Privacy Policy

INFORMATION ON THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

CONTINENTAL INVESTMENTS SRL takes your privacy seriously and is committed to protecting the confidentiality of your personal information. This privacy policy (hereinafter “Privacy Policy”) describes the personal data processing activities carried out by CONTINENTAL INVESTMENTS SRL through the website www.continentalinvestments.it (hereinafter “Website”). Below you will find information regarding the processing of personal data of visitors who interact with the Website either by sending and receiving requests and information or by simply navigating it.

This information is compliant to the Italian Legislative Decree no. 196/2003 (Personal Data Protection Code) and subsequent amendments and additions and EU Reg. 2016/679 (GDPR). Where required by EU Reg. 2016/679, the visitors consent will be requested before processing their personal data.

The information provided below is to be understood as relating only to the Website and does not refer to any external websites visited via links in the content.

Data Controller

CONTINENTAL INVESTMENTS SRL is the data controller of the personal data provided by the user. The company has its registered office at VIALE RISORGIMENTO n.18, MONTESPERTOLI (Florence, Italy), VAT No. and Tax Code 07117370481. The processing of data related to the services provided through the Website will be carried out at our offices by staff duly appointed by CONTINENTAL INVESTMENTS SRL, thereby guaranteeing the security and confidentiality of the data.

Sources of data, legal basis, and purposes of data processing 

Your personal data is processed for the following purposes and legal basis:

  1. Without your prior consent for service purposes, such as:
  • fulfilment of pre-contractual commitments, in particular:
  • handling a contact request from you
  • management of pre-contractual and contractual relations
  • sending service communications.
  • the pursuit of a legitimate interest of the Data Controller, in particular:
  • the exercise of the Data Controller’s rights in court and the management of any litigation
  • the prevention and suppression of unlawful acts
  • to send commercial communications to the email address you have provided relating to the Data Controller’s services and products similar to those you have already used.
  1. Only with your consent, for marketing purposes, namely, to inform you by phone and/or email of the Data Controller’s commercial initiatives and offers.
  1. Tools dedicated to the proper functioning of the Website may acquire users’ data during the normal navigation of the Website (data whose transmission complies with Internet communication protocols), which is not directly associated with users. This data includes IP address, domain name and type of browser used by your computer to access the Website, the time and mode of the request, the size of the file in the response, the numerical code indicating the type of response given by the server (successful, error, etc.) and other parameters relating to the operating system and IT environment used.

This data is only collected to obtain statistical information on the use of the Website and its correct functioning. Moreover, this data is anonymous, i.e. it does not allow the entity collecting it to find out who the user is. This data may be used to ascertain liability in the event of computer crimes against the Website.

Each email sent in accordance with the purposes set out in points A and B will allow you to refuse further mailings by clicking on the link indicated in the message.

Processing method

Both navigation and personal data is collected and processed electronically as indicated in Art. 4 no. 2) of EU Reg. 2016/679 and only for the time necessary to fulfil the purpose for which they were collected. Special security measures are implemented in accordance with the aforementioned legislation to prevent loss, illegal use and unauthorised access to this data.

Communication and access to data

All personal data voluntarily shared with CONTINENTAL INVESTMENTS SRL through forms or emails are made accessible to third parties only if necessary to handle user requests.

Hosting providers may have access to this data for urgent technical reasons that require a quick response to avoid functionality and security problems. Navigation data is not shared with third parties.

Data Retention

The Data Controller processes data for as long as necessary to fulfil the above purposes and for no longer than two years after the data has been collected for marketing purposes.

Giving your consent to the processing of your personal data

The user is free to choose whether to provide personal data via forms or email. However, refusal to provide such data may make it impossible to respond to your request for information or to provide you with personalised services and offers.

Your personal data is not required to navigate the Website, but the collection of navigation data is implicit. However, it is possible for users to deny their consent to the processing of cookies (see the “Cookie Policy” section).

Users’ Rights

Article 15 of EU Reg. 2016/679 confers certain rights on the user.

The user has the right to know:

  1. The source of the personal data
  2. The purpose and method of data processing
  3. The method applied to the data processing if it is carried out using electronic devices
  4. The identification data of the Data Controller and of the professional figures who may become aware of the data

Users have the right to obtain:

  1. The updating and/or correction of their personal data
  2. The cancellation, transformation into anonymous form or blocking of data processed unlawfully, including data whose retention is unnecessary for the purposes for which the data was collected and/or processed
  3. The certainty that the operations referred to in the preceding points have also been communicated to those who have become aware of the data.

The right to object concerns, in part or in full:

  1. The processing of personal data for legitimate reasons, including the data processed in accordance with the purpose for which it was collected
  2. The processing of personal data used for sending advertising material or for direct sales, as well as market research.

Communications must be addressed to the Data Controller by writing to CONTINENTAL INVESTMENTS SRL, VIALE RISORGIMENTO n.18, MONTESPERTOLI (Florence, Italy).