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Policy on personal data processing (Student Inclusion)

Art. 13 EU Regulation 2016/679 - General Data Protection Regulation

This policy is provided pursuant to Art. 13 of EU Regulation 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation, hereinafter EU Regulation), in relation to personal data that the University of Padua (hereinafter University), as Data Controller, acquires in order to identify and apply appropriate support for students with disabilities, specific learning disorders (SLD), special educational needs (SEN) and other certified health conditions.

The processing of personal data is based on principles of fairness, lawfulness, transparency and protection of the privacy and all rights of the data subjects, as specified in the following policy and, at a general level, in the Student Privacy Policy published atÌý.

  The Data Controller

The Data Controller is the University of Padua, with registered office at via VIII Febbraio n. 2, 35122 - Padua
(certified email address:Ìýamministrazione.centrale@pec.unipd.it).

  Data Protection Officer

The University has appointed a Data Protection Officer, who can be contacted atÌýprivacy@unipd.it.

  Sources and types of data

Personal data is provided to the University directly by the data subject during pre-enrollment, enrollment and course attendance.

The personal data processed, exclusively for the purposes indicated in point 4, are:

a)Ìý common data: personal and contact details, data relating to career and participation in educational activities, income data;

b) data belonging to special categories: data concerning disability conditions, SLD, SEN, serious health conditions and related certifications.

  Purposes of processing

The processing of common data (point 3, letter a) is aimed exclusively at carrying out activities necessary for managing the university career, providing services to students and other institutional purposes illustrated in the Student Privacy Policy

The processing of data belonging to special categories (point 3, letter b) is carried out exclusively for managing the inclusion service in the student community for students with disabilities, SLD, SEN and serious health conditions, in particular for the following specific purposes

a)ÌýÌýÌý preparation of personalized admission tests (for more information, see the Welcome and entrance tests page);

b)ÌýÌýÌý consultation with ESU for the assignment of accommodation suitable for the person's needs;

c)ÌýÌýÌýÌý design and implementation of laboratories, services and support for students with learning difficulties;

d)ÌýÌýÌý preparation of accessible teaching materials, inclusive teaching strategies, necessary adaptations and customizations;

e)ÌýÌýÌý adaptations and customization of laboratory and internship activities;

f)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý support of tutors for inclusion;

g)ÌýÌýÌý requests for aids, additional time or other adaptations for taking exams;

h)ÌýÌýÌý application of any economic benefits, if due (for more information, see the Scholarships and contributions page);

i)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý other purposes related to institutional activities with particular reference to teaching, student well-being and health.

For more information, see the Support for attending lessons, individual study and exams page.

  Legal basis for processing and nature of data provision

The processing of personal data within the purposes indicated in point 4 is carried out by the University according to the following legal basis:

  • common personal data (point 3, letter a) is processed for the performance of tasks carried out in the public interest as defined by law, the University Statute and internal regulations (pursuant to Art. 6, par. 1, letter e), of the EU Regulation);
  • data belonging to special categories (point 3, letter b) is processed for reasons of substantial public interest, based on European Union or national law regarding the granting of economic benefits, assistance, social integration and rights of disabled people, university education and training (pursuant to Art. 9, par. 2, letter g), of the EU Regulation and Art. 2-sexies, paragraph 2, letters m), aa) and bb), of Legislative Decree no. 196/2003).

The provision of personal data is optional, but essential for the provision of support services and for the fulfillment of related legal obligations.

Students who wish to report a disability condition solely for the purpose of obtaining the economic benefits provided by law provide their civil invalidity certification and/or the report pursuant to Law 104/1992, obscuring all health-related data contained therein.

  Methods of data processing

The University adopts appropriate organizational and technical measures to protect and guarantee the confidentiality of personal data, particularly against loss, theft, as well as unauthorized use, disclosure or modification of personal data.

The University does not use automated decision-making processes relating to the rights of the data subject based on personal data, including profiling, in compliance with the guarantees provided by Art. 22 of the EU Regulation.

The processing of data belonging to special categories (point 3, letter b) is carried out in compliance with the University's Regulation for the processing of sensitive and judicial data.

Personal data belonging to special categories is processed with the support of paper and computer means, as well as through telephone or email communication exclusively to personnel authorized for processing (teachers, technical administrative staff, language collaborators and experts, tutors for inclusion).

The processing of data belonging to special categories is also carried out through the IT platforms used by the University for managing the student's career (e.g. Uniweb), for online teaching (e.g. Moodle), for internship and job placement activities (e.g. UniPD Careers), for international mobility (e.g. Apply FG²¶Óã).

  Data storage period

Personal data are stored for the entire period necessary to carry out the purposes reported in point 4 and to comply with current legislation on the matter.

  Rights of the data subject

The data subject is recognized the following rights:

  1. right of access to their personal data (Art. 15 EU Regulation);
  2. right to rectification or integration of their data (Art. 16 EU Regulation);
  3. right to erasure (so-called right to be forgotten) (Art. 17 EU Regulation);
  4. right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 EU Regulation);
  5. right to data portability (Art. 20 EU Regulation);
  6. right to object to processing at any time (Art. 21 EU Regulation);
  7. right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority.

The request for erasure of personal data cannot be accepted to the extent that the processing is necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, for the performance of institutional tasks, for the ascertainment, exercise or defense of a right in court and in any other case provided for by Art. 17, par. 3, EU Regulation.

  How to exercise rights

To exercise their rights, the data subject can contact the Student Services Office - Inclusion Sector, by writing to the email addressÌýinclusione.studenti@unipd.it, or to the certified email addressÌýamministrazione.centrale@pec.unipd.it. Alternatively, the data subject can write to: University of Padua, via VIII Febbraio n. 2, 35122 - Padua.

The University is required to provide a response within one month of the request, extendable up to three months in case of particular complexity of the request.

  Possible changes to the privacy policy

Any changes to this policy are published on the pageÌý.

In any case, the University undertakes to directly communicate to the data subjects, through its institutional channels, any changes to the purposes of processing, the identity of the Data Controller and any other modification capable of significantly affecting the rights of the data subjects or their exercise.

Data Protection Officer DPO:ÌýGiorgio Valandro

±ð³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìýprivacy@unipd.it

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