1. Data Controller

Seismosoft srl. with registered office Piazza Castello 19, Pavia, Italy, 27100 (the “Company” or “Seismosoft”) is ensuring compliance with the rules on personal data processing, imposed by the new European data protection law (General Data Protection Regulation, or “GDPR”), by providing the following information on the processing of data that is received or in any case collected while browsing this site.

2. Processed data, purpose and legal grounds for processing

Data generated by accessing the site

The information systems and the software used for this site acquire, during their normal use, certain personal data which is implicitly transferred while using Internet communication protocols. Such data (such as, for example, domain names, IP addresses, operating system used, type of device and browser used in the connection) is not coupled with any additional personal information and is used for: i) retrieving anonymous statistical information on the use of the site; (ii) managing control needs of the methods used for site browsing; and iii) ascertaining liability in the case of cybercrime. The legal ground for processing data is to render the site’s features functional following the user’s access.

Data voluntarily provided by the user

The personal data provided by the user through the form are collected and processed for the following:

  • handling orders, delivering products and services, processing payments, communicating with customers about orders, products and services
  • administrative purposes and performing obligations under the law, for example, accounting or tax;
  • Having received specific consent, sending newsletters and marketing materials via email, periodically;
  • Having received specific consent, receiving updates on our activities and new postings on our blog;
  • Having received specific consent, receiving promotional notices on event invites, training, webinars, special promotions or participating in market research and analysis;

In the cases expressly stated, the legal ground for processing data is the consent freely given by the data subject.

Cookies our website uses:

CookieTypeDurationDescription
akavpau_ppsdsessionsessionNecessary: This cookie is provided by Paypal. The cookie is used in context with transactions on the website.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessarythird party53 minutesNecessary: This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessarythird party1 yearNecessary: This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Non-necessary".
GPSthird party22 minutesNon-necessary: Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location.
IDEthird party1 yearNon-Necessary: This cookie is set by a third party (DoubleClick) and is used for serving targeted advertisements that are relevant to you across the web. Targeted advertisements may be displayed to you based on your previous visits to this website. For example, advertisements about a topic you have expressed an interest in while browsing our site may be displayed t you across the web. In addition, these cookies measure the conversion rate of ads presented to the user.
LANGthird party7 hours and 46 minutesNecessary: Placed by PayPal. It isused to store language preferences to serve up content in the stored language.
tsthird party3 yearsNecessary: This cookie is generally provided by PayPal and supports payment services in the website.
tsrcethird party3 daysNecessary: This cookie is generally provided by PayPal and supports payment services in the website.
ts_cthird party3 yearsNecessary: This cookie is associated with PayPal and is issued when making a payment via PayPal.
viewed_cookie_policythird party1 yearNecessary: Takes a true or false value on whether the user has viewed the cookie policy
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVEthird party6 monthsThis cookie is set by Youtube to keep track of user preferences for Youtube videos embedded in sites. It can also determine whether the website visitor is using the new or old version of the Youtube interface.
wc_cart_createdfirst partyNecessary: Cookie is placed by WooCommerce to store performed actions on the website.
wc_cart_hash_#sessionsessionNecessary: Remembers the items the user has placed in the shopping cart. 
wc_fragments_#sessionsessionNecessary: Ensuring shopping cart functionality works properly.
wc_fragments_#sessionsessionNecessary: This Cookie is used to manage the product downloads and/or product support requests on our website.
woocommerce_items_in_cartsessionsessionNecessary: Helps WooCommerce determine when cart contents/data changes.
wp_woocommerce_session_#first party2 daysNecessary: The cookie contains information identifying the customer and session expiration time. For guest shoppers this a randomly generated cryptographically strong ID.
x-cdnsessionsessionNecessary: Is set by PayPal and minimizes delays in loading web page content by reducing the physical distance between the server and the user.
X-PP-L7sessionsessionNecessary: These cookies are set by PayPal and are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
X-PP-SILOVERthird party30 minutesNecessary: This cookie is generally provided by PayPal and supports payment services in the website.
YSCsessionsessionNecessary: This cookie is set by YouTube to track views of embedded videos.
_gathird party2 yearsNon-Necessary: This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports.
_gathird party: Google2 yearsNon-necessary: Statistical recording of website traffic data
_gatperformance1 minuteNon-Necessary: This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. It is used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. The main purpose of this cookie is: Performance.
_gat_gtag_UA_#third party: Google1 minuteNon-Necessary: Cookie is placed by Google Analytics to store a unique user ID.
_gidthird party1 dayNon-Necessary: This cookie name is asssociated with Google Universal Analytics. It stores and updates a unique value for each page visited.
_gidthird party: Google1 dayNon-necessary: Statistical recording of website traffic data
__paypal_storage__functionalNecessary: Is set by PayPal to store account details.

3. Nature of data provision

Aside from what is specified for browsing data and for data collected through the Seismosft website, the provision of data is: (i) Optional, with regard to the purposes under (a) and (b), but any refusal shall make it impossible for Seismosoft to perform its undertakings pursuant to the contract obligations; (ii) Optional, with regard to the purposes under points (c), (d) and (e), hence their use is conditional on having obtained a specific consent. Any refusal shall make it impossible for Seismosoft to send any newsletters or advertising materials or invites to Seismosoft’s events and initiatives.

4. Processing methods and length of storage

The data collected shall be processed using electronic, or in any case, automated, computer and telematic, or manual methods that are logically strictly related to the purpose for which the personal data was collected, and in any case, in a manner to guarantee the security of the same. The data shall be stored for a term that is strictly necessary for the management of the purposes for which the data was collected, in compliance with the law in force and the legal obligations. In any case, Seismosoft has enacted practices that prohibit the storage of data for an indeterminate term and therefore limits the storage term in compliance with the principle of minimising data processing.

5. Persons authorised to process data, data processors and disclosing of data

Data processing of the data collected is carried out by persons working within Seismosoft that are appointed for this end and authorised to process data according to specific rules provided under the law in force. The data collected, if necessary or fundamental to execute the indicated purposes, may be used by external third-party Processors, and more specifically: The companies belonging to the corporate group of MailUp S.p.A. with registered office in Viale F. Restelli 1, 20124 Milan (Italy), for the purposes indicated under points (c), (d) and (e); Individuals, companies, associations or groups of professionals that provide assistance and advice to our Company, for the purposes indicated under points (a) and (b); Companies, entities or associations that provide services connected and instrumental to carrying out the above-mentioned purposes (market analysis and research, management of payments through credit cards, information system management).

The data collected may also be transferred abroad, to companies both belonging and not belonging to our corporate group, including countries outside the European Union, in the form and manner envisaged in the current law, guaranteeing, in any case, an adequate level of protection. In any case, personal data shall never be disseminated.

6. Personal data regarding credit card and debit card payments

Personal data regarding credit card and debit card payments are not collected by Seismosoft. All credit card transactions are carried out through PayPal’s secure credit card payment system. Please visit www.paypal.com for details on how the latter safeguards the privacy of purchasers and security of transactions.

7. Data Subject’s Rights

It is possible to access, object to the processing or request the erasure, the modification or the updating of all the personal data collected by Seismosoft at any time, by exercising the right to limit the data processing and the movement of data, by sending an email to: privacy@seismosoft.com

Last update: May 24, 2018