La Griffe Srl with registered office in Via Montegrappa, 7 - 71010 Cagnano Varano (FG), - VAT Number: IT04458040716 - E-mail address: info@lagriffestore.it (hereinafter ‘La Griffe’) is constantly striving to protect the online privacy of its users. This document will enable you to become acquainted with our privacy policy in order to understand how your personal information is handled when you use our services and to enable you, where appropriate, to give your express and informed consent to the processing of your personal data in the sections of the site where you are asked to provide personal information. We would like to remind you that in the various sections of the lagriffestore.it website (hereinafter: ‘Site’) where we collect your personal data, specific information is published pursuant to Article 13 of the EU Regulation 2016/679 (hereinafter: ‘Regulation’) for your necessary acknowledgement before providing the requested data. The information and data you provide when registering for the various services of lagriffestore.it will be processed in compliance with the provisions of the Regulation and the confidentiality obligations that inspire the activities of La Griffe.

In accordance with the rules of the Regulation, the processing carried out by La Griffe will be based on the principles of lawfulness, fairness, transparency, purpose limitation and conservation, data minimisation, accuracy, integrity and confidentiality.

La Griffe is committed to protecting the privacy of all users of its services. This Data Privacy Policy informs you of our policies and practices for the collection, processing, storage, transfer, use, protection and disclosure of information that we may collect through our website (www.lagriffestore.it) and any La Griffe subdomains or websites. Before accessing our site, you will be asked to provide permission and consent by accepting the terms and conditions of this La Griffe Data Privacy Policy and consenting to the collection, submission (if applicable) and processing of information about you as described herein, in accordance with data protection laws. The collection, use, processing, storage, transfer and disclosure of your personal information (defined below) will be limited to the terms upon which you provide your consent to La Griffe. La Griffe is committed to complying with all country-specific data privacy laws, including EU model contractual clauses, model contracts/transfer agreements, country-specific privacy notices and policies, and registrations, where applicable. This data privacy policy applies to the website www.lagriffestore.it of La Griffe.

Collection of users' personal information

Personal data may be used to identify, directly or indirectly, the person to whom the information applies. Information we may collect from you includes your name, mailing address, telephone number, email address, contact preferences, occupation, login information (account number, password), marketing preferences, social media account information and, if applicable, IP address. La Griffe will not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily choose to provide it to us or our partners (e.g., to obtain a newsletter subscription, white papers, participate in surveys, generate product downloads, register for marketing events, promotions or job applications) by providing explicit consent. However, you can always withdraw your consent.

The data controller is:

La Griffe Srl

Via Montegrappa, 13
71010 Cagnano Varano (FG)

Phone: +39 088480636
E-mail: info@lagriffestore.it

Use of personal information

When a user voluntarily provides us with their personal information, it will be used to send details about our services, process orders, create an account, provide customer support, answer a specific question, offer the opportunity to enter competitions, register for courses, manage a job application or provide access to further information or offers. We also use the information we collect to improve the content and usability of our portals, inform customers of updates to our portal and products, and also to contact customers for marketing and sales purposes, including renewals, related to specific customer needs and interests.

Disclosure to third parties

In order to support and enhance the customer relationship, La Griffe may store, process, or share personal information with our partners and affiliates around the world to perform a function or complete a transaction related to the purchase of a La Griffe service. The company also uses its partners and affiliates around the world to provide valuable services on its behalf. Providing these services to you requires your explicit consent to share your personal information with them. Third parties with whom we share personal information are bound by all relevant and applicable data privacy laws, privacy terms, and the La Griffe Privacy Policy. La Griffe may also share non-personal summary information with partners and affiliates around the world. Where La Griffe shares any information with a partner or affiliate, it does so with your explicit consent and ensures that any partners or affiliates worldwide that receive information protect it with the same care and policies as the company. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, non-personal information combined with personal information is treated as personal information. There are situations in which La Griffe may be required to disclose personal information by law, legal process, litigation, and/or requests from public and government authorities. La Griffe may also disclose your personal information for purposes of investigating threats to national security, compliance with law enforcement requests or other matters of public importance, or when we determine that disclosure is reasonably necessary to enforce our terms and conditions or protect our operations or users.

Purpose limitation

La Griffe will collect, use or disclose the personal information you provide for the disclosed purposes, unless the disclosure involves use of the personal information for an additional purpose related to the original purpose, is to prepare, negotiate and enforce a contract with you, is required by law or competent governmental authority, is necessary to establish or support a legal claim or defense against legal action, or is necessary to prevent fraud or other illegal activity.

