Privacy and Cookie Policy
Why this notice
This notice explains how Sergio Bernardi processes the personal data of users visiting mysurveydesk.com, assessmentdesk.com and progressingleadership.com websites, as well as software and applications accessible therein.
- MySurveyDesk.com is a tool that provides users with the opportunity to answer targeted, customizable questionnaires, with the purpose of making individuals and entities receive feedback on how they are perceived;
- AssessmentDesk.com is a platform that simulates in an extremely realistic way the daily experience of a leader who has to deal with a wide variety of issues in a necessarily fast-paced manner with the purpose of enabling the assessment of certain leadership competencies;
- ProgressingLeadership.com is a site that addresses leadership issues with the aim of supporting companies and organizations in the same subject.
This notice is provided in accordance with both 2016 EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and 2018 UK Data Protection Act (DPA).
Legal grounds
The owner may process personal data relating to users if one of the following applies:
- users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes;
- provision of data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;
- processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Owner is subject;
- processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Owner.
In any case, data processing must be compliant with both EU GDPR and UK DPA.
Owner and data controller
Sergio Bernardi, Via Giulio Bertoni – Roma, P.I. 12701441003,
Data owner contact e-mails: info@mysurveydesk.com, info@assessmentdesk.com, info@progressingleadership.com.
Data Owner telephone number: +39 329 464 216
Purpose of processing and types of data collected
The processing of data is primarily aimed at the proper performance of activities related to the MySurveyDesk.com, AssessmentDesk.com, ProgressingLeadership.com websites and applications:
1.MySurveyDesk.com collects users’ first name, last name, telephone number, e-mail address as well as data provided by the same users when answering questionnaires on various aspects of leadership, organizational climate, diversity, innovation or other topics identified by MySurveyDesk.com customers;
2.AssessmentDesk.com collects the users’ first name, last name, telephone number, email address as well as data provided by the users when simulating the daily experience of a leader or other simulations identified by AssessmentDesk.com customers;
3.ProgressingLeadership.com collects users’ first name, last name, telephone number, e-mail address in the case of contact requests;
Further purposes may be the exercise of the data controller’s legal rights (e.g., the right to defense in court) or the communication of data to subjects, entities or Authorities if mandatory by law or orders of the Authorities themselves.
Sergio Bernardi does not use the data transmitted by users for advertising or marketing purposes.
Users are responsible for any third-party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through MySurveyDesk.com, AssessmentDesk.com, ProgressingLeadership.com websites and applications and confirm that they properly obtained the third party’s consent to provide the data to the owner.
Processing methods
The Data Owner processes the Data of Users in a proper manner and takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data.
MySurveyDesk.com processes contact data (name, surname, telephone number, e-mail address) separately from the data provided by users when answering the questions contained in the questionnaires, as users’ traceability is no longer possible once questionnaires are completed and transmitted. Some of the data provided by managers when answering questions, because of their specificity and the context to which they refer, may potentially allow colleagues of them to relate the same data to the identity of the person who answered the questions.
For the domains MySurveyDesk.com, AssessmentDesk.com and ProgressingLeadership.com, the processing is carried out by means of operations, performed with or without the aid of electronic or computerized instruments, and consists in the collection, recording, organization, storage, consultation, processing, modification, selection, extraction, comparison, use, interconnection, blocking, communication, cancellation and destruction of such data. The processing is carried out by the data owner and by subjects expressly authorized by the same data controller.
The data may be processed in paper and electronic form, with access allowed only to authorized operators, in compliance with the principles of confidentiality. Access to the data is permitted exclusively for the purposes indicated above and for the time necessary to provide the service requested by Sergio Bernardi’s customers.
When performed with the aid of electronic or computerized instruments, the Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the indicated purposes.
Statistcs
Some software applications may allow the data owner to monitor and analyze the traffic data with the purpose of tracking the users’ behavior. The same data owner may contract with third-party service providers in order to better understand users and visitors of MySurveyDesk.com, AssessmentDesk.com and ProgressingLeadership.com websites.
