Data Controller

Expolinker SRL, Via Groppino 19, 36100 Vicenza (VI) – ITALY VAT no.: 04303460242 Owner’s email address: info@expolinker.com

Types of Data Collected

Among the Personal Data collected by this Website, either autonomously or through third parties, are: email; surname; telephone number; province; country; postcode; date of birth; city; address; first name; various types of Data; Usage Data; Cookie; geographic location; username; password; VAT number; company name; tax code; profile picture; billing address; street number. Full details on each type of data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by means of specific information texts displayed prior to the collection of such data. Personal Data may be freely provided by the User or, in the case of User Data, automatically collected during the use of this Web Site. Unless otherwise specified, all Data requested by this Web Site are mandatory. If the User refuses to provide it, it may be impossible for this Web Site to provide the Service. In cases where this Web Site indicates certain Data as optional, Users are free to refrain from communicating such Data, without any consequences on the availability of the Service or its operation. Users in doubt as to which Data are mandatory are encouraged to contact the Data Controller. The possible use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools – by this Website or by the owners of third party services used by this Website, unless otherwise specified, has the purpose of providing the Service requested by the User, in addition to the further 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 Web Site and warrants that he/she has the right to communicate or disseminate it, releasing the Owner from any liability towards third parties.

Manner and place of processing of collected Data

Methods of treatment

The Data Controller takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorised access, disclosure, modification or destruction of Personal Data. The processing is carried out by means of computer and/or telematic instruments, with organisational methods and logics strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Data Controller, in some cases, other subjects involved in the organisation of this Web Site (administrative, sales, marketing, legal, system administrators) or external subjects (such as third party technical service providers, postal couriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communication agencies) also appointed, if necessary, Data Processors by the Data Controller, may have access to the Data. The updated list of Data Processors can always be requested from the Data Controller.

Legal basis of processing

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

  • the User has given consent for one or more specific purposes; Note: in some jurisdictions, the Controller may be allowed to process Personal Data without the User’s consent or another of the legal bases specified below, until the User objects (“opts-out”) to such processing. However, this does not apply where the processing of Personal Data is governed by European legislation on the protection of Personal Data.
  • the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with the User and/or the execution of pre-contractual measures;
  • the processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation to which the Controller is subject;
  • the 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 Controller;
  • processing is necessary for the pursuit of the legitimate interest of the Controller or of third parties.
  • The processing is necessary for the pursuit of the legitimate interest of the Controller or of third parties.

However, it is always possible to ask the Controller to clarify the concrete legal basis of each processing operation and in particular to specify whether the processing is based on law, required by a contract or necessary to conclude a contract.

Location

The Data are processed at the Controller’s premises and at any other place where the parties involved in the processing are located. For further information, please contact the Data Controller. The User’s Personal Data may be transferred to a country other than the one where the User is located. To obtain further information on the location of the processing, the User may refer to the section on Personal Data processing details. The User has the right to obtain information about the legal basis for the transfer of Data outside the European Union or to an international organisation under public international law or consisting of two or more countries, such as the UN, as well as about the security measures taken by the Controller to protect the Data. The User can verify whether one of the transfers just described takes place by examining the section of this document relating to details on the processing of Personal Data or request information from the Controller by contacting it at the contact details given at the beginning.

Period of preservation

Data are processed and stored for the time required by the purposes for which they were collected. Therefore:

  • I Dati Personali raccolti per scopi collegati all’esecuzione di un contratto tra il Titolare e l’Utente saranno trattenuti sino a quando sia completata l’esecuzione di tale contratto.
  • Personal Data collected for purposes attributable to the legitimate interest of the Data Controller will be retained until such interest is satisfied. The User may obtain further information regarding the legitimate interest pursued by the Controller in the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Controller.

When processing is based on the User’s consent, the Controller may keep the Personal Data for a longer period until such consent is revoked. In addition, the Controller 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 the Personal Data will be deleted. Therefore, at the end of this period, the right of access, deletion, rectification and the right to Data portability can no longer be exercised.

