Data Controller:

University of Padua

Privacy Contact:

Office Director – Planning and Strategic Control Office – Strategic Data and Ranking Unit (UPCS)

Data Protection Officer:

The Data Protection Officer, appointed pursuant to Art. 37 of the EU Regulation, can be contacted at the following email address: privacy@unipd.it

Type of Data

We process common personal data:

1. Identification and contact data: first name, last name, email
2. Curricular data: institution/company, role, field of study/work

Purpose of Processing

The University participates in international rankings by QS Quacquarelli Symonds. We collect personal data of faculty and professionals in our network, as indicated by university staff.  With their consent, we share this data with QS for the purpose of sending reputational surveys. The responses contribute to the University's score in QS rankings (World University, by Subject, Europe, Sustainability).

Processing Methods

Personal data is processed by authorized personnel, using IT systems and appropriate security measures to ensure protection, integrity, and confidentiality.

Legal Basis for Processing

Processing is based on the data subject’s consent (Art. 6, § 1, letter a, EU Regulation) and on the performance of a task carried out in the public interest (Art. 6, § 1, letter e, EU Regulation).

Data Recipients

With your consent, data will be shared with QS for the survey and processed by authorized university personnel.
It will not be disclosed.
Reputational surveys are anonymous and results are aggregated. 

Data Retention Period

Data will be retained for as long as necessary for the purposes of processing, and in any case no longer than 10 years from the date of consent.

Provision of Data

Consent to share your data with QS is optional.
Without consent, your data will not be transmitted to QS and you will not be able to participate in the survey.

Data Subject Rights and How to Exercise Them

As a data subject, you may at any time request the rectification, integration, or deletion of your data by writing to the following email address: ranking@unipd.it