Spark Machinery Privacy Policy.
This Web Site collects some Personal Data from its Users.

Personal Data processed for the following purposes and using the following services:

Contact user

  • Contact Form
    Personal Data: email address; first name; last name;

  • Phone number

    Personal Data: phone number

  • Newsletter Subscription

    Personal Data: email address; first name; last name;

Hosting and backend infrastructure

  • Squarespace Hosting

    Personal Data: Cookies; Data Usage; various types of Data as specified by the service's privacy policy

Statistical

  • Google Analytics

    Personal Data: browser information; city; device information; latitude (of city); longitude (of city); number of users; session statistics; Tracker; Usage Data

  • Linkedin Inisight

    Personal Data: browser information; city; device information; latitude (of city); longitude (of city); number of users; session statistics; Tracker; Usage Data

Displaying content on external platforms

  • Widget

    Social Networks, Maps, Video Integration

    Personal Data: Cookies and Data Usage 

Contact information

Types of Data Collected

Among the Personal Data collected by this Web Site, either independently or through third parties, are: Cookies; Data Usage; number of Users; city; device information; session statistics; latitude (of city); longitude (of city); browser information; first name; last name; phone number; email.

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 prior to the collection of such Data.
Personal Data may be freely provided by the User or, in the case of Data Usage, automatically collected during the use of this Web Site.
Unless otherwise specified, all Data requested by this Web Site is mandatory. If the User refuses to provide them, it may be impossible for this Web Site to provide the Service. In cases where this Web Site indicates certain Data as optional, Users are free to refrain from communicating such Data, without this having any consequence on the availability of the Service or its operation.
Users who are in doubt about which Data are mandatory are encouraged to contact the Data Controller.
Any use of Cookies - or other tracking tools - by this Web Site or the owners of third party services used by this Web Site is for the purpose of providing the Service requested by the User, in addition to the additional purposes described herein and in the Cookie Policy.

The User assumes responsibility for third party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through this Web Site.

Method and place of processing of collected Data

Mode of treatment

The Data Controller adopts appropriate security measures aimed at preventing unauthorized access, disclosure, modification or destruction of Personal Data.
The processing is carried out by means of computer and/or telematic tools, with organizational methods and logics strictly related to the indicated purposes. In addition to the Data Controller, in some cases, other subjects involved in the organization of this Web Site (administrative, sales, marketing, legal, system administrators) or external subjects (such as third party technical service providers, postal couriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communication agencies) also appointed, if necessary, Data Processors by the Data Controller may have access to the Data. The updated list of Data Processors can always be requested from the Data Controller.

Location

The Data is processed at the Owner's operational offices and at any other location where the parties involved in the processing are located. For more information, please contact the Data Controller.
The User's Personal Data may be transferred to a country other than the country in which the User is located. To obtain more information about the location of the processing, the User may refer to the section on Personal Data processing details.

Retention period

Unless otherwise stated in this document, Personal Data is processed and kept for the time required by the purpose for which it was collected and may be kept for a longer period due to any legal obligations or based on Users' consent.

Purposes of the Processing of Collected Data

User Data is collected to enable the Data Controller to provide the Service, fulfill legal obligations, respond to requests or enforcement actions, protect its rights and interests (or those of Users or third parties), detect any malicious or fraudulent activities, as well as for the following purposes: Viewing content from external platforms, Hosting and backend infrastructure, Heat mapping and session logging, Statistics, Collecting privacy preferences, and Contacting the User.

To obtain detailed information on the purposes of processing and the Personal Data processed for each purpose, the User may refer to the section "Personal Data Processing Details."

Details of the processing of Personal Data

Personal Data are collected for the following purposes and using the following services:

  • Contact the User

  • Hosting and backend infrastructure

  • Collection of privacy-related preferences

  • Statistics

  • Displaying content from external platforms

Cookie Policy

This Web Site makes use of Tracking Tools. To learn more, Users can consult the Cookie Policy.

More information for users

Legal basis for processing

The Owner processes Personal Data related to the User if one of the following conditions exists:

  • the User has given consent for one or more specific purposes; Note: In some jurisdictions, the Data Controller may be authorized to process Personal Data without the need for the User's consent or another of the legal bases specified below, as long as the User does not object ("opt-out") to such processing. However, this does not apply if the processing of Personal Data is governed by European legislation on the protection of Personal Data;

  • processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with the User and/or the execution of pre-contractual measures;

  • processing is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which the Controller is subject;

  • the processing is necessary for the execution of a task of public interest or for the exercise of public powers vested in the Data Controller;

  • processing is necessary for the pursuit of the legitimate interest of the Controller or third parties.

