Privacy Policy


PRIVACY NOTICE – PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

 

We hereby inform you about the methods of processing personal data of users who visit the website www.cardinalvanthuan.va

Below you will find information on how we collect, use, and transfer your personal data, meaning all information that can be used to identify or contact you.

 

1. DATA CONTROLLER

The data controller is the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (hereinafter DSSUI) – Palazzo San Calisto, 00120 Vatican City, email: causa.cardinalvanthuan@humandevelopment.va

 

2. LEGITIMACY OF THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA

The information we collect mostly comes directly from you: it has been voluntarily provided or is necessary for the provision of our services.

DSSUI processes your personal data to carry out its role and for the exercise, development, and improvement of services offered to users.

Providing your data, which will be used exclusively for the purposes listed in section 3, is optional; however, refusal to provide data and lack of consent to their processing make it impossible for DSSUI to correctly provide the service.

 

3. PURPOSES, TYPES OF DATA PROCESSED, AND METHODS OF PROCESSING

All personal data collected will be processed solely for the performance of DSSUI’s service activities related to regular and/or one-time donations made through various methods (credit card, bank direct debit, or others) and for sending messages.

DSSUI will not process the information provided by the data subject for purposes other than those explicitly indicated above.

Moreover, DSSUI will not make automated decisions based on the information provided.

All personal data collected are processed with automated and manual tools only for the time strictly necessary to achieve the aforementioned purposes, guaranteeing the integrity, confidentiality, and security of the data by DSSUI staff, collaborators, or expressly appointed data processors acting under specific instructions regarding purposes and methods of processing.

 

4. DATA RECIPIENTS

Personal data may be communicated to other public and private entities only in accordance with laws or regulations, to achieve the purposes listed in section 3. DSSUI will not carry out international data transfers.

 

5. COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING SYSTEMS

DSSUI uses session cookies (non-persistent) strictly limited to what is necessary for safe and efficient website navigation.

For detailed information about the types of cookies used, please consult our specific COOKIE POLICY page.

 

6. DATA RETENTION AND STORAGE

Clerus carefully, completely, and up-to-date stores the personal data collected, as long as these are necessary for providing the related services. We assure you that all necessary steps have been taken to guarantee the security of your personal data once collected, through the use of limited-access IT systems and protected storage solutions.

 

7. RIGHTS OF DATA SUBJECTS

Data subjects have the right at any time to exercise:

  • The right of access (to know what personal data DSSUI processes and how);

  • The right to request rectification, deletion, or restriction of processing;

  • The right to object to processing.

Data subjects also have the right to withdraw their consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before withdrawal.

 

8. EXERCISING DATA SUBJECT RIGHTS

To exercise these rights, data subjects may contact DSSUI by sending an email to causa.cardinalvanthuan@humandevelopment.va with the subject “PERSONAL DATA”.

Requests – regardless of the form used – must include: the data subject’s full name, a copy of their identity document, and an indication of the right to be exercised.

Please note that we may refuse to comply with requests deemed frivolous, harmful to others’ privacy, or contrary to the legitimate use of data aimed at protecting the safety of people, environments, or property.

Browsing the website implies acceptance of this Privacy Policy.