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PRIVACY PROTECTION POLICY WITH REGARD TO THE WWW.K23.IT WEBSITE
K23 is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. This Privacy Policy explains how we use the information we collect about you, how you can instruct us if you prefer to limit the use of that information and procedures that we have in place to safeguard your privacy.

TYPES OF DATA COLLECTED
This website collects various data, either independently or through third parties. That data include Cookie and Usage data.
Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated section of this privacy policy.
Personal Data may be freely provided by you, or, in case of Usage Data, collected automatically when browsing this website.
Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools – by this website or by owners of third-party services used by this website serves the purpose of providing the Service required by you, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document and in the Cookie Policy.
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 to us.

MODE AND PLACE OF PROCESSING THE DATA
Methods of processing
K23 takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the 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 us, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the management 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 us. The updated list of these parties may be requested from us at any time.

Legal basis of processing
K23 may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following applies:

  • Users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes;
  • Provision of Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;
  • Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which K23 is subject;
  • Processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in K23;
  • Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party.

In any case, we 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 K23’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.
Depending on the User’s location, data transfers may involve transferring the User’s Data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing of such transferred Data, Users can check the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data.
Users are also entitled to learn 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 K23 to safeguard their Data.
If any such transfer takes place, Users can find out more by checking the relevant sections of this document or inquire with K23 using the information provided in the contact section.

Retention time
Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for.
Therefore:

  • Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between K23 and the User shall be retained until such contract has been fully performed.
  • Personal Data collected for the purposes of K23’s legitimate interests shall be retained as long as needed to fulfil such purposes. Users may find specific information regarding the legitimate interests pursued by K23 within the relevant sections of this document or by contacting us.

K23 may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever the User has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, K23 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 to access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after expiration of the retention period.

THE PURPOSES OF PROCESSING THE DATA
The Data concerning the User is collected to allow K23 to Platform services and hosting and Analytics.

Platform services and hosting
These services have the purpose of hosting and running key components of this website, therefore allowing the provision of this website from within a unified platform. Such platforms provide a wide range of tools to K23 – e.g. analytics, user registration, commenting, database management, e-commerce, payment processing – that imply the collection and handling of Personal Data. Some of these services work through geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where the Personal Data are stored.

Analytics
The services contained in this section enable K23 to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.

Backend e hosting by Seeweb
For the functioning of the website, we use hosting services on external servers and management platforms allowing us to update content and save your personal details.

It is not always possible to identify the exact geographical location where the data is processed, as the servers may be geographically located in different places as a result of technical decisions that are completely independent of the data controller, although they are decided by the housing and hosting service providers.

Seeweb
Seeweb was created with the purpose of providing a complete range of cloud services as a response to the needs of companies with any kind of project. Their purpose is carried out through developing virtual infrastructure, archiving and sharing data, preparing disaster recovery operations, externalizing backups and even developing a SaaS server from their own software.

Data is processed in Italy – Privacy Policy.

Google Analytics
Google Analytics allows us to measure sales and conversions, but also offers updated data on how the user arrived at this website, how they use it and it advises the website on how to encourage the user to return to this website.

The service is offered by Google Inc. and comprises web analysis using personal data: usage data and cookies collected to personalize advertisements.

Data is processed in the United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

IP anonymization feature in Google Analytics
Google Analytics is an online analysis service provided by Google Inc. Google uses the personal data collected, usage data and cookies to track and analyze how this website is used.

Google Analytics offers an integrative feature with an anonymous IP address. Integration with Google Analytics makes your IP address anonymous. This service consists in shortening the IP address of users within the EU or in countries outside the EU that have signed the agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). Only in exceptional cases is the IP address sent to Google servers and shortened in the United States.

Data is processed in the United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

WordPress Statistics
The WordPress statistics service is provided by Automatic Inc. and collects usage data and cookies.

Personal data are processed in the United States – Privacy Policy.

WordPress platform
WordPress is a Content Management System platform provided by Automatic Inc. which hosts this website. It comprises a free platform that provides easy to use tools that allow us to manage comments, user subscriptions, payment processing and much more. All information is saved to a data base including your personal data.

To learn about which data is collected by the service, please refer to the service Privacy Policy.

Personal data are processed in the United States – Privacy Policy.

Google Font
Google Font is a service managed by Google Inc. It comprises an interactive web directory allowing you to view the website content. The service collects traffic data about the pages in which it is installed, meaning that, if you, the user, have not installed the same service, it is still able to track your personal data if you browse the website.

To learn more about the type of data collected, please refer to the relative section of the Privacy Policy of this service.

Personal data are processed in the United States – Privacy Policy. Party member of Privacy Shield.

THE RIGHTS OF USERS
Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by K23.
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 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 K23, 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, K23 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 K23.
  • Lodge a complaint – users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority.

Details about the right to object to processing
Where Personal Data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in K23 or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by K23, Users may object to such processing by providing a ground related to their particular situation to justify the objection.
Users must know that, however, 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 K23 is processing Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the relevant sections of this document.

How to exercise these rights
Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to K23 through the contact details or by writing to info@k23.it. These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be addressed by K23 as early as possible and always within one month.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING
Legal action
The User’s Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by K23 in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this website or the related Services.
The User declares to be aware that K23 may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.

Additional information about User’s Personal Data
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 may collect files that record interaction with this website (System logs) use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.

Information not contained in this policy
More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from K23 at any time. Please see the contact information at the footer of this website.

How “Do Not Track” requests are handled
This website does not support “Do Not Track” requests. To determine whether any of the third-party services it uses honor the “Do Not Track” requests, please read their privacy policies.

Changes to this privacy policy
K23 reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by giving notice to its Users on this page and possibly within this website and/or – as far as technically and legally feasible – sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to K23. 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, K23 shall collect new consent from the User, where required.

DEFINITIONS AND LEGAL REFERENCES
Personal Data (or Data)
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
Information collected automatically through this website (or third-party services employed in this website), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use this website, 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 website) and the details about the path followed within the website 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 website 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 Controller, as described in this privacy policy.

Data Controller (K23)
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, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of this website. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of this website.

This website
The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.

Service
The service provided by this website as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/website.

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

Cookies
Small sets of data stored in the User’s device.

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Legal information
This privacy statement has been prepared based on provisions of multiple legislations, including Art. 13/14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation).
This privacy policy relates solely to this website, if not stated otherwise within this document.