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Acciai Meridionali Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Acciai Meridionali collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit and use our online platform. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in a transparent manner, in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Identity of the Data Controller

The data controller responsible for processing your personal data through this service is:

Acciai Meridionali
27 Viale delle Industrie,
Taranto, Apulia,
74121, Italy.

2. Data We Collect

We collect data to provide and improve our service and respond to your inquiries. The types of data we collect include:

  • Information You Provide: This includes data you voluntarily submit when you use forms on our site (e.g., contact forms, inquiry forms). This may include your name, company name, email address, telephone number, and the content of your message.
  • Automatically Collected Data: When you visit our site, we may automatically collect certain information from your device. This information may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited on our site, dates and times of visits, and other data related to your usage of our service. This data is collected using cookies and similar tracking technologies.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use the collected data for various purposes:

  • To respond to your inquiries and requests.
  • To provide information about our services and products.
  • To operate, maintain, and improve our online platform and user experience.
  • To perform internal analytics and research.
  • To comply with legal obligations and protect our legal rights.

4. Lawful Basis for Processing (Under GDPR)

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

  • Consent: We may process your data based on your explicit consent, for example, when you submit an inquiry form or agree to the use of certain cookies. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Necessity for Contract: Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
  • Legal Obligation: Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
  • Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, provided these interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms. These legitimate interests include improving our site, responding to general business inquiries, or preventing fraud.

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your personal data with third parties in the following circumstances:

  • Service Providers: We may share data with trusted third-party service providers who perform functions on our behalf to operate our site and business (e.g., hosting providers, analytics services). These third parties are contractually bound to protect your data and use it only for the purposes for which it was disclosed.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your data if required to do so by law, court order, or legal process, or in response to a valid request from governmental or regulatory authorities.
  • Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal data may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you before your personal data is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
  • Protection of Rights: We may disclose your data when we believe it is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. When we no longer need your data, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

8. Your Data Protection Rights

Under the GDPR and other applicable laws, you have certain rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of Access: You have the right to request access to your personal data we hold.
  • Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
  • Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
  • Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and transmit it to another controller, where technically feasible.
  • Right to Object: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data under certain conditions, particularly when processing is based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we process your data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe our processing of your personal data infringes applicable law.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below.

9. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience, analyze site usage, and provide certain functionalities. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings or via a cookie consent banner (if applicable) on our site. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our site.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

For any questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at our physical address:

Acciai Meridionali
27 Viale delle Industrie,
Taranto, Apulia,
74121, Italy.