Privacy notice
Notice provided under Articles 12 and 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) for applications to the experimental Trade Longscope programme. Version: privacy-v7-2026-11-13.
1. Who processes your data
The data controller is Vincenzo Catena, independent promoter of the Trade Longscope project (not an incorporated company). Contact for exercising rights and privacy communications: TradelongscopeBETA@gmail.com. You may use the email address above for personal data matters. The operator’s address for general information is provided on the Legal information.
2. Data collected and data you should not send
We process the data you provide in the form: full name, email, professional role and a brief description of the use you would like to evaluate. We also process information strictly necessary to manage communications and, through website providers, technical service and security data (such as access logs and anti-spam protection), according to the actual settings of those services.
We do not request documents, bank details, broker credentials, portfolio identifiers, health data or other special-category data, or confidential information about clients or third parties. Do not submit them in the free-text field either.
The form also records the page language (Italian or English) to provide context for the application and communications.
3. Purposes and legal bases
- Assessing applications, responding and arranging interviews or beta access: steps at the data subject’s request before entering into a contract, Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, to the extent that the application relates to a potential participation agreement.
- Protecting the form and website against abuse, incidents and fraudulent submissions: a legitimate interest in service security, Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, subject to the applicable assessment and balancing of interests.
- Complying with legal obligations: Article 6(1)(c) GDPR, where applicable.
We do not request consent to newsletters or marketing, and the privacy acknowledgement checkbox is not used as promotional consent. No decisions producing legal effects are envisaged based solely on automated processing.
4. Providing data and application assessment
Providing form data is optional, but necessary to assess the request. Without the required fields, we cannot respond or consider the application. Assessment is performed by a person; applying does not guarantee admission to the programme and involves no payment.
5. Recipients, services used and transfers
We use Netlify to host the website, receive applications through Netlify Forms and filter unwanted submissions. Form notifications may be sent to the consumer Gmail account TradelongscopeBETA@gmail.com, provided through Google. Technical data and metadata necessary for operation and security may be processed.
These services may involve processing or transfers outside the European Economic Area. Providers’ contractual documentation and any transfer safeguards are relevant under Articles 28 and 44 et seq. GDPR. For further information about the actual configurations used, contact the controller. Consumer Gmail does not provide a Data Processing Agreement with Google acting as a processor; no statement to the contrary is made. No guarantee of EU-only storage is provided.
Data is not sold or shared with third parties for commercial campaigns. Disclosure to authorised parties or competent authorities will occur only where necessary and lawful.
6. Retention periods
Unless deletion is requested or documented legitimate needs apply, unsuccessful applications are retained for a maximum of 6 months from application. For admitted participants, data necessary to manage the beta is retained for the duration of the programme and up to 12 months after it ends, subject to other legal obligations or documented needs to protect rights. These periods must be implemented in practice by the controller.
Deletion covers manageable records in Netlify Forms, copies and notifications in Gmail, and local exports. The website does not provide automatic deletion, and providers’ technical backup retention periods may differ.
7. Security
We adopt proportionate measures such as service access controls, multi-factor authentication where available, data minimisation, environment separation and handling deletion requests.
8. Your rights
You may request access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection where applicable, and portability in the cases provided by the GDPR. To exercise your rights, write to TradelongscopeBETA@gmail.com. Requests will be reviewed within the statutory time limits. You may also lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali).
9. Cookies, statistics and browsing data
The static code in this version includes no advertising pixels, profiling tools, analytics, external scripts or third-party fonts. Technical processing may nevertheless occur through hosting, networks and security systems. Hosting may involve technical requests and strictly necessary cookies; if non-essential or profiling technologies are added, the notice and applicable consent arrangements must be updated.
10. Updates and contact
This notice may be updated as the project and services evolve. The version available on the website applies to new applications; further incompatible processing will require the communications or authorisations prescribed by law.
Contact: TradelongscopeBETA@gmail.com.