Privacy Policy

GENERAL INFORMATION ON DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY

By the present information (“Policy”) we inform that any collection and processing of data by Sisvel International S.A. will be based on principles of correctness, lawfulness, fairness, necessity, transparency and protection of your privacy and your rights.

According to the applicable law, we inform you that:

This website is controlled and managed by Sisvel International S.A., an operation with its legal headquarters in 6, Avenue Marie Thérèse 2132 Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg – Tax Code and VAT Number LU23037240 (“Sisvel” or “we”). Sisvel, through the support of the provider Kelyan SpA located in Italy, is the data controller and guarantees the security, confidentiality and protection of data in its possession, at any stage of its processing.
All data and information in Sisvel’s possession, collected through publicly accessible sources like the Internet or in other ways, are used in compliance with the rules established by the applicable law and in compliance with business confidentiality.

USE OF COOKIES

Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user’s experience more efficient. We can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies we need your permission. This website uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third party services that appear on our pages. Sisvel uses cookies to make services simple and efficient for users who view the website www.sisvel.com. By disabling cookies, some of our services may not work properly and some pages will not be displayed correctly. There are various types of cookies, some of them make using the website more effective, others enable certain features. Analyzing them in detail, our cookies allow:

to memorize the preferences entered
to analyze the use of the services and to optimize the browsing experience and the services offered

Types of Cookies used by Sisvel

The following are the various types of cookies used by Sisvel in accordance with the purpose of use.

Technical Cookies

This type of cookie is strictly necessary for the proper functioning of certain sections of the website. There are two categories: persistent and session cookies:

persistent cookies: once the browser is closed, they are not destroyed but remain up to a preset expiration date
session cookies: they are destroyed every time the browser is closed

These cookies, always sent from our domain, are necessary to view the site correctly and in relation to the technical services offered, therefore they will always be used and sent, unless the user changes the settings in his/her browser (therefore disrupting website pages from being properly displayed).

ANALYTICAL COOKIES

The cookies in this category are used to collect information about the use of the website. Sisvel will use this information in relation to the anonymous statistical analysis in order to improve the use of the website and to make the content more interesting and relevant to meet the needs of the users. This type of cookie collects anonymous data on the activity of users and they arrived on the website. Analytical cookies are sent from the same website or from third-party domains.

ANALYSIS COOKIES FOR THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

These cookies are used in order to collect information anonymously on the way in which website users use the website, such as: pages visited, time spent, origins of traffic source, geographic origin. These cookies are sent from third-party external domains to the website.

COOKIES ARE USED TO INTEGRATE PRODUCTS AND FUNCTIONS OF THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE

This type of cookie integrates features developed by third parties within the pages of the website such as icons and preferences expressed in social networks in order to share the site content or to use the third-party software services (such as software to generate maps and additional software that offer additional services). These cookies are sent from third-party domains and from partner sites that offer their functionality between the pages of the website. We do not currently use such type of cookies but this may change in the future.

Please note that we do not have the right to access or control the cookies or other technologies used by third parties to collect information about your interests and preferences, and the information policies of these third parties are not subject to this Policy. Please pay special attention to their information policies (including but not limited to their personal information protection policies or privacy policies).

METHODS TO OBTAIN CONSENT FOR COOKIES

Sisvel, according to current legislation, is not obligated to ask for consent regarding technical cookies as they are essentially necessary for providing the requested services.

For all other types of cookies, consent may be expressed by the user in one or more of the following ways:

By specific browser configurations applied by the related computer programs used to navigate the pages that make up the website. You can find the settings for some of the most common browsers like Windows Explorer, Edge, Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Opera on the corresponding company website.

In general, the user simply accesses the settings section of the browser used and then selects the privacy or security item and finally sets the desired choice of whether or not to accept cookies.

By changing the settings in the use of third-party services

Both of these solutions may prevent the user from using or displaying parts of the website.

DATA CONFIDENTIALITY

Sisvel will not communicate any personal data to third parties or to those who act as suppliers for the provision of services or contractual relationship management and the consequent administrative obligations, unless where appropriate and strictly necessary.

DATA PROTECTION

The protection of the data processed by the company is ensured by the physical, logical and data protection system adopted and envisaged as required by applicable law. This system is based on the adoption of adequate organizational, physical and logical security measures, and is managed and coordinated by internal resources dedicated to data protection.

