Privacy Policy of www.montessoribf.com
This Application collects some Personal Data of its Users.
This document contains a section dedicated to Users in Switzerland and their privacy rights.
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Data Controller
Faustini Bruno, via rocca n.6, 38089 San Michele all’Adige (TN) – Italy
E-mail address of the Data Controller: info@montessoribf.com
Types of Data Collected
Among the Personal Data collected by this Application, either independently or through third parties, are: Tracking Tools; Usage Data; number of Users; session statistics; answers to queries; clicks; keypress events; motion sensor events; mouse movements; location relative to scrolling; touch events; email; payment information.
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 Usage Data, automatically collected during the use of this Application.
Unless otherwise specified, all Data requested by this Application are mandatory. If the User refuses to provide them, it may be impossible for this Application to provide the Service. In cases where this Application 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 in doubt about which Data are mandatory are encouraged to contact the Data Controller.
Any use of Cookies – or other tracking tools – by this Application or by the owners of third party services used by this Application has the purpose of providing the Service requested by the User, in addition to the additional purposes described in this document and in the Cookie Policy.
The User assumes responsibility for the Personal Data of third parties obtained, published or shared through this Application.
Method and place of processing of collected Data
Methods of processing
The Data Controller takes appropriate security measures to prevent 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 Application (administrative, commercial, marketing, legal, system administrators personnel) 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 are processed at the Holder’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 Data collected
User Data is collected to enable the Data Controller to provide the Service, comply with 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: Traffic optimization and distribution, Displaying content from external platforms, Statistics, Protection from spam and bots, Contacting the User, Advertising, and Payment processing.
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 is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:
Contact User
Contact Form
The User, by filling out the contact form with their Data, consents to their use to respond to requests for information, quotes, or any other nature indicated by the header of the form.
Personal Data Processed: Usage Data; e-mail.
Payment Processing.
Unless otherwise specified, this Application processes all payments by credit card, wire transfer or other means through external payment service providers. In general, and unless otherwise specified, Users are asked to provide payment details and personal information directly to such payment service providers.
This Application is not involved in the collection and processing of such information: instead, it will only receive a notification from the payment service provider in question about the successful payment.
PayPal (Paypal)
PayPal is a payment service provided by PayPal Inc. that enables the User to make online payments.
Personal Data Processed: Usage Data; email; payment information; Tracking Tools.
Place of processing: See Paypal’s privacy policy – Privacy Policy
Traffic optimization and distribution
This type of services allows this Application to distribute its content through servers located in the territory and optimize its performance.
The Personal Data processed depends on the characteristics and mode of implementation of these services, which by their nature filter communications between this Application and the User’s browser.
Given the distributed nature of this system, it is difficult to determine the places to which content is transferred, which may contain Personal Data of the User.
Cloudflare (Cloudflare, Inc.)
Cloudflare is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by Cloudflare Inc. The way Cloudflare is integrated, it filters all traffic of this Application, i.e., communications between this Application and the User’s browser, also allowing the collection of statistical data about it.
Personal Data Processed: Tracking Tools; various types of Data as specified by the privacy policy of the service.
Place of Processing: United States – Privacy Policy
Protection from spam and bots
This type of service analyzes the traffic of this Application, potentially containing Users’ Personal Data, in order to filter it from unwanted parts of traffic, messages and content recognized as SPAM or protect it from malicious bot activities.
Google reCAPTCHA (Google LLC).
Google reCAPTCHA is a SPAM protection service provided by Google LLC. Use of reCAPTCHA is subject to Google’s privacy policy and terms of use.
To learn about Google’s use of Data, see their partner policy and their Business Data page.
Personal Data Processed: clicks; Usage Data; keypress events; motion sensor events; touch events; mouse movements; scrolling relative position; answers to questions; Tracking Tools.Place of Processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Advertising
This type of service allows User Data to be used for marketing communication purposes. These communications are displayed on this Application in the form of banners and other forms of advertising, also related to the User’s interests.