However, it is always possible to ask the Data Controller to clarify the concrete legal basis of each processing and in particular to specify whether the processing is based on law, required by a contract or necessary to conclude a contract.

Last modified: 06 May 2024

Additional information on shelf life

Unless otherwise stated in this document, Personal Data is processed and kept for the time required by the purpose for which it was collected and may be kept for a longer period due to any legal obligations or based on Users' consent.

Therefore:

  • Personal Data collected for purposes related to the execution of a contract between the Owner and the User will be retained until the execution of this contract is completed.

  • Personal Data collected for purposes attributable to the legitimate interest of the Data Controller will be retained until such interest is satisfied. The User may obtain further information regarding the legitimate interest pursued by the Controller in the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Controller.

When processing is based on the User's consent, the Data Controller may retain the Personal Data longer until such consent is revoked. In addition, the Controller may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period in compliance with a legal obligation or by order of an authority.

At the end of the retention period, Personal Data will be deleted. Therefore, at the expiration of this period the right of access, deletion, rectification and the right to Data portability can no longer be exercised.

User Rights

Users can exercise certain rights with reference to the Data processed by the Data Controller.

In particular, to the extent provided by law, the User has the right to:

  • Revoke consent at any time. The User may revoke the previously expressed consent to the processing of their Personal Data.

  • Object to the processing of your Data. The User may object to the processing of their Data when it occurs on a legal basis other than consent.

  • Access to your Data. You have the right to obtain information about the Data processed by the Data Controller, certain aspects of the processing and to receive a copy of the processed Data.

  • verify and request correction.The User can verify the correctness of their Data and request its updating or correction.

  • obtain restriction of processing. The User may request the restriction of the processing of its Data. In this case, the Data Controller will not process the Data for any purpose other than its preservation.

  • Obtain the deletion or removal of their Personal Data. The User may request the deletion of their Data from the Data Controller.

  • submit a complaint. The User can lodge a complaint with the competent personal data protection supervisory authority or take legal action.

Users have the right to obtain information regarding the legal basis for the transfer of Data abroad including to any international organization governed by international law or formed by two or more countries, such as the UN, as well as regarding the security measures taken by the Data Controller to protect their Data.

Details of the right to object

When Personal Data are processed in the public interest, in the exercise of public powers vested in the Data Controller or in pursuit of a legitimate interest of the Data Controller, Users have the right to object to the processing for reasons related to their particular situation.

Users are reminded that, should their Data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they may object to the processing at any time, free of charge and without providing any reasons. If Users object to processing for direct marketing purposes, Personal Data are no longer processed for such purposes. To find out whether the Data Controller processes Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the respective sections of this document.

How to exercise rights

In order to exercise their rights, Users may address a request to the contact details of the Controller indicated in this document. The request may be filed free of charge and the Controller will respond as soon as possible, in any case within one month, providing the User with all the information required by law. Any rectification, deletion or restriction of processing will be communicated by the Controller to each of the recipients, if any, to whom the Personal Data has been transmitted, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. The Data Controller shall notify the User of such recipients if the User so requests.

More information about the treatment

Legal defense

The User's Personal Data may be used by the Data Controller in legal proceedings or in the preparatory stages of its possible establishment for the defense against abuse in the use of this Website or related Services by the User.
The User declares to be aware that the Data Controller may be obliged to reveal the Data by order of public authorities.

Specific disclosures

Upon the User's request, in addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Web Site may provide the User with additional and contextual disclosures regarding specific Services, or the collection and processing of Personal Data.

System logs and maintenance

For operation and maintenance purposes, this Web Site and any third-party services it uses may collect system logs, which are files that record interactions and may also contain Personal Data, such as the User IP address.

Information not contained in this policy

Further information in relation to the processing of Personal Data may be requested at any time from the Data Controller using the contact details.

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, if possible, on this Website as well as, if technically and legally feasible, by sending a notification to Users through one of the contact details it has. Therefore, please consult this page frequently, referring to the date of last modification indicated at the bottom.

If the changes affect processing whose legal basis is consent, the Controller will collect the User's consent again, if necessary.