PRIVACY NOTICE

Processing of personal data

This Privacy Policy describes the management methods of the website www.fashionize.it (hereinafter the “Site”) with regard to the processing of personal data of users/visitors who consult it. This information is also provided pursuant to art. 13 of Legislative Decree 196/2003 – “Personal Data Protection Code” (hereinafter the “Code”) and  art. 13 and 14 of the GDPR – EU Regulation 2016/679 .

The Site is owned by STUDIO MERIZZI S.r.l. – VAT 12933730017  – VIA C.so Matteotti, 30 – 10121 TORINO (TO) (hereinafter “Owner”).

The information is provided by the Data Controller only for the Site and not for other websites or sections/pages/spaces owned by third parties that may be consulted by the user via specific links.

This information is intended to allow users to understand, even before accessing the various sections of the Site, how the Data Controller processes users’ personal data. Users must read it before providing their personal data when registering on the Site.

Owner and Data Controllers

The data controller is STUDIO MERIZZI S.r.l. – VAT 12933730017  – VIA C.so Matteotti, 30 – 10121 TORINO (TO)

In addition to company employees, personal data may also be processed by third parties to whom the company entrusts certain activities (or parts thereof) related or instrumental to the processing or provision of the services offered. In this case, these parties will be appointed as Data Processors or Data Processors.

Purpose of the processing

Depending on the needs expressed from time to time by the user who accesses the various sections of the Site, the purposes of the processing of personal data are indicated below, namely those provided directly by users by completing online forms (see the following section “Nature and methods of providing users’ Personal Data”) or those acquired automatically (see the following section “Categories of Personal Data subject to processing”) (hereinafter, “Personal Data”):

1. allow registration on the Site, if necessary for access to particular sections of the Site itself and to provide and manage any services offered;
2. with the user’s prior consent and until such consent is revoked, carry out marketing activities such as sending promotional and advertising material from the Data Controller, including via email, MMS and SMS;
3. in compliance with legal requirements and in order to personalize the user experience on the Site and improve the services and products offered by the Data Controller to its customers, subject to the user’s consent and until its revocation, perform analyses on browsing or consumption habits or choices and define the profile of interested parties using the information provided by the latter at the time of registration, or when completing questionnaires or on the basis of actions performed or information provided while browsing the Site;
4. respond to user requests in relation to the Owner’s products, advertising, or general information (for example in the “Contact Us” section of the Site).

Treatment methods

Processing will be carried out using automated tools (e.g., using electronic procedures and media) and/or manually (e.g., on paper) for the time strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which the data was collected and, in any case, in compliance with applicable regulatory provisions.

Nature and methods of providing users’ personal data

Providing personal data is optional, but some personal data is mandatory (i.e., necessary for fields marked with an asterisk) so that the Data Controller can meet the user’s needs within the scope of the Site’s functionalities. Failure to provide, or partial or incorrect provision of, Personal Data marked with an asterisk, as they are necessary for the performance of the requested service, will prevent such performance; while failure to provide, or partial or incorrect provision of optional Personal Data, will have no consequences.
Personal Data is provided by completing the appropriate fields in the various sections of the Site. If the user fails to provide one or more mandatory fields, the Data Controller will display an error message listing the missing mandatory Personal Data.

Categories of Personal Data subject to processing

In addition to the Personal Data provided directly by users (such as name, surname, postal address, email address, telephone number, password, date of birth, etc.), when connecting to the Site, the computer systems and software procedures used to operate the Site automatically and indirectly administer and/or acquire certain information that may constitute personal data, the transmission of which is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols, such as, by way of example but not limited to, so-called “cookies” (as better specified below), “IP” addresses, domain names of computers used by users connecting to the Site, the “URL” addresses of requested resources, and the time of the request to the server.

Use of Cookies

Cookies are text files sent by a server (in this case, this Site’s) to a user’s device (usually the Internet browser) when they access a given page on a website. Cookies are automatically stored by the user’s browser and retransmitted to the server that generated them each time the user accesses the same Internet page. In this way, for example, cookies enable and/or facilitate access to certain Internet pages to improve the user’s navigation experience, or they allow the storage of visited pages and other specific information, such as the most frequently visited pages, connection errors, etc. Therefore, for optimal and complete use of this Site, it is recommended that users configure their browser to accept these cookies.
Browsers are often set to automatically accept cookies. However, users can change the default settings to disable or delete cookies (either temporarily or permanently), although this may prevent optimal use of some areas of the Site. You can also check the methods and types of cookies stored on your browser by changing your browser’s cookie settings.

Types and management of cookies

Technical cookies or “technical cookies”

• Necessary cookies or “strictly necessary cookies”:

They are necessary for browsing a website and using its features, such as enabling correct display or access to restricted areas. Therefore, disabling these cookies prevents these activities.

• Performance cookies:

They collect information on the efficiency of a website’s responses to user requests anonymously, for the sole purpose of improving the website’s functionality; for example, which pages are most frequently visited by users, and whether there have been errors or delays in the delivery of web pages.

