Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2 April 2026
This ‘EMM – Earth Moon Mars’ website is managed by the National Research Council (CNR) / National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF). This policy describes how the personal data of users visiting the Site is processed, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and Legislative Decree 196/2003 as amended by Legislative Decree 101/2018.
1. Data Controller
The data controller is:
- National Research Council (CNR) / National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF)
- Registered office: [Full address of the organisation]
- Contact email: [email@esempio.it]
2. Data Collected and Purposes of Processing
2.1 Browsing Data
During normal browsing of the Website, the IT systems automatically collect certain data whose transmission is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols. These include: IP addresses or domain names of the computers used by users, URI/URL addresses of the resources requested, time of the request, method used to submit the request to the server, size of the file obtained in response, numerical code indicating the status of the response from the server, and other parameters relating to the user’s operating system and IT environment.
Legal basis: legitimate interest of the data controller (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) for the proper technical functioning of the Website. The data is retained for a maximum of 30 days in the system logs.
2.2 Contact Forms
The Website features a contact form. Should the user choose to complete and submit the form, the data entered voluntarily (e.g. name, email address, message) is collected. This data is used exclusively to respond to the user’s enquiry.
Legal basis: implementation of pre-contractual measures at the data subject’s request (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) or consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). The data is retained for the time necessary to process the request and, subsequently, for a period not exceeding 12 months.
2.3 Third-Party Services
The Website uses the following third-party services which may receive certain user data (in particular the IP address) for their operation:
Google Fonts – Google LLC: The Website loads fonts from the Google Fonts service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). This involves the transmission of the visitor’s IP address to Google’s servers when the page is loaded. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Gravatar – Automattic Inc.: The Website may load avatar images from the Gravatar service provided by Automattic Inc. (60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA). This involves the transmission of the visitor’s IP address to Automattic’s servers. Automattic’s privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/
3. Cookies
For detailed information on the Website’s use of cookies, please refer to the Cookie Policy available on the dedicated page of the Website.
4. Rights of the Data Subject
Pursuant to Articles 15–22 of the GDPR, every data subject has the right to: access their personal data (Article 15); obtain the rectification of inaccurate data (Article 16); obtain the erasure of data (Article 17); request the restriction of processing (Article 18); object to processing (Article 21); request data portability (Article 20); withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent prior to withdrawal.
To exercise their rights, the data subject may contact the Data Controller at the following email address: [email@esempio.it]
The data subject also has the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (www.garanteprivacy.it).
5. Changes to this Policy
The Data Controller reserves the right to make changes to this policy at any time. Changes will be made known by updating the ‘Last updated’ date at the top of this page.
