Cookie policy

The Website uses the following types of cookies.

Technical Cookies

Technical and session cookies are used. They are small text files containing a certain amount of information exchanged between your terminal or browser and the Website, which allow it to function correctly and to be used.

Analytics Cookies

This Website uses first and third-party analytics cookies. The analytics cookies are used to collect information on the use of the Website, in aggregate form, in particular on the number of users and how they visit the Website itself, also providing anonymous statistical analysis in order to improve the use of the Website and make the content more interesting and relevant to the users’ desires.

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Profiling cookies

No first or third-party user profiling cookies are used.

Options regarding the use of cookies by the Website via browser settings

The provision of all cookies can however be disabled by changing the settings of your browser. It should be noted, however, that intervening on these settings could make the site unable if you block the cookies that are essential for the provision of our Services. In any case, each browser has different settings for disabling cookies. Below you will find links to instructions for the most common browsers: Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera.

1. PURPOSES, LEGAL BASIS AND NATURE OF THE PROVISION

	Purpose	Legal Basis	Nature
A.	Use of the Website Content and Services(i,ii) and ensuring network and information security(iii). This purpose includes the possibility to make purchases, register and create your personal account, contact us through customer service, as well as obtain a return of a purchased product or a refund through the Website. In addition, this purpose includes the processing of traffic personal data to the extent strictly necessary and proportionate to ensure network and information security.	(i) Performance of a contract to which you are party (ii) Compliance with legal obligations (iii) Legitimate interest	The provision of your personal data is mandatory. Failure to authorize its processing would make it impossible to use the contents and Services of the Website. Furthermore, failure to authorize its processing would make it impossible to guarantee network and information security.

Purpose

Legal Basis

Nature

Use of the Website Content and Services(i,ii) and ensuring network and information security(iii).

This purpose includes the possibility to make purchases, register and create your personal account, contact us through customer service, as well as obtain a return of a purchased product or a refund through the Website.

In addition, this purpose includes the processing of traffic personal data to the extent strictly necessary and proportionate to ensure network and information security.

(i) Performance of a contract to which you are party

(ii) Compliance with legal obligations

(iii) Legitimate interest

The provision of your personal data is mandatory. Failure to authorize its processing would make it impossible to use the contents and Services of the Website.

Furthermore, failure to authorize its processing would make it impossible to guarantee network and information security.

2. DATA RETENTION PERIOD

The navigation data and that is acquired through the use of the Website will not be kept for more than 2 years.

Regarding the processing of your personal data for considering your application, the Company has established that it will automatically delete your personal data or transform them into anonymous data in a permanent and non-reversible manner, within 2 years from the registration of the data collected.

Regarding the other personal data processed, not being able to predetermine accurately their retention period, the Data Controller commits as of now to inspire its processing to the principles of adequacy, accuracy, and minimization of data, as required by the GDPR, checking annually the need for its retention. This, except in the case where it is necessary to maintain such data to fulfill regulatory obligations, or to ascertain, exercise or defend a right in court.

3. CATEGORIES OF RECIPIENTS OF PERSONAL DATA

The personal data processed will not be disclosed to third parties, but may, however, be shared in relation to the purposes of processing set out above to the following subjects:

Those who can access the personal data according to legal provisions provided by the law of the European Union or the law of the Member State to which the Data Controller is subject.
Subjects that perform ancillary purposes to the activities and services referred to in paragraph 3, i.e. companies that offer advertising, marketing and communication services, companies that offer IT infrastructures and IT assistance and consultancy services as well as design and implementation of software and websites, companies that offer services useful to customize and optimize our services, companies that offer data analysis and development services (including those related to user interactions with our services), service centers, companies or consultants responsible for providing further services to the Data Controller, within the limits of the purposes for which they were collected.

In addition, your personal data may also be disclosed to our employees, provided that they are previously appointed as acting under the authority of the Data Controller pursuant to Article 29 of the GDPR, as well as System Administrator.

4. TRANSFER OF PERSONAL DATA EXTRA-EU

The Data Controller will not transfer your personal data to third countries outside the European Union.

5. AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING PROCESSING

Silk-FAW does not use automated decision-making processes without your consent, including profiling as referred to in Article 22, paragraphs 1 and 4 of the GDPR.

6. DATA SUBJECTS’ RIGHTS

Regarding the processing of your personal data, you, as a data subject, have the right to withdraw your consent at any time and to obtain from the Company access to your personal data. You may also request the Company to rectify or erasure your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to obtain the restriction of the processing of personal data concerning you, as well as the right to data portability.

In addition to the above, you have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your situation, to the processing of your personal data carried out pursuant to Article 6 para. 1, letter e) or f), including profiling on the basis of these provisions, as stated in Article 21 of the GDPR. In addition, where your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data relating to you carried out for such purposes, including profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.

Finally, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority or take legal action if you believe that the processing of your data is in breach of the GDPR.

To exercise any of your rights, you may contact the Data Controller, in the person of the legal representative, by addressing a communication to the registered office in Viale B. Ramazzini 39, 41124 Reggio Emilia (RE), Italy, or by sending an email to privacy@silkfaw.com.