• Function cookies or “functionality cookies”:

They allow the Site to remember the choices made by the user and propose them again upon subsequent visits in order to provide better and more personalized services: for example, they can be used to propose content similar to that already requested by the user previously.

Cookies for targeted advertising or “targeting cookies”

These cookies are used to offer users advertising that is potentially relevant to their interests, as detected during browsing. For example, they are used to limit the delivery of a given advertisement, or to deduce the effectiveness of a campaign from the frequency with which the relevant advertisement is displayed. These cookies can also be administered by third parties, including on behalf of advertisers. Users can accept or reject these cookies by expressing their consent (“opt-in”) prior to their delivery. This site does not use this type of cookie.

Google Analytics

This site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies,” which are text files placed on your computer, to help analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the site will be transmitted to a Google server, where it will be stored. Google will use this information to analyze your use of the site, compile reports on site activity, and provide other services to the site operator relating to site and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be associated with any other data held by Google. You can prevent cookies from being stored by adjusting your browser settings; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all the features of this Site. You can also prevent Google from collecting data generated by cookies and related to your use of the Site (including your IP address), as well as from processing this data, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following address: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
By using this Site, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Social media sharing cookies

These third-party cookies—if provided on the site—are used to integrate some common social media features and provide them within the site. Specifically, they allow registration and authentication on the site via Facebook and Google Connect, sharing and commenting on site pages on social media, and enabling the “Like” feature on Facebook and the “+1” feature on Google+. Below are the links to the respective cookie policy pages for managing consent.

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

Instagram – https://help.instagram.com/196883487377501

G+ – https://www.google.com/intl/it/policies/

Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/static?template=privacy_guidelines

Twitter – https://twitter.com/privacy

Linkedin – http://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Pinterest – https://about.pinterest.com/it/privacy-policy

Disabling (“opt-out”) cookies

Data protection regulations allow users to disable cookies already set (“opt-out”). This opt-out applies to so-called “technical cookies” (Article 122 of the Code), as well as to cookies that are not “technical cookies” and were previously accepted (“opt-in”) by the user.
Based on this distinction, users can disable and/or delete cookies (“opt-out”) through their browser settings and disable and/or delete individual non-technical cookies set by third parties by accessing, for users based in the European Union, the website managed by the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA) at  www.youronlinechoices.eu  and, for users residing in the United States of America, at http://www.aboutads.info/choises/. These sites are not managed by the Data Controller, who therefore assumes no responsibility for their content.

How to enable or disable cookies on your browsers

Users can block their browser from accepting cookies. However, this may prevent some web page functions from functioning correctly.
Below are the methods offered by major browsers to block the acceptance of navigation cookies:
Internet Explorer:  http://windows.microsoft.com/it-it/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11
Firefox:  https://support.mozilla.org/it/kb/Gestione%20dei%20cookie
Chrome:  https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=it

Safari : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677?viewlocale=it_IT

Categories of subjects who may become aware of users’ Personal Data

Personal Data may be disclosed to employees or collaborators of the Data Controller or to third parties who, operating under the direct authority of the Data Controller, are appointed as data processors or persons in charge of processing pursuant to Articles 29 and 30 of the Code and who will receive appropriate operating instructions in this regard. The same will be done – by the Data Processors appointed by the Data Controller – with respect to the Data Processors’ employees or collaborators.

User rights recognized by art. 7 of the Code

Article 7 – Right to Access Personal Data and Other Rights
1. The data subject has the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her exists, regardless of their being already recorded, and communication of such data in an intelligible form.
2. The data subject has the right to obtain information on:
a) the source of the personal data;
b) the purposes and methods of the processing;
c) the logic applied in the event of processing carried out with the aid of electronic means;
d) the identification details of the data controller, data processors, and the designated representative pursuant to Article 5, paragraph 2;
e) the persons or categories of persons to whom the personal data may be communicated or who may become aware of it in their capacity as designated representative in the territory of the State, data processors, or persons in charge of processing.
3. The data subject has the right to obtain:
a) the updating, rectification, or, where interested therein, integration of the data;
b) the deletion, anonymization, or blocking of data processed unlawfully, including data whose retention is unnecessary for the purposes for which it was collected or subsequently processed;
c) certification that the operations referred to in letters a) and b) have been notified, including their content, to those to whom the data was communicated or disseminated, except where such disclosure proves impossible or involves a manifestly disproportionate effort compared to the right being protected.
4. The interested party has the right to object, in whole or in part:
a) for legitimate reasons, to the processing of personal data concerning him or her, even if pertinent to the purpose of collection;
b) to the processing of personal data concerning him or her for the purpose of sending advertising or direct selling materials or for conducting market research or commercial communications.
How to exercise the rights referred to in Article 7 and to obtain the list of Data Processors

The user may, at any time, exercise the rights set forth in Article 7 of the Code by sending an email or a letter via regular mail to the Data Controller.

Furthermore, the user, if he or she has consented, may object to the processing carried out via the user’s email address by clicking on a specific “link” present in each email message.