Privacy Notice

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1. Data Controller

The Data Controller of personal data is Guild Living International Italy S.r.l., is company registered with company number 07271070489 in Italy with a registered office at Via Duca D’Aosta 20, 50129, Firenze.

Guild Living International Italy S.r.l. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Guild Living International Siena Limited a company registered with company number 729510 in the Republic of Ireland with a registered office at 75 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.

Unless otherwise stated, references in this policy to “Guild Living” refer to the Guild Living International Italy S.r.l. and Guild Living International Siena Limited

2. Nature and origin of personal data

When you browse this website, Guild Living and/or third parties may collect certain personal data directly from you. The data collected may include IP addresses, the type of browser or operating system used, URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) addresses, the domain name and addresses of the websites from which the access or exit was made (referring/exit pages), the time at which the request was made to the server,  the method used and information on the response obtained, further information on the user’s navigation on the site.
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3. Types of cookies and purposes of processing through the use of cookies

Cookies are small text files that a website visited by the user sends to their terminal (computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.). The same website that transmitted them can read and record cookies that are on the same device to obtain various types of information. Cookies can be distinguished as follows:

  1. depending on the person who installs them on the user’s terminal
    1. “first-party cookies“: they are installed by the same manager of the site that the user is visiting,
    2. “third-party cookies“: they are installed by the manager of a different site, which installs cookies through the first site;
  2. according to the purpose of each cookie
    1. “technical cookies” and “functionality cookies“: they guarantee normal navigation and use of the website (allowing, for example, to store the preferences expressed by the user while browsing, to make a purchase or to authenticate to access restricted areas);
    2. “Analytical cookies“: they allow us to count visits and traffic sources and to know how people navigate the site in order to evaluate and improve its performance. The information obtained through analytical cookies is processed in aggregate form and, therefore, anonymously. Analytical cookies require the user’s prior consent to their use.
    3. “Profiling cookies“: they allow us to monitor the user’s browsing in order to build a profile of their interests and show or send, on this and other sites, personalized ads and content. Profiling cookies can be third-party cookies. Profiling cookies require the user’s prior consent to their use.

The site uses technical, analytical and profiling cookies, both first-party and third-party, as better described in the table below.

4. Provision of data and consequences in case of non-consent to the processing

Technical cookies and functionality cookies are generally necessary for the proper functioning of the website, to allow navigation, to provide advanced functionality and customization according to a series of selected criteria (for example, the language, the products selected for purchase); without them, the user may not be able to view the pages correctly or use some services. These cookies can be disabled or blocked through your browser settings, but as a result some or all parts of the site will not work.

Consent to the use of analytical cookies can be refused or revoked by the user. In this case, Guild Living will not be able to evaluate the navigation and collective behaviour of its users in order to improve the performance of the site.

Consent to the use of profiling cookies can be refused or revoked by the user. In this case, personalized ads and content will not be shown or sent, and user interest profiles will not be created.

The refusal or revocation of consent to the use of one or more analytical and profiling cookies will not interfere with the ability to access or browse the site.

5. Storage of cookies

The duration of cookies is set at the time of installation and may depend on the expiry date assigned to the cookie or on a specific action, such as closing the browser.

Cookies can be:

  1. temporary or session cookies (“session cookies“): these are stored and used to store temporary information during a specific session and are removed from your computer when you close your browser;
  2. Persistent cookies: they are used to store information (such as username and password) in order to prevent the user from having to retype them each time the site is accessed, and remain stored on the computer even after the browser is closed.

The specific duration of individual cookies is set out in the table below.

6. Managing Cookies

In accordance with the Provision of the Italian Data Protection Authority of  May 8th, 2014 and subsequent amendments, Guild Living allows the user to accept or refuse the use of analytical and profiling cookies, both at the time of first access to the site and subsequently, through the “Cookie Settings” link at the bottom of each page of the site. Consent to the use of cookies is recorded with a special technical cookie.

Cookies, including third-party cookies, already installed on the basis of the user’s prior consent, can be removed:

  1. through your browser settings, by following the instructions below;
  2. by “opting out” directly with third parties, through the links shown in the table below.

How to disable/delete cookies by configuring your browser

Chrome

  • Run Chrome Browser
  • Click on the menu in the browser toolbar next to the URL entry window for navigation
  • Select “Settings”
  • Click on “Show Advanced Settings”
  • In the “Privacy” section, click on the “Content settings” button
  • In the “Cookies” section, you can change the following cookie settings:
    • Allow data to be saved locally
    • Modify local data only until the browser is closed
    • Prevent sites from setting cookies
    • Block third-party cookies and site data
    • Manage exceptions for certain websites
    • Delete one or all cookies
  • Google Support

Mozilla Firefox

  • Running the Mozilla Firefox Browser
  • Click on the menu in the browser toolbar next to the URL entry window for navigation
  • Select “Options”
  • Select the Privacy panel
  • Click on “Show Advanced Settings”
  • In the “Privacy” section, click on the “Content settings” button
  • In the “Tracking” section, you can change the following cookie settings:
    • Require sites to do no tracking
    • Communicate to sites that you are ready to be tracked
    • Don’t disclose any tracking preferences
  • From the “History” section, you can:
  • By enabling “Use custom settings”, you select to accept third-party cookies (always, from the most visited sites or never) and to keep them for a set period (until they expire, when Firefox closes, or when you ask each time)
  • Remove individual cookies that have been stored.
  • Mozilla Support

