Information on the processing of personal data (Privacy Policy)

In accordance with current legislation, within the framework of EU Regulation 2016/679 and Legislative Decree 196/2003 and subsequent amendments, as amended by Legislative Decree 101/2018 (Privacy Code) and in relation to the personal data concerning you and which will be processed, we inform you of the following.

In accordance with the aforementioned legislation, the processing of your personal data will be based on the principles of correctness, lawfulness, relevance, transparency and protection of your privacy and your rights.

This is a legal notice and mandatory reading that regulates the conditions of use that must be observed and respected by users of this website. Please read carefully because accessing it implies that the user confirms having read and accepted without reservations the following conditions.

1 - Data Controller and Data Protection Officer

Users of the site are informed that the controller of the personal data of the site is the company Mail & Friends Digital SL (hereinafter “M&F”), Via Laietana 47, 08003, Barcelona, ​​Spain. Contactable by email at the following address: [email protected].

2 - Terms of use of the website

The user undertakes to make diligent use of the website and the services accessible from it, not to use the services or information contained in the site to develop actions contrary to the law, morality and good customs, public order and, in general, to use the service within the limits set out below. M&F may temporarily or permanently, at its discretion, prohibit access to the website, as well as the provision of any or all of the services provided through it at any time without prior notice. Furthermore, M&F reserves the right to deny or withdraw access to the website to any user who violates the conditions set out in this legal notice, all without prior notice. If M&F offers, through this website, any special service or any promotion or special offer, the conditions and regulations will be established on the same website, and their implementation will prevail over the terms of use and other provisions set out in this legal notice, in the event of inconsistency or incompatibility between the two.

3 - Intellectual property rights

M&F is the owner or licensee, where applicable, of the intellectual property rights of all the contents of this website, including product descriptions, texts, images, photographs, trademarks, logos, buttons, software files, color combinations, and the structure, selection, organization and presentation of its contents, which are protected by United Kingdom and international intellectual property laws. In no case does access to this website imply any kind of waiver, transfer or assignment of all or part of the rights conferred by the legislation of the United Kingdom and international on intellectual property. The reproduction, copying, use, distribution, reuse, operation, development of second copies, sending by mail, transmission, modification, transfer or any other act that is done with all or prohibited part of the information contained in this site is not expressly authorized by M&F. The user undertakes to use the contents diligently, correctly and lawfully and, in particular, undertakes not to remove, ignore or manipulate the "copyright" and other data identifying the rights of M&F or its owners including the contents as well as the technical protection devices or any information mechanism that may be included in the contents. The user will not use the contents and, in particular, information of any kind obtained through the website to send advertising, communications for commercial purposes, unsolicited messages addressed to a certain number of people, regardless of their purpose, and to sell or disclose such information. The site corresponds to a domain registered by M&F and may not be used, unless expressly authorized in relation to the performance of other services external to M&F always excepting causing confusion among customers or discrediting M&F. In this sense, those who want to establish a 'link' or hyperlink between their web page and this site must obtain the written consent of M&F, without this implying a relationship between M&F performance and the owner of the page where the 'link' is established or approval or acceptance by M&F performance of its contents or services. It is strictly prohibited without the prior consent of M&F, any manipulation or alteration of this website. Consequently, M&F assumes no responsibility for damages that may arise from such alteration or manipulation by third parties.

 

4 - Limitation of liability

M&F declines all responsibility for any decision made by the user as a result of the information contained in this website. Also the performances M&F declines all responsibility for any information not prepared or published in an authorized manner, as well as responsibility for the improper use of the contents, and reserves the right to update, to eliminate, limit or prevent access to them, temporarily or permanently. M&F declines all responsibility for the information and other content within the spaces or web pages of third parties accessible from this site through links or hyperlinks. Despite all the necessary precautions to provide our current website with accurate information, M&F cannot guarantee the rigor and timeliness of the information provided, nor the absence of errors or omissions, the user must therefore be aware that the information to which he has access is provided as provided in the conditions detailed in this legal notice, without any guarantee that the same information is accurate and up to date. Likewise, M&F cannot guarantee the continuation of the website's activities, or that it is operational and available at all times. M&F is not responsible for any direct or indirect damages, including damage to computer systems and the introduction of viruses existing on the network, derived from the Internet browsing necessary for the use of this website.

