Privacy Policy

I – INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY

  1. This section contains information on how users’ personal data are managed in relation to the processing of data of users who use the services of T4U s.r.l. (hereinafter “Thesis 4u”) and who browse, register with and interact with the services of Thesis 4u.
  2. This notice is also provided pursuant to art. 13 of Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, the Italian Personal Data Protection Code, and pursuant to art. 13 of EU Regulation no. 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, for those who interact with T4U s.r.l. (hereinafter “Thesis 4u”), and it can be reached at the address corresponding to the home page: www.thesisforyou.com
  3. This notice applies only to www.thesisforyou.com (and the related app.thesisforyou.com/area-studenti, app.thesisforyou.com/area-aziende and app.thesisforyou.com/area-professori) and not to other websites the user may visit through links contained in it.
  4. The purpose of this document is to provide information on the methods, timing and nature of the information that data controllers must provide to users when connecting to the Thesis 4u web pages, regardless of the purpose of the connection, in accordance with Italian and European legislation.
  5. This notice may change due to the introduction of new regulations; users are therefore invited to check this page periodically.
  6. If the user is under sixteen years of age, pursuant to art. 8, para. 1 of EU Regulation 2016/679, their consent must be authorised by their parents or legal guardians.

II – DATA PROCESSING

Data Controller

  1. The data controller is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. The controller is also responsible for security aspects.
  2. With regard to this website, the data controller is T4U s.r.l., with registered office in via Borghetto n. 2, Torre Boldone (VAT no.: 04469360160). For any clarification or to exercise their rights, users may contact the controller at the following e-mail address: info@thesisforyou.com or by certified e-mail (PEC): t4u@pec.it

Data Processor

  1. The data processor is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the data controller.
  2. Pursuant to article 28 of EU Regulation no. 2016/679, as appointed by the data controller, the data processor for the website www.thesisforyou.com (app.thesisforyou/area-aziende, app.thesisforyou/area-studenti and app.thesisforyou.com/area-professori) is: T4U s.r.l., with registered office in via Borghetto n. 2, Torre Boldone, Bergamo (VAT no.: 04469360160).

Place of data processing

  1. The processing of data generated by the use of www.thesisforyou.com takes place at via Borghetto n. 2, Torre Boldone, Bergamo.
  2. Where necessary, data related to the newsletter service may be processed by the data processor or by persons appointed by it for this purpose at its premises.

IV – DATA PROCESSED

1. Methods of data processing

Like all websites, this website uses log files in which information collected automatically during users’ visits is stored. The information collected may include the following:

