Privacy Policy 

This Application collects some Personal Data from its Users.

Data Controller

Absolut Snc, via Cesare Battisti 11, Bologna – contactable by email: absolut@absolutgroup.it

Types of Data collected

Among the Personal Data collected by this Application, either independently or through third parties, there are: Cookies, usage data, first name, last name, phone number, company name, email, city, gender, date of birth, address, Fiscal Code, profession, nation, state, province, ZIP code, place of work, various types of data, sector of activity, marital status, house number, prefix, language, budget and academic education.

Complete details on each type of data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or through specific information texts displayed before the data are collected.
Personal Data may be freely provided by the User or, in the case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using this Application.
Unless otherwise specified, all data requested by this Application is mandatory. If the User refuses to communicate this data, it may be impossible for this Application to provide the Service. In cases where this Application indicates some data as optional, Users are free not to communicate this data, without this having any consequences on the availability of the Service or on its operation.
Users who have doubts about which data are mandatory, are encouraged to contact the Owner.
Any use of Cookies – or other tracking tools – by this Application or by the owners of third-party services used by this Application, unless otherwise specified, is intended to provide the Service requested by the User, in addition to the other purposes described in this document and in the Cookie Policy, if available.

The User assumes responsibility for the Personal Data of third parties obtained, published or shared through this Application and guarantees that he or she has the right to communicate or disseminate them, freeing the Owner from any liability towards third parties.

Methods and place of processing of collected data

Methods of processing

The Data Controller takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification or destruction of Personal Data.
The processing is carried out using IT and/or telematic tools, with organizational methods and with logic strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Data Controller, in some cases, other parties involved in the organization of this Application (administrative, commercial, marketing, legal, system administration staff) or external parties (such as third party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) may have access to the data, also appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Data Controller. The updated list of Data Processors may always be requested from the Data Controller.

Legal basis of processing

The Data Controller processes Personal Data relating to the User if one of the following conditions applies:

  • the User has given consent for one or more specific purposes; Note: In some jurisdictions, the Owner may be authorized to process Personal Data without the User’s consent or any other of the legal bases specified below, until the User objects (“opt-out”) to such processing. However, this does not apply if the processing of Personal Data is regulated by European legislation on the protection of Personal Data;
  • processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with the User and/or for the execution of pre-contractual measures;
  • processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Owner is subject;
  • processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Owner;
  • processing is necessary for the pursuit of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner or by third parties.

In any case, it is always possible to ask the Owner to clarify the specific legal basis for each processing and in particular to specify whether the processing is based on the law, provided for by a contract, or necessary to enter into a contract.

Place

The data is processed at the Data Controller’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. For further information, you can contact the Data Controller.
The User’s Personal Data may be transferred to a country other than that in which the User is located. To obtain further information on the place of processing, the User can refer to the section containing details on the processing of Personal Data.

The User has the right to obtain information regarding the legal basis of data transfers to a country outside the European Union or to an international organization governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, as well as regarding the security measures adopted by the Owner to protect the data.

If one of the transfers described above takes place, the User can refer to the respective sections of this document or ask the Owner for information by contacting him at the contact details provided in the opening.

Retention period

The data is processed and stored for the time required by the purposes for which it was collected.

Therefore:

  • Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Owner and the User shall be retained until such contract has been fully performed.
  • Personal Data collected for purposes related to the legitimate interest of the Owner shall be retained until such interest is fulfilled. Users may obtain further information regarding the legitimate interest pursued by the Owner in the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Owner.

When the processing is based on the User’s consent, the Owner may retain Personal Data for a longer period until such consent is revoked. Furthermore, the Owner may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period in compliance with a legal obligation or by order of an authority.

At the end of the retention period, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, upon expiration of such period, the right to access, erasure, rectification and the right to data portability may no longer be exercised.

Purposes of the Processing of Collected Data

The User’s data is collected to allow the Owner to provide its Services, as well as for the following purposes: Interaction with external social networks and platforms, Contacting the User, Statistics, Displaying content from external platforms and Registration and authentication.

