Protection of the privacy of participants

The Pica Code that is provided to each participant is a unique code valid only for the event in question. Pica can therefore operate in complete respect of Privacy.

  • Each participant receives and can access only their own photos.
  • Photos are never publicly accessible from the web
  • Only the participant decides whether to share their photos publicly
  • Each participant, as foreseen by the new GDPR, may decide to give or deny consent (opt-in/opt-out) at any time.

Privacy Policy

This page describes how the site is managed in relation to the processing of personal data of users who consult it.
This information is also given in accordance with Articles. 13-14 GDPR 2016/679 and national legislation applicable to those who interact with the web services of pica Group S.p.A., accessible via telematics from the address: www.getpica.com corresponding to the home page of the official website of/pica Group S.p.A.
The information is given only for the website of/pica Group S.p.A. and not for other websites that may be consulted by the user via links.
The information is also inspired by Recommendation No. 2/2001 that the European authorities for the protection of personal data, gathered in the Group established by art. 29 of Directive 95/46/EC, adopted on 17 May 2001 to identify certain minimum requirements for the collection of personal data on-line. In particular, the manner, timing and nature of the information to be provided by controllers to users when they connect to web pages, regardless of the purpose of the link.

  1. The “Data Controller” of the processing
    Following consultation of this website, data relating to identified or identifiable persons may be processed. The “owner” of their treatment is pica Group S.p.A., based in Via XXII Ottobre, 15/B – 48015 Cervia (RA) - Italy.
  2. “Data protection officer” (DPO/DPO)
    Mr. Paro Andrea, of Gemini consult Srl, has been appointed Data Protection Officer (RDP/DPO) pursuant to art. 37 GDPR 2016/679. The Responsible can be contacted by phone at +39 0422 877411 or by email at the following PEC address: rpd@legalmail.it.
  3. Place of data processing
    The processing related to the web services of this site takes place at the aforementioned company headquarters and is handled only by technical staff in charge of the processing. No data deriving from the web service is communicated to third parties, except for fulfillments strictly related to contractual obligations arising from the services subscribed and/or requested by individual users, or disclosed. Personal data provided by users who submit requests for the sending of informative material (mailing lists, newsletters, answers to questions, etc.) are used only for the purpose of performing the service or service requested and are not communicated to third parties.

  4. Types of data processed
    4.1 The navigation data
    The computer systems and software procedures responsible for the operation of this website acquire, in the course of their normal exercise, certain personal data whose transmission is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols. This information is not collected to be associated with identified data subjects, but by its very nature could, through processing and associations with data held by third parties, enable users to be identified. This category of data includes IP addresses or domain names of computers used by users who connect to the site, addresses in URI notation (uniform Resource identifier) of the requested resources, the time of the request, the method used to submit the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in response, the numeric code indicating the status of the response given by the server (good end, error, etc.) and other parameters related to the user’s operating system and computer environment. These data are used only for the purpose of obtaining anonymous statistical information on the use of the site and to control its proper functioning and are deleted immediately after processing. The data could be used to ascertain liability in case of hypothetical cyber crimes against the site: apart from this eventuality, the data on web contacts do not persist for more than seven days.
    4.2 Data provided voluntarily by the user
    The optional, explicit and voluntary sending of e-mail to the addresses indicated on this site, also through the filling out of specific forms, involves the subsequent acquisition of the sender’s address, necessary to respond to requests, and any other personal data entered in the letter.
    The data will be essentially processed for the following specific purposes:
    Requests for information on the services provided and products/solutions produced, produced and/or marketed directly by pica Group S.p.A.;

  5. reports of any kind, also sent through contact form;
  6. Sending information and/or personal data also for the purpose of defining a professional collaboration, through the forms made available and/or a simple email;
  7. Sending of informative newsletters, if subscribed to the appropriate service;
  8. Sending push notifications, if you subscribe to the appropriate service
  9. Subscribe to the company newsletter (please note that the newsletter may also have commercial and/or promotional content).
    Specific summary information will be progressively reported or displayed on the pages of the site prepared for particular services on request.

4.2.1 Cookies
Cookies are small files sent and stored on your computer by the websites you visit. Cookies are stored in your browser’s file directory. The next time you visit the site, your browser will read the cookie and relay the information back to the website or entity that originally created the cookie. To learn more about these technologies and how they work, visit, for example, the site allaboutcookies.org.
The session cookies used on this site avoid the use of other computer techniques potentially detrimental to the privacy of users’ navigation and do not allow the acquisition of personal data identifying the user.
The storage time of the acquired data depends on the types of cookies. Session cookies expire when the browser is closed. Persistent cookies, including Local shared objects “Flash cookies” have typical expiration dates ranging from two months to a couple of years.

How to disable cookies (opt-out)
The majority of internet browsers are initially set to accept cookies automatically. This means that you have the possibility, at any time, to set your browser in order to accept all cookies, only some, or to refuse them, disabling their use by the sites. In addition, you can normally set your browser preferences in such a way that you are warned every time a cookie is stored on your computer. At the end of each browsing session, finally, you can delete cookies collected from the hard disk of your device. If you want to delete cookies installed in the cookie folder of your browser, please note that each browser has different procedures for managing settings.

