Privacy Policy

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Section 1: Who we are

The Italian Chamber of Commerce-Egypt (CCI-Egypt) was established in 1927 in consistence with the Italian Ministerial decree No. 1573 of the 13^th of October 1918. The final approval of recognition as an Italian Chamber of Commerce abroad was on the 6^th of October 1972 according to the Italian Law No. 518 of July the 1^st 1970.

CCI-Egypt is a private and nonprofit organization. It represents a lobby of Egyptian and Italian businessmen interested to exchange different forms of cooperation between Egypt and Italy.

CCI-Egypt is a member of the Worldwide Italian Chambers of Commerce Association, Assocamerestero which represents 77 Italian Chamber of Commerce in 54 Countries around the World.

For more information on Italian Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, please visit our website: https://www.cci-egypt.org/ or contact us on: web@cci-egypt.org

Section 2: Italian Chamber of Commerce in Egypt Privacy Statement

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you of the procedures regarding the collection, use and disclosure of information on the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Egypt website, accessible on: https://www.cci-egypt.org/, CCI-Egypt encourages you to carefully read this Privacy Policy.

The CCI-Egypt website (hereinafter: the “Site”) is provided by CCI-Egypt. By visiting the CCI-Egypt Sites and providing information to CCI-Egypt, you acknowledge that you have been informed and you consent to the Privacy Policy, including with regard to CCI-Egypt’s use and disclosure of personal information which may be collected when you contact CCI-Egypt, subscribe to CCI-Egypt email alerts and newsletters, when you register for events, trainings, or when you request any other products and services provided by CCI Egypt in accordance with the purposes detailed in section 4 below. If you do not wish your personal information to be used by CCI Egypt in the manner set out in this Privacy Policy, please do not provide us this information.

Section 3: Nature of information collected

3.1. Personal data that you provide voluntarily or that we receive through referrals

In order to receive CCI-Egypt newsletters or information about CCI-Egypt products and services, to contact CCI-Egypt for any questions or comments, to request CCI-Egypt products and services, or to register for CCI-Egypt events, trainings , you may choose to provide some personal information.

The categories of personal information that CCI-Egypt may collect for the processing purposes described hereto are:

Identification data such as family name, first name;
Professional data such as organization, job title, activity, main area of interest;
Demographic data such as country of residence;
Contact data such as, email address and mobile phone number.

CCI-Egypt will ensure that personal data collected from you is strictly necessary for the purposes described in section 4 below.

3.2. Personal data that we collect automatically

When you visit our website, we may collect certain information automatically from your device. In some countries, this information may be considered Personal Data under Applicable Data Protection Laws.

Specifically, the information we collect automatically may include information like your IP address, device type, unique device identification numbers, browser-type, broad geographic location (e.g. country or city-level location) and other technical information. We may also collect information about how your device has interacted with our Website, including the pages accessed and links clicked.

Collecting this information enables us to better understand the visitors who come to our website, where they come from, and what content on our website is of interest to them. We use this information for our internal analytics purposes and to improve the quality and relevance of our website to our visitors.

Some of this information may be collected using cookies and similar tracking technology, as explained in section 9 below.

Section 4: Purposes of Data Processing

CCI-Egypt will only use your personal data where permitted to do so by applicable laws & regulations, the processing is lawful only if and to the extent that one of the following legal basis applies:

Consent: you have given consent to our use of your information. You may withdraw your consent through unsubscribe link.
Contract performance: your information is necessary to enter into or perform a contract with you.
Legal obligation: your information is necessary to comply with our legal obligations
Legitimate interests: your information is necessary to pursue a legitimate interest

Our legal basis for collecting and using your information described below will depend on the personal data concerned and the specific contact in which we collect it.

CCI-Egypt or processors on their behalf, may use the collected personal information:

To manage your membership to CCI-Egypt.

The legal basis is legitimate interests, consent or contract performance.

To administer and perform our legal services – including to carry out our obligations arising from dispute resolution services.

The legal basis is contract performance, legitimate interest, consent or legal obligation.

To engage with you in CCI-Egypt projects and activities.

The legal basis is legitimate interests, consent or contract performance.

For communication or marketing purposes – we can send news alerts, newsletters, emails, or other communications relating to products and services that may be of interest. We will provide an option to unsubscribe or opt out of further communications.

The legal basis is legitimate interests or consent.

To process and respond to your questions and/or inquiries.

The legal basis is legitimate interests.

For evaluation and development of CCI-Egypt activities purposes – analysis in order to improve our services and offers. CCI-Egypt, or third parties on its behalf, may also use information provided in an aggregate and anonymous form for internal business and planning purposes, including to analyze trends and statistics.

