Legal notes - GENIOBETON SA

Data Controller

GENIOBETON SA

Via al Galletto
6532 Castione
Ticino – Switzerland

Data Controller’s email address: [info@geniobeton.ch](mailto:info@geniobeton.ch)

Types of Data collected

Among the Personal Data collected by this Application, either independently or through third parties, there are: Usage Data; Tracking Tools; answers to questions; clicks; keypress events; events related to motion sensors; mouse movements; scroll position; touch events; first name; last name; phone number; email address; username; Data communicated while using the service; physical address.

Complete details on each type of Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or through specific information notices displayed prior to the collection of the Data itself. Personal Data may be freely provided by the User or, in the case of Usage Data, collected automatically during the use of this Application. Unless otherwise specified, all Data requested by this Application is mandatory. If the User refuses to provide it, it may be impossible for this Application to provide the Service. In cases where this Application specifically states that some Data is optional, Users are free not to communicate such Data, without any consequences on the availability or operation of the Service. Users who are uncertain about which Data is mandatory are encouraged to contact the Data Controller. Any use of Cookies – or other tracking tools – by this Application or by the owners of third-party services used by this Application, unless otherwise specified, is intended to provide the Service requested by the User, in addition to the other 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 Application and guarantees that they have the right to communicate or disseminate it, releasing the Data Controller from any liability towards third parties.

Methods and place of processing of the collected Data

Methods of processing

The Data Controller adopts appropriate security measures aimed at preventing unauthorized access, disclosure, modification or destruction of Personal Data.

Processing is carried out using IT and/or telematic tools, with organizational methods and logic strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Data Controller, in some cases, other persons involved in the organization of this Application (administrative, commercial, marketing staff, legal advisors, system administrators) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communication agencies) may have access to the Data and may also, if necessary, be appointed as Data Processors by the Data Controller. The updated list of Data Processors may always be requested from the Data Controller.

Place

The Data is processed at the Data Controller’s operating offices and in 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 in which the User is located. To obtain further information on the place of processing, the User may refer to the section concerning details on the processing of Personal Data.

The User has the right to obtain information regarding the legal basis of Data transfers outside the European Union or to an international organization governed by public international law or established by two or more countries, such as the UN, as well as regarding the security measures adopted by the Data Controller to protect the Data.

The User may verify whether any of the transfers just described takes place by examining the section of this document relating to details on the processing of Personal Data or by requesting information from the Data Controller using the contact details provided at the beginning.

Retention period

Data is processed and stored for as long as required by the purposes for which it was collected.

Therefore:

Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Data Controller and the User will be retained until such contract has been fully performed.
Personal Data collected for purposes attributable to the legitimate interest of the Data Controller will be retained until such interest has been satisfied. The User may obtain further information regarding the legitimate interest pursued by the Data Controller in the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Data Controller.

When processing is based on the User’s consent, the Data Controller may retain Personal Data for a longer period until such consent is withdrawn. Furthermore, the Data 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, Personal Data will be deleted. Therefore, once this period has expired, the right of access, deletion, rectification and the right to Data portability can no longer be exercised.

Purposes of processing the collected Data

User Data is collected to allow the Data Controller to provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, respond to requests or enforcement actions, protect its own rights and interests (or those of Users or third parties), identify any malicious or fraudulent activity, as well as for the following purposes: Displaying content from external platforms, SPAM protection, Contacting the User, Registration and authentication provided directly by this Application, Collection of privacy-related preferences, Creation and management of this Application, and Statistics.

To obtain detailed information on the purposes of processing and on the Personal Data processed for each purpose, the User may refer to the section “Details on the processing of Personal Data”.

Details on the processing of Personal Data

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

Contacting the User

Contact by phone (this Application)

Users who have provided their phone number may be contacted for commercial or promotional purposes related to this Application, as well as to satisfy support requests.

Personal Data processed: phone number.

Creation and management of this Application

The main components of this Application are created and managed directly by the Data Controller using the software mentioned below.