To obtain further detailed information on the purposes of the processing and on the Personal Data specifically relevant to each purpose, the User can refer to the relevant sections of this document.

Details on the processing of Personal Data

Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:

  • Contacting the User

Contact form (This Application)

By filling in the contact form with their Data, the User authorizes their use to respond to requests for information, quotes or any other kind of request as indicated by the form’s header.

Personal Data collected: city, last name, email, name, phone number and company name.

  •       Interaction with social networks and external platforms

This type of service allows interaction with social networks, or other external platforms, directly from the pages of this Application.
The interactions and information acquired by this Application are in any case subject to the User’s privacy settings for each social network.
If an interaction service with social networks is installed, it is possible that, even if the Users do not use the service, it collects traffic data relating to the pages in which it is installed.

Like button and Facebook social widgets (Facebook, Inc.)

The “Like” button and Facebook social widgets are services of interaction with the social network Facebook, provided by Facebook, Inc.

Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage data.

Place of processing: USA – Privacy Policy..

Tweet button and Twitter social widgets (Twitter, Inc.)

The Tweet button and Twitter social widgets are services of interaction with the social network Twitter, provided by Twitter, Inc.

Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage data.

Place of processing: USA – Privacy Policy.

Linkedin button and social widgets (LinkedIn Corporation)

The LinkedIn button and social widgets are services of interaction with the social network Linkedin, provided by LinkedIn Corporation.

Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage data.

Place of processing: USA – Privacy Policy.

  • Registration and authentication

By registering or authenticating, the User allows the Application to identify him/her and give him/her access to dedicated services.
Depending on what is indicated below, the registration and authentication services may be provided with the help of third parties. If this occurs, this Application will be able to access some data stored by the third party service used for registration or identification.

Direct registration (this Application)

The User registers by filling out the registration form and providing this Application with his/her Personal Data directly.

Personal Data collected: budget, ZIP code, city, Fiscal Code, surname, date of birth, email, academic education, address, language, nation, name, house number, telephone number, prefix, profession, province, company name, place of work, gender, sector of activity, status, marital status and various types of data.

  •  Statistics

The services contained in this section allow the Data Controller to monitor and analyze traffic data and are used to keep track of User behavior.

Google Analytics with anonymized IP (Google Inc.)

Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google uses the Personal Data collected for the purpose of tracking and examining the use of this Application, compiling reports and sharing them with other services developed by Google.
Google may use the Personal Data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
This integration of Google Analytics makes your IP address anonymous. Anonymization works by shortening the IP address of the Users within the borders of the member states of the European Union or in other countries participating in the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the IP address will be sent to Google’s servers and shortened within the United States.

Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage data.

Place of processing: USA –Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

  • Displaying content from external platforms

This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of this Application and interact with them.
In the event that a service of this type is installed, it is possible that, even if the Users do not use the service, it collects traffic data relating to the pages in which it is installed.

Google Fonts (Google Inc.)

Google Fonts is a typeface visualization service managed by Google Inc. that allows this Application to integrate such content within its pages.

Personal Data collected: Usage data and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

Place of processing: USA –  Privacy Policy  Subject adhering to the Privacy Shield.

YouTube Video Widget (Google Inc.)

YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google Inc. that allows this Application to integrate such content within its pages.

Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage data.

Place of processing: USA – Privacy Policy.

Google Maps widget (Google Inc.)

Google Maps is a map visualization service provided by Google Inc. that allows this Application to integrate such content within its pages.

Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage data.

Place of processing: USA – Privacy Policy.

Further information on Personal Data

  • Access to the address book

This Application may request access to your address book.

User rights

Users may exercise certain rights regarding the Data processed by the Owner.