This does not mean that all Personal Data is used for this purpose. Data and conditions of use are set out below.
Some of the services below may use Tracking Tools to identify the User, or use the technique of behavioral retargeting, i.e. displaying advertisements tailored to the User’s interests and behavior, or measuring the performance of ads.
For more information on this, we suggest you check the privacy policies of the respective services.
Services of this type usually allow Users to opt-out of such tracking. Users can learn how to opt-out of interest-based advertising by visiting the relevant opt-out section in this document.
Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel) (Meta Platforms, Inc.).
Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel) is a statistics service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. that links data from the Meta ad network with actions taken within this Application. The Meta pixel monitors conversions that can be attributed to Facebook, Instagram, and Audience Network ads.
Personal Data Processed: Usage Data; Tracking Tools.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Statistics
The services contained in this section allow the Data Controller to monitor and analyze traffic data and serve to track User behavior.
Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC)
Google Analytics is a statistics service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google uses the Personal Data collected for the purpose of tracking and examining the use of this Application, compiling reports and sharing them with other services developed by Google. Google may use Personal Data to contextualize and personalize ads in its ad network. In Google Analytics 4, IP addresses are used at the time of collection and then deleted before the data is recorded in any data center or server. To learn more, you can consult Google’s official documentation.
To learn about Google’s use of Data, see their partner policy and their Business Data page.
Personal Data Processed: Usage Data; number of Users; session statistics; Tracking Tools.
Place of Processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Meta Events Manager (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
Meta Events Manager is a statistics service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. By integrating the Meta pixel, Meta Events Manager can give the Owner information about traffic and interactions on this Application.
Personal Data Processed: Tracking Tools.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Displaying content from external platforms
This type of services allows you to display content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of this Application and interact with them. Such services are often referred to as widgets, which are small elements inserted into a website or application. They provide specific information or perform a particular function and often allow interaction with the user.
This type of service may still collect data on web traffic related to the pages where the service is installed, even when users are not using it.
Font Awesome
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Personal Data Processed: Usage Data; Tracking Tools.
Google Fonts (Google LLC)
Google Fonts is a font style display service operated by Google LLC that allows this Application to integrate such content within its pages.
Personal Data Processed: Usage Data; Tracking Tools.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Google Maps Widget (Google LLC)
Google Maps is a map display service operated by Google LLC that allows this Application to integrate such content within its pages.
Personal Data Processed: Usage Data; Tracking Tools.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Information on how to turn off interest-based advertisements
In addition to any opt-out features provided by any of the services listed in this document, Users can read more about how to turn off interest-based advertisements in the appropriate section of the Cookie Policy.
Cookie Policy
This Application makes use of Tracking Tools. To learn more, Users may consult the Cookie Policy
Additional information for users
Legal basis for processing
The Controller processes Personal Data related to the User in case one of the following conditions exists:
- the User has given consent for one or more specific purposes.
- the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with the User and/or the execution of pre-contractual measures;
- the processing is necessary for the performance of a legal obligation to which the Controller is subject;
- processing is necessary for the performance of a task of public interest or the exercise of public authority vested in the Controller;
- the processing is necessary for the pursuit of the legitimate interest of the Controller or third parties.
However, it is always possible to ask the 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.
Additional information on retention time
Unless otherwise stated in this document, Personal Data is processed and stored for the time required by the purpose for which it was collected and may be stored for a longer period due to any legal obligations or based on Users’ consent.
Therefore:
- Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Data Controller and the User will be retained until the performance of that contract is completed.
- Personal Data collected for purposes related 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 keep the Personal Data longer until such consent is revoked. In addition, the Controller may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period to fulfill a legal obligation or by order of an authority.
At the end of the retention period, the 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.
Rights of the User based on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Users may exercise certain rights with respect to the Data processed by the Data Controller.
In particular, to the extent permitted 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 his/her Personal Data.
- object to the processing of their Data. The User may object to the processing of his or her Data when it is done pursuant to a legal basis other than consent.
