Privacy

BNI privacy policy

  1. BNI is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information.
  2. This privacy policy describes how we collect and use personal information, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
  3. It applies to all Members, Assistant Director, Regional Director, Executive Director and Ambassadors.

BNI, and its Franchisees, are "Data Controllers". This means that they are responsible for the storage and use of personal information. Pursuant to data protection legislation, the Data Controllers are required to notify each data subject of the information contained in this privacy policy.

This policy applies to Active Members, former Members, Assistant Director, Regional Director, Executive Director and Ambassador. This policy is not part of any employment contract or other service provision contract and may be updated at any time.

It is important that you read this policy in conjunction with any other privacy policies you may have to deliver on specific occasions so that you are aware of how and why the requested information is used.

Principles of data protection

The Data Controllers comply with data protection law. This means that the personal information that is retained about data subjects must be:

1. Use legally, fairly and transparently.

2. Collected only for clearly defined valid purposes and not used in any way that is incompatible with those purposes.

3. Relevant to the stated purposes and limited only to those purposes.

4. Accurate and up-to-date.

5. Keep only as long as necessary for the stated purposes.

6. Keep safe.

 

How is personal information collected?

Personal information about Members, Assistant Directors, Regional Directors, Executive Directors and Ambassadors is collected through the application and selection process. We may sometimes collect additional information from third parties, including customers, suppliers and other referenced parties or to perform other reference checks during the signup process.

How personal data is used

BNI uses the information we collect to perform our contract, provide support and/or related services, and to provide you with BNI membership benefits. BNI also acts on behalf of its clients as an agent. of Data Processor. When acting solely as a Data Processor, BNI will act as such. on the indications of his client and will work according to his needs. hard to ensure that the customer's work is fully compliant with the GDPR.

If you do not provide personal information

If certain information is not provided when requested, it may not be possible to fulfill the contract which is yours. been stipulated (e.g. by providing a benefit or service).

Change of purpose

Personal information will only be used for the purposes for which it was collected, unless it is reasonably necessary to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If it will be necessary to use the personal information for an unrelated purpose, the data subject will be informed and will be informed. explained the legislation that allows the use of information.

It will be It is possible to process personal information without consent, in compliance with the regulation described above, where this is not possible. is required or permitted by law.

Some personal data may be collected from the forms you fill out and the surveys you complete, logs of our correspondence and phone calls, and details of your visits to our website, including but not limited to personally identifiable information such as Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. BNI will use the such information to identify its visitors. BNI can also collect statistics on the behavior of its website visitors.

The BNI website uses cookies, which are pieces of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Our website uses cookies to help BNI identify and track visitors and their website access preferences. Visitors to the BNI website who do not want cookies placed on their computers should set their browser to refuse cookies before visiting the BNI website.

All information collected by BNI about users and their activity is included in the collection. commercial includes all details held by BNI and any other transactions, including third party communications obtained from public sources and credit processing agency suppliers or references provided at the time of registration.

BNI will collect only the information necessary to provide networking and referral marketing services.

Legal basis for the processing of any personal data

The legal basis for the processing of personal data is fulfill BNI's contractual obligations to its Members to provide business networking and referrals.

Consent

Is not serious; explicit consent is required to process personal data in order to fulfill contractual obligations. In limited circumstances, written consent may be required to allow us to process certain data or sensitive data. In this case, all the details of the necessary information and the reason will be provided, so that we can carefully evaluate whether to give consent. It is You need to be aware that accepting any request for explicit consent is not an option. a condition of the stipulated contract.

It is You have asked for your consent to share the personal information you provide on the signup form on BNI websites in order to receive referrals.

You can revoke this consent at any time by sending an email to [email protected] or by writing to us at the address indicated below ( see last section for full contact details).

 

Data Sharing

We may need to share your data with third parties, including third party service providers and other companies. of the group.

Third parties are required to respect the security of the data and to treat it in accordance with the law. with the law.

I will be possible to transfer your personal information outside the EU.

If they are transferred, a similar degree of protection to the one already available is guaranteed. in place to protect your personal information.

 

Is it possible to share personal information with third parties?

We may share personal information with third parties where required by law, where it is necessary to manage the employment relationship or where there is another legitimate interest to do so.

Which third-party service providers process personal information?