Purposes of Data Processing

User Data is collected to enable the Data Controller to provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, respond to requests or enforcement actions, protect its rights and interests (or those of Users or third parties), detect any malicious or fraudulent activity, and for the following purposes: Contacting the User, Payment management, Hosting and backend infrastructure, Location-based interactions, Registration and authentication, Registration and authentication provided directly by this Website, Backup storage and management, Statistics, Displaying content from external platforms, Interaction with social networks and external platforms, Tag management and Advertising. To obtain detailed information on the purposes of the processing and on the Personal Data processed for each purpose, the User may refer to the section “Personal Data Processing Details”.

Personal Data Processing Details

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

  • Contact User

    Mailing list or newsletter (this website)

    When the User registers for a mailing list or newsletter, the User’s email address is automatically added to a contact list to which email messages containing information, including of a commercial and promotional nature, relating to this Web Site may be sent. The User’s email address may also be added to this list as a result of registering on this Web Site or after making a purchase.

    MailChimp (newsletter)

    The data collected is processed by means of computerised and telematic tools with logic strictly related to the purposes outlined below and, in any case, in such a way as to guarantee the security and confidentiality of the data. For the delivery and management of the Newsletter, the service offered by MailChimp (The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 512 Means St., Suite 404 – 30318 – Atlanta, Georgia – USA) and hereinafter simply “MailChimp” is used. The data collected is stored on MailChimp’s secure servers. In accordance with MailChimp’s privacy policy your data (name and email) will never be used directly by MailChimp or sold by it to third parties. MailChimp uses duly authorized operators to maintain the service and in the course of performing this function they may have access to your data. In all cases, the safeguards set out in the privacy policy of MailChimp apply. In relation to the purposes described below, when the administrator sends the newsletter, the data is retrieved through the tools provided by MailChimp and through them the newsletter will be sent. In each newsletter sent, the subscriber will be able to unsubscribe from receiving subsequent newsletters.

    Personal data processed (part or all of the following): Postcode; city; surname; date of birth; email; address; country; telephone number; province.

    Contact form (this Website)

    By filling in the contact form with their Data, the User consents to the use of such Data to respond to requests for information, quotes, or any other nature indicated in the header of the form.

    Personal Data processed: email; name; various types of Data.

  • Payment Management

    Unless otherwise specified, this Website processes all payments by credit card, bank transfer or other means through external payment service providers. In general, and unless otherwise specified, Users are requested to provide payment details and personal information directly to such payment service providers. This Website is not involved in the collection and processing of such information: instead, it will only receive a notification from the payment service provider in question that payment has been made.

    PayPal (Paypal)

    PayPal is a payment service provided by PayPal Inc. that enables the user to make online payments.

    Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified by the privacy policy of the service. Place of processing: See the privacy policy of Paypal – Privacy Policy

  • Tag management

    This type of services is functional for the centralised management of tags or scripts used on this Website. The use of these services involves the flow of the User’s Data through them and, where appropriate, their retention.

    Google Tag Manager

    Google Tag Manager is a tag management service provided by Google LLC or Google Ireland Limited, depending on where this website is used.

    Personal data processed: Usage Data. Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy

  • Hosting and backend infrastructure

    These types of services are intended to host Data and files that allow this Website to function, enable its distribution and provide a ready infrastructure to deliver specific functionality of this Website. Some of the services listed below, if any, may operate on geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where Personal Data is stored.

    SiteGround Hosting (SiteGround Spain S.L.)

    SiteGround Hosting is a hosting service provided by SiteGround Spain S.L.

    Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data; various types of Data as specified by the privacy policy of the service. Place of processing: Spain – Privacy Policy

  • Interaction with social networks and external platforms

    This type of service allows for interactions with social networks, or other external platforms, directly from the pages of this Website. The interactions and information acquired by this Website are in each case subject to the User’s privacy settings relating to each social network. This type of service may still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it. It is recommended to disconnect from the respective services to ensure that the data processed on this Website is not linked back to the User’s profile.

