            AQdex, as identified at the top of this Privacy Policy, is the data controller regarding all personal data processing carried out through the Website. You can contact AQdex with any questions related to this Privacy Policy or the AQdex\u2019s personal data processing practices by sending a written communication to info@aqdex.com, or via the contact forms available on the Website.<\/p>\n

            2. Personal Data Processed<\/strong><\/p>\n

            When you use the Website, AQdex will collect and process information regarding you (as an individual) which allows you to be identified either by itself, or together with other information which has been collected. AQdex may also be able to collect and process information regarding other persons in this same manner, if you choose to provide it to AQdex, also via the Website.<\/p>\n

            Data Subjects should refrain from providing the personal data of other data subjects and if they decide to provide such information, they are fully responsible for any claims or damages that may arise as a result of the provision of such information and they fully indemnify AQdex against any liability.<\/p>\n

            This information may be classified as \u201cPersonal Data\u201d and can be collected by AQdex both when you choose to provide it (e.g., when you subscribe to the newsletter or request other Services provided by test over the Website).<\/p>\n

            Personal Data which can be processed by AQdex through the Website are as follows:<\/p>\n

            a. Name, contact details, and other personal data<\/strong><\/p>\n

            In various areas of the Website \u2013 including, in particular, if you decide to create an account on the Website \u2013 you will be asked to submit information about yourself, such as your name, professional title, organisation name\/type, e-mail address, country of residence.<\/p>\n

            Mandatory fields will be marked as such in the online registration forms \u2013 it is not possible to process your registration if any of the mandatory fields are left incomplete. Not mandatory fields are used for statistical analysis and in order to provide more specific content.<\/p>\n

            In addition, whenever you communicate with AQdex by submitting a general enquiry or a support ticket via the Website, as well as whenever you participate in surveys which may be available on the Website, AQdex may collect additional information which you choose to provide.<\/p>\n

            When signing up for an event via the Website (such as a workshop organised or promoted by the Website), you will also be asked to provide details such as your name, the dates on which you will be attending and other information of relevance for the management of your attendance. If requested, your payment details (including debit\/credit card number and bank account details as needed) will be processed via an external payment gateway.<\/p>\n

            b. Special Categories of Personal Data<\/strong><\/p>\n

            When signing up for an event via the Website (such as a workshop organised or promoted by the Website), you will also be asked whether you have any special dietary\/access requirements which might need accommodation. These Personal Data may potentially qualify as \u201chealth data\u201d or \u201cdata revealing your religious\/philosophical beliefs\u201d, which are special categories of personal data under Art. 9 GDPR, and will be processed only with your explicit consent.<\/p>\n

            Certain areas of the Website may include free text fields, where you can write messages to test or otherwise allow you to post various types of content on the Website, which may contain Personal Data. Where these fields are completely free, you may use them to disclose (inadvertently or not) more sensitive categories of Personal Data, such as data revealing your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership. The content you upload in these fields may also (inadvertently or not) include other types of sensitive information relating to you, such as your genetic data, biometric data or data concerning your health, sex life or sexual orientation.<\/p>\n

            AQdex asks that you do not disclose any sensitive Personal Data on the Website, unless you consider this to be strictly necessary. As it is totally optional to provide this information, if you nonetheless choose to do so, please mind that test requires your explicit consent to process this sort of Personal Data (which can be provided, e.g., by declaring that you \u201cexplicitly consent to the processing of my special categories of personal data for the purpose of assessing my candidacy\u201d).<\/p>\n

            \u00a0c. Other persons\u2019 Personal Data
            \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

            As mentioned in the previous section, certain areas of the Website include free text fields where you can write messages to test, or otherwise allow you to post various types of content on the Website. These messages and content may (inadvertently or not) include Personal Data related to other persons.<\/p>\n

            In any situation where you decide to share Personal Data related to other persons, you will be considered as an independent data controller regarding that Personal Data and must assume all inherent legal obligations and responsibilities. This means, among other things, that you must fully indemnify AQdex against any complaints, claims or demands for compensation for damages which may arise from the processing of this Personal Data, brought by the third parties whose information you provide through the Website.<\/p>\n

            As AQdex does not collect this information directly from these third parties (but rather collects them, indirectly, from you), you must make sure that you have these third parties\u2019 consent before providing any information regarding them to test; if not, then you must make sure there is some other appropriate grounds on which you can rely to lawfully give test this information.<\/p>\n

            \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 d. Browsing Data<\/strong><\/p>\n

            The Website\u2019s operation, as is standard with any websites on the Internet, involves the use of computer systems and software procedures, which collect information about the Website\u2019s users as part of their routine operation. While AQdex does not collect this information in order to link it to specific users, it is still possible to identify those users either directly via that information, or by using other information collected \u2013 as such, this information must also be considered Personal Data.<\/p>\n

            This information includes several parameters related to your operating system and IT environment, including your IP address, location (country), the domain names of your device, the type of device, the URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) addresses of resources you request on the Website, the time of requests made, the method used to submit requests to the server, the dimensions of the file obtained in response to a request, the numerical code indicating the status of the response sent by the server (successful, error, etc.), and so on.<\/p>\n

            These data are used to compile statistical information on the use of the Website, to ensure its correct operation, as well as restore backup from possible failures of the Website and identify any faults and\/or abuse of the Website. Save for this last purpose, these data are not kept for more than 60 business days.<\/p>\n

            \u00a0 e. Cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n

            – Definitions, characteristics, and application of standards<\/em><\/p>\n

            Cookies are small text files that may be sent to and registered on your computer by the websites you visit, to then be re-sent to those same sites when you visit them again. It is thanks to these cookies that those websites can \u201cremember\u201d your actions and preferences (e.g., login data, language, font size, other display settings, etc.), so that you do not need to configure them again when you next visit the website, or when you change pages within a website.<\/p>\n

            Cookies are used for electronic authentication, monitoring of sessions and storage of information regarding your activities when accessing a website. They may also contain a unique ID code which allows tracking of your browsing activities within a website, for statistical or advertising purposes. Some operations within a website may not be able to be performed without the use of cookies which, in certain cases, are technically necessary for operation of the website.<\/p>\n

            When browsing a website, you may also receive cookies from websites or web servers other than the website being visited (i.e., \u201c third-party cookies\u201d).<\/p>\n

            There are various types of cookies, depending on their characteristics and functions, which may be stored on your computer for different periods of time: \u201csession cookies\u201d, which are automatically deleted when you close your browser, and \u201cpersistent cookies\u201d, which will remain on your device until their pre-set expiration period passes.<\/p>\n

            According to the law which may be applicable to you, your consent may not always be necessary for cookies to be used on a website. In particular, \u201c technical cookies\u201d \u2013 i.e. cookies which are only used to send messages through an electronic communications network, or which are needed to provide services you request \u2013 typically do not require this consent. This includes browsing or session cookies (used to allow users to login) and function cookies (used to remember choices made by a user when accessing the website, such as language or products selected for purchase).<\/p>\n

            On the other hand, \u201cprofiling cookies\u201d \u2013 i.e., cookies used to create profiles on users and to send advertising messages in line with the preferences revealed by users while browsing websites \u2013 typically require specific consent from users, although this may vary according to the applicable law.<\/p>\n

            – Types of cookies used by the Website<\/em><\/p>\n

            The Website uses the following types of cookies:<\/p>\n