In implementation of regulation EU 2016/679 and current legislation, we are pleased to provide you with the following information regarding the processing and the protection of your personal data by this website and regarding the website’s cookie policy:
The Controller (in terms of processing personal data) is Gima Spa – Via Marconi 1 – 20060 Gessate (MI), Italy, available by telephone at (+39) 02/95.38.54.220 and by email at gdpr@gimaitaly.com
Personal and identifying data.
Personal data is understood as any information regarding a natural person, whether identified or identifiable, even indirectly, by referring to any other information including a personal identification number. Identifying data is personal data that allows the direct identification of a data subject (such as, purely by way of example, first name, last name, email address, address, telephone number, etc.).
Browsing data
The information systems and software procedures used to operate this website acquire, as part of their normal operation, certain pieces of personal data the transmission of which is implicit to the use of internet communication protocols. This is information which is not collected in order to be associated to an identified data subject but which, by its very nature, could, with processing and associating it with data held by third parties, allow a user to be identified. This category of data includes a user’s IP address or the domain name of the computer being used by the user to access the site, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier) of the resources requested, the time of the request, the method used to submit the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in response, the numeric code indicating the status of the response given by the server (success, error, etc.) and other parameters regarding the user’s operating system and computing environment. This data is used for the sole purpose of obtaining anonymous statistical information on how the site is used and to check that the site is operating properly. Legal defence - the user’s personal data may be used by the Controller to defend himself in a court of law, or in the stages leading up to a court case being established, against abuses in the use of the same or against connected services by the user. Data could be used to ascertain liability in the hypothetical case of a cybercrime damaging the site. Maintenance - the user’s personal data may additionally be processed in the ways and for the purposes connected with the maintenance of the systems.
Data provided voluntarily by the user
The optional, explicit and voluntary sending of an email to one or more of the addresses indicated herein or on the website leads to the subsequent acquisition of the sender’s email address, which is needed to respond to any request, as well as any other personal data that the sender might have included. Specific information will be given on the pages of the Site in relation to particular services or processing of the data provided by the user or by the data subject.
Cookies
Please refer to the end of the document under: cookie policy.
The purposes for processing personal data for which consent needs to be given, where required
Data of a personal nature, voluntarily provided, will be subject to processing for the following purposes, and until such time that the data subject objects to such processing:
- to carry out operations which are strictly connected with and instrumental to managing the relationship with the user of, or with the visitor to, the site;
- to collect, store and process your personal data for:
- statistical analysis in an anonymous and/or aggregated form;
- statistical analysis aimed at checking the quality of the services offered by the site;
Methods of processing personal data - Storage
Processing personal data will be carried out both electronically and manually, with the means and tools aimed at guaranteeing the maximum security and confidentiality, by duly and specifically authorised parties.
Storage times
Personal data will be stored for a period no longer than that required for the purposes for which the data was collected and subsequently processed.
Scope of communication and dissemination
Your personal data, which is subject to processing, will not be divulged, sold nor exchanged with a third party without the data subject’s express consent. Personal data may be communicated to a third party belonging to one of the following categories:
- parties who provide services to manage the information system;
- firms or companies operating within an assistance and/or consultancy relationship;
- a competent authority to fulfil legal obligations and/or provisions issued by a public body, upon request;
- external providers;
- companies who carry out ordinary and extraordinary maintenance on the website.
Your personal data will not, therefore, be divulged.
Transferring personal data overseas
The data subject’s personal data will not be transferred to a third country. In the case in the future in which it might be necessary to transfer personal data to a third country, or to an international organisation, all the provisions under chapter V (Regulation EU 2016/679) will be complied with for the purposes of ensuring an adequate level of protection.
The data subject’s rights
The data subject has the right to ask the Controller for access to his/her personal data, to have this data rectified or deleted and to restrict or to oppose the processing of it. You also have the right to request a complete description of your rights by contacting the Controller at the address given.
The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
If you believe that the processing concerning your personal data has infringed your dignity, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant Supervisory Authority.
COOKIE POLICY
The software applications used may contain “cookie” technology. Cookies are mainly used to make browsing easier for the user. Cookies may provide information on browsing within the site and enable the operation of certain services that require the user’s path to be identified through various pages of the site. For any access to the portal regardless of the presence of a cookie, the browser type, the operating system (e.g. Microsoft, Apple, Android, Linux, etc.), the visitor's host and referring URL, as well as data on the page requested, will be recorded. The user may, in any case, set his/her browser to issue a warning when a cookie is about to be set and to decide whether to delete it. Further information on cookies is available from the websites of the browser makers.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files containing text strings which are stored on the user’s computer when certain pages on the internet are accessed. In most browsers, cookies are enabled by default. Information is given below on how to change your browser’s cookie settings. Cookies are not harmful to your device. In the cookies that we generate, we do not store any personally identifiable information but we do use information to improve your stay on the site. For example, the information useful to identify and to resolve errors.