    YouTube social buttons and widgets

    The YouTube social button and widgets are services for interacting with the YouTube social network, provided by Google LLC or Google Ireland Limited, depending on where this website is used.

    Personal data processed: Usage Data. Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy

  • Location-based interactions

    Geolocalisation (this Website)

    This Website may collect, use and share Data about your geographical location in order to provide location-based services. Most browsers and devices provide by default tools to deny geographical tracking. If the User has expressly authorised this possibility, this Website may receive information about his/her actual geographic location.

    Personal data processed: geographical location.

  • Advertising

    This type of service allows the User’s Data to be used for commercial communication purposes. These communications are displayed on this Website in the form of banners and other forms of advertising, also related to the User’s interests. This does not mean that all Personal Data is used for this purpose. Data and conditions of use are set out below. Some of the services mentioned below may use Tracking Tools to identify the User or use the technique of behavioral retargeting, i.e. displaying advertisements tailored to the User’s interests and behaviour, also detected outside this Website. For more information on this, we suggest that you check the privacy policies of the respective services. Generally, services of this type offer the possibility to disable such tracking. In addition to any opt-out function provided by any of the services listed in this document, the User can read more about how to disable interest-based advertising in the section “How to disable interest-based advertising” in this document.

    Google Ad Manager

    Google Ad Manager is an advertising service provided by Google LLC or Google Ireland Limited, depending on where this website is used, with which the Owner may conduct advertising campaigns jointly with external advertising networks with which the Owner, if not otherwise specified herein, has no direct relationship. Users who do not wish to be tracked by the different advertising networks can use Youronlinechoices For an understanding of the use of data by Google, please refer to the standards for Google partners This service uses the cookie “DoubleClick”, which tracks the use of this website and the behaviour of the user with regard to advertisements, products and services offered. The User can decide at any time to disable all DoubleClick cookies by going to: Ad Settings

    Personal data processed: Usage Data; Tracking Tool. Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – 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 may access certain Data stored by the third-party service used for registration or identification.

    Facebook Authentication (Facebook, Inc.)

    Facebook Authentication is a registration and authentication service provided by Facebook, Inc. and connected to the social network Facebook.

    Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified by the privacy policy of the service. Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy

    Log In with PayPal (Paypal)

    Log In with PayPal is a registration and authentication service provided by PayPal Inc. and connected to the PayPal network.

    Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified by the privacy policy of the service. Place of processing: See the privacy policy of Paypal – Privacy Policy

    Linkedin OAuth (LinkedIn Corporation)

    Linkedin Oauth is a registration and authentication service provided by the Linkedin Corporation and linked to the social network Linkedin.

    Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified by the privacy policy of the service. Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy

    Instagram Authentication (Facebook, Inc.)

    Instagram Authentication is a registration and authentication service provided by Facebook, Inc. and connected to the social network Instagram.

    Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified by the privacy policy of the service. Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy

  • Registration and authentication provided directly by this website

    By registering or authenticating, the User allows this Website to identify him/her and give him/her access to dedicated services. Personal Data are collected and stored exclusively for registration or identification purposes. The Data collected are only those necessary to provide the service requested by the User.

    Direct Registration (this Website)

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

    Personal data processed: Postcode; city; Tax Code; surname; email; profile picture; billing address; physical address; country; first name; house number; telephone number; VAT number; password; province; company name; username; various types of Data.

  • Saving and Backup Management

    This type of service allows backups of this Website to be saved and managed on external servers managed by the service provider. These backups may include both the source code and its contents and the data provided to this Website by the User.

    Backup on Dropbox (Dropbox, Inc.)

    Dropbox is a backup storage and management service provided by Dropbox Inc.

    Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified by the privacy policy of the service. Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy

    Backup on Google Drive

    Google Drive is a backup storage and management service provided by Google LLC or Google Ireland Limited, depending on where this website is used.

    Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified by the privacy policy of the service. Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy

  • Statistics

    The services contained in this section allow the Data Controller to monitor and analyse traffic data and serve to keep track of the User’s behaviour.

