Privacy Policy

Data Controller

Mec Food SRL – Cerignola (FG)

Data Controller’s email address: info@mecfoodsrl.it
For any clarification, information or to exercise the rights listed in this privacy notice, please contact the Data Controller at the following email address: info@mecfoodsrl.it

Definitions and legal references

Personal Data (or Data)

Personal Data means any information that, directly or indirectly, also in connection with any other information, including a personal identification number, allows a natural person to be identified or identifiable.

Usage Data

Information collected automatically through this Website (including by third-party applications integrated into this Website), such as: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers used by the Users who connect to this Website, the addresses in URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) notation, the time of the request, the method used 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 the operating system used by the visitor, the various time details of each visit (e.g. the time spent on each page) and the details of the path followed within the Application, with particular reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the User’s operating system and IT environment.

User

The individual using this Website 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 and any other body that processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.

Data Controller (or Controller)

The natural or legal person, public authority, agency 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 Website.
Unless otherwise specified, the Data Controller is the owner of this Website.

This Website (or this Application)

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

Service

The Service provided by this Website as described in the relative terms (if available) on this site/application.

European Union (or EU)

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

Cookie

A small piece of data stored on the User’s device.

Legal references

This privacy notice has been prepared on the basis of multiple legislative frameworks, including Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Unless otherwise stated, this privacy notice relates solely to this Website.

Types of Data collected

Among the types of Personal Data that this Website collects, by itself or through third parties, there are: Cookies, Usage Data, first name, last name, email, username and website.
Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to the Data collection.
Personal Data may be freely provided by the User or, in the case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using this Website.
Unless otherwise specified, all Data requested by this Website is mandatory. If the User refuses to provide it, it may be impossible for this Website to provide the Service.
In cases where this Website specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate this Data without any consequences on the availability or functioning of the Service.
Users who are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory are welcome to contact the Controller.
Any 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, serves the purpose of providing the Service required by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in this document and in the Cookie Policy, if available.
Users are responsible for any third-party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through this Website and confirm that they have the third party’s consent to provide the Data, thus releasing the Controller from any liability towards third parties.

Mode and place of processing the Data collected

Methods of processing

The Controller takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification or unauthorized destruction of the Personal Data.
The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT-enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Controller, in some cases the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge involved with the operation of this Website (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Controller. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Data Controller at any time.

Legal basis of processing

The Controller may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following applies:

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

In any case, the Controller will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.

Place

The Data is processed at the Controller’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. For further information, please contact the Controller.
The User’s Personal Data may be transferred to a country other than the one in which the User is located. To find out more about the place of processing, the User can refer to the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data.
Users are entitled to obtain information about the legal basis of Data transfers to a country outside the European Union or to any international organization governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by the Controller to safeguard their Data.
If any such transfer takes place, Users can find out more by checking the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Controller using the information provided at the beginning of this document.

Retention period

Data is processed and stored for as long as required by the purposes for which it has been collected. Therefore:

Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Controller and the User shall be retained until such contract has been fully performed.
Personal Data collected for the purposes of the Controller’s legitimate interests shall be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes. Users may find more specific information regarding the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller in the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Controller.

When the processing is based on the User’s consent, the Controller may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period, until such consent is withdrawn. Furthermore, the Controller may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to do so for the performance of a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.
Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right of access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after the expiration of the retention period.

Purposes of processing the Data collected

The User’s Data is collected to allow the Controller to provide its Services, as well as for the following purposes: Analytics, Contacting the User, Content commenting, Displaying content from external platforms, Interaction with social networks and external platforms, SPAM protection, Managing User databases and Interaction with live chat platforms.
For more detailed information about the purposes of processing and the Personal Data relevant to each purpose, the User may refer to the relevant sections of this document.

Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data

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

Content commenting

Content commenting services allow Users to make and publish their own comments on the contents of this Website. Depending on the settings chosen by the Controller, Users may also leave anonymous comments.
If the Personal Data provided by the User includes an email address, it may be used to send notifications of comments on the same content. Users are responsible for the content of their own comments.
If a content commenting service provided by third parties is installed, it may still collect traffic data for the pages where the commenting service is installed, even when Users do not use the content commenting service.

Directly managed comment system (This Website)

This Website has its own internal content comment system.
Personal Data collected: last name, email, first name, website and username.

Contacting the User

Contact form (This Website)

By filling in the contact form with their Data, the User authorizes this Website to use these details to reply to requests for information, quotes or any other kind of request as indicated by the form’s header.
Personal Data collected: first name, last name, email, phone number.

