Website Disclaimer Statement

The Polo Center of Sustainability has a commitment to privacy in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Italian and European Government World Wide Web sites issued by the European Commission. This statement discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this site. If you are submitting personal information over the internet which you wish to remain private, please note that, while all attempts are made to secure information transmitted to this site, users should be aware that there are inherent risks transmitting information across the Internet. If you prefer, you can contact us by telephone or regular postal services. This site does not provide facilities for the secure transmission of information across the Internet. While the risk of anyone intercepting and misusing information transmitted by email is usually very low there is the possibility this can be compromised and users aware of this existing possibility.

Information logged

When you visit this site our server logs information which is provided by your browser. This information is used to create summary statistics which allow us to assess the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, discover what information is most and least used, determine technical design specifications, and help us make  our site more useful to visitors. The information logged is as follows: (1) the type of browser you are using; (2) the date and time of your visit; (3) your top level domain name (e.g., .com, .org, .eu, etc.); (4) the address of the referring site; and (5) your server’s IP address. No attempt will be made to identify users or their browsing activities, unless disclosure is required by law. We use the information only for statistical analysis or systems administration purposes.

Cookies and Email addresses

A cookie is an electronic token that is passed between browser and server to transfer small amount of information. We do not use cookies to collect personal information or to track your activities. We will record your email address if you transmit it to us electronically either in an email message or via a web page format. It will only be used for the purpose for which you provide it, and will not be added to a mailing list unless you request this be done. We will not disclose it without your consent.

Online subscription, feedback and links to other sites

Some pages of this website may provide the facility for users to fill out an online form for the purpose of subscribing to a special service or to provide us with feedback about our website. We will ask you to provide only enough personal information to fulfil that purpose. We will record it to facilitate follow up and for statistical analysis. This site contains links to other sites. The Polo Center of Sustainability is not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites and has no knowledge of whether cookies or other tracking devices are used on linked sites.

Version 1.01, January 2022