Information notice pursuant to Article 13 of Legislative Decree No. 196/2003
“Personal Data Protection Code”
With Legislative Decree No. 196 of 30 June 2003, containing provisions for the protection of persons and other subjects with regard to the processing of personal data, the Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna – Department of Economics, hereinafter referred to as the “Research Centre”, in its capacity as “Data Controller”, is required to provide certain information regarding the use of personal data.
Personal Data Source
Personal data held by the Research Centre is collected directly from volunteers. In the event that the Research Centre acquires data from external parties, information will be provided at the time of registration and in any case no later than the first possible communication. In any case, the processing of data will be based on the principles of correctness, lawfulness and transparency, protection of confidentiality and rights, which have always inspired the activities of the Research Centre.
Purpose of data processing
The data is processed as part of the normal activities of the Research Centre and for the following purposes:
1) the administrative and accounting procedures involving the processing of your data, so that the University can arrange for the payment of your remuneration;
2) the conduct of research specific to the Department of Economics. In particular, the aim is to analyse certain economic theories by studying individual and interactive decision-making processes and/or the possible factors that may influence them
3) the need to comply with legal obligations.
Data processing methods
Your personal and contact details will be processed solely for the purposes set out in points 1) and 3) of the list above. The processing of personal data, including sensitive data, for research purposes will instead be carried out using a code which will be assigned to participants at random at the start of the experiment, so as to uniquely identify the test taken and the amount to be paid to them. Data provided during the test (demographic questions or queries that may relate to your political or religious beliefs) will normally be processed anonymously; please note that in specific situations (for example, if you were the only participant to receive a particular payment, there could be a potential risk of identification). It should be noted, however, that under no circumstances may sensitive data be lawfully processed by the researchers for the purpose of identifying you. Data processing is carried out manually, with storage on paper and/or using electronic tools.
The data collected may be disclosed to other departments of the Alma Mater University of Bologna, as well as to public and private bodies, solely for the purpose of ensuring compliance with accounting, tax and legal obligations. The data may be disclosed to third parties for research purposes, but will be stripped of any direct identifying details (such as, for example, first name and surname). The data may also be disseminated in anonymous or aggregated form.
Whether the provision of data is mandatory or optional, and the consequences of failure to provide it
The provision of data is optional. Failure to provide the data required to carry out the specific obligations associated with the research may result in the Research Centre being unable to admit you to the trial. We would also like to point out that the provision of sensitive data is optional and that failure to provide such data will have no consequences.
Rights of the data subject, including under Article 7 of Legislative Decree 196/2003
Article 7 of Legislative Decree 196/2003 grants data subjects specific rights. In particular, data subjects may obtain confirmation from the Research Centre, by writing to the Director of the Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Piazza Scaravilli 2, 40126 – Bologna, as to whether or not their personal data exist, and may request that such data be communicated in an intelligible form. Data subjects may also request information regarding the origin of the data, the purposes and methods of processing, as well as the logic applied in the event of processing carried out with the aid of electronic means, and details of the data controller, the designated data processors and the persons or categories of persons to whom the data may be disclosed or who may become aware of it. The data subject has the right to obtain the updating, rectification, supplementation, erasure, anonymisation or blocking of data processed in breach of the law.
The data subject also has the right to object, in whole or in part, on legitimate grounds, to the processing of personal data concerning them, even if such data are relevant to the purpose for which they were collected. These rights may be exercised, including through a designated representative, by submitting a request to the Research Centre.
Further information can be obtained from the Research Centre.
Data controllers
The Data Controller is Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna – Via Zamboni, 33 – 40126 Bologna (BO). The Data Processor is the Director of the Department of Economics, Piazza Scaravilli 2, 40126 Bologna (BO).
For questions please contact dipdse.bless@unibo.it.
