ANDY’S PROJECT

The project

Time to act.

Andy’s Project grew from a conviction shaped by life with my son Andrea: we can do more. I chose to put my technology experience at the service of autistic people and their families.

Turning an idea into practical help

Over the years, I found myself searching through scattered information and tools that did not always meet my son’s needs. As a programmer, I decided to try building something: software and ideas grounded in autistic people’s everyday lives.

Through digitalCode Sagl, I invested time and resources to bring Andy’s Project to life. The aim is to support communication, play and exploration with tools that families can use for free.

Starting with play

I observed Andrea’s routine, what interested him and what he found difficult. The starting point came naturally: play.

Those observations led to Puzzle Classic. Starting and restarting a game independently, choosing how much help to receive, using gentle sounds and images from everyday life: these were the project’s first design choices. Small decisions, tied to real needs.

A project to build together

There are many ideas, but I want to take one step at a time. The project also comes from a wish to bring together things that often stay apart: parents’ experiences, professionals’ skills and the time of people willing to help.

Andy’s Project is a nonprofit initiative. Its direction is clear: create free tools and build a collaboration around them that can be useful to people.

RESEARCH CENTRED ON THE PERSON

NEXUS N1

Connecting information, understanding the person.

Drawing on experience with autism, a new digitalCode Sagl initiative to connect personal history, everyday life and scientific research.

In the planning stageDiscover NEXUS N1

Let’s talk.

Have you had a similar experience? Do you have an idea or a skill to share? I’d be glad to hear from you.

Contact the project

ANDY’S PROJECT

Privacy

Privacy notice for Andy’s Project. Updated on 4 November 2026.

Controller and contact

The data controller is Armando Olivieri, acting personally. For privacy questions and to exercise your rights, write to info@andysproject.org.

Contact form: data and purposes

The form collects your email, optional name, topic, message, language, receipt date and privacy notice version. This information is used to handle and answer your request. Processing is based on the controller’s legitimate interest in maintaining correspondence requested by individuals and protecting the website against abuse. Providing data is optional; an email and message are required to submit a request. Do not include diagnoses, medical reports or other health information.

Retention and access

Messages are stored on the project’s server, with names, email addresses and message text encrypted. They are accessible to the controller through a protected administration area and, only for technical needs, to infrastructure providers. Messages are not published, automatically forwarded by email or used for marketing or profiling. Automatic deletion takes place 24 months after receipt, with an hourly check; you may request earlier deletion. Backup copies rotate within 7 days and are not used for routine handling. Retention limits are applied again after a restore.

Browsing, security and cookies

Your language is part of the page address. The public website uses no cookies, advertising, analytics or tracking; fonts and images are served by this website. The administration area uses an essential sign-in cookie; sessions end after 20 minutes of inactivity or at most 8 hours. Technical error logs, which may contain network addresses, rotate within 7 days; administration audit records are kept for 90 days.

Abuse prevention

The form uses locally hosted ALTCHA: your browser performs a short computation, without visual quizzes, tracking or sending information to external services. Each check lasts at most 20 minutes and can be used once. Submission limits use a code derived from the network address; the form’s database does not retain the original IP address. Expired counters and checks are removed periodically.

Your rights

You may request access, correction or deletion of your data, restriction of processing and, where applicable law provides for it, portability. You may object to processing based on legitimate interests and lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. Write to info@andysproject.org: only information necessary to verify your request will be requested. Visitors are not subject to automated decision-making.