Informative on Personal Data Treatment

On this website you can find the description of the modalities of management of the website usa.ferretto.com, in relation to the treatment of personal data. The current document has been drawn up on the basis of applicable U.S. privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as well as the GDPR (EU Regulation 2016/679) where applicable.

This is an informative which is given to those who interact with Ferretto USA, the North American commercial arm of Ferretto Group Spa – VAT IT00149440240. The services can be reached electronically at the address:

usa.ferretto.com

corresponding to the home page of the official website of Ferretto USA.

The information is provided only for the Ferretto USA website and not for any other websites that may be consulted by the user via links. With the continuation of navigation, and with the adhesion to the service proposals contained in the various parts of the website (subscription to our newsletter, compilation of forms to request information and others), this general information on processing, as well as any specific information linked to processing for different and specific purposes, are considered as acquired and the user gives his/her consent to processing. Please note that consent is only valid if it is given by a person of legal age (18 years or older in the United States).

The “Owner” of Data Treatment

Following the consultation of this website, data related to identified or identifiable persons may be processed. The “owner” of their treatment is Ferretto Group Spa, which is based in Strada Padana verso Verona, 101 – 36100 Vicenza, Italy.

For matters related specifically to the U.S. market and this website, inquiries may also be directed to Ferretto USA via the contact form available on usa.ferretto.com.

Place of Data Treatment

The processing operations connected to the services of this website take place at the aforementioned head office of Ferretto Group Spa and are carried out only by technical personnel of the Office in charge of processing, or by any persons in charge of maintenance operations. No data deriving from the web-service is communicated or disseminated, except for operations strictly related to the object of the user’s request. The personal data provided by users who request dispatch of informative material (product catalogs, brochures, information in general, newsletters, answers to questions, etc.) are used only to perform the service or provision requested and are communicated to third parties only if this is necessary for that purpose, or is useful for the satisfaction of the needs of the user.

Type of Treated Data

The personal data that may be used (hereinafter referred to as “personal data” or “data”) are:

• the data the user provides, identifying and non-sensitive, such as name, surname, company name, job title, address, email, telephone number, and data related to the services of Ferretto USA which the user uses or has used;
• data related to the consultation of our website and in particular: the used contents, connection times, traffic data, navigation data, IP address, used devices and connectivity. This data may also be collected by means of cookies and metadata;
• the data that identifies the user’s location during navigation, collected by means of the IP Address and Country Code;
• the data obtained, also by means of cookies, on the use by the user of our services, including connection times, usage times, user preferences and any traffic data.

A. Navigation Data

The systems and software procedures used to operate this website acquire, during their normal operation, some personal data whose transmission is implicit in the communication protocols of the Internet. This information is not collected to be associated with identified interested parties, but by their very nature could allow users to be identified through processing and association with data held by third parties. This category of data includes IP addresses or domain names of computers used by users connecting to the website, URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) of requested resources, the time of the request, the method used to submit the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in reply, the numerical code indicating the status of the response from the server (successful, error, etc.) and other parameters regarding the operating system and computer environment. This data is used for the sole purpose of obtaining anonymous statistical information on the use of the website and to check its correct functioning, and is kept for the time necessary in accordance with applicable law. The data could be used to ascertain responsibility in the event of hypothetical computer crimes against the website.

B. Data Provided Voluntarily by the User

The optional, explicit, and voluntary sending of electronic mail to the addresses indicated on this website involves the subsequent acquisition of the sender’s address, necessary to respond to requests, and any other personal data included in the message. Specific summary information is also provided or displayed in the sections of the website prepared for particular services on request and submitted, if necessary, to the consent of the interested party (for example for subscription to the newsletter).

C. Cookies

With regard to all cookies of this website, please refer to the extended Cookie Policy available on usa.ferretto.com. We use technical cookies necessary for website operation, analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with the site (with data anonymization where applicable), and marketing cookies only with your prior consent.

Purpose and Optionality of Data Assignment

Apart from what is specified for navigation data and technical cookies, the user is free to provide personal data through the use of special forms on the website to request the sending of newsletters, informative material or other communications and, more generally, for the purposes set out in the relevant and specific information. Any failure to provide such data may make it impossible to obtain the requested information, but entering the data constitutes authorization to process said data for the stated purposes.

Modalities of Treatment

Ferretto Group Spa, as data controller, and each of the possible external data processors as identified above, will manage and keep confidential with automated and/or paper instruments the personal data collected through the use of the website and its various functions, for the time strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected or voluntarily communicated by the user.

Specific security measures, as provided pursuant to art. 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and applicable U.S. standards, are observed to prevent loss of data, illegal or incorrect use, and unauthorized access. The data are managed only by personnel authorized by the owner of the treatment.

In case of need, personal data related to digital marketing services (newsletters, generated leads) can be processed by the staff of the company that takes care of the technical maintenance of the website, appointed as external responsible for processing the data pursuant to applicable regulations. Under no circumstances will the data be disseminated. Personal profiling of the user is not provided for the aforesaid data, except in cases where personal data is voluntarily transmitted for use in direct marketing communications.

Duration of Treatment

Ferretto Group Spa, as data handler, keeps and uses your personal data for no more than 20 years from the end of the relationship, for the purpose of technical assistance, and in any case for the prescription period expected by applicable law. Your data will be treated for marketing purposes until you withdraw your consent; for the time of your approval and in any case for no more than 36 months from the date of collection, for the purpose of profiling. After this period, your data are made anonymous and may be used for aggregated and anonymous statistical analysis.

Rights of Interested Parties

Rights Under GDPR (for EU/EEA residents)

The subjects to whom the personal data processed refer are guaranteed all the rights related to Articles 15, 16, 17, 18 of Regulation 679, including: access with confirmation of the existence or non-existence of the treatment of their data, rectification, erasure (“right to be forgotten”), and limitation of the processing when the circumstances occur. The involved user has the right to object in any case, for legitimate reasons, to their processing, and the right to data portability.

Rights Under CCPA (for California Residents)

California residents have the right to: know what personal data is collected, used, shared or sold; delete personal data held by businesses and, by extension, service providers; opt-out of the sale of personal data; non-discrimination in terms of price or service when a consumer exercises a privacy right.

We do not sell personal data to third parties.

Contact for Privacy Requests

Requests should be addressed to Ferretto Group Spa by e-mail to: privacy@ferretto.com

For inquiries specifically related to usa.ferretto.com, you may also use the contact form available on this website.