Privacy Policy – ARGAR Srl
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1. Introduction and data controller
This privacy policy explains how personal data are processed when you visit www.argartechnology.com/eng (the “Website”) or contact ARGAR Srl using the details published on it. It is provided under Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003, as amended by Legislative Decree 101/2018.
Data controller
ARGAR Srl Registered office: Viale dell’Industria 40 – int. C1/17, 21052 Busto Arsizio (VA), Italy Operational headquarters: Via Sicilia 61, 20020 Magnago (Milan), Italy VAT IT 03034550123 – REA MI2044989 – Share capital € 100,000.00 fully paid Tel. +39 0331 350137 Email: info@argar.it
2. Data we process
Browsing data. The systems running the Website collect certain data whose transmission is implicit in the use of Internet protocols: IP address, browser type and operating system, date and time of the request, pages visited. These data are used to keep the Website working and secure. They are not used to identify you, except where needed to investigate computer crimes at the request of the authorities.
Data you send us. If you contact us by email or phone, we process the data you provide (name, company, contact details, content of your request) in order to reply.
Cookies. The Website uses technical cookies needed for it to work and to store your choices on the cookie banner. Other cookies are set only with your consent. Details and preference settings are in the Cookie Policy. Fonts are system fonts: displaying them sends no data to third parties.
Embedded YouTube videos. Some pages contain videos hosted on YouTube, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited. The videos are blocked until you accept marketing cookies, either on the banner or by clicking the notice shown in place of the video. Once you accept, Google receives your IP address and may set its own cookies, including for advertising purposes, under its own privacy policy.
The Website does not use analytics, profiling or advertising tools and does not offer a newsletter.
3. Purposes and legal bases
| Purpose | Data | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Running and securing the Website | Browsing data, technical cookies | Legitimate interest of the controller (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) |
| Replying to requests for information or quotes | Data you provide | Steps taken at your request before entering into a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) |
| Showing embedded YouTube videos | IP address, third-party cookies | Your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you can withdraw at any time |
| Complying with legal obligations and defending legal claims | Data needed in each case | Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR) and legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) |
Your data are not used for marketing, profiling or automated decision-making.
4. Recipients and transfers outside the EU
Your data are processed by authorised and instructed ARGAR staff. They may also be processed by the following providers, acting as data processors under Art. 28 GDPR:
- Aruba S.p.A., for hosting the Website, with servers in Italy;
- Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd, for the email service (Microsoft 365) through which messages sent to info@argar.it are received;
- the appointed webmaster, for technical maintenance of the Website.
Google Ireland Limited acts as an independent controller for embedded YouTube videos.
Your data are not disclosed to the public or sold, and are shared with authorities only where required by law.
Google and Microsoft may process some data in the United States. Such transfers are based on the European Commission adequacy decision of 10 July 2023 (EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework) for certified providers, or otherwise on the Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the Commission (Art. 46 GDPR).
5. Retention, provision of data and security
Retention periods.
- Browsing data and server logs: 12 months, unless needed to investigate crimes.
- Requests that do not lead to a contract: 24 months from the request.
- If a request leads to a contract, data are kept for the duration of the relationship and then for 10 years, as required by Italian civil and tax law.
- Cookie preferences: as stated in the Cookie Policy.
Provision of data. Providing your data is voluntary. Without contact details, however, we cannot reply to your request.
Security. The Website uses an encrypted connection (HTTPS). The controller applies appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect data against unauthorised access, loss or disclosure.
6. Your rights
Under Articles 15–22 GDPR you may at any time:
- access your data and obtain a copy;
- ask for them to be corrected or completed;
- ask for them to be erased, where the law allows;
- ask for processing to be restricted;
- object to processing based on legitimate interest;
- receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format (portability);
- withdraw your consent to non-technical cookies and embedded videos, through the “Manage consent” link on the Website, without affecting processing carried out before withdrawal.
Please send requests to info@argar.it. We will reply within one month.
Complaints. You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian data protection authority, Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, Piazza Venezia 11, 00187 Rome (www.garanteprivacy.it), or with the supervisory authority of your EU country of residence.
Changes. The controller may update this policy. The current version is always published on this page, with its last-updated date.