    Google Analytics with anonymised IP

    Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google LLC or Google Ireland Limited, depending on where this Website is used, (“Google”). Google uses the Personal Data collected for the purpose of evaluating your use of this Web Site, compiling reports and sharing them with other services provided by Google. Google may use the Personal Data to contextualise and personalise the advertisements of its advertising network. This Google Analytics integration anonymises your IP address. The anonymisation works by shortening the IP address of Users within the borders of the member states of the European Union or in other countries which are party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will your IP address be sent to Google’s servers and abbreviated within the United States.

    Personal data processed: Cookies; Usage Data. Place of processing: United States – Privacy PolicyOpt Out; Ireland – Privacy PolicyOpt Out

    Google Analytics

    Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google LLC or Google Ireland Limited, depending on where this Website is used, (“Google”). Google uses the Personal Data collected for the purpose of evaluating your use of this Web Site, compiling reports and sharing them with other services provided by Google. Google may use the Personal Data to contextualise and personalise the ads on its advertising network.

    Personal data processed: Usage Data; Tracking Tool. Place of processing: United States – Privacy PolicyOpt Out; Ireland – Privacy PolicyOpt Out

  • Viewing content from external platforms

    This type of service allows users to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of this Website and interact with them. This type of service may nevertheless collect data on web traffic related to the pages where the service is installed, even when users are not using it.

    Font Awesome (Fonticons, Inc. )

    Font Awesome is a font style display service operated by Fonticons, Inc. that allows this website to integrate such content within its pages.

    Personal data processed: Usage Data. Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy

    Google Fonts

    Google Fonts is a font style display service operated by Google LLC or Google Ireland Limited, depending on where this Web Site is used, which enables this Web Site to embed such content within its pages.

    Personal Data processed: Usage Data; various types of Data as specified by the service’s privacy policy. Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy

    Gravatar (Automattic Inc.)

    Gravatar is an image display service operated by Automattic Inc. that allows Automattic Inc. to embed such content within its pages. Please note that if Gravatar images are used for commenting systems, the commenter’s email address (or parts of it) may be sent to Gravatar, even if they are not subscribed to this service.

    Personal data processed: Usage Data; email. Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy

    Widget OpenStreetMap (OpenStreetMap Foundation )

    Widget OpenStreetMap is a map display service operated by the OpenStreetMap Foundation that allows this website to integrate such content into its pages.

    Personal data processed: Cookies; Usage Data. Place of processing: UK – Privacy Policy

    YouTube Video Widget

    YouTube is a video content display service operated by Google LLC or Google Ireland Limited, depending on the location, which enables this Website to embed such content within its pages.

    Personal data processed: Cookies; Usage Data. Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy

    Vimeo Video (Vimeo, LLC)

    Vimeo is a video content viewing service operated by Vimeo, LLC that enables this website to integrate such content within its pages.

    Personal data processed: Usage Data; Tracking Tool. Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy

Information on how to deactivate interest-based advertisements

In addition to any opt-out function provided by any of the services listed in this document, Users can read more about how to disable interest-based advertisements in the relevant section of the Cookie Policy.

Further information on the processing of Personal Data

  • The Service is not aimed at children under 14

    Users declare that they are of legal age according to the legislation applicable to them. Minors may only use this Website with the assistance of a parent or guardian. Under no circumstances may minors under the age of 14 use this Website.
  • Push notifications

    This Website may send push notifications to Users to achieve the purposes described in this privacy policy. In most cases, Users may opt out of receiving push notifications by consulting their device settings, such as the notification settings for mobile phones, and then changing those settings for this Website, for some or all applications on that device. Users should be aware that disabling push notifications may adversely affect the use of this Website.
  • Online sale of goods and services

    The Personal Data collected is used to provide services to the User or to sell products, including payment and possible delivery. The Personal Data collected to finalise payment may be that relating to the credit card, bank account used for the transfer or other payment instruments provided. The Payment Data collected by this Website depends on the payment system used.