Any collected information may be used to improve the above-mentioned websites and, as a result, relationships with users and customers.
Google Analytics is among the software applications that can be used. Google Analytics privacy policy is available here.
Cookies
Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to users’ computers hard drive through Web browsers (if allowed) that enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize users’ browser and capture and remember certain information.
No personal data of the users is acquired on the subject by the sites MySurveyDesk.com, AssessmentDesk.com e ProgressingLeadership.com.
Use of the so-called session cookies (which are not stored in a persistent manner on the user’s computer and are automatically removed when the browser is closed) includes, but is not limited to, the transmission of session identifiers (consisting of random numbers generated by the server) necessary for allowing a safe and efficient site exploration.
Session cookies used in this site may be processed by third party software and technologies potentially capable of (partially) profiling users’ surfing activity in accordance with third parties’ own privacy policies, as is the case, by way of example, of the following sites:
Data provision and refusal
Users’ provision of data is necessary in order to collect and analyze answers (in relation to MySurveyDesk.com site) and in order to simulate the leadership experience (in relation to the AssessmentDesk.com site). Consequently, if users refuse to provide such data, it will not be possible to carry out any planned activity related to the above-mentioned sites.
Retention time
Data are retained for the time necessary to provide the service requested by the User, or stated by the purposes outlined in this document, and the User can always request that the Data Controller suspend or remove the data.
Contact data (first name, last name, telephone number, e-mail address) collected through the MySurveyDesk.com, AssessmentDesk.com and ProgressingLeadership.com websites will be retained for two years following the voluntary provision of the same data by users.
Data relating to the collection and analysis of questionnaires’ answers (as to MySurveyDesk.com website) and the simulation of the leadership experience (as to AssessmentDesk.com website), will be retained for two years following the submission of the questionnaire or the end of the simulation.
Disclosure to third parties
Collected contact data (name, surname, telephone number, e-mail address) will not be disclosed in any way.
Data relating to the collection and analysis of questionnaires’ answers (as to MySurveyDesk.com website) and the simulation of the leadership experience (as to AssessmentDesk.com website) will be disclosed to the commissioning entities as described above: in particular, users’ traceability for data collected by MySurveyDesk.com site is no longer possible once questionnaires are completed and transmitted.
Data may also be communicated to competent Authorities and Public Bodies as required by law.
Place of data storage
Data provided by users are stored on servers located within the European Union.
Users’ rights
Users may exercise certain rights regarding their data processed by the Owner. In particular, users have the right to do the following:
- withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their personal data;
- object to processing of their data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent;
- access their data. Users have the right to learn if data is being processed by the owner, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the data undergoing processing;
- verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their data and ask for it to be updated or corrected;
- restrict the processing of their data. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to restrict the processing of their data. In this case, the owner will not process their data for any purpose other than storing it;
- have their personal data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to obtain the erasure of their data from the owner;
- receive their data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their data in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any hindrance. This provision is applicable provided that the Data is processed by automated means and that the processing is based on the User’s consent, on a contract which the User is part of or on pre-contractual obligations thereof;
- lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority and to start proceedings before the competent judicial authority. British supervisory authority is the following: Information Commissioner’s Office, Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF, https://ico.org.uk/
Applicability of this statement and any updates
This statement applies to the sites mysurveydesk.com, assessmentdesk.com, progressingleadership.com and to software and applications accessible therein.
This statement does not apply to websites owned by third parties, even if linked to the sites mysurveydesk.com, assessmentdesk.com, progressingleadership.com. For the aforementioned third-party websites we suggest you to review their respective privacy statements.
This privacy statement may be updated at any time by the data controller by means of a notice on the websites mysurveydesk.com, assessmentdesk.com, progressingleadership.com, without further communications.
This policy was last modified on October 6th, 2023.