Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

The data controller for personal data processed through this website is:

ByteComputerRepairs Archive Foundation
Via della Scienza 42, 20126 Milano MI, Italy
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +39 02 8765 4321

2. Nature of the Website

ByteComputerRepairs.com operates exclusively as an independent digital museum, educational publisher, and academic archive dedicated to the history of semiconductor physics, microprocessor architecture, and computing materials science. This website does not engage in commercial transactions, does not sell goods or services, does not collect payment information, and does not generate commercial leads. It is operated for scholarly and cultural heritage purposes.

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Article 6)

We process personal data only where a lawful basis exists under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR). The applicable legal bases are:

• Article 6(1)(a) — Consent: Where you have freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous consent, such as for optional analytical cookies.
• Article 6(1)(b) — Contractual necessity: Where processing is necessary to respond to your contact enquiry.
• Article 6(1)(f) — Legitimate interests: For server log processing necessary for site security and fraud prevention, where such interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.

4. Categories of Personal Data Collected

4.1 Contact Form Submissions

When you submit the contact form at contact.html, we collect: your name, email address, the subject category you select, and the content of your message. This data is used solely to respond to your academic or editorial enquiry. We do not add you to mailing lists without separate explicit consent.

4.2 Server Access Logs

Our web hosting infrastructure automatically records standard HTTP access logs containing: IP address (truncated to the /24 subnet for anonymisation after 24 hours), browser user-agent string, referring URL, requested resource path, HTTP status code, and timestamp. These logs are retained for 30 days for security and performance analysis purposes only.

4.3 Cookies and Local Storage

We use strictly necessary functional cookies to maintain publisher site performance, including a single local storage key (bytecomp_cookie_accepted) to record your cookie consent preference. No third-party tracking, advertising, or profiling cookies are set by this website. For full details, please read our Cookie Policy.

5. Purpose and Retention of Personal Data

Data Category	Purpose	Retention Period
Contact form data	Responding to academic enquiries	24 months from last correspondence
Server access logs	Security, fraud prevention, performance	30 days (IP anonymised after 24 hours)
Cookie consent flag	Storing your consent preference	Persists in browser local storage until cleared by user

6. Data Sharing and Third-Party Processors

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data. We do not share personal data with advertising networks, data brokers, or analytics platforms that profile individuals for commercial purposes. We may share data only in the following limited circumstances:

• Hosting provider: Our web hosting provider processes server log data in its role as a data processor under a Data Processing Agreement. Servers are located within the European Economic Area.
• Legal obligation: Where we are required by applicable Italian or European Union law, court order, or regulatory authority to disclose data.

7. Your Rights Under GDPR

As a data subject under GDPR, you have the following rights, exercisable by contacting us at [email protected]:

• Right of access (Art. 15): To obtain confirmation of whether we process your personal data and to receive a copy.
• Right to rectification (Art. 16): To have inaccurate personal data corrected.
• Right to erasure (Art. 17): To request deletion of your personal data where it is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
• Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18): To limit processing in certain circumstances.
• Right to data portability (Art. 20): To receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format where processing is based on consent or contract.
• Right to object (Art. 21): To object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3)): Where processing is based on consent, to withdraw it at any time without affecting prior processing.

We will respond to rights requests within one calendar month. Where a request is complex or numerous, we may extend this by a further two months, with notification.

8. Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian supervisory authority, the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, at www.garanteprivacy.it, or with the supervisory authority of your Member State of habitual residence.

9. Children's Privacy

This website is an educational and scholarly resource intended for readers of all ages. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 14 without verifiable parental consent, in accordance with Italian implementation of GDPR provisions concerning minors.

10. International Transfers

Personal data is stored and processed within the European Economic Area. Should any transfer outside the EEA become necessary, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with GDPR Chapter V, including Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the European Commission.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our data processing activities or applicable legal requirements. Where changes are material, we will indicate the revision date at the top of this page. Continued use of the website following a revision constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact

For all privacy-related enquiries, please contact:
ByteComputerRepairs Archive Foundation
Via della Scienza 42, 20126 Milano MI, Italy
[email protected]