5 - User Obligations

The user is responsible for the damages that M&F may suffer due to the breach of any of the obligations set forth in this Legal Notice. With regard to browsing, the user diligently and faithfully accepts the recommendations that M&F establishes on the use of the site and published therein.

6 - Processing of personal data

During browsing on this website, it is possible that the user must or may provide certain personal information, which M&F (“Owner”) will process in accordance with the laws and regulations in force. The terms of the processing of personal data are specified below:

6.1 the processing is aimed at activating the services offered by the portal and managing requests or registrations for initiatives reserved for registered users; the legal basis of the processing is the need to execute requests from the interested party.

6.2 With your express consent, it is aimed at collecting data for marketing purposes in order to send commercial communications with traditional tools (ordinary mail and telephone with operator) or automated tools (email, telephone without operator, sms, mms, fax, social media) relating to the activities of the owner or third-party customers, clients or partners of the owner; the legal basis of the processing is the consent of the interested party;

6.3 With your express consent, it can be carried out for the performance of market analysis and statistics: marketing and for the analysis and definition of profiles and preferences; the legal basis of the processing is the consent of the interested party;

6.4 With your consent, it may be carried out for the communication of data to third parties as specified in the following point 6 for the performance of marketing activities; the legal basis of the processing is the consent of the interested party;

6.5 It may be aimed at tracing the authors of any illicit acts only in the case of specific requests and on behalf of the competent authorities; the legal basis of the processing is the protection of the rights of the owner in relation to legal obligations;

6.6 This site uses services and interactions with external platforms in order to offer the best browsing experience. These external services and platforms may collect information for the Owner, always anonymous and never identifying, about the user's behavior. Furthermore, these external services and platforms may collect some user data, governed directly by their privacy settings;

6.7 The data collected for the purposes referred to in Article 6.1 will also be processed to promote the services to interested parties who have already used them, by sending periodic informative and/or comparison communications via email; the legal basis of the processing is the legitimate interest of the Data Controller, aimed at updating interested parties, who have already used the services, on offers relating to similar services, in compliance with the provisions of Article 130, paragraph 4, of the Privacy Code, without prejudice to the right of interested parties to oppose the processing at any time.

 

7 - Duration and modification of data

The processing in relation to the modification and duration:

7.1 is carried out by means of the operations or sets of operations indicated such as: collection, recording and organization; processing, including modification, comparison, interconnection; use, including consultation, communication, storage, selection, extraction; blocking of communication, cancellation, destruction; security, protection, including accessibility, confidentiality, integrity, protection;

7.2 is carried out with the aid of electronic or otherwise automated means, with the insertion and collection of data in electronic databases owned by M&F through which the operations listed in point 7.1 are then carried out;

7.3 is also carried out by integrating and enriching the collected data with other freely and legitimately available data, with the aid of non-electronic tools and organized in paper archives;

7.4 is carried out directly by the owner's organization, as well as possibly by third parties for the performance of the services provided to customers.

7.5 The data collected for the performance of activities instrumental to the purposes indicated may be transferred abroad according to the rules set forth by the legislation in force, adopting all appropriate precautions to guarantee an adequate level of protection of the data. The data will be processed by persons in charge or persons authorised to process the data appointed by the owner to carry out activities instrumental to the purposes described above. In particular, the data may be made available to third-party companies that carry out outsourcing activities on behalf of M&F, to companies that provide commercial information and authorised to access public offices, registers and bulletins, and to banks for the purposes set forth by law. The data provided by the interested party may be used to consult legitimately accessible databases, useful for updating, correcting and integrating the information already provided and for verifying possession of the requirements for access to specific benefits and advantages. Furthermore, personal data may be communicated to third parties and Public Administrations in order to fulfil contractual obligations and the law. The data will be retained for the time strictly necessary in relation to the purposes pursued, taking into account legal obligations and the limits established by law in relation to the deletion of data. In particular, the retention period is limited to the period in which the user is active or until he/she revokes consent to the processing.

