Privacy Policy of Metapack (https://www.metapack.it/)

This Application collects some Personal Data of its Users.
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Data Controller

Metapack Srl
Via Angela Vacchi, 12
04011 Aprilia LT
VAT: 05911441003
CF: 05911441003
Email address of the Data Controller: info@metapack.it

Types of Data collected

Among the Personal Data collected by this Application, either independently or through third parties, there are: name; surname; date of birth; VAT number; company name; profession; physical address; country; province; email; ZIP code; various types of Data; city; Tax ID; website; Usage Data; Tracking Tools; number of Users; session statistics.
Full details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or through specific informational texts displayed before the Data collection.
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, this Application may not be able to provide the Service. In cases where this Application indicates some Data as optional, Users are free to refrain from communicating such Data, without this having any consequences on the availability or operation of the Service.
Users who have any doubts about which Data is mandatory are encouraged to contact the Data Controller.
The use of Cookies – or other tracking tools – by this Application or by the third-party services used by this Application serves the purpose of providing the Service requested by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in this document and in the Cookie Policy.

The User assumes responsibility for the Personal Data of third parties obtained, published, or shared through this Application.

Methods and location of processing of the collected Data

Processing methods

The Data Controller adopts appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or destruction of Personal 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 Data Controller, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons involved in the operation of this Application (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 Data Controller. The updated list of these Data Processors can always be requested from the Data Controller.

Location

The Data is processed at the Data Controller’s operating offices and in any other places 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 their own. For more information on the location of processing, Users can refer to the section detailing the processing of Personal Data.

Retention period

Unless otherwise specified in this document, Personal Data is processed and stored for the time required by the purposes for which it was collected and may be stored for longer periods to comply with legal obligations or on the basis of the User’s consent.

Purposes of the processing of the collected Data

User Data is collected to allow the Data Controller to provide the Service, fulfill legal obligations, respond to requests or actions by the User, protect their rights and interests (or those of Users or third parties), detect any malicious or fraudulent activities, as well as for the following purposes: Contacting the User, Displaying content from external platforms, and Statistics.
For detailed information on the purposes of processing and the Personal Data processed for each purpose, Users can 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 form (this Application)

    By filling in the contact form with their Data, the User consents to their use to respond to requests for information, quotes, or any other kind indicated by the form header.

    Personal Data collected: ZIP code; city; Tax ID; surname; date of birth; email; physical address; country; name; VAT number; profession; province; company name; website; various types of Data.

  • Statistics

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

    Google Analytics 4 (Google Ireland Limited)

    Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). Google uses the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Application, to prepare reports on its activities, and share them with other Google services.
    Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its advertising network.
    In Google Analytics 4, IP addresses are used at the time of collection and then discarded before the data is stored in any data center or server. For more information, you can consult the official Google documentation.

    Personal Data processed: Usage Data; number of Users; session statistics; Tracking Tools.
    Location of processing: Ireland – Privacy PolicyOpt Out.

  • Displaying content from external platforms

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

    Google Fonts (Google Ireland Limited)

    Google Fonts is a font style 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.
    Location of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.

Cookie Policy

This Application makes use of Tracking Tools. To learn more, Users can refer to the Cookie Policy.

Additional information for Users

Legal basis of processing

The Data Controller processes User Data in case one of the following conditions applies:

  • the User has given consent for one or more specific purposes; Note: in some jurisdictions, the Data Controller may be allowed to process Personal Data without the User’s consent or another legal basis specified below, as long as the User does not object (“opt-out”) to such processing. However, this is not applicable if the processing of Personal Data is governed by European data protection law;
  • processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the User is a party or for pre-contractual measures;
  • 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, the Data 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.

Additional information on data retention

Unless otherwise specified in this document, Personal Data is processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose 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 the legitimate interests of the Data Controller will be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes. Users may find specific information regarding the legitimate interests pursued by the Data Controller within 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 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.

User rights

Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Data 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.
  • access their Data. Users have the right to learn if Data is being processed by the Data 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 Data Controller will not process their Data for any purpose other than storing it.
  • obtain the erasure or removal of their Personal Data. Users have the right to obtain the erasure of their Personal Data from the Data Controller.
  • receive their Data or 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.
  • lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority or in court.

Users have the right to obtain information regarding the legal basis for the transfer of Data internationally, including Personal Data transferred outside the European Union or an international organization established under public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by the Data Controller to safeguard their Data.

Details about the right to object

Where Personal Data is processed for the public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in the Data Controller, or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Data Controller, Users may object to such processing by providing a ground related to their particular situation to justify the objection.
Users are reminded that, should their Personal Data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to that processing at any time without providing any justification. To learn whether the Data Controller is processing Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, Users can refer to the respective sections of this document.

How to exercise rights

To exercise their rights, Users may address a request to the Data Controller’s contact details provided in this document. Requests can be made free of charge and will be addressed by the Data Controller as early as possible, and always within one month.

Any amendments to the information provided in relation to the rights above will be communicated to the User by the Data Controller.

Additional information on processing

Legal defense

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

Specific information

Upon request of the User, in addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Application may provide the User with additional and contextual information regarding 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 may collect files that record interactions and 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. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.

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 possibly within this Application and/or – as far as technically and legally feasible – by sending a notice to Users through any contact information available to the Data Controller. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom.
Should the changes affect processing activities performed on the basis of the User’s consent, the Data Controller shall collect new consent from the User, where required.

Definitions and legal references

Personal Data (or Data)

Personal Data is any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information – including a personal identification number – allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.

Usage Data

Usage Data is information collected automatically through this Application (or third-party services employed in this Application), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use this Application, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), 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 answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Application), and the details about the path followed within the Application with special 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 Data Supervisor)

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 Owner)

The natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data, 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 means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.

Service

The service provided by this Application as described in the relative terms (if available) and 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 the European Economic Area.

Cookie

Cookies are Tracking Tools consisting of small pieces of data stored in the User’s browser.

Tracking Tool

Tracking Tool refers to any technology – e.g., Cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e-tags, and fingerprinting – that enables the tracking of Users, for example by accessing or storing information on the User’s device.

Legal references

This privacy statement is drawn up on the basis of multiple legislative systems, including articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

Last updated: March 14, 2024