In particular, the User has the right to:

  • withdraw consent at any time. The User may withdraw consent to the processing of their Personal Data previously expressed.
  • object to the processing of their Data. The User may object to the processing of their Data when it occurs on a legal basis other than consent. Further details on the right to object are indicated in the section below.
  • access their Data. The User has the right to obtain information on the Data processed by the Owner, on certain aspects of the processing and to receive a copy of the Data processed.
  • verify and request rectification. The User can verify the accuracy of their Data and request its updating or correction.
  • obtain the limitation of processing. When certain conditions apply, the User may request the limitation of the processing of their Data. In this case, the Owner will not process the Data for any purpose other than its conservation.
  • obtain the deletion or removal of their Personal Data.When certain conditions apply, the User may request the deletion of their Data by the Owner.
  • receive their Data or have it transferred to another owner. The User has the right to receive their.Data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and, where technically feasible, to have it transferred to another owner without hindrance. This provision is applicable when the Data is processed by automated means and the processing is based on the User’s consent, on a contract to which the User is a party or on contractual measures connected to it.
  • file a complaint.The User can file a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority or take legal action.

Details on the right to object

When Personal Data is processed in the public interest, in the exercise of public authority vested in the Owner or to pursue a legitimate interest of the Owner, Users have the right to object to the processing for reasons related to their particular situation.

Users are reminded that, where their Data is processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to the processing at any time without providing any justification. To learn whether the Owner is processing data for direct marketing purposes, Users can refer to the relevant sections of this document.

How to exercise your rights

To exercise your rights, Users can direct a request to the Owner’s contact details provided in this document. The requests are filed free of charge and will be processed by the Owner as soon as possible, in any case within one month.

Cookie Policy

This Application uses Cookies. To learn more and to view the detailed information, the User can consult the Cookie Policy.

More information about the processing

Defense in court

The User’s Personal Data may be used by the Owner in court or in the preparatory stages of its possible establishment for the defense against abuse in the use of this Application or related Services by the User.
The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal the Data by order of public authorities.

Specific information

Upon request of the User, in addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Application may provide the User with additional and contextual information regarding specific Services, or the collection and processing of Personal Data.

System logs and maintenance

For needs related to operation and maintenance, this Application and any third-party services used by it may collect system logs, which are files that record interactions and may also contain Personal Data, such as the User’s IP address.

Information not contained in this policy

Further information in relation to the processing of Personal Data may be requested at any time from the Data Controller using the contact details.

Responding to “Do Not Track” requests

This Application does not support “Do Not Track” requests.
To find out whether any third-party services it uses support them, the User is invited to consult their respective privacy policies.

Changes to this privacy policy

The Data Controller reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by giving notice to its Users on this page and, if possible, on this Application and, if technically and legally feasible, by sending a notification to Users via any contact information available to the Owner. It is therefore recommended to consult this page regularly, referring to the date of the last modification indicated at the bottom.

Should the changes affect processing based on consent, the Data Controller will collect the User’s consent again, if necessary.

Definitions and legal references

Personal Data (or Data)

Personal data is any information that, directly or indirectly, also in connection with any other information, including a personal identification number, makes a natural person identified or identifiable.

Usage Data

This information is collected automatically through this Application (including third-party applications integrated into this Application), including: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the User who connects to this Application, the URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) ​​addresses, the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server’s response (successful, error, etc.), the country of origin, the characteristics of the browser and operating system utilized by the visitor, the various temporal connotations of the visit (e.g., the time spent on each page) and the details of the itinerary followed within the Application, with particular reference to the sequence of pages visited, the parameters relating to the operating system and the User’s IT environment.

User

The individual who uses this Application who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.

Data Subject

The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.

Data Controller (or Controller)

The natural person, legal person, public administration or any other body which processes Personal Data on behalf of the Data Controller, as set out in this privacy policy.

Data Controller (or Controller)

The natural person, legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data and the tools used, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of this Application. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of this Application.

This Application

The hardware or software tool by which the Personal Data of Users is collected and processed.

Service

The Service provided by this Application as defined in the relevant terms (if any) on this site/application.

European Union (or EU)

Unless otherwise specified, any reference to the European Union contained in this document shall be deemed to extend to all current member states of the European Union and the European Economic Area.

Cookies

Small portion of data stored within the User’s device.

Legal references

This privacy policy has been prepared on the basis of multiple legislative systems, including Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

Unless otherwise specified, this privacy policy concerns only this Application.

Last modified: June 18, 2018