"Third parties" includes third-party service providers (including appointed consultants and agents) and other independent companies. within the group. The following activities – are performed by third party service providers: IT services, such as BNI Connect, extended payment plans and payment processing providers, market research, product fulfillment and data analytics. The activities for which third party service providers are used may change from time to time to meet the needs of the business.

How safe is your information with third-party service providers and other companies? of the group?

All of our third-party service providers and other companies are affiliated with us. of the group are required to take appropriate security measures to protect personal information in line with our policies. Is not serious; allowed third-party service providers to use personal data for their own purposes. It is they are only permitted to process personal data for specific purposes and in accordance with the law. with instructions provided by BNI.

When might personal information be shared with other companies or the group?

Personal information is shared with other companies. of the group as part of the regular activities of the group. performance reporting tools, in the context of a corporate reorganization or group restructuring exercise, to support system maintenance and data hosting.

What about other third parties?

Personal information may be shared with other third parties, for example in the context of a possible sale or restructuring of the business. We may need to share personal information with a regulator or other to comply with the law.

Retention Policy

BNI will deal with the personal data for the duration of any contract and will continue to do so. to store only the necessary personal data, for two years after the expiry of the contract with the aim of meeting any legal obligations. After two years all unnecessary personal data will be deleted. Member data stored in BNI Connect may be deleted at any time by the Member and must be deleted upon termination of membership. These requests can also be sent by email to the email address [email protected].

Data store

The data is stored in BNI using different (multiple) servers. In order to provide contractual services to Members, Assistant Director, Regional Director, Executive Director and Ambassador, BNI, from time to time, transfers personal data outside the EEA to the United States. In order to provide adequate protection for the personal data transferred, the certification of the Privacy Shield facilitates the transfer of such information.

 

Rights of access, correction, deletion and restriction

Obligation to inform about changes

It is It is important that the personal information you hold is accurate and up to date. It is You must inform BNI if your personal information changes during the contractual relationship.

Your rights in relation to your personal information
By law, the interested party has the right to:

  • Request access to your personal information (commonly known as a "data access request"). This is allows you to receive a copy of the personal information that BNI holds and to control its correct processing.
  • Request correction of personal information held by BNI. This is allows you to get any incomplete or inaccurate information corrected.
  • Request erasure of your personal information. This is allows you to request the deletion or removal of personal information where there are no valid reasons to continue processing it. You also have the right to request the deletion or removal of personal information where your right to object to processing has been exercised (see below).
  • Right to object to the processing of personal data where BNI is relying on a legitimate interest (or that of a third party) and there is a legitimate interest. something in the particular situation that prompts opposition to elaboration on this field. You also have the right to object where personal information is processed for direct marketing purposes.
  • Request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. This is allows you to ask us to suspend the processing of your personal data, for example if you want to establish its accuracy or the reason for the processing.
  • Request the transfer of your personal information to another party.

If you would like to review, verify, correct, or request deletion of your personal information, object to the processing of your personal information, or request that we transfer a copy of your personal information to another party, you must contact us. It is possible to contact the Regional Office in writing by sending an email to [email protected].

No cost necessary

It’s not! You need to pay a fee to access your personal information (or to exercise one of your other rights). However, a reasonable fee may need to be charged if the access request is unsuccessful. clearly unfounded or unjustifiably burdensome. Alternatively, there may be a refusal to fulfill the request in such circumstances.

What could be needed

We may need to request specific information from the data subject to help BNI confirm their identity. and guarantee the right to access the information (or to exercise any of the other rights). This is the another security measure necessary to ensure that personal information is not disclosed to people who have no right to receive it.

 

Right to withdraw consent

In the limited circumstances where you may have consented to the collection, processing and transfer of your personal information for a specific purpose, you have the right to withdraw your consent for that specific processing at any time. To revoke your consent, you must: It is possible to contact the Regional Office in writing by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. Once the consent withdrawal notification has been received, they will no longer be used. process the information for the purpose or purposes; originally agreed, without prejudice to the obligations or powers of law.

Changes to this privacy policy

BNI reserves the right to update this privacy policy at any time and will update it accordingly. provided a new privacy policy when material updates are made. It will be It is also possible to inform in other ways regarding the processing of personal data.

Data Controller is:

PROGREDI S.r.l.

Via Monte Rosa 51

20149 Milano

Telephone: +39 02 67380119

E-mail: [email protected]

P. IVA 06750510965