Cookies and other technologies

La Griffe's lagriffestore.it website, advertisements, e-mails and online services may use certain automatic data collection technologies such as cookies and pixel tags to collect data, including personal information, about you while you are using our portals, our services and when you interact with us. The collection of user data helps us understand user behaviour, web searches and page views of our portals. La Griffe portals use cookies to distinguish one user from another, to provide an optimal experience when you browse our website and to make your browsing experience more enjoyable. A cookie is a piece of information stored on your computer's hard drive by your web browser. When you visit www.lagriffestore.it, our server recognises the cookie, providing us with information about your last visit. Many browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can always change their settings to disable their automatic acceptance. If you choose not to use cookies, you may experience limited navigation and may not see certain information on our website.

La Griffe complies with global regulations including the EU Cookie Directive.

Retention of personal information

La Griffe is committed to making it easy for you to keep your personal information up to date and asks you to help us maintain the accuracy of the information you provide. Personal information will be retained only for the period of time necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise required or permitted by law.

Communication and subscription preferences

You have the ability to determine what information you will receive from La Griffe about products and services and how such information will be received. If you no longer wish to receive marketing and/or non-transaction-related e-mails from us, you may adjust the relevant settings in your Customer Area accessible directly from our website. We would like to point out that this does not apply to transaction-related e-mails relating to your business relationship with La Griffe. If you choose not to provide certain personal information, we may not be able to fully or adequately respond to your questions, provide updates and/or information about our products and services. You can, however, opt out of receiving certain communications at any time by updating your Link subscription preferences page, clicking on the unsubscribe link in any email, or visiting La Griffe's Link unsubscribe page. We will, however, continue to use your Personal Information only to send you important communications about purchases and changes to our policies and contracts, or for other reasons permitted by applicable law.

Data security

La Griffe takes the security of its customers' personal information very seriously. To protect the personal information you provide against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, or alteration, La Griffe uses state-of-the-art technical and organisational security measures to prevent any unauthorised disclosure or access.

Breach of data security

La Griffe has implemented strict and scrupulous security controls, intrusion detection software and procedures to warn us in the event of a potential or actual intrusion into our computer systems. The company has also put in place a data breach notification policy, with an incident response team that will respond immediately and put in place a remediation plan in response to any unauthorised access to our computer systems or databases. If a data security breach occurs, possibly impacting your personal information, notification will be sent as soon as possible once the breach has been determined.

Collection and use of non-personal information

Whenever a user accesses www.lagriffestore.it, we may automatically collect non-personal information, even if the user has not registered. This information may include the operating system used, the domain name of the website that directed the user to our site, the number of visits, the average time spent on a page, and which pages were viewed. We may use this data and share it with our affiliates to monitor content and relevance on our portals in order to improve the performance, content or user experience on our websites. Through your use of services to access our website, communication data (such as your Internet Protocol Address or IP address) or usage data (information about the telecommunication services you access) may be technically generated and could, depending on applicable law, constitute personal information. To the extent that it becomes necessary, the collection and processing of communications or usage data and the subsequent use of such data will be carried out only in accordance with applicable data privacy protection laws and regulations.

Forums, blogs, third-party websites and links

La Griffe is only and exclusively responsible for privacy on its own websites. The La Griffe portals may contain links to other websites for further information and convenience. La Griffe does not control those other websites, nor does La Griffe endorse or make any representations about those other websites, nor is La Griffe responsible for the privacy practices of those other websites. Some La Griffe websites contain interactive elements such as discussion forums and blogs that allow users to post their own content. Information posted on such blogs and forums becomes public information, which means that it could be read, collected, or used by other users in any way. La Griffe accepts no responsibility for any personal information that users choose to post in the forums.

Consent to transfer, processing and storage of personal information

La Griffe is responsible for the Personal Information it collects and protects it in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Personal information of individuals residing in a member state of the European Economic Area and in Italy is controlled by La Griffe.

Right to be forgotten

The company is committed to taking reasonable steps to ensure that any request to delete personal information is processed using existing technology and executed within a reasonable timeframe. However, this practice does not apply to information made public through postings on our forums, blogs or made available to third parties outside the scope of what La Griffe can delete. Every effort will be made to delete personal information if you withdraw your consent (opt-out) from receiving the information and request the right to be forgotten. However, La Griffe will not be able to delete all personal information if this is technically impossible due to limitations of existing technology or for legal reasons (La Griffe is obliged by local law to retain personal information).

Children's privacy

La Griffe will not knowingly collect personal information from a person who is not legally an adult as defined by local law, without insisting that they seek prior parental consent if such consent is required by applicable law. La Griffe does not target minors in connection with its products, services or websites. In the event that La Griffe uses or publishes Personal Information of a person who is not legally an adult, it will seek parental consent in accordance with local laws and regulations in order to protect that person.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We are a technology company, so our systems will mature and change in parallel with this Privacy Policy. Changes to the Privacy Policy with the most recent revision date will be posted on www.lagriffestore.it. We will take steps to notify you of material changes to this Privacy Policy by posting them here or by contacting you by email.