Privacy Policy

Information for the website

In this page, the procedures for managing the website are described with regard to the processing of personal data of users who consult it. This is the information provided in accordance with Article 13 of the European Regulation 2016/679 to those who interact with the company’s web services. The information is provided only for this website and not for other websites that may be consulted by the user through links.

The Data Controller

As a result of consulting this website, data relating to identified or identifiable individuals may be processed. The Data Controller for their processing is Vetagro S.p.A. – a company with sole shareholder, represented by its legal representative pro tempore.

Location of Data Processing

The processing related to the web services of this website takes place at the registered office and is handled only by authorized personnel or by any occasional maintenance personnel. No data derived from the web service is disclosed. Personal data provided by users who submit requests for informative material (bulletins, CD-ROMs, catalogs, price lists, responses to inquiries, various acts, etc.) are used solely to perform the requested service or performance. Any marketing activities are carried out only after obtaining the appropriate consent from the data subject.

Types of Data Processed

Navigation Data

The computer systems and software procedures used to operate this website acquire, during their normal operation, certain personal data, the transmission of which is implicit in the use of internet communication protocols. This information is not collected to be associated with identified data subjects, but by its very nature, it could allow identifying users through processing and association with data held by third parties. This category of data includes IP addresses or domain names of computers used by users connecting to the site, URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) addresses of the requested resources, the time of the request, the method used to submit the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the response given by the server (successful, error, etc.), and other parameters relating to the user’s operating system and computer environment.

These data are used only for the purpose of obtaining anonymous statistical information about the use of the site and to check its correct functioning. They are deleted immediately after processing. The data may be used to ascertain responsibility in case of hypothetical computer crimes against the site.

Data Provided Voluntarily by the User

The optional, explicit, and voluntary sending of electronic mail to the addresses indicated on this website entails the subsequent acquisition of the sender’s address, necessary to respond to requests, as well as any other personal data included in the message. Specific summary information will be progressively reported or displayed on the pages of the site prepared for particular services on request.

Use of Cookies

Regarding the use of cookies, please refer to the further and specific «extended information» published on this site, which integrates and complements this document. It is specified here, as well, that any «profiling cookies» are used only after obtaining the specific consent of the user, as required by current regulations.

Optional Nature of Data Provision

Apart from what is specified for navigation data, the user is free to provide personal data. Failure to provide such data may make it impossible to obtain what has been requested.

Processing Methods

Personal data is processed using automated tools for the time strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected. Specific security measures are observed to prevent data loss, unlawful or incorrect use, and unauthorized access.

Transfers to Third Countries

Any transfers of personal data to a third country outside the European Union or to an international organization will be based on a decision of adequacy by the Commission or, in the case of transfers referred to in Articles 46, 47, or 49(2) of the European Regulation, based on appropriate and suitable safeguards.

Rights of the Data Subjects

The individuals to whom the personal data refer have the right to request access to the data and their rectification, deletion, restriction of processing, the right to object to their processing, and the right to data portability at any time. They also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority. Requests should be addressed to the Data Controller or the Data Protection Officer, identified as Dr. Juri Torreggiani, with an office located in Reggio Emilia, Via Piccard No. 16/G, tel. 0522/30.11.69, fax 0522/38.79.96. This constitutes the «Privacy Policy» of this site, which will be subject to updates. Reggio Emilia (RE) – 04/07/2023.

Information notice to customers and suppliers issued by Vetagro S.p.A. – a single member company, in accordance with Article 13 of the European Regulation 2016/679

The following is the translation of the provided Italian message into English:

This information notice is prepared and issued in accordance with Article 13 of the European Regulation 2016/679 (also referred to as the «European Regulation»), which has introduced significant legislative innovations.

This information notice updates and replaces any previous versions issued before now. Having said this, please note the following:

1) As a result of establishing a commercial relationship and during its course, our company will collect and process your personal data.

2) We specify the following definitions given by the aforementioned European Regulation for clarity:

– Personal data: any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person («data subject»); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more factors specific to their physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity.

– Processing: any operation or set of operations performed on personal data or sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction.

In accordance with Article 13 of the European Regulation 2016/679, we inform you that the collection and processing of your personal data will be carried out by the company referred to in this document in compliance with the following:

a) Purpose: the data will be processed for the proper fulfillment of accounting, tax, commercial, technical obligations, and all other business activities related to the existing relationship.

b) Advertising purposes: the data may be used, with your specific and explicit consent, for the sending of advertising material/communications through mail, email, phone, fax, SMS, and similar means. After giving consent, it is still your right to object, at any time and free of charge, to the processing of your data for this purpose.

c) Methods: the data will be processed using both paper-based and electronic/information technology/telematic means, in full compliance with the law, according to principles of lawfulness and fairness, and in a way that protects your confidentiality.

d) Optional provision: providing the data is optional and not mandatory.

e) Consequences of refusal: refusing to provide the data or fully opposing their processing may result in the impossibility to continue any commercial or other relationships with our company. However, the denial of using the data for sending advertising material/communications will not have any consequences on existing or future relationships.

f) Recipients or categories of recipients to whom the data may be communicated or disclosed: the data may be communicated to third parties only to fulfill legal or contractual obligations. The data will not be disseminated in any case.

g) Persons authorized to process the data: the information will be processed exclusively by authorized personnel in the administrative and commercial sector of the company.

h) Automated decision-making (e.g., profiling): there are no automated decision-making processes in any way.

i) Rights of the data subject: you have all the rights granted by the European Regulation, such as the right to request access to personal data and their rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, the right to object to processing, and the right to data portability. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority.

j) Transfers to third countries: any transfers of personal data to a third country outside the European Union or to an international organization will be based on a decision of adequacy from the Commission or, in the case of transfers referred to in Articles 46, 47, or 49(2) of the European Regulation, based on appropriate and suitable safeguards.

k) Data retention period: the data will be kept for the period strictly necessary to meet the data subject’s requests or as provided by current regulations or any contractual clauses.

l) Data controller: the data controller is Vetagro S.p.A. – a company with sole shareholder, located in Reggio Emilia, Via Porro No. 2, represented by its legal representative pro tempore.

m) Data protection officer: the data protection officer is Dr. Juri Torreggiani, with an office located in Reggio Emilia, Via Piccard No. 16/G, tel. 0522/30.11.69, fax 0522/38.79.96. Any requests for clarifications or information may be addressed to this officer.

This information notice may be supplemented, orally or in writing, with additional elements and indications to better meet your informational needs on «Privacy» matters and to comply with regulatory developments.

Reggio Emilia, 04/07/2023