Cookies can perform various functions such as, for example, to browse between various pages efficiently and, generally, to improve the user's stay. The Controller reserves the right to use cookies, with the user’s consent, where the law or applicable regulations allow it, to ease site navigation and to customise the information which is displayed. The Controller also reserves the right to use similar systems to collect information about users of the site such as, for example, the type of internet browser and the operating system used for statistical and security purposes.
Types of cookie
Cookies can be categorised as “session” or “persistent” cookies. Session cookies, once set, are deleted when the browser is closed. Persistent cookies, on the other hand, are stored until they expire or are deleted. Session cookies are designed to 3 speed up the analysis of internet traffic and to make it easier for users to access the services offered by the site. Session cookies are mainly used for authentication, authorisation and navigation of the services which are accessed through registration. Most browsers are set to accept all cookies. If you do not wish to accept cookies, you can set your browser so that it refuses a cookie or it displays a warning when a site tries to set a cookie. If the data subject prevents the use of cookies, some features may not function correctly and some services may not be available. The use of so-called session cookies is strictly limited to sending session identifiers which are needed to allow the site to be browsed securely and efficiently. This data is of a technical nature, temporarily valid and is not collected with the aim of identifying users but, due to their operation and in combination with other data held by third parties (for example, the data subject’s internet service provider), it may allow the data subject to be identified. First-party cookies are only legible to the domain that created them.
The cookies we use:
| Technical browsing cookies | These are cookies that allow the website to be browsing normally and that allow the connection between the server and the user’s browser. These are cookies which are essential to browsing (for example, the session identifiers) and allow the main features of the site to be used and protect the connection. Without these cookies, it would not be possible to use the site normally |
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| Functional cookies | These are cookies which are stored on the computer, or another device, and which, based on the user’s request, record the user’s options, in order to allow the cookies to remember them in order to optimise and to provide a better browsing experience, with customised content within the service or with access to this site. (e.g. registration to restricted areas, remembering which products have been saved in the shopping cart to have the ability to find them there in the next session, remembering the language selected, displaying a video or the ability to post a comment to the blog, etc.). Functional cookies are not essential to the site’s operation but improve the browsing quality and experience |
| Analytical cookies | These are cookies that collect information on how the user uses the website such as, for example, which web pages are accessed more frequently. This site uses third-party cookies by “Google Analytics”. Google Analytics is a statistics site. For example, it calculates the number of visitors, the type of technology they are using (for example Mac or Windows), how long they stay on the site… All the data collected is anonymous and aggregated and hence not used for profiling. Information generated by cookies on how the user uses the site (including the IP address) is sent to, and stored on, Google servers. These links give more information about the privacy policy adopted by Google Analytics: - http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/it.html http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html Analytical cookies are not essential to the site’s operation. |
| Cookies that provide interactive maps | These cookies allow interactive maps to be included within this site. «Web» uses Google Maps. For information on cookies for Google Maps http://www.google.co.uk/intl/it_IT/policies/ This type of cookie is not essential to the site’s operation. |
How can I disable cookies?
Important: regarding the user disabling every type of cookie (including technical ones), it should be noted that, if this is done, some of the site’s features may no longer function properly or may no longer be available.
Most browsers accept cookies automatically but you may choose not to accept them. If you do not wish for your computer to receive and store cookies, you may change the security settings in your browser (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, etc.). There are various ways to manage cookies and other tracking technologies. By changing your browser’s settings, you may accept or refuse cookies, or you may decide to receive a warning message before accepting a cookie from a website that you are visiting. You can delete all the cookies set in your browser’s cookie folder. Each browser has a different way to manage its settings.
Cookies can be disabled directly from your web browser. For more detailed in
- How to disable cookies in Firefox
- How to disable cookies in Chrome
- How to disable cookies in Internet Explorer
- How to disable cookies in Safari
- How to disable cookies in Opera
If you do not use any of the browsers listed above, enter “cookies” in your browser’s help section to find out where your cookie folder is located.
Consent
Consent is freely expressed by the user who continues to browse the site, after having seen and read the short advisory note. It should be noted, however, that, at any time, consent can be revoked and you may disable cookies in the way described above.
Other links
In order to provide the user with a better service, this site may contain links to other websites ("Links"). The Controller declines any and all responsibility regarding the content and the materials which are accessible from these sites or which may otherwise be obtained from them. Any information concerning the sites referred to by these links must be directed exclusively to the administrators of the sites in question.
Changes to the advisory note on the use of cookies
In order to keep it updated, this advisory note on the use of cookies will be reviewed periodically. The latest update to this advisory note on the use of cookies took place on 22 October 2019