SecuritHub is controlled by NextGen 5.0, a non-profit organization based in Italy. NextGen 5.0 (“NextGen 5.0“, “we“, “our” or “us“) operates a professional networking platform (“SecuritHub” or “Platform“), used by various entities to engage with registered and approved members of our community.

 

This Privacy Notice applies to SecuritHub.com, SecuritHub branded and non-branded apps, and other SecuritHub-related sites, communications and services (“Services” & “Sites”). It describes the personal data we typically receive or collect whenever someone visits our Sites or installs and opens our App (a “Visitor“), creates (“Owner“), manages (“Manager”) or joins (“Member“) our community, or uses SecuritHub and engages with other Members via the various communication features available via the Services. It also describes how and for which purposes we may we use, share, disclose and store your information. We strongly urge you to read this Notice and make sure that you fully understand and agree to it. By visiting our Sites and using our Services, you consent to the use of your personal information by us as explained in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use our Sites and Services. Your use of our Sites and Services constitutes your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use. 

 

The information provided only applies to our Sites and Services and does not concern any web sites that may be visited by an user via external links.

 

The information provided is also based on the guidelines contained in Recommendation no. 2/2001, which was adopted on 17 May 2001 by the European data protection authorities within the Working Party set up under Article 29 of European Directive 95/46/EC in order to lay down minimum requirements for the collection of personal data online - especially with regard to arrangements, timing and contents of the information to be provided by data controllers to users visiting web pages for whatever purpose.

 

Introduction

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Launched and managed by NextGen 5.0, SecuritHub is a social network and online platform for professionals, students and researchers in international security, counter-terrorism and other security-related fields. Our registered and approved users (“Members”) use SecuritHub and other SecuritHub-related sites to share their professional profiles, find new business and career opportunities, connect and engage with other users, exchange knowledge and professional insights, post relevant content, ask questions and find information. We offer our Members choices about the data we collect, use and share as described in this Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and User Agreement.

 

Changes and Updates

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We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page and update the date at the top, so be sure to check back periodically to stay aware of any modifications. Your continued use of our Sites and Services after changes have been posted will constitute your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and any changes made to it. In the event of any material changes to this Policy, we will send an email to your address on file, prior to the change becoming effective.

 

Data Controller

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Visiting this site may result into the processing of data concerning identified or identifiable persons. The data controller is NextGen 5.0, a non-profit organization registered in Italy (C.F 94090420277 ) whose registered office is Santa Croce, Venice, 30135.

 

Place Where Data is Processed

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The processing operations related to the web-based services that are made available via this website are carried out at the aforementioned office of NextGen 5.0 exclusively by technical staff in charge of said processing, or else by persons tasked with such maintenance activities as may be necessary from time to time. No data resulting from web-based services is either communicated or disseminated. Any personal data that is provided by users requesting to be sent information materials such as bulletins, newsletters, annual reports, answers to questions, decisions and sundry provisions, etc. is only used to provide the service and/or discharge the tasks requested and is disclosed to third parties only if this is necessary for the said purposes.

 

Data We Collect

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We may ask for and collect from you personally identifiable information at various points throughout the Sites. During registration you need to provide data including your full name, email address and a password. If you apply for our Plus or Premium membership plan, you will need to provide payment (e.g., credit card) and billing information. If approved, you will be asked to create a professional profile. You have choices about the information on your profile, such as your education, work experience, research interests, skills, languages proficiency, awards and certifications, publications, location, nationality and profile picture. You can also choose whether to make your profile private or visible to other registered Members.

 

We may also collect personal data from you when you post or upload content on our Sites, such as when you fill out a form, respond to a survey, submit a request, ask a question, comment a post or create an announcement. You may also post content that includes information about yourself. We may collect such public information and make it available as part of our Services, including, as permitted by your account settings, in notifications to others.

 

We may also automatically collect basic technical information from all visitors to the Sites. We may automatically collect information about how visitors use the Sites, and may use cookies or other similar technologies to help use and compile statistics. This information may include log file information such as Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, browser language, pages viewed, and the date and time of a visit. This information helps us improve the functionality of the Sites.

 

Categories of Processed Data

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Navigation Data

The information systems and software procedures relied upon to operate this web site acquire personal data as part of their standard functioning; the transmission of such data is an inherent feature of Internet communication protocols. Such information is not collected in order to relate it to identified data subjects, however it might allow user identification per se after being processed and matched with data held by third parties. This data category includes IP addresses and/or the domain names of the computers used by any user connecting with this web site, the URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) addresses of the requested resources, the time of such requests, the method used for submitting a given request to the server, returned file size, a numerical code relating to server response status (successfully performed, error, etc.), and other parameters related to the user's operating system and computer environment. These data are only used to extract anonymous statistical information on website use as well as to check its functioning; they are erased immediately after being processed. The data might be used to establish liability in case computer crimes are committed against the website; except for this circumstance, any data on web contacts is currently retained for no longer than seven days.

 

Cookies

As further described in our Cookie Policy, we use cookies and similar technologies to collect data to recognize you and your device(s) on, off and across different services and devices where you have engaged with our Sites and Services. We also collect information about you when you send, receive, or engage with messages in connection with our Services. We may use automatic scanning technology on messages to support and protect our site. For example, we may use this technology to manage or block content that violates our User Agreement or Community Guidelines.