WordPress (self-hosted) (this Application)

This Application is developed and managed by the Data Controller through a CMS (Content Management System) software called WordPress.

Personal Data processed: last name; email address; physical address; first name; phone number.

Displaying content from external platforms

This type of service allows content hosted on external platforms to be displayed directly from the pages of this Application and to interact with it.
This type of service may still collect web traffic data related to the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.

Google Fonts (Google Ireland Limited)

Google Fonts is a typeface display service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows this Application to integrate such content within its pages.

Personal Data processed: Usage Data; Tracking Tools.

Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.

Google Maps widget (Google Ireland Limited)

Google Maps is a map display service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows this Application to integrate such content within its pages.

Personal Data processed: Tracking Tools.

Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.

YouTube Video Widget (Google Ireland Limited)
YouTube is a video content display service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows this Application to integrate such content within its pages.

Personal Data processed: Usage Data; Tracking Tools.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.

Statistics

The services contained in this section allow the Data Controller to monitor and analyze traffic data and are used to track User behavior.

Google Analytics (Google Ireland Limited)

Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). Google uses the Personal Data collected for the purpose of tracking and examining the use of this Application, compiling reports and sharing them with other services developed by Google.
Google may use the Personal Data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

Personal Data collected: Cookies; Usage Data.

Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Subject adhering to the Privacy Shield.

Collection of privacy-related preferences

This type of service allows this Application to collect and save Users’ preferences regarding the collection, use and processing of their personal information, as required by applicable privacy legislation.

CookieYes Consent (CookieYes Limited)

CookieYes Consent allows the Data Controller to remember Users’ consent preferences so that they are respected during subsequent visits to this website. It does not collect or store any personal information about website visitors.

Personal Data processed: Tracking Tools.

Place of processing: United Kingdom – Privacy Policy.

Cookie Policy

This Application uses Tracking Tools. To learn more, Users may consult the Cookie Policy.

Further information for users

Legal basis of processing

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

the User has given consent for one or more specific purposes; Note: under some legislations the Data Controller may be allowed to process Personal Data until the User objects (“opt-out”), without having to rely on consent or any of the following legal bases. However, this does not apply whenever the processing of Personal Data is subject to European data protection legislation;
processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;
processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation to which the Data Controller is subject;
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 Data Controller;
processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Data Controller or by a third party.

In any case, it is always possible to ask the Data Controller to clarify the specific legal basis of each processing activity, and in particular whether the processing is based on the law, provided for by a contract or necessary to enter into a contract.

Further information on retention time

Unless otherwise specified in this document, Personal Data is processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose for which it has been collected and may be retained for a longer period due to legal obligations or based on the Users’ consent.

Therefore:

Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Data Controller and the User will be retained until such contract has been fully performed.
Personal Data collected for purposes attributable to the legitimate interest of the Data Controller will be retained until such interest has been satisfied. The User may obtain further information regarding the legitimate interest pursued by the Data Controller in the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Data Controller.

At the end of the retention period, Personal Data will be deleted. Therefore, once this period has expired, the right of access, deletion, rectification and the right to data portability can no longer be exercised.

User rights

Users may exercise certain rights with reference to the Data processed by the Data Controller.

In particular, within the limits provided by law, the User has the right to:

withdraw consent at any time. The User may withdraw consent to the processing of their Personal Data previously expressed.
object to the processing of their Data. The User may object to the processing of their Data when it takes place on a legal basis other than consent.
access their 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.
verify and request rectification. The User may verify the accuracy of their Data and request that it be updated or corrected.
obtain restriction of processing. The User may request the restriction of the processing of their Data. In this case, the Data Controller will not process the Data for any purpose other than storage.
obtain the erasure or removal of their Personal Data. The User may request the erasure of their Data by the Data Controller.
receive their Data or have it transferred to another 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 to another controller without hindrance.
lodge a complaint. The User may lodge a complaint with the competent personal data protection supervisory authority or take legal action.