Interaction with live chat platforms

This type of service allows Users to interact with third-party live chat platforms directly from the pages of this Website, in order to contact and be contacted by this Website’s support service.
If one of these services is installed, it may collect browsing and Usage Data in the pages where it is installed, even if the Users do not actively use the service. Moreover, live chat conversations may be logged.

Interaction with social networks and external platforms

This type of service allows interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from the pages of this Website.
The interaction and information obtained through this Website are always subject to the User’s privacy settings for each social network.
If a service enabling interaction with social networks is installed, it may still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.

Facebook “Share” button and social widgets (Facebook, Inc.)

The Facebook “Share” button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Facebook social network, provided by Facebook, Inc.
Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

Place of processing: USA – Privacy Policy.

Pinterest “Pin it” button and social widgets (Pinterest)

The Pinterest “Pin it” button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Pinterest platform, provided by Pinterest Inc.
Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: USA – Privacy Policy.

Twitter Tweet button and social widgets (Twitter, Inc.)

The Twitter Tweet button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Twitter social network, provided by Twitter, Inc.
Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: USA – Privacy Policy.

SPAM protection

This type of service analyzes the traffic of this Website, potentially containing Users’ Personal Data, for the purpose of filtering it from parts of traffic, messages and content that are recognized as SPAM.

Akismet (Automattic Inc.)

Akismet is a SPAM protection service provided by Automattic Inc.
Personal Data collected: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: USA – Privacy Policy.

Analytics

The services contained in this section enable the Controller to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.

Google Analytics (Google Inc.)

Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google uses the Personal Data, collected anonymously on this site, to track and examine the use of this Website, to prepare reports and to share them with other Google services.
Google may use the Personal Data, collected anonymously on this site, to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: USA – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

Displaying 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 to interact with it.
If a service of this kind is installed, it may still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.

Google Fonts (Google Inc.)

Google Fonts is a typeface visualization service provided by Google Inc. that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.

Personal Data collected: Usage Data and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: USA – Privacy Policy.

Gravatar (Automattic Inc.)

Gravatar is an image visualization service provided by Automattic Inc. that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Please note that if Gravatar images are used for comment forms, the commenter’s email address (or parts of it) may be sent to Gravatar, even if the commenter has not signed up for that service.

Personal Data collected: Usage Data and email.
Place of processing: USA – Privacy Policy.

YouTube video widget (Google Inc.)

YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google Inc. that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.

Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

The site includes a Newsletter dedicated exclusively to our customers, who occasionally receive notices and/or service communications by email.
The Newsletter is delivered and managed through the service offered by SendinBlue (SendinBlue, 55 rue d’Amsterdam, 75008 Paris, France), and the data collected is stored on the secure servers of the delivery service.
Under SendinBlue’s privacy policy, the data will never be used directly by SendinBlue or sold by it to third parties. SendinBlue relies on duly authorized operators for the maintenance of the service, who may have access to your data in performing this function.
In any case, the safeguards set out in the Sendinblue privacy policy apply.

Rights of the User

Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Controller.
In particular, Users have the right to:

withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their Personal Data.
object to the processing of their Data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their Data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent. Further details are provided in the dedicated section below.
access their Data. Users have the right to learn if Data is being processed by the Controller, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the Data undergoing processing.
verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their Data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.
restrict the processing of their Data. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to restrict the processing of their Data. In this case, the Controller will not process their Data for any purpose other than storing it.
have their Personal Data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to obtain the erasure of their Data from the Controller.
receive their Data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any hindrance. This provision is applicable provided that the Data is processed by automated means and that the processing is based on the User’s consent, on a contract which the User is part of or on pre-contractual obligations thereof.
lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority or to take legal action.

How to exercise these rights

Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Controller through the contact details provided in this document. These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be addressed by the Controller as early as possible and always within one month.

Additional information about Data processing

Legal action

The User’s Personal Data may be used by the Controller in court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this Website or the related Services by the User.
The User declares to be aware that the Controller may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.

Additional information

In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Website may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.

System logs and maintenance

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

Information not contained in this policy

More details concerning the processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Data Controller at any time using the contact information provided.

Changes to this privacy policy

The Data Controller reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by giving notice to its Users on this page. It is therefore strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification indicated at the bottom.
Should the changes made to this privacy policy not be accepted, the User is required to stop using this Website and may request the Data Controller to remove their Personal Data. Unless stated otherwise, the previous privacy policy will continue to apply to the Personal Data collected up to that point.