You can find information on how to manage cookies in your browser at the following addresses:
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Apple Safari
Apple Safari for mobile devices
Microsoft Windows Explorer
Microsoft Windows Edge
Also to avoid receiving Google Analytics cookies you can visit the page: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/
Alternatively, you can disable only Google Analytics cookies by using the opt-out add-on provided by Google for the main browsers.
If you want to know more about cookies in general visit the page www.allaboutcookies.org or www.garanteprivacy/cookie.

Technical cookies that do not require consent
The so-called “technical” cookies, for which no consent is required for their processing, are to be considered the following:
a) Cookies related to activities strictly necessary to the operation of the site and the provision of the service: are cookies to ensure the normal navigation of the site. In most cases these are session cookies.
b) Functionality cookies, related to optimization activities: they are cookies that allow the user to navigate the site according to the selected criteria (such as language, currency, content of the cart during online purchases) in order to enable the services rendered and/or to improve them. In most cases, these cookies have a maximum duration of 365 days.
All technical cookies do not require consent, so they are automatically installed following the access to the site and are not used for further purposes.

Services and cookies provided by third parties
In case of services provided by third parties, you may also exercise your right to object to tracking by informing you through the third party’s privacy policy, via the opt out link if explicitly provided or by contacting the third party directly. Without prejudice to what has just been stated, the Holder t’informs you that you can use Your Online choices (http://www.youronlinechoices.com/). Through this service you can manage the tracking preferences of most advertising tools. The Owner, therefore, advises you to use this resource in addition to the information provided by this document.
Since the installation of Cookies and other tracking systems operated by third parties through the services used within this Site cannot be technically controlled by the Owner, any specific reference to Cookies and tracking systems installed by third parties is to be considered indicative. For complete information, please consult the privacy policy of any third party services. Given the objective complexity linked to the identification of technologies based on cookies and their very close integration with the functioning of the web, you are invited to contact the Owner if you wish to receive any further information regarding the use of the Cookies themselves and any use of the same – for example by third parties – made through this site.
Full information on the use of cookies by this site is available at the following link: Cookie Policy of the site www.getpica.com

  1. Monitoring, statistics and plugins
    5.1 Using Google Analytics
    This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc., 1600 amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California, 94043 USA, (hereinafter “Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, text files that are saved on your computer to allow you to analyze how you use the website. Information about the use of the website (including your IP address) obtained from cookies will be sent and stored on a Google server in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of analyzing your use of the website, compiling website traffic reports for the website owner and offering additional services related to the use of the website and the Internet. Google may also transmit this information to third parties where required by law or where such third parties process such information on behalf of Google. In no case will Google associate your IP address with other data owned by Google. You can avoid the installation of cookies by changing the settings of your browser, however, we point out that this may prevent you from using all the features of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of your data by Google for the above terms and purposes. You may at any time revoke your consent to the future collection and storage of personal data. To this end, our contacts are listed in the colophon. Alternatively, you can use the Google Analytics deactivation Add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hlit), if available for your browser. Please note that this site employs Google Analytics with the extension _anonymizelp in the JavaScript library ga.js (and more recently ga(‘set’, ‘anonymizeip’, true) in the analytics.js library) and then an abbreviated version of the IP addresses is used to avoid direct personal identification. To consult the privacy policy of Google, relating to the Google Analytics service, please visit the website https://www.google.com/intl/it_ALL/analytics//privacy.html. To learn about Google’s privacy policy, s’invites you to visit the website https://www.google.it/intl/it/policies/privacy/. By using our website, you consent to the processing of your data by Google for the above terms and purposes.

  2. Interaction with social networks and external platforms
    For this site there are no specific interactions with Social Network.

  3. Optional provision of data
    Apart from what is specified for the navigation data, the user is free to provide the personal data given in the request forms or otherwise indicated in contacts to request the sending of the newsletter, information material or other communications. Failure to confer them may make it impossible to obtain what is requested.
  4. Methods of treatment
    Personal data are processed with automated tools for the time strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected. Specific security measures are observed to prevent data loss, unlawful or incorrect use and unauthorized access.

  5. Transfer of your information abroad
    The personal data provided, entered through this or other websites, may be transferred to other countries by us or our agents for the purpose of discharging contractual obligations and obligatory obligations of intra-group communication and/or franchising.

  6. Rights of data subjects
    The persons to whom the personal data refer have the right at any time to obtain confirmation of the existence or otherwise of the same data and to know its content and origin, verify its accuracy or request its integration or updating, or (ex art. 15-22 GDPR 2016/679 and current national legislation). According to the same article you have the right to request the deletion, the transformation into anonymous form or the blocking of data processed in violation of law, as well as to object in any case, for legitimate reasons, to their processing.
    Requests should be made:
    by means of traditional paper mail to the pica Group S.p.A.
    by e-mail to: hello@getpica.com
  7. Legal references
    Notice to European Users: this privacy statement is drawn up in fulfilment of the obligations under the articles. 13-14 GDPR 2016/679, as well as the provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC, as updated by Directive 2009/136/EC, on Cookies. This privacy policy concerns exclusively this website.
  8. For further information, please contact the Data Controller:
    Pica Group S.p.A. Via XXII Ottobre, 15/B – 48015 Cervia (RA) +39 0544 188 9362 +39 0544 188 9357 FAX hello@getpica.com