Cookie Policy of Comelit Group S.p.A.

Comelit Group S.p.A., based in via Don Arrigoni 5, Rovetta S. Lorenzo (BG), informs users, pursuant to EU Regulation 679/2016 (“GDPR”) and the applicable national data protection legislation (hereinafter “Privacy Legislation”), that the personal data of users of the Comelit website collected through cookies will be processed in the manner and for the purposes indicated in the following policy.

1. DATA CONTROLLER

Comelit Group S.p.A.
Via Don Arrigoni 5 24020
Rovetta S. Lorenzo (BG), Italy
VAT/Tax Code/Business Register BG 01546400167
Email address for policy information: privacy@comelit.it
Email address of the Controller: info@comelit.it

Given that the use of third-party tracking tools on this website cannot be fully controlled by Comelit Group, any specific references to third-party tracking tools should be considered indicative. For complete information, users are kindly requested to review the privacy policies of the third-party services detailed below.

2. COOKIES
Cookies are small text files that are recorded on the users’ browsers (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, etc.) while browsing a website and provide various information. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website during each subsequent navigation or sent to a different website that can recognize that specific cookie. They act as a memory for a website, allowing the website to recognize the users’ browser device on each subsequent visit to that same site. Cookies also allow the saving of users’ browsing preferences, ensuring a more functional site experience and making the site content as customized as possible.

Updated list of cookies:

3. HOW TO MANAGE, CONTROL AND DELETE COOKIES
For necessary (or technical) cookies, explicit consent is not required as they are essential cookies. Statistics, preference, and marketing cookies operate only with the user’s consent. It is possible to consent to the use of cookies by clicking the “Allow all” button directly from the banner. Upon your first access, or after clearing the browser cache, the Comelit cookie banner will appear, offering the following options:
• Accept all cookies by clicking “Allow all.” This way, you automatically accept all statistics, preference, and marketing cookies as well as necessary/technical ones.
• Select and accept statistics and/or preference and/or marketing cookies by clicking the “Allow selection” button.
• Reject the use of statistics, preference, and marketing cookies by clicking “Deny” (closing the banner in this way only accepts technical cookies, which are strictly necessary).
• Manage preferences for each cookie category, viewing the details by clicking “Show details.” Users can revoke and/or modify their consents at any time by clearing the cache or simply reopening the configuration panel via the “Renew or change your cookie consent” link in the footer of the website. Otherwise, the cookie consent management banner will not be displayed again.

4. DATA RETENTION
Data will be retained for the time specified by each category of cookies, for which please refer to the tables containing the relevant retention periods. In particular, necessary anonymized cookies with reduced identifying power are always active and cannot be deactivated. Upon expiration of necessary cookies, new cookies will automatically be set. Statistics, preference, and marketing cookies will always be inactive and can only be activated if explicitly authorized by the user through the “Allow selection” button or kept inactive through the “Deny” button.

5. SCOPE OF PROCESSING, DISCLOSURE, DISSEMINATION 
Data processing is carried out by Comelit Group’s internal staff, appointed as Data Processors or authorized personnel. Data collected for the purposes indicated will also be processed by third parties, if necessary appointed as Data Processors, or, depending on the case, communicated to them as independent controllers, specifically: i) companies within the Comelit Group for the above-specified purposes; ii) companies, entities, associations that provide services related to and instrumental in allowing users to navigate the Site; iii) public administrations for the performance of institutional functions within the limits established by law and regulations. Additionally, Data may be made accessible, disclosed, and transferred to Public Entities, Judicial Authorities, Law Enforcement Agencies, which will process them as independent controllers to follow up on verification requests or as expressly required by law. For more detailed information, we suggest writing to the email address of the Data Controller indicated at the beginning of this cookie policy.

6. REDIRECT TO EXTERNAL SITES
Comelit Group website incorporates some functionalities of Social Networks (e.g., the “Insight” function of Facebook). When visiting a page on our site where such functions are incorporated, tracked information such as IP addresses, operating system, browser type, language settings, cookie data is transmitted from the browser directly to the social network platform (in this case, Facebook) and stored there. For more information on personal data managed by the social network platform, as well as how to exercise your rights, please consult the social network’s privacy policy.

7. TRANSFER OUTSIDE THE EU
The Controller may transfer Data outside the European Union. For this purpose, pursuant to privacy legislation, the Controller assesses the impact of data transfers and adopts, if applicable, the most appropriate safeguards (e.g., adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses). For information regarding the transfer of personal data collected through third-party cookies, please refer to the privacy policies of each third party, available on their respective websites. The list of third parties is available in section 2 of this policy.

8. HOW TO ENABLE OR DISABLE COOKIES MANUALLY ON YOUR BROWSER
Users can authorize/disactivate cookies at any time by manually changing their browser configuration. In this case, we invite you to refer to your browser’s documentation or online help for more information.

9. USERS RIGHTS
Users can exercise their rights related to the processing of Data collected through cookies under the GDPR (articles 15-22), including:
• Receiving confirmation of the existence of Data and accessing their content (right of access);
• Updating, modifying, and/or correcting Data (right of rectification);
• Requesting the deletion or limitation of Data processed in violation of the law, including those that do not need to be retained for the purposes for which Data was collected or otherwise processed (right to be forgotten and right to restriction);
• Opposing the processing (right to object);
• Withdrawing consent, if given, without prejudice to the lawfulness of the processing based on the consent provided before the withdrawal through the “Cookie Settings” section;
• Filing a complaint with the Supervisory Authority in case of a violation of data protection regulations;
• Receiving a copy of the Data in electronic format concerning them and requesting that such Data be transmitted to another data controller (right to data portability).
To exercise these rights, please contact the Controller by writing to the email address indicated at the beginning of this cookie policy.