  • Internet Protocol (IP) address;
  • Browser type and parameters of the device used to connect to the website;
  • Name of the Internet Service Provider (ISP);
  • Date and time of the visit;
  • Referring web page and exit page;
  • Possibly the number of clicks.
  1. The above information is processed automatically and collected exclusively in aggregate form in order to verify the correct functioning of the website and for security purposes. This information is processed on the basis of the legitimate interests of the controller.
  2. For security purposes (anti-spam filters, firewalls, virus detection), the automatically recorded data may also include personal data such as the IP address, which may be used, in compliance with applicable laws, to block attempts to damage the website or to harm other users, or harmful or criminal activities. Such data are never used to identify or profile the user, but only to protect the website and its users; this information is used on the basis of the legitimate interests of the controller.
  3. Where the website allows comments to be posted, or in the case of specific services requested by the user, including the possibility of submitting a Curriculum Vitae for possible employment, the website automatically detects and records some of the user’s identification data, including the e-mail address. Such data are deemed to have been voluntarily provided by the user when requesting the service. By posting a comment or other information, the user expressly accepts the privacy notice and, in particular, consents to the content posted being freely disclosed to third parties. The data received will be used exclusively to provide the requested service and only for the time necessary to provide it.
  4. Information that users choose to make public through the services and tools made available to them is provided knowingly and voluntarily, releasing this website from any liability for any violations of the law. It is the user’s responsibility to verify that they have permission to enter personal data of third parties or content protected by national and international regulations.
  5. Data will be processed at the operational headquarters of Thesis 4u and in any other place where the parties involved in the processing are located, mainly by automated means using electronic tools; however, data may also be processed manually without the aid of electronic tools. The data acquired will be processed, possibly also in aggregate form, in full compliance with the law and with the principles of lawfulness, fairness, transparency, data minimisation and protection of the confidentiality and rights of the Data Subject.
  6. The data provided may be shared with parties with whom it is necessary to interact in order to provide the services covered by the contract; parties appointed to carry out technical maintenance; persons authorised by T4U Srl to process the personal data necessary to carry out activities strictly related to the provision of the contracted services, who have committed to confidentiality; and parties, bodies or authorities to which the data must be disclosed by law.
  7. Marketing activities: we use your information for marketing activities. These include, for example: a) using your information to send you periodic news. You can unsubscribe from marketing e-mails (newsletter) at any time, also by sending an e-mail to archivio@thesisforyou.com. b) Based on the information you share about yourself, we may show you personalised offers on the website, in apps or on third-party sites/apps (including social media sites), and the website content you view may be personalised. c) Mailing list or newsletter (thesisforyou.com / app.thesisforyou.com). By registering for the mailing list or newsletter, the User’s e-mail address is automatically added to a list of contacts to whom e-mail messages containing information, including commercial and promotional information, relating to T4U (Thesis 4u) may be sent. The User’s e-mail address may also be added to this list as a result of registering on www.thesisforyou.com / app.thesisforyou.com as a student, as a company or as another user, or after making a purchase. Personal Data processed: e-mail; telephone number; other contact details provided.
  8. Communications with you: there may be other occasions on which we contact you, for example by e-mail, post, telephone or text message. We choose the method based on the contact details you have previously shared.
  9. Contact management and sending messages: this type of service makes it possible to manage a database of e-mail contacts, telephone contacts or any other type of contact used to communicate with the User. These services may also collect data on the date and time when the User views messages, as well as on the User’s interaction with them, such as information on clicks on links included in the messages. Mailchimp: Mailchimp is an address management and e-mail sending service provided by The Rocket Science Group LLC. Personal Data processed: e-mail; name. Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
  10. Heat mapping and session recording: heat mapping services are used to identify which areas of a page are hovered over by the cursor or clicked on, in order to detect which of them attract the most interest. These services make it possible to monitor and analyse traffic data and are used to keep track of User behaviour. Some of these services may record sessions and make them available for later viewing. Hotjar Heat Maps & Recordings (Hotjar Ltd.): Hotjar is a heat mapping and session recording service provided by Hotjar Ltd. Hotjar honours generic “Do Not Track” headers. This means that the browser can tell the script not to collect any of the User’s data. This is a setting available in all major browsers. More information is available from Hotjar. Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
  11. Interaction with online survey platforms: this type of service allows interaction with online survey platforms, managed by third parties, directly from the pages of this Website. If one of these services is installed, it may collect Usage Data relating to the pages on which it is installed, even if Users do not use the service. Hotjar Poll & Survey widgets (Hotjar Ltd.): the Hotjar Poll & Survey widgets are services that enable interaction with the Hotjar platform provided by Hotjar Ltd. Hotjar honours generic “Do Not Track” headers. This means that the browser can tell the script not to collect any of the User’s data. This is a setting available in all major browsers.
  12. Advertising: Google AdSense (Google Ireland Limited). This website uses Google AdSense, an advertising service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”), to display advertisements to users.
    As a third-party vendor, Google uses cookies and similar technologies to serve ads on this website. Advertising cookies (for example __gads, __gpi and the IDE cookie on the doubleclick.net domain) enable Google and its partners to serve ads based on the user’s visits to this and other websites, as well as to measure the effectiveness of ads and prevent fraud.
    Ads may be:

    • personalised, i.e. based on the user’s interests inferred from their browsing, only with the user’s express consent;
    • non-personalised, i.e. based on contextual information such as the content of the page visited and the approximate geographical location, even without consent to profiling, within the limits permitted by applicable law.