- access to one’s own Data. The User has the right to obtain information on the Data processed by the Data Controller, on certain aspects of the processing and to receive a copy of the Data processed.
- verify and request rectification. The User may verify the correctness of its Data and request that it be updated or corrected.
- obtain restriction of processing. The User may request the limitation 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 by the Data Controller.
- Receive their Data or have it transferred to another Data Controller. The User has the right to receive its Data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format and, where technically feasible, to have it transferred unimpeded to another data controller.
- Propose Complaint. The User may propose a complaint to the competent 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 authority 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 should note that if their Data were 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
Any requests to exercise the User’s rights may be addressed to the Controller through the contact details provided in this document. The request is 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.
Additional Information for Users in Switzerland
This section applies to Users in Switzerland and, for such Users, supersedes any other possibly divergent or conflicting information contained in the Privacy Policy.
Further details regarding the categories of Data processed, the purposes of processing, the categories of recipients of Personal Data, if any, the retention period, and other information about Personal Data can be found in the section titled “Detailed Information about the Processing of Personal Data” within this document.
Users’ rights under the Federal Data Protection Act
Users may exercise certain rights regarding their data within the limits of the law, including the following:
- the right to access Personal Data;
- the right to object to the processing of their Personal Data (which also allows Users to request the restriction of the processing of Personal Data, the deletion or destruction of Personal Data, the prohibition of the disclosure of Personal Data to third parties);
- the right to receive their Personal Data and to transfer them to another data controller (data portability);
- the right to request the rectification of erroneous Personal Data.
How to exercise these
rights Any requests for the exercise of User rights may be addressed to the Controller through the contact details provided in this document. Such requests are free of charge and the Controller will respond as soon as possible, providing Users with the information required by law.
Additional information on processing
Defense in court
The User’s Personal Data may be used by the Owner in court or in the preparatory stages of its possible establishment for the defense against abuse in the use of this Application or related Services by the User.
The User declares that he/she is aware that the Data Controller may be obliged to disclose the Data by order of public authorities.
Specific disclosures
At the User’s request, in addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Application 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 Application and any third-party services used by it may collect system logs, i.e., 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 Application 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.
Definitions and Legal References
Personal Data (or Data)
Personal data is any information that, directly or indirectly, including in connection with any other information, including a personal identification number, makes a natural person identified or identifiable.
Usage Data
This is the information collected automatically through this Application (including by third party applications integrated into this Application), including: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers used by the User who connects with this Application, the addresses in URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) notation, the time of the request, the method used in forwarding the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the response from the server (successful, error, etc.. ) the country of origin, the characteristics of the browser and operating system used by the visitor, the various temporal connotations of the visit (e.g. the length of time spent on each page) and the details of the itinerary followed within the Application, with particular reference to the sequence of pages consulted, the parameters relating to the User’s operating system and computer environment.
User
The individual using this Application who, except where otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.
Data Subject
The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.
Data Processor (or Processor)
The natural person, legal entity, public administration and any other entity that processes personal data on behalf of the Controller, as set out in this privacy policy.
Data Controller (or Owner)
The natural or legal person, public authority, service or other body which, individually or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data and the instruments adopted, including the security measures relating to the operation and use of this Application. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the owner of this Application.
This Application
The hardware or software tool by which Users’ Personal Data are collected and processed.
Service
The Service provided by this Application as defined in the relevant terms (if any) on this site/application.
European Union (or EU)
Unless otherwise specified, any reference to the European Union in this document shall be deemed to extend to all current member states of the European Union and the European Economic Area.
Cookies
Cookies are Tracking Tools that consist of small portions of data stored within the User’s browser.
Tracking
Tool Tracking Tool means any technology – e.g., cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e-tags, and fingerprinting – that enables tracking of Users, for example, by collecting or storing information on the User’s device.
Legal References
This privacy policy is written on the basis of multiple legislative orders.
Unless otherwise specified, this privacy policy covers this Application only.
Last modified: January 30, 2025
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