participation in the IT Fitness Test
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PREAMBLE
(A) The National Coalition for Digital Skills and Jobs of the Slovak Republic is an interest association of legal entities established by the Memorandum of Members of the Digital Coalition on 26 September 2019, with its registered office at Bottova 7939/2A, 811 09 Bratislava-Old Town, Slovak Republic, IČO: 52828123, registered in the Register of Interest Associations of Legal Entities of the District Office Bratislava (Digital Coalition).
(B) The Digital Coalition implements the IT Fitness Test project, the subject of which is to test the digital skills of primary and secondary school pupils and university students, as well as teachers, employees of companies and anyone curious. The evaluation and analysis of the outputs of the IT Fitness Test project serves to improve the digital and IT skills of the public (Project).
(C) Since the aim of the project is to test the digital skills of different target groups, the eligible participants will be persons meeting the criteria of the target groups further described in these Terms and Conditions (Participants).
(D) Whereas the target groups of the Project are multiple and the inclusion of persons among eligible Participants is a complex process, the mutual rights and obligations that will arise in the course of this process between the Digital Coalition and individual Participants are regulated by these terms and conditions (Terms and Conditions; The Participant together with the Digital Coalition will also be referred to as Contracting Parties).
Article 1 Subject matter and effectiveness of the Terms and Conditions
1.1. The Terms and Conditions complement the contractual relationship, which is the Contract for participation in the IT Fitness Test project,which will arise between the Digital Coalition and the Participant by registration on the Portal.
1.2. The Terms and Conditions are effective from 1 April 2024.
Article 2 Contact details of the Digital Coalition
2.1. You can contact the Digital Coalition by phone, in writing or by e-mail.
Telephone number: + 421 905 790 997
Address: Mlynské nivy 5, 821 09 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
E- mail address: [email protected]
Article 3 Treaty
3.1. By completing the registration on www.itfitness.eu in order to participate in the Project, a Contract is concluded between the Participant and the Digital Coalition.
3.2. The subject of the Contract is the obligation of the Participant to provide the Digital Coalition with all the data necessary to verify the eligibility of participation in the Project, which are specified in the Privacy Policy and comply with the conditions laid down in these Terms and Conditions when participating in the testing activities of the Project.
3.3. Contrary to the commitment of the participant, the obligation of the Digital Coalition is to allow the Participant to participate in the activities of the Project if he fulfils the conditions of participation specified in the Terms and Conditions and also the obligation to handle the provided data of the Participant in accordance with the applicable legislation concerning the protection of personal data.
3.4. The Contract is concluded for an indefinite period of time, but automatically expires three years after the last Participant’s activity on the Project Platform.
3.5. If the applicant does not meet the conditions for participation in the Project as a result of the provisions of paragraph 5.5. of the Terms and Conditions and they shall not be entitled to participate in the Project, the Contract expires 14 days after notification of the non-fulfilment of the conditions to the Participant; if the interested party, in compliance with the provisions of paragraph 5.6. of The Terms and Conditions requests the Digital Coalition to review the results of the verification, the Contract expires upon receipt of confirmation of non-compliance with the conditions for participation in the Project.
3.6. The Participant may withdraw from the Contract for any reason until the start of the first test, by e-mail sent to the e mail address of the Digital Coalition, the receipt of which is confirmed by the Digital Coalition without delay to the Participant in the same way, or in writing by sending the withdrawal to the Digital Coalition address. In the withdrawal from the Contract, the Participant shall provide their identification data.
3.7. Withdrawal from the Contract is effective by its delivery to the Digital Coalition, or by the expiry of the collection period at the post office.
3.8. The Digital Coalition shall be entitled to terminate this Contract at any time with one month’s notice, even without giving any reason. The notice period begins on the first day following delivery of the notice to the Participant, or the expiry of the period for picking up the delivery at the post office.
Article 4 Basic information on the project
4.1. The aim of the project is to test the digital skills of various target groups of participants through a comprehensive IT platform operated by the Digital Coalition.
4.2. Eligible Participants are:
a) primary and secondary school pupils and university students (including those from Ukraine);
b) educators;
c) employees;
d) people interested in testing their digital skills.
Article 5 Registration
5.1. The first step leading to participation in testing digital skills in the Project is to register a candidate for education on www.itfitness.eu. Subsequently, the Participant completes the corresponding variant of the test. The test and registration form are together requirements for participation in the Project and also for participation in the IT Fitness Test contest.
5.2. In order to participate in the IT Fitness Test, the Participant must tick the checkbox indicating interest in participating in the Project in the registration form.
