All personal data provided in order to be able to benefit from the services offered by this Website will be processed in compliance with Legislative Decree No. 196 of June 30, 2003 bearing the Code on the Protection of Personal Data.

The following information, dedicated to the protection of personal data, is provided to the interested party for the purpose of taking note of the processing methods implemented in the navigation and use of the Web Site www.mekpiping.com.

Online Personal Data Processing Notice

A.  Type and Nature of Personal Data

Browsing Data. The computer systems and software procedures used to operate this website may acquire certain personal data whose transmission is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols. This category of data (which includes, but is not limited to, IP addresses and domain names of the user’s computer) is collected by the Data Controller for statistical purposes. However, through specific processing, it may be possible to identify the user, for example, to ascertain any liability in the case of cyber crimes committed through or against the site.

Cookies. Cookies are text files that are automatically generated in the user’s device following the visit to certain pages of the site. Some of these files (session cookies) are automatically removed when the browser is closed. Another type of cookies, however, is recorded and stored on the user’s computer (e.g., to automate access to the restricted area; the user may choose to have their User-ID and password stored in one of these files). If the user prefers not to receive cookies, they can prevent their transmission by appropriately configuring their Internet browser. However, in some cases, the use of certain parts of the site may depend on the storage of cookies on the user’s computer.

Data voluntarily provided by the user. The explicit and voluntary provision of personal data by the user is necessary to access certain services offered by the Data Controller through the website (e.g., registration forms for access to the restricted area via a personal account). The personal data processed mainly consists of identifying data, while sensitive and judicial data may be processed only where strictly necessary for the proper performance of the service supply relationship between the Company and the user.

B.  Purpose of Data Processing

The user’s personal data is collected and processed to allow the Data Controller to provide its online services in compliance with the general principles of correctness, lawfulness, and transparency. The processing is also carried out for the following related and instrumental purposes: regulation of user navigation on the website, provision of certain services (such as, for example, consultation in the restricted area of personal information with the related possibility of data integration and/or correction); fulfillment of specific obligations or execution of specific tasks provided for by national and EU regulations, laws, or regulations.

C.  Processing Methods

To fulfill the obligations and purposes mentioned above, personal data will be processed both manually and electronically and will be stored both in a paper archive and in a designated digital database. All personal data will be processed in compliance with the minimum security measures prescribed by law to minimize the risks of destruction or loss, unauthorized access, or processing that is not in line with the purposes of collection.

D.  Data Communication

The personal data contained in the restricted area of the website may be communicated, through various means, to the data processing managers and/or authorized personnel, as well as to third parties to facilitate the provision and/or optimization of the service (e.g., companies managing login credentials for the restricted area or website maintenance). Furthermore, data may be disclosed to third parties in case of sales transactions, mergers, or acquisitions of the company’s capital.

E.  Data Dissemination

Personal data is not subject to dissemination and can only be accessed using login credentials for the restricted area, available only to the concerned party.

F.  Server Location

Tutti i dati personali oggetto di trattamento saranno conservati su server localizzati in Italia.

G.  Rights of the Data Subject

Regarding the processing of personal data, the data subject may exercise, even through delegation or proxy to a natural person or association, the rights recognized by Article 7 of Legislative Decree 196/2003, including the right to access data, the right to obtain rectification and/or updating and/or integration of data, the right to obtain deletion/transformation into anonymous form/blocking of data processed unlawfully, the right to object for legitimate reasons to processing, and the right to object to processing for advertising and commercial purposes.

H.  Rights of the Data Subject

The Data Controller is Mek Piping S.r.l., headquartered at Via S. G. Bosco, Z. P.I.P. 70020 Poggiorsini (BA), Italy.
For the exercise of rights or any information related to data processing carried out by the Data Controller, please send an email to mekpiping@mekpiping.com.

Right of Access to Personal Data and Other Rights

1. The data subject has the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning them exists, even if not yet recorded, and their communication in an intelligible form.

2. The data subject has the right to obtain the following information:

   a) The origin of the personal data;
   b) The purposes and methods of the processing;
   c) The logic applied in the case of processing carried out with the aid of electronic instruments;
   d) The identification details of the Data Controller, processors, and the designated representative pursuant to Article 5, paragraph 2;
   e) The subjects or categories of subjects to whom the personal data may be communicated or who may become aware of it as designated representatives in the State, as processors or authorized personnel.

3. The data subject has the right to obtain:

   a) The updating, rectification, or, when interested, integration of data;
   b) The deletion, transformation into anonymous form, or blocking of data processed in violation of the law, including data that does not need to be stored in relation to the purposes for which it was collected or subsequently processed;
   c) The certification that the operations under letters a) and b) have been brought to the attention of those to whom the data has been communicated or disclosed, except where this requirement proves impossible or involves the use of means manifestly disproportionate to the protected right.

4. The data subject has the right to object, in whole or in part:

   a) For legitimate reasons, to the processing of personal data concerning them, even if pertinent to the purpose of collection;
   b) To the processing of personal data for direct marketing purposes, such as sending advertising material, direct sales, or market research.