    Consent is collected through the cookie banner on the website, managed by a certified consent management platform (CMP) integrated with the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF). Through the banner, the user can accept, reject or customise their choices, including for each individual advertising vendor, and change them at any time via the “Manage consent” link.
    For processing related to the serving of ads, Google acts as an independent data controller. For more information on how Google uses data collected through partner websites, see: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
    Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data; IP address; device and browser identifiers.
    Place of processing: Ireland and the United States, and possibly other countries where Google and its vendors operate. Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

2. Purposes of data processing

  1. The data collected by the website during its operation are used exclusively for the purposes indicated above and kept for the time strictly necessary to carry out the specified activities, for as long as the registration remains active. In any case, since the processing is carried out for the provision of services, T4U will retain personal data for the period of time provided for and permitted by Italian law to protect its rights (Art. 2946 of the Italian Civil Code et seq.) in relation to possible disputes or as instructed by public authorities.
  2. Data used for security purposes (blocking attempts to damage the website) are retained for the time strictly necessary to achieve the purpose indicated above.
  3. Data collected through advertising cookies are processed for the purpose of serving and measuring advertisements, in order to financially support the free content of the website. The legal basis for this processing is the user’s consent (art. 6, para. 1, letter a of EU Regulation 2016/679), which may be withdrawn at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before its withdrawal. Advertising cookies are not placed until the user has given their consent through the banner.

3. Data provided by the user

  1. As indicated above, the optional, explicit and voluntary sending of e-mails to the addresses indicated on this website entails the subsequent acquisition of the sender’s address, which is necessary to respond to requests, as well as any other personal data included in the message.
  2. Specific summary notices will be progressively reported or displayed on the pages of the website set up for particular on-demand services.
  3. In addition to filling in the appropriate forms on the Website, users who have a LinkedIn, Facebook or Google profile can register and log in by clicking on the “Sign up with LinkedIn”, “Sign up with Facebook” or “Sign up with Google” button on the registration and login pages of the Website. In this case, LinkedIn, Facebook or Google will automatically send T4U some of the user’s data, as specified in the “pop-up” window displayed at the time of the request.
  4. The personal data of candidate users collected for the purposes indicated above may be disclosed to companies, including those based outside the European Union, that have expressed to T4U an interest in the candidates’ ideas, and/or to their intermediaries, where strictly necessary to perform the services provided for users pursuant to article 49, para. 1, letter b or c of the Regulation.
  5. Some of our products and services, such as our CV and profile database and social media search, allow (or may allow) third parties to view your personal information and contact you.

4. Support in configuring your browser

  1. Users can also manage cookies through their browser settings. However, deleting cookies from the browser may remove the preferences set for the website. For further information and support, users can also visit the help page of the web browser they are using:

In addition to browser settings, users can:

  • change their cookie preferences at any time via the “Manage consent” link on the website;
  • turn off Google ad personalisation by visiting My Ad Center: https://myadcenter.google.com;
  • opt out of the use of cookies by third-party vendors for personalised advertising by visiting https://www.youronlinechoices.eu.

For the full list of cookies used, their duration and their providers, please refer to the Cookie Policy: https://thesisforyou.com/en/cookie-policy-en/

5. Social Network Plugins

  1. This website also incorporates plugins and/or buttons for social networks, to allow content to be easily shared on your favourite social networks. These plugins are programmed not to set any cookies when the page is accessed, in order to safeguard users’ privacy. Cookies may be set, if provided for by the social networks, only when the user actually and voluntarily uses the plugin. Please note that if the user browses while logged in to the social network, they have already consented to the use of cookies conveyed through this website when registering with the social network.
  2. The collection and use of information obtained through the plugin are governed by the respective privacy notices of the social networks, to which please refer:

Transfer of data to non-EU countries

Some of the third-party services used by the website (including Google AdSense, Mailchimp and Hotjar) may involve the transfer of personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area, in particular the United States. Such transfers take place on the basis of the European Commission’s adequacy decision on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, for certified providers, or of the Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission (art. 46 of EU Regulation 2016/679).