8 - Provision of data

Without prejudice to the personal autonomy of the interested party, the provision of personal data may be:

8.1 mandatory based on law, regulation or community legislation;

8.2 strictly necessary for the activation and execution of the services offered, as well as for the fulfillment of tax and accounting obligations;

8.3 optional for the purposes of carrying out the information, marketing and promotion of the services towards the interested party. This means that any error in the communication of data deemed mandatory may make it impossible for the owner to guarantee the appropriateness of the processing to the contractual agreements for which it is performed, as well as the failure of the results of the processing to correspond to the obligations imposed by law.

8.4 We also specify that in the event of the provision of data and consent at any time you may exercise the rights provided for in the following point "Rights of interested parties" and that any consent provided in relation to the receipt of messages with traditional or automated tools may be revoked or limited to only one of the communication channels indicated above.

8.5 Any refusal by the interested party to provide personal data will result in the impossibility of using the services offered by the portal in the cases referred to in point 6.1. In the cases referred to in

points 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, it does not entail any consequences on the legal relationships in existence or in the process of being established, but it precludes the possibility of carrying out information and promotion activities for any other initiatives towards the interested party.

 

9 - Data Management and Transfer

9.1 In relation to the purposes referred to in point 6.1, they may be communicated to Partner/third-party companies for the activation of the requested services.

9.2 With your express consent, personal data may be communicated to affiliated and/or controlled companies, to commercial partner companies of M&F for marketing purposes;

9.3 with your express consent, personal data may also be communicated to third-party companies that are customers, clients or partners of M&F so that, acting as independent data controllers, they proceed to carry out commercial communications via the web, post, e-mail, telephone (sms, mms, telemarketing). These third parties (the updated list of which is always available upon request from the Data Controller) belong to the product categories indicated below:
Communication: communications and technology products and services;
Finance and banking sector: financial entities, insurance, investment, social security;
Leisure: editorials, tourism, sports, collecting, photography, hobbies, communication and entertainment, art, music;
Distribution and trade: electronics, IT, image and sound, fashion, accessories, clothing, textiles, bazaars, cosmetics and health and hygiene, chemistry, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, agri-food, supermarkets, beverages, office supplies, furniture.
Automotive: products and services related to cars, industrial vehicles, bicycles and motorcycles, trucks, mechanics and metallurgy.
Energy and water: products related to electricity, hydrocarbons, gas, water and utilities;
NGOs and associations: products and services related to non-profit organizations, foundations;
Education, training, instruction, universities;
Communication and services: advertising, marketing, event, consultancy, advertising, PR agencies, advertising agencies, media centers, telecommunications, market research; mobile marketing agencies.
Ecology and environment;
Building, civil engineering and real estate products/services: construction, decoration, home, design, real estate agencies;
Fairs and events.
IT, Internet, e-commerce sites.
To find out the detailed list of third-party companies to which the data is communicated, write to [email protected], we will provide you with an updated list of partners and customers to whom the data may be transmitted.
Any communication other than those indicated above and any further dissemination will only take place with your explicit consent.

9.4 The data may therefore be communicated, transferred, or licensed for use with your express consent to natural and/or legal persons belonging to the categories described above for the same purposes as those indicated in this information. These subjects will operate as "independent controllers" or "responsible".
The data provided may be transferred to countries belonging to the European Union and to non-EU countries, in order to comply with the related purposes indicated above. The data will be transferred in accordance with the dictates of the European Regulation EU 2016/679.

10 - Cookies

Cookies are text files that websites send to the visitor's computer or other device connected to the Internet to uniquely identify the visitor's browser or to save information or settings in the browser.

Cookies are used to improve their websites and to provide services and features to customers, in particular they can be used to remember the information provided by the user, store user preferences on the use of the website by the user in order to allow Mail & Friends Ltd to improve the performance and design of the site and could be shared with suppliers of analysis tools, they can also allow the provision of promotional information.

It is possible to limit or disable the use of cookies through your browser, however in this case, some features of the websites may become inaccessible.

Mail & Friends Ltd uses the Google Analytics tool, proposed by Google to understand the interactions of visitors with their websites in order to improve them. The information collected is completely anonymous and without identification of individual visitors.

Users have the option to disable Google Analytics by downloading and installing the opt-out component using the procedure indicated in the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/

This page was last updated on September 20, 2024