User Rights

Users may exercise certain rights with regard to the Data processed by the Data Controller. In particular, the User has the right to:

  • revoke consent at any time. The User may revoke the consent to the processing of his or her Personal Data previously given.
  • Oppose the processing of your Data You may object to the processing of your Data when it is done on a legal basis other than consent. Further details on the right to object are set out in the section below.
  • access to one’s own Data The User has the right to obtain information on the Data processed by the Data Controller, on certain aspects of the processing and to receive a copy of the Data processed.
  • The User has the right to obtain information on the Data processed by the Data Controller, on certain aspects of the processing and to receive a copy of the Data processed.

  • verify and request correction. The User may verify the correctness of his or her Data and request that it be updated or corrected.
  • The User may also verify the correctness of his or her Data and request that it be corrected.

  • obtain the limitation of the processing. When certain conditions are met, the User may request the limitation of the processing of its Data. In this case, the Data Controller shall not process the Data for any purpose other than its conservation.
  • obtain the deletion or removal of their Personal Data. When certain conditions are met, the User may request the deletion of their Data by the Data Controller.
  • The User may also request the deletion of their Personal Data by the Data Controller.

  • receive their Data or have it transferred to another data controller. 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 without hindrance to another data controller. 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 related thereto.
  • The User has the right to receive his or her Data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and, where technically feasible, to have it transferred without hindrance to another data controller.

  • Submit a complaint. The User may submit a complaint to the competent data protection supervisory authority or take legal action.

Details on the right to object

When Personal Data are processed in the public interest, in the exercise of public authority vested in the Controller or in pursuit of a legitimate interest of the Controller, Users have the right to object to the processing for reasons related to their particular situation. Users are reminded that if their Data are processed for direct marketing purposes, they may object to the processing without giving any reason. To find out whether the Controller processes Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the respective sections of this document.

How to exercise rights

In order to exercise their rights, Users may address a request to the Controller’s contact details indicated in this document. Requests are filed free of charge and processed by the Controller as quickly as possible, in any case within one month.

This Website makes use of Tracking Tools. To learn more, the User can consult the Cookie Policy

Further Processing Information

Defence in court

The User’s Personal Data may be used by the Data Controller in legal proceedings or in the preparatory phases of such proceedings to defend against abuses in the use of this Web Site or related Services by the User. The User declares that he/she is aware that the Data Controller may be obliged to disclose the Data by order of public authorities.

Specific information

At the User’s request, in addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Website 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 operation and maintenance purposes, this Website and any third-party services used by it may collect system logs, i.e. files that record interactions and which may also contain Personal Data, such as the User’s IP address.

Information not contained in this policy

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

Response to ‘Do Not Track’ requests

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

Modifications to this privacy policy

The Data Controller reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying Users on this page and, if possible, on this Website as well as, when technically and legally feasible, by sending a notification to Users through one of the contact details it has. Please therefore consult this page frequently, referring to the date of last modification indicated at the bottom. If the changes affect processing whose legal basis is consent, the Data Controller will collect the User’s consent again, if necessary.

Personal Data (or Data)

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

Use Data

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

User

The individual using this Website who, unless otherwise specified, is the Data Subject.

Interested

The natural person to whom the Personal Data refer.

Processing Officer (or Manager)

The natural person, legal entity, public administration and any other entity that processes personal data on behalf of the Controller, as set out in this privacy policy.

Processor (or Controller)

The natural or legal person, public authority, service or other body which, individually or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data and the instruments adopted, including the security measures relating to the operation and use of this Web Site. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the owner of this Web Site.

This Website (or this Application)

The hardware or software tool by which Users’ Personal Data are collected and processed.

Service

The Service provided by this Website 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 in this document shall be deemed to extend to all current member states of the European Union and the European Economic Area.

Cookie

Cookies are tracking tools that consist of small portions of data stored within the User’s browser.

Tracking Tool

Tracking Tool means any technology – e.g. cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e-tags and fingerprinting – that allows Users to be tracked, for example by collecting or storing information on the User’s device.


Legal references

This Privacy Policy is drafted on the basis of multiple legislative orders, including Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Unless otherwise specified, this privacy policy relates exclusively to this Website.