V – USER RIGHTS

  1. Art. 13, para. 2 of EU Regulation 2016/679 lists the rights of the user.
  2. This website www.thesisforyou.com (app.thesisforyou.com/area-studenti, app.thesisforyou.com/area-aziende and app.thesisforyou/area-professori) therefore intends to inform the user of the existence of:

– the right of the data subject to request from the controller access to their personal data (art. 15 EU Regulation), their updating (art. 7, para. 3, letter a of Legislative Decree 196/2003), rectification (art. 16 EU Regulation), integration (art. 7, para. 3, letter a of Legislative Decree 196/2003), restriction of processing concerning them (art. 18 EU Regulation), or to object, on legitimate grounds, to their processing (art. 21 EU Regulation), as well as the right to data portability (art. 20 EU Regulation);

– the right to request erasure (art. 17 EU Regulation), anonymisation or blocking of data processed in breach of the law, including data whose retention is not necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or subsequently processed (art. 7, para. 3, letter b of Legislative Decree 196/2003);

– the right to obtain confirmation that the operations of updating, rectification, integration, erasure, blocking and anonymisation of data have been notified, also as regards their content, to those to whom the data were disclosed or disseminated, except where this proves impossible or involves a manifestly disproportionate effort compared to the right being protected (art. 7, para. 3, letter c of Legislative Decree 196/2003).

  1. Requests may be addressed to the data controller at the e-mail address mentioned above (without formalities) or by using the form provided by the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali).
  2. Where the processing is based on art. 6, paragraph 1, letter a – express consent to use – or on art. 9, paragraph 2, letter a – express consent to the use of genetic, biometric or health data, or data revealing religious or philosophical beliefs or trade union membership, racial or ethnic origin, or political opinions – the user has the right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent given before its withdrawal.
  3. Likewise, in the event of a breach of the regulations, the user has the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali), as the authority responsible for supervising data processing in Italy.
  4. For a more detailed examination of your rights, see articles 15 et seq. of EU Regulation 2016/679 and art. 7 of Legislative Decree 196/2003.

VI – OBLIGATIONS

The controller notifies the Data Protection Authority of the processing of personal data it intends to carry out only if the processing concerns:

– genetic or biometric data, or data indicating the geographical location of persons or objects by means of an electronic communications network;

– data suitable for revealing health and sex life, processed for the purposes of assisted reproduction, provision of health services via electronic networks relating to databases or the supply of goods, epidemiological surveys, detection of mental, infectious and contagious diseases, HIV-positive status, organ and tissue transplantation and monitoring of healthcare expenditure;

– data suitable for revealing sex life or psychological sphere, processed by associations, bodies and non-profit organisations, whether recognised or not, of a political, philosophical, religious or trade union nature;

– data processed by electronic means aimed at defining the profile or personality of the data subject, or at analysing consumption habits and choices, or at monitoring the use of electronic communication services, excluding processing that is technically indispensable to provide the services to users;

– sensitive data recorded in databases for the purpose of personnel selection on behalf of third parties, as well as sensitive data used for opinion polls, market research and other sample surveys;

– data recorded in specific databases managed by electronic means relating to the risk of creditworthiness, financial situation, correct fulfilment of obligations, or unlawful or fraudulent conduct.

VII – SECURITY OF THE DATA PROVIDED

  1. This website processes users’ data lawfully and fairly, adopting appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorised access, disclosure, modification or destruction of data. Processing is carried out using IT and/or telematic tools, with organisational methods and logic strictly related to the purposes indicated.
  2. In addition to the controller, in some cases, categories of persons involved in the organisation of the website (administrative, marketing and sales staff, legal staff, system administrators) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, postal couriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communication agencies) may have access to the data.

VIII – CHANGES TO THIS DOCUMENT

  1. This document, published at https://thesisforyou.com/?page_id=3, constitutes the privacy policy of this website.
  2. It may be subject to changes or updates. Significant changes and updates will be notified to users by means of appropriate notices.
  3. Previous versions of the document will in any case be available on this page.
  4. This document was updated on 15 April 2021 to comply with the relevant regulations, in particular EU Regulation 2016/679.
  5. This document was further updated on 2 November 2026 to include information on the Google AdSense advertising service, the use of third-party advertising cookies and the transfer of data to non-EU countries.

In the event of any discrepancy between this English version and the Italian version, the Italian version shall prevail.