The legal basis is legitimate interests.

To facilitate use of websites.

The legal basis is legitimate interests, consent or contract performance.

Section 5: Transfer of data

For the purposes mentioned in section 4, CCI-Egypt as a global organization may need to transfer and process your personal information in a country other than your country of residence to/in countries which may have different data protection laws.

In this case, CCI-Egypt will put in place appropriate and adequate operational, organizational, procedural, and technical measures in order to ensure the security and confidentiality of your personal data.

Section 6: Data retention

CCI-Egypt will retain your personal data only for as long as it is necessary to complete the operations for which data has been collected or until you request to no longer receive communications from us, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

When you submit an enquiry to CCI Egypt via our “Contact Us” form, an email is sent directly to our secure email server. The details of your enquiry may be stored by CCI-Egypt in our email archives.

Section 7: Security

Protecting your privacy and your personal information is a priority for CCI-Egypt. CCI-Egypt has taken reasonable measures to protect your personal information from loss, misuse and alteration. However, please be aware that no data transmission over the Internet or storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. CCI-Egypt can only take steps to help reduce the risks of unauthorized access to information/data. Each individual using the Internet user can also take steps to help protect his/her personal information and is encouraged to do so to further minimize the likelihood that a security incident may occur.

Section 8: Your rights

Right to request access, rectification, erasure, restriction processing, object to the processing, portability

The collected information is necessary for your registration and, more generally, for the purposes described in section 4 above. It is subject to data processing at CCI-Egypt in accordance with applicable laws and regulations on data protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and of the free movement of such data you will benefit from the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction processing, object to the processing, portability. If you wish to exercise these rights and obtain all relevant information, please contact us at web@cci-egypt.org.

Right of access

You have the right to obtain from the controller, confirmation as to whether or not your personal data is being processed, and, where that is the case, access to your personal data and the following information:
the purposes of the processing;
where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;
the categories of personal data concerned;
the recipients or categories of recipient to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations;
the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject or to object to such processing;
the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
where the personal data is not collected from you, any available information as to it source;
subject to the conditions provided by the applicable laws and regulations, the existence of automated decision-making.
Where personal data is transferred to a third country or to an international organization, you shall have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.
The controller shall provide a copy of the personal data undergoing processing. For any further copies you may request, the controller may charge a reasonable fee based on administrative costs.
The right to obtain a copy referred to in paragraph 3 above shall not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

Right to rectification

You have the right to obtain from the controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.

Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’)

You shall have the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data without undue delay and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies:
1. the personal data is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed;
2. you withdraw your consent;
3. you object to the processing on grounds relating to your particular situation including profiling and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing for direct marketing;
4. the personal data has been unlawfully processed;
5. the personal data has to be erased for compliance in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Where the controller has made the personal data public and is obliged pursuant to paragraph 1 to erase the personal data, the controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform controllers which are processing the personal data that you have requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of the personal data.

The right to erasure shall not apply to the extent that processing is necessary for:
1. exercising the right of freedom of expression and information;
2. compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
3. archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in so far as the right referred to in paragraph 1 is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of that processing;
4. the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

Right to restriction of processing

You shall have the right to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:

you contested the accuracy of the personal data, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and requests the restriction of its use instead;
the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but it is required by you for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims;
you have objected to processing on grounds relating to your particular situation including profiling pending the verification of whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override yours.
Where processing has been restricted under paragraph 1, such personal data shall, with the exception of storage, only be processed with the data subject’s consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person.
When you have obtained restriction of processing pursuant to paragraph 1, you shall be informed by the controller before the restriction of processing is lifted.

Notification obligation regarding rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing

The controller shall communicate any rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing carried out to each recipient to whom the personal data has been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. The controller shall inform you about those recipients if you request it.

Right to data portability

You shall have the right to receive personal data which you have provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit that data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data has been provided, where:
the processing is based on consent; and
the processing is carried out by automated means.
In exercising your right to data portability pursuant to paragraph 1, you shall have the right to have your personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible.
The exercise of your right to data portability shall be without prejudice to the right of erasure. That right shall not apply to processing necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
The right to data portability shall not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

Right to object

You shall have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing which is based on legitimate interests. The controller shall no longer process your personal data, unless the controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
Where personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.
Where you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data shall no longer be processed for such purposes.
At the time of the first communication with you, the right referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be explicitly brought to your attention of the data subject and shall be presented clearly and separately from any other information.
In the context of the use of information society services, you may exercise your right to object by automated means using technical specifications.
Where personal data is processed for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes, you, on grounds relating to your particular situation, shall have the right to object to processing of your personal data, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

Right to object to automated individual decision-making, including profiling

You shall have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.
This right shall not apply if the decision:
is necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between you and the data controller;
is authorized by applicable laws and regulations and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests; or

iii. is based on your explicit consent.

