Privacy Policy
Last updated: May 2026
1. Controller
The data controller for this website is:
Ergon Research SRL
Italy
Full registered address and company identifiers: see the official Contacts / legal information on www.ergonresearch.it.
Ergon Research SRL is a consortium partner in the DAMAGER research project (Grant Agreement No. 101224541), funded by the European Defence Fund (EDF). It leads communication and dissemination for the project, develops and operates this website, and registers the domain damager.eu on behalf of the consortium.
HIT09 SRL remains the project coordinator under the Grant Agreement (technical and administrative lead of the consortium). For consortium or grant matters unrelated to this website’s personal data processing, contact the coordinator through the channels published by the DAMAGER project.
2. What data we collect
2.1 Data you provide voluntarily
When you use the contact form on this website, you provide:
- Your name
- Your e-mail address
- The content of your message
This data is transmitted to and stored by Netlify (our hosting provider) via Netlify Forms, and forwarded by e-mail to info@hit09.com (mailbox of HIT09 SRL, project coordinator). The website and Netlify are operated by Ergon Research SRL; the consortium has chosen this address so that enquiries reach the coordinator’s public project inbox. The data is used solely to respond to your enquiry.
Legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR — legitimate interest in responding to unsolicited enquiries from stakeholders.
2.2 Data collected automatically
If you accept analytics cookies, Google Analytics 4 collects:
- Anonymised IP address (IP anonymisation is always enabled)
- Pages visited, time spent, referral source
- Browser type, operating system, screen resolution
This data is processed in aggregate form and cannot be used to identify individual users.
Legal basis: Article 6(1)(a) GDPR — your consent (opt-in via cookie banner).
3. Third-party services
| Service | Provider | Purpose | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netlify Forms | Netlify, Inc. (USA) | Contact form submission | netlify.com/privacy |
| Google Analytics 4 | Google LLC (USA) | Audience analytics — analytics consent required | policies.google.com/privacy |
| OpenStreetMap (Leaflet.js) | OSM Foundation (UK) | Interactive consortium map tiles — functional consent required | osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy |
| Google Fonts (Inter) | Google LLC (USA) | Typography — loaded from Google CDN | policies.google.com/privacy |
Data transfers to the United States are governed by Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) as adopted by the European Commission.
4. Data retention
| Data | Retention period |
|---|---|
| Contact form submissions | 24 months from receipt, then deleted |
| Google Analytics data | 14 months (configured at property level) |
| Cookie consent preferences | 12 months (stored in browser) |
5. Your rights
Under the GDPR and Italian D.Lgs. 196/2003 (as amended by D.Lgs. 101/2018), you have the right to:
- Access — request a copy of personal data we hold about you
- Rectification — request correction of inaccurate data
- Erasure — request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”)
- Restriction — request that we restrict processing of your data
- Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interest
- Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Withdrawal of consent — at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing
To exercise any of these rights, contact Ergon Research SRL using the official contact details published on www.ergonresearch.it (or the dedicated DAMAGER communication address, once published on this site).
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian data protection authority:
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Piazza Venezia 11, 00187 Roma
garante.privacy.it
6. Security
This website is served exclusively over HTTPS (TLS 1.2+). Netlify provides DDoS protection, CDN-level security, and automated HTTPS certificates via Let’s Encrypt.
7. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via a notice on the website. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page always reflects the most recent revision.
For further information on cookie usage, please refer to our Cookie Policy.