Privacy Policy

Pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of personal data

Vernice S.r.l. (hereinafter also "Vernice" or "Company") informs you, pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of personal data ("GDPR"), that the personal data you provide through the use of the website www.vernice.it (hereinafter "Site" or "Website"), may be subject to processing, in compliance with the obligations of confidentiality provided for by the regulations in force.

1. Data Controller:

The Data Controller, i.e., the person who makes the decisions regarding the purposes and methods of data processing, is Vernice S.r.l., P. IVA 04015141205, with headquarters at Via Maccaferri 2, 40069 Zola Predosa (BO). The Company has appointed a Data Protection Officer ("DPO") who can be contacted for clarification regarding the processing of personal data at the following address: DATAPROTECTIONIT@ima.it.

2. Catogories of data processed:

Depending on the service you requested by accessing the Site, Vernice may process personal data of different types:

Updating Data:At any time, you will be able to ensure that the Personal Data processed for the purposes set out in this policy is correct and, in the event of any changes to the same, you may, likewise, request an update of the same by sending an email to: privacy@vernice.it or by accessing your user profile on the site.

3. Purposes and methods of processing, legal bases:

Vernice's processing of your personal data will be based on the principles of fairness, lawfulness, transparency and protection of your privacy and rights, in accordance with the principles expressed by the GDPR. Your personal data will be processed exclusively for purposes related and/or instrumental to the services you have requested, in particular:

The above treatments, are made legitimate by the following legal bases:

The processing of the aforementioned data will take place by means of instruments suitable to guarantee their security as well as confidentiality and may be carried out by automated tools suitable to store, manage and transmit the data. The processing of your Personal Data is carried out by means of the operations indicated in Article 4, No. 2), GDPR and namely: collection, recording, organization, structuring, updating, storage, adaptation or modification, extraction and analysis, consultation, use, communication by transmission, comparison, interconnection, limitation, deletion or destruction. Vernice guarantees the logical and physical security of the data and, in general, the confidentiality of the personal data processed, putting in place all the necessary technical and organizational measures appropriate to prevent the loss of personal data, illicit or otherwise incorrect use thereof, as well as unauthorized access by third parties.

4. Nature of the provision of data and consequences of any refusal to respond:

The provision of your personal data for the purposes referred to in Article 3, lett. a), b), c) and d), above, is necessary in order to take advantage of the services made available on our Site (i.e. purchase goods through the e-commerce service; registration on the site). The provision of your personal data for the purposes referred to in Article 3 (e) and (f) is optional, with the consequence that you can decide to exercise your right to object or - in the case of (f) - not to provide your consent, or to withdraw it at any time. Therefore, in case you exercise your right to object and/or in case you fail to provide specific consent to the processing on your part (with reference to the processing carried out for marketing purposes), it will not be possible for Vernice to carry out the aforementioned activities.

5. Data Retention Times:

Your personal data will be kept for the amount of time strictly necessary to pursue the purposes of the processing for which it was collected, as indicated in Article 3 above. In particular, the data collected for the purposes referred to in letters b), c) and d) will be kept for the time necessary to provide you with the requested services; it is understood that the data necessary to fulfill legal obligations (such as bookkeeping), will be kept for a period of 10 years from the termination of the existing business relationship, as provided for in Article 2220 of the Civil Code. In addition, the Company reserves the right to retain your data for longer periods than those indicated above, should it be necessary for the resolution of litigation or judicial findings.

6. Communication of data:

Your Personal Data will not be disclosed or transferred to third parties. The Company, for the purposes set forth in Article 3 above, may make your Personal Data available:

Personal Data will not be transferred outside the European Union.

7. Rights of the data subject:

In relation to your Personal Data you may exercise, at any time, the rights recognized by the GDPR, set out below:

The Company also informs you that you can lodge a complaint under Article 77 with the competent Supervisory Authority (e.g., that of the State where you have your habitual residence, that of your place of work, or that of the place where your rights are violated). For Italy, the competent authority is the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, which can be contacted through the contact details given on the website http://www.garanteprivacy.it/. The aforementioned rights may be exercised by sending a request to us by e-mail, to privacy@vernice.it, or by registered mail to the Company's registered office. Requests regarding the exercise of rights will be processed without undue delay and, in any case, within 30 days of receipt of the request. Finally, it should be noted that the Company may amend or update this notice, including to comply with new obligations imposed by applicable laws or for technical necessity.