Your personal data will be processed confidentially and only for those purposes that you have been informed about, as explained below in this section and, if necessary.

Sisvel undertakes to process your personal data according to the principles set forth by the applicable law:

lawfulness, fairness and transparency
purpose limitation
data minimization
accuracy
storage limitation
integrity and confidentiality
accountability

Purposes, Legal Grounds and Storage Periods of Data Processing

Sisvel may use your personal data for the following business purposes:

Purpose	Legal Grounds	Storage Period
To communicate and respond to requests and enquiries made to Sisvel	Legitimate interest of the company to process your contact and related information to properly communicate with you and respond to your requests. Pre-contractual obligation in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering a contract	For as long as it is necessary to respond to your requests and enquiries.
To transact with customers, suppliers and business partners and process orders for Sisvel services	Contractual obligation, to the extent necessary to enter or perform a contract.	For the duration of the transaction or service, or for longer if necessary for record-keeping and legal purposes.
To provide the services agreed with our customers, such as, but not limited to contacting you regarding business collaborations and partnerships in the creation of value from your IP portfolios, notice letters about potential infringements of our or our clients' rights, creation, operation of patent pools and other forms of patent aggregation, collaboration in R&D and/or standardization activities and patent brokerage activities	Legitimate interest of our customers to process your contact and related information to provide a service to our customers. Contractual obligation, to the extent necessary to enter or perform a contract. Necessity to process the personal data disclosed by the individual concerned or other personal data that has been legally disclosed within a reasonable scope in accordance with applicable law	For the duration of the services agreed with our customers or for longer if necessary for record-keeping and legal purposes.
To improve our web pages, services, products, and offer a better service and content	Legitimate interest to analyse, develop, improve, and optimise our sites, facilities, products, and services.	For as long as it is necessary for the purposes indicated or up until you oppose to such processing activity.
To manage the security and operation of our sites, facilities, networks and systems;	legitimate interest to ensure the security of our sites, networks and systems.	For as long as it is necessary for the purposes indicated or up until you oppose to such processing activity.
To comply with applicable laws and regulations and operate our business activities	Legal obligation to comply with applicable laws and regulations.	For as long as it is necessary depending on every legal obligation.
To manage the job vacancies in Sisvel through the ”Careers” section	Pre-contractual obligation in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering a contract Legitimate interest of the company in verifying and accrediting the skills and experience presented in the candidate's application. Consent if given by the candidate, to keep the candidate application for future vacancies. Necessity for the conclusion or performance of a contract to which the individual concerned is a party, or for the implementation of human resources management in accordance with applicable employment law and contracts.	For the duration of the recruiting process and for an extra 2 years if given the consent by the candidate.

DATA COMMUNICATION AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS

Your data shall not be assigned, sold, leased or in any other way whatsoever made available to third parties, except in the case of suppliers that render certain services to Sisvel but under no circumstances shall they process them for their own purposes.

Likewise, Sisvel being a global organization, your personal data may be shared globally across Sisvel’s affiliated companies worldwide. You can access the list of Sisvel affiliates at www.sisvel.com/contacts. The terms set forth in this Policy apply to every affiliate of Sisvel and such affiliates have no right to deviate from this Policy.

Some of these service suppliers and Sisvel affiliates may be based outside of the European Union, and in that event, the company will ensure that such data transfer is protected with adequacy decision by the EU Commission or appropriate safeguards, which may include legally binding and enforceable instruments between public authorities or bodies, standard data protection clauses approved by the EU Commission, approved codes of conduct or certification mechanisms (on the condition that the receiver shall make binding and enforceable commitments to apply the appropriate safeguards, including as regards data subjects' rights) and binding corporate rules established under GDPR.

RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECT

The interested parties can exercise at any time the rights referred to in Article 12, 15 through 22 of EU Regulation 2016/679 or any applicable law, including but not limited to:

to access personal data
to obtain correction or cancellation thereof, or the limitation of the processing that concerns it (right of rectification, right of erasure, right of limiting processing)
to object to the processing
to data portability
to revoke consent, where foreseen: the revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing based on consent given before the revocation
to lodge a complaint to the supervisory authority

If you would like your personal data to be removed from our archive or exercise any rights in accordance with this Policy, we ask you to write to the data controller Sisvel, using the following email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We will process and respond to your request as soon as reasonably practical. We, however, may ask you to verify your identity before processing your request.