Internet Explorer

  • Run the Internet Explorer Browser
  • Click on the “Tools” button and choose “Internet Options”
  • Click on the “Privacy” tab and, in the “Settings” section, change the slider according to the desired action for cookies:
    • Block all cookies
    • Allow all cookies
    • Select the sites from which you want to obtain cookies: move the cursor to an intermediate position so that you do not block or allow all cookies, then press on Sites, in the Website Address box enter a website and then press on “Block” or “Allow”.
  • Explorer Support

Safari 6

  • Run the Safari Browser
  • Click on Safari, select “Preferences” and click on “Privacy”
  • In the “Block Cookies” section, specify how Safari accepts cookies from websites.
  • To see which sites have stored cookies, click on “Details”
  • Safari Support

Safari iOS (dispositivi mobile)

  • Run the iOS Safari Browser
  • Tap on “Settings” and then “Safari”
  • Tap on “Block Cookies” and choose from the various options: “Never”, “Third parties and advertisers” or “Always”
  • To clear all cookies stored by Safari, tap on “Settings”, then on “Safari” and finally on “Clear Cookies and Data”
  • iOS Safari support (mobile)

Opera

  • Running the Opera Browser
  • Click on “Preferences”, then on “Advanced” and finally on “Cookies”
  • Select one of the following options:
    • Accept all cookies
    • Accept cookies only from the site you visit: third-party cookies and those that are sent from a domain other than the one you are visiting will be rejected
    • Never accept cookies: All cookies will never be saved.
  • Opera Support

For browsers other than those listed above, the user is invited to consult the relevant guide to identify how to manage cookies.

7. Processing methods

The processing of data will be mainly carried out with the aid of electronic or automated tools, according to the methods and means suitable to guarantee the security and confidentiality of the data. The data may only be processed by subjects expressly appointed to process by Guild Living or by the managers designated by it.

8. Scope of data communication

The data may be processed by external parties operating as data controllers such as, by way of example, supervisory and control authorities and bodies and in general by subjects entitled to request the data, Public Authorities who expressly request it to Guild Living for administrative or institutional purposes, in accordance with the provisions of current national and European legislation,  as well as persons, companies, associations or professional firms that provide assistance and advice to Guild Living.

Personal data, for the pursuit of the purposes described above, may also be communicated to the following subjects, subject to their designation as data processors:

  1. companies that offer e-mail sending services;
  2. companies that offer website and information systems maintenance services;
  3. companies that offer support in carrying out market studies;
  4. companies that provide management and maintenance services for Guild Living’s databases;

The data collected using cookies may be transferred outside the European Union to countries whose level of data protection has been deemed adequate by the European Commission pursuant to art. 45 of the GDPR.

In addition, personal data may be transferred abroad to non-European countries, subject to the signing of the standard contractual clauses adopted or approved by the European Commission pursuant to art. 46, 2, letters c) and d), a copy of which can be requested through the communication channels indicated below.

9. Rights of the data subject

In accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 679/2016, the user is guaranteed the exercise of the following rights:

  1. the right to obtain access to personal data and to receive the additional information required by law (Art. 15 GDPR);
  2. the right to obtain the rectification of inaccurate personal data and the completion of incomplete personal data (Art. 16 GDPR);
  3. the right to obtain the erasure of personal data, if the data subject withdraws consent and there is no other legal basis for the processing (art. 17 GDPR);
  4. if the processing is based on the consent of the data subject, the right to withdraw consent at any time without prejudice to the lawfulness of the processing based on the consent given before its withdrawal (Article 7 of the GDPR);
  5. the right to obtain the restriction of processing, in the cases provided for by law (art. 18 GDPR);
  6. the right to object, at any time, to the processing in the cases provided for by law (art. 21 GDPR);
  7. the right to obtain human intervention from Guild Living, to express one’s opinion and to contest the decision taken by Guild Living limited to the automated processing of data for the purposes described in point 4, letter (g) above (“profiling”);
  8. the right to data portability, i.e. to receive the personal data concerning the data subject in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, to transmit such data to another data controller without hindrance from Guild Living, to obtain direct transmission from Guild Lighting to another data controller, in the cases provided for by law and if technically feasible (Article 20 of the GDPR);
  9. the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority, if the data subject believes that the processing violates the GDPR (art. 77 GDPR).

To read the full text of the rights of data subjects, please refer to Regulation (EU) 679/2016, available here.

10. Communication Channels

With regard to the personal data processed by Guild Living, each user may communicate with the owner of the personal data, also in order to exercise the rights referred to in point 9 above, through the following communication channels:

  • by e-mail, to the following address: [email protected];
  • by letter sent to the attention of the Data Controller to the following postal address: Guild Living International Italy S.r.l., Via Duca D’Aosta 20, 50129, Firenze, Italia.

Last Update: 17/01/22 da Cookiebot.