Users have the right to obtain information regarding the legal basis for the transfer of Data abroad, including to any international organization governed by international law or established by two or more countries, such as the UN, as well as regarding the security measures adopted by the Data Controller to protect their Data.

Details about the right to object

Where Personal Data is processed in the public interest, in the exercise of official authority vested in the Data Controller or for the purposes of the legitimate interest pursued by the Data Controller, Users have the right to object to such processing on grounds relating to their particular situation.

Users are informed that, should their Personal Data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they may object to that processing at any time, free of charge and without providing any justification. Where Users object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the Personal Data will no longer be processed for such purposes. To find out whether the Data Controller processes Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the relevant sections of this document.

How to exercise these rights

Any requests to exercise User rights may be directed to the Data Controller through the contact details provided in this document. Such requests are free of charge and the Data Controller will respond as early as possible, in any case within one month, providing the User with all information required by law. Any rectification, erasure or restriction of processing will be communicated by the Data Controller to each recipient, if any, to whom the Personal Data has been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. The Data Controller shall inform the User about those recipients if the User so requests.

Further information for users in Switzerland

This section applies to Users in Switzerland and, for such Users, replaces any other possibly divergent or conflicting information contained in the privacy policy.

Further details relating to the categories of Data processed, the purposes of processing, the categories of recipients of personal data, if any, the retention period and other information on Personal Data can be found in the section entitled “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data” within this document.

User rights under the Federal Act on Data Protection

Users may exercise certain rights regarding their data within the limits of the law, including the following:

right of access to Personal Data;
the right to object to the processing of their Personal Data (which also allows Users to request the restriction of the processing of Personal Data, the deletion or destruction of Personal Data, and the prohibition of disclosure of Personal Data to third parties);
right to receive their Personal Data and transfer it to another controller (data portability);
right to request the correction of inaccurate Personal Data.

How to exercise these rights

Any requests to exercise User rights may be addressed to the Data Controller through the contact details provided in this document. Such requests are free of charge and the Data Controller will respond as early as possible, providing Users with the information required by law.

Further information on processing

Legal defense

The User’s Personal Data may be used by the Data Controller in legal proceedings or in the preparatory stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this Application or the related Services by the User.
The User declares to be aware that the Data Controller may be required to reveal the Data by order of public authorities.

Specific notices

Upon request by the User, in addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Application may provide the User with additional and contextual notices concerning specific Services, or the collection and processing of Personal Data.

System logs and maintenance

For operation and maintenance purposes, this Application and any third-party services used by it may collect system logs, i.e. files that record interactions and may also contain Personal Data, such as the User’s IP address.

Information not contained in this policy

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

Changes 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 Application as well as, where technically and legally feasible, by sending a notification to Users through any contact details available to the Data Controller. Therefore, please consult this page regularly, referring to the date of the last modification indicated at the bottom.

Should the changes affect processing activities whose legal basis is consent, the Data Controller shall collect new consent from the User, where required.

Definitions and legal references

Personal Data (or Data)

Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with any other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person constitutes personal data.

Usage Data

Information collected automatically through this Application (including by third-party applications integrated into this Application), including: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers used by the User who connects with this Application, the URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) addresses, the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server’s response (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and operating system used by the visitor, the various time details per visit (for example, the time spent on each page within the Application) and the details about the path followed within the Application, with particular reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User’s IT environment.

User

The individual using this Application who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.

Data Subject

The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.

Data Processor (or Processor)

The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the Data Controller, as described in this privacy policy.

Data Controller (or Controller)

The natural or legal person, public authority, service or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data and the tools adopted, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of this Application. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the owner of this Application.

This Application

The hardware or software tool by which the Personal Data of Users is collected and processed.

Service

The Service provided by this Application as described in the relevant terms (if available) on this website/application.

European Union (or EU)

Unless otherwise specified, any reference made within this document to the European Union includes all current member states of the European Union and the European Economic Area.

Cookie

Cookies are Tracking Tools consisting 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 enables the tracking of Users, for example by collecting or storing information on the User’s device.