Privacy Policy

Who we are

This is the site of the International Nature Photography Award called OASIS Photo Contest. The Award is organized by the Italian Association of Naturalistic Tourism, Cuneo section based in via Fontana 4 Rodello (CN) – Italy. The main partner of the Award is the Italian magazine OASIS published by the publishing company OASIS Magazine srl based in Lora 2 in Guarene (CN) Italy.

The address of our website is: https://www.oasisphotocontest.com.

The site is based on the WordPress platform, and BuddyPress. This privacy policy describes how we use and protect any information you give us. We are committed to making sure your privacy is protected. If you provide us with personal information, you can be sure that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy policy.

Website visitors

Like most websites, Oasisphotocontest.com collects information that cannot identify the person, such as those typically made available by browsers and servers such as browser type, language preference, sites of origin and date and time of each request of the visitor. The purpose of collecting this non-personally identifying data is to better understand how visitors use the site. These data, which do not identify the person, could be processed for statistical purposes, for example to publish a report with website usage trends.

Collection of personally identifiable information

Some visitors choose to interact with oasisphotocontest.com in ways that require the collection of personally identifiable information. The amount and type of information that Oasisphotocontest.com collects depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who use our forums to provide a username and email address.

In any case oasisphotocontest.com collects such information limited to what is necessary or suitable to satisfy the purpose of the visitor’s interaction. Oasisphotocontest.com does not disclose personally identifiable information other than as described below. Visitors can always refuse to provide personally identifiable information, we point out that this refusal may prevent them from carrying out certain related activities such as buying to participate in the Reward.

All information collected by oasisphotocontest.com will be managed in accordance with the legislation of the GDPR.

Protection of certain personally identifiable information

Oasisphotocontest.com does not rent or sell personally identifiable and potentially personally identifiable information to anyone. Aside from the site administrators, Oasisphotocontest.com discloses personally identifiable and potential personally identifiable information only when required by law.

Subscribe to the newsletter

If you decide to subscribe to the news letter you will need to provide your email address, Oasisphotocontest.com can occasionally send you an email to remind you of the deadlines, tell you about new initiatives and to keep you updated on how the stages of the competition are evolving. We mainly use our blog to communicate this type of information, so we plan to keep this type of email to a minimum.

At any time you have the right to ask us to block any sending. If you no longer wish to be contacted, click on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email.

Registration on the site

When visitors sign up to the site, we collect the data shown in the sign up form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to facilitate spam detection.

An anonymous string created from your email address (also called a hash) could be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automaptic.com/privacy/. After your subscription is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

When you log in, we will also set several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Participation in the competition

To participate in the competition, you must provide other personal data (personal data and residence) and contact details (email telephone) necessary for the performance of the prize. You will also have to pay a participation fee which includes the annual membership fee to the AITN (Italian Association of Naturalistic Tourism) as the International Nature Photography Award is a social activity reserved for members

Use of Personal Information

We will not use the information you provide to register for an account, to enter the contest, to receive the newsletter, in any other way. We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties without your permission or the law requires us to do so.

Access to data and cancellation

You have the right to request a copy of the information we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please follow the instructions at the end of this section.

All data provided by participants in the Award can be viewed and modified by participants via the personal link found under PROFILE SETTINGS which can be reached from the personal menu of the account that appears on the home page after registration.

Also from this menu it is possible to cancel the account with the irreversible loss of all connected data

Retention of personal information

We will keep your personal information in our systems only as long as it is necessary to carry out business. We will retain contact information (such as information for mailing lists) until you unsubscribe or request that your information be deleted from our production system. If you choose to unsubscribe from a mailing list, we will keep a limited amount of information about you to fulfill your request.

Rights in relation to your information

Under data protection law you may have certain rights in relation to the personal information we have about you. In particular, you have the right to:

▪ request a copy of the personal information in our possession;

▪ ask us to update your personal information that is in our possession or independently correct such personal information, which you think is incorrect or incomplete;

▪ ask us to delete your personal information we hold about you from active systems or restrict the way we use that personal information

▪ object to our processing of your personal information and / or

▪ withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information (to the extent that the processing is based on consent and consent is the sole basis for the processing);

If you want to exercise these rights or understand if these rights apply to you, please follow the instructions at the bottom of this privacy policy.

Third party links

Our website may contain links to other websites provided by third parties which are not under our control. When you follow a link and provide information to third party websites, please be aware that we are not responsible for the data you provide to those third parties.

Cookies

Furthermore, information on how you use our websites is automatically collected using “cookies”. Cookies are text files stored on your computer to collect standard internet information and visitor behavior information. This information is used to track the use of websites by visitors and to compile statistical reports on the activities carried out on the websites.

See our cookie policy for more information on which cookies are collected on WordPress.org.

Changes to the privacy policy

While most of the changes are likely to be of minor importance, WordPress.org may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and at WordPress.org’s sole discretion. WordPress.org encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its privacy policy. Your continued use of this site after any changes to this Privacy Policy will constitute acceptance of that change.

Contact us

Contact us if you have any questions about our privacy policy or your information in our possession, by sending us an email to oasisphotocontest@gmail.com