5.3. In the registration form, the candidate must indicate:
a) their identification details (including, where applicable, the legal representative), i.e. first name and surname (if applicable title) and date of birth;
b) contact details (possibly also of a legal representative), i.e. e-mail;
c) physical characteristics data: in particular, an indication of gender if the interested party decides to indicate it (not mandatory);
d) information on the inclusion of the candidate in the target group: an indication of whether he is a pupil or student, educator, employee or person interested in improving his or her digital skills;
e) data related to classification: for students and pupils, information about their school, grade and class/group, for educators information on their school and class/group, for staff and persons interested in testing their digital skills, information on the country, region, highest educational attainment, organisation and department/group;
f) access data: your username and password.
5.4. After filling in and submitting the registration form, the Digital Coalition will ensure the verification of the data entered, i.e. verify that a particular candidate meets the conditions of participation in the Project based on the above data and the selected flag of the target group of eligible Participants.
5.5. If a particular candidate meets the conditions of participation in the Project, they will be included in the database of eligible Participants and the e-mail address provided at the registration will be sent a verification e mail and they will be entitled to participate in the Project.
5.6. Conversely, if the candidate does not meet the conditions of participation in the Project, they will not be included in the database of eligible Participants and will not be entitled to participate in the Project, of which they will be informed via e- mail.
5.7. If the candidate considers the refusal of inclusion in the database of eligible Participants to be incorrect, they may request the Digital Coalition to review the results of the verification within 14 days. The Digital Coalition may, after examining the candidate’s application, include in the database or confirm that the candidate does not meet the conditions of participation in the Project, the candidate will be informed of the outcome of the examination by e mail and, in case of inclusion of the candidate in the database of eligible Participants, a verification e mail will be sent.
5.8. If a candidate for participation in the Project is an eligible Participant, after receiving the verification email and verifying it, by clicking on the link provided in the report, they will gain access to the Project’s testing platform through which they can pass the digital skills tests.
Article 6 Interaction of the Digital Coalition with the Participant
6.1. If the Subscriber gives the Digital Coalition consent to receive information about courses and trainings at the time of registration, the Digital Coalition may, after the conclusion of the Contract, occasionally communicate with the Participant via an e-mail message based on the contact details provided during the registration, if the Participant has previously given their consent.
6.2. The purpose of the Digital Coalition’s communication with the Participant will be to improve the digital skills of Participants and support them in the acquisition of digital skills. In order to achieve these objectives, the Digital Coalition can inform Participants about the possibility of participating in various projects, competitions or other activities.
6.3. The Participant may also contact the Digital Coalition to request information, advice or other assistance in connection with participation in the Project or in connection with any project, contest or other activity of which they have been informed about.
Article 7 Supply of personal data
7.1. In order to participate in the Project, the Participant needs to provide the Digital Coalition with some personal data. The provision of personal data is a condition of participation in the Project and the conclusion of this Contract.
7.2. This includes, in particular, the identification and contact details of the Participants and data related to the inclusion in a specific target group. Data will also be used for statistical purposes to improve digital skills more effectively. However, in this case, personal data will always be anonymised.
7.3. In the case of pupils and students, personal data related to participation in the test may also be provided to the Participant’s school. In this case, the school as the controller of personal data will ensure their protection in accordance with the applicable legislation. This data will only be accessible to persons in charge of the school (mostly educators) who will have access exclusively to data relating to pupils of selected classes and groups to whom they are mandated.
7.4. In the case of employees, personal data related to participation in testing may also be provided to the Participant’s employer. In this case, the employer as the processor of personal data will ensure their protection in accordance with the applicable legislation. This data will only be accessed by persons authorised by the organisation, who will have access exclusively to data relating to the staff covered by their mandate.
7.5. The Digital Coalition respects the privacy of all persons whose data it processes and is committed to protecting their privacy and handling their data responsibly. The Terms of Privacy of Participants are regulated in a detailed and comprehensible manner in the Privacy Policy available online at: https://itfitness.eu/en/pages/personal_data_protection/
Article 8 Scope and manner of processing personal data
8.1. The project aims to test the level of digital skills of people from selected target groups. First of all, it is necessary to determine whether the candidate to participate in the Project meets the criteria of one of the target groups of the Project.
8.2. In order to verify whether a candidate to participate in the Project is an eligible Participant, it is necessary for the Digital Coalition to collect and subsequently process (i) identification and (ii) contact details, (iii) physical characteristics data, (iv) information about the target group, (v) data related to the target group, and (vi) access data.
8.3. The Digital Coalition will then ensure the verification of the data collected on the candidate in relation to the selected flag specifying the group of eligible applicants.
8.4. Without providing the data required in the registration form and without their subsequent verification by the Digital Coalition, it is not possible to include the candidate among the eligible Participants of the Project.