In the cases referred to in sub-paragraph (i) and (iii) above, the data controller shall implement suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, including the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their point of view and to contest the decision.

Right to unsubscribe

If you no longer wish to receive communications from CCI-Egypt, you may opt out by cancelling your subscription on the CCI-Egypt Site through the link sent in each email you receive from CCI-Egypt, or by sending an email to web@cci-egypt.org.

Right to complaint

You can send complaints through our website: www.cci-egypt.org/.

Section 9: Cookies Policy

General:

Subject to your prior explicit consent where such consent is required, the Site uses “cookies” (i.e., small text files which are downloaded to a user’s device when visiting the Site) in order to improve navigation around the Site for the user and improve the quality of the Site. You can manage your Cookies settings.

If you do not accept optional cookies below, your experience may be affected but that does not prevent you from navigating in the website.

By authorizing optional cookies, you agree to the deposit and reading of cookies and the use of tracking technologies necessary for their proper functioning.

Which cookies are we using:

Necessary Cookies

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Non necessary Cookies

Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.

Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how you use a website, like which pages you visited and which links you clicked on. None of this information can be used to identify you. It is all aggregated and, therefore, anonymized. Their sole purpose is to improve website functions.

Third party Cookies

These are the cookies that are placed on your device, not by www.cci-egypt.org , but by a third party like an advertiser or an analytic system.

These cookies are targeting/advertising purposes.

You can deactivate them by your web browser cookies controller.

How long are kept the cookies?

All persistent cookies have an expiration date written into their code. The Cookies settings provide the duration. At any time, you can remove the cookies from your device by using the parameters of your web browser.

Managing Cookies of your browser

Please go the parameters of your web browser to manage the cookies that it uses. If you choose to deactivate cookies, some functionalities, pages or parts of the Site may not be accessible. CCI-Egypt is not responsible in such cases.

Section 10: Links to Other Sites

The https://www.cci-egypt.org/ site may contain links to or from a number of third party websites (hereinafter referred to as “Third Party Sites”). CCI-Egypt does not, in any way, control or operate the Third-Party Sites. CCI-Egypt is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, policies or actions of the Third-Party Sites. This Privacy Policy is only applicable to general information processed by the CCI-Egypt Site, pursuant to information collected on CCI-Egypt Site. The use of any information you may provide to third parties on Third Party Site, or which such parties may otherwise collect on other websites, is not governed by this Privacy Policy.

Section 11: Social Networks

Social media plug-ins of social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn or services with user-generated content features are integrated into the CCI-Egypt Sites. Where the CCI-Egypt Site contain a plug-in to a social network site, these are clearly marked (e.g. with a Facebook button). If you choose to click on one of these buttons or links, your browser connects directly to the servers of the relevant social network. The other website’s privacy policy applies to any personal information you provide to that website. If you do not want the social network to collect the information about you, please review the privacy policy of the relevant social network and/or log out of the relevant social network before you visit the CCI-Egypt Site.

Section 12: Intellectual Property (IP) / Content

All content displayed on the CCI-Egypt Sites, including but not limited to, text, graphics, logos, buttons, icons, images, sounds, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations and software, is the property of CCI-Egypt or its content suppliers and is protected by the applicable laws and regulations.

Registered trademarks of CCI-Egypt are marks indicated on the CCI-Egypt Site. All other trademarks that appear on the CCI-Egypt Site are the property of their respective owners.

You are prohibited from using, without permission, any of the marks, trademarks, trade names, service names, logos or other proprietary graphic appearing throughout the CCI-Egypt Sites. For more information, please read the copyright section on this website.

Section 13: Updates to Privacy Policy

To the extent permitted by applicable law in your jurisdiction, CCI-Egypt may, from time to time, revise or update this Privacy Policy. You agree to be bound by such modifications or updates. If we make material revisions to the way we collect or use your personal information such that we are using it for purposes that you have not consented to, we will notify you of the changes and, as the case may be, ask for your explicit consent.

Any changes to this Privacy Policy will become effective upon posting of the revised Privacy Policy on the Internet, accessible through the CCI-Egypt Site. By continuing to use the CCI-Egypt Site following such changes, you will be deemed to have agreed to such changes.