 

Please note that our Services are dynamic, and we often introduce new features, which may require the collection of new information. If we collect materially different personal data or materially change how we collect, use or share your data, we will notify you and may also modify this Privacy Policy.

 

Dara Provided Voluntarily by User

Sending e-mail messages to the addresses mentioned on this website, which is done on the basis of a freely chosen, explicit, and voluntary option, entails acquisition of the sender's address, which is necessary in order to reply to any request, as well as of such additional personal data as is contained in the message(s).

 

How We Use this Information

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How we use your personal data will depend on which Services you use and the choices you make in your account settings. Our Services allow you to stay in touch and up to date with other registered and approved Members. We use data about you (such as your professional profile) to help other users find your profile, connect with you and send direct messages. Our Services also allow you to stay informed about news, events, opportunities and ideas regarding professional topics you care about. We use your content, activity and other data to provide notices to other Members of our community. For example, we may notify others that you have posted content, asked a question, created a group or posted a new announcement. 

 

Our Services also allow you to explore careers, evaluate educational opportunities, and seek out, and be found for, career opportunities. We may use your data to recommend jobs. You can signal that you are interested in changing jobs and share information with recruiters. We may use automated systems to provide content and recommendations to help make our Services more relevant to our Members. Keeping your profile accurate and up-to-date may help you better connect to others and to opportunities through our Services.

 

We may also use the data we have about you to process and respond to inquiries and for the purposes for which you provided the information, such as to process donations, register or renew your membership, or receive information about a program; to alert you to our latest announcements, important notices, and upcoming events; to help us develop, deliver, and improve our products, services, content, and networking opportunities; to conduct surveys to measure your satisfaction with our service; to enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us; to protect our rights or property or the safety of our members, or others; to comply with any court order, legal process, or respond to any governmental or regulatory request; to evaluate our Sites and identify where we should make changes or expand services and to conduct membership analysis and research to improve member services and communications. 

 

How We Share Information

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Any data that you include on your profile and any content you post or social action (e.g., likes, follows, comments, shares) you take on our Sites and Services can be seen by other Members. Subject to your settings, your profile can be either private or fully visible to other approved and registered Members. Our Services also allow viewing and sharing information including through posts, likes, follows and comments. When you share an article or a post it can be viewed by other Members. They will be able to find and see your publicly-shared content, including your name (and profile picture if you have provided one). When you join or create a group, your membership in the group is visible to other Members. When you follow another Member, you are visible to others and that “page owner” as a follower. Finally, when you like, re-share or comment on another’s content, other Members will be able to view these “social actions” and associate it with you (e.g., your name, profile and photo if you provided it).

 

We may share your personal information, when necessary or with your prior express consent, with our staff, affiliates, and third party service providers as required to provide you with the products and services you request. We may use third-party service providers to collect, store, or process your personal information to complete your request, e.g. providing information about a project, product, or service or to outsource one or more of the functions described above.

 

By consenting to this privacy policy, you are expressly consenting us to provide your personal information to third parties who may use servers outside of your home country. We may also share your personal information as required or permitted by law to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process or government request, or when we believe in good faith that disclosure is legally required or otherwise necessary to protect our rights and property, or the rights, property or safety of others, including advisers, law enforcement, judicial and regulatory authorities. We may also transfer your information to a third party that acquires all or part of our assets or shares, or that succeeds us in carrying on all or part of our business whether by merger, acquisition, reorganization or otherwise.

 

Controlling Your Personal Information

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We generally retain your personal data as long as you keep your account open or as needed to provide you Services. You are entitled at any time to obtain confirmation of the existence of personal data concerning them and be informed of their contents and origin, verify their accuracy, or else request that such data be supplemented, updated or rectified (Section 7 of Legislative Decree no. 196/2003). You may have to offset any fees associated with pulling this information, but if you would like a copy of the information held on you, please request this info via email.

 

You also have a right to require the correction or deletion of your personal data that is inaccurate or incomplete to the extent permitted by applicable law. Please request these changes or deletions via email. If you choose to close your SecuritHub account, your personal data will generally stop being visible to other Members on our Sites and Services within 48 hours. We generally delete closed account information within 45 days of account closure, except when it is necessary to comply with our legal obligations, meet regulatory requirements, resolve disputes, maintain security, prevent fraud and abuse, or enforce our User Agreement.

 

Third Party Websites

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Our Sites and Services may contain links to other websites provided by third parties. Please be aware that we do not control these third party websites or any of the content contained on those websites.  Once you have left our Sites, we cannot be responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites.  We encourage you to exercise caution and to read the privacy policy for the website you visit. The inclusion of hyperlinks to third party websites on our Sites in no way constitutes an endorsement by us of such websites’ content, actions or policies.

 

Marketing

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We may contact you periodically by email to provide you with information regarding events, programs, products, services and content that may be of interest to you based on previous information you have given us, unless you advise us that you do not wish to receive marketing or market research communications from us.

 

If you wish to stop receiving marketing or market research communications from us, or would like us to stop processing your personal information in any other way, you can contact us by using our Contact Us information to let us know which types of communications you wish to stop receiving.

 

Security

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We are committed to maintaining your confidence and trust, and takes steps to help protect the personal information you provide to us. However, no transmission over the Internet or electronic storage of information is guaranteed to be secure. We therefore urge you to always use caution when transmitting information over the Internet.

 

Contact Us

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If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions regarding this Privacy Policy, or to update any information you have provided us, please send us an email at contact@securithub.com