WHY THIS WARNING
This page describes the website management procedures with reference to the treatment of the personal data of the users visiting it.
This is an informative note that is also provided, according to art. 13 of the Leg. D. nr. 196/2003 – Code about the protection of personal data, to the ones interacting with the web services of Acier Steel S.r.l. , which can be accessed through the Internet starting from the following address:
www.acier-steel.com
corresponding to home page of the website.
The informative note is only provided for the www.acier-steel.com website and does not cover any other website visited by the user through links.
THE TREATMENT “HOLDER”
The data associated with identified or identifiable individuals may be treated following a visit to this website.
The “holder” of their treatment is Acier Steel S.r.l., with headquarters in Calata Giuseppe Gadda, Area riparazioni navali, 16128 GENOA PORT.
SUBJECT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TREATMENT
The Acier Steel S.r.l. company is responsible for the treatment.
DATA TREATMENT LOCATION
The treatments associated with the web services of this website take place at the above mentioned Acier Steel S.r.l. headquarters and are only performed by the staff of the Office tasked with such treatment.
TREATED DATA TYPES
Browsing Data
The computer systems and the software procedures assigned to the operation of this website acquire, during their normal operation, some personal data, the transmission of which is implicit in the usage of Internet communication protocols.
This information is not collected to be associated with identified involved individual that however, because of their own nature, could allow identifying the users through processing and association with data held by third parties.
This data category includes the IP addresses or the domain names of the computers through which the users connect with the website, the addresses in URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) notation of the requested resources, the time of the request, the method used to submit the request to the server, the size of the file obtained as a reply, the numerical code indicating the status of the reply provided by the server (success, error, etc.) as well as other parameters associated with the operating system and the computer environment of the user.
Such data is only used for the purpose of obtaining anonymous statistic information about site usage and to monitor its proper operation. The data may be used to ascertain the responsibilities in case of hypothetical computer crimes against the website.
Data Voluntarily Provided by the User
The optional, explicit and voluntary forwarding of electronic mail to the addresses indicated on this website entails the subsequent acquisition of the sender address, as required to reply to requests, and of any other personal data contained in the missive.
VOLUNTARINESS OF DATA DELIVERANCE
Besides what specified for browsing data, the user is free to provide the personal data reported in the request forms to Acier Steel S.r.l. or anyway specified in the contacts with the Office to request the forwarding of the newsletter, of informative material or of other communications.
Failure to provide such data may entail the impossibility to obtain what requested.
TREATMENT PROCEDURES
Personal data are treated by means of automated tools for the time strictly required to pursue the objectives for which they have been collected.
Specific security measures are observed to prevent the loss and illicit or improper use of data as well as unauthorised access.
RIGHTS OF THE INVOLVED SUBJECTS
The subjects to whom personal data are referred to have the right, at any time, to obtain the confirmation of the existence (or non-existence) of those same data, to know their contents and origin, to verify their correctness and to request their integration, update or correction (article 7 of the Personal data protection Code).
According to the same article, the subject has the right to request the deletion, the transformation into anonymous format or the lock of any data not treated in accordance with the law and to anyway oppose, for legitimate reasons, to their treatment.
Requests must be addressed:
– by e-mail, at the address: info@acier-steel.com
– by fax: +39 010.8601364
– or by mail, at Acier Steel S.r.l. – Calata Giuseppe Gadda Area riparazioni navali 16128 GENOA PORT
COOKIES
This website makes use of cookies or markers, which technically are information packages sent by a web server (in this case, by this website) to the Internet browser of the visitor/user, which the latter automatically stores on the personal computer or mobile device and that are automatically sent again to the server at every subsequent access to the website. To make full use of this website, therefore, we suggest configuring the browser so that it accepts the reception of cookies.
We inform you that, by default, almost all web browsers are set to automatically accept cookies. Visitors/users can however change the default configuration. As specified above, disabling or deleting cookies might however prevent the optimal use of some website areas or compromise the use of the services subject to authentication.
If users/visitors wish to decide from time to time whether to accept cookies or not, they can also configure their browser so that it generates a warning every time a cookie is saved.
The cookies used are both of the persistent type (i.e. they remain stored until their expiration date on the hard disk of the personal computer/mobile device of the user/visitor) and of the session type (i.e. they are not persistently stored on the computer of the user/visitor and disappear when the browser is closed).
Cookies are used to facilitate browsing within the website and for proper use of the same, to facilitate the access to the services requiring authentication (so that user do not have to enter their authentication credentials every time they access the services), for statistical purposes, to know which website area are visited and also, in some cases, for optimal management of advertising pages and spaces, i.e. to deliver contents and advertisements aligned with the choices performed by users.
Session cookies are used for the purpose of transmitting the session identifications required to allow secure and efficient website browsing. The session cookies used in this website do not make use of other techniques, potentially detrimental for the confidentiality of the user/visitor browsing, and are also used to improve service delivery.
Cookies may also be website-related (e.g. those used to know the number of pages visited within the website itself) or third-party-related (i.e. generated by other websites to deliver contents on the website the user is visiting). This website may use anonymous third-party cookies to manage the delivery of advertising messages through a dynamic and advanced procedure. The most common browsers include the possibility of exclusively blocking third-party cookies, accepting only the website-related ones. Some companies generating cookies on third-party sites, moreover, offer the possibility of deactivating/disabling their own cookies only through simple and prompt procedures, even when the cookies are anonymous, i.e. do not entail the recording of personal identification data (such as the IP address, by way of example).
Cookies Added for the Purpose of Performing Aggregate Analysis of Website Visits
Acier Steel S.r.l. makes use of aggregate analysis tools for the browsing data that allow improving websites (Google Analytics). These tools use cookies that are deposited on the user computer for the purpose of allowing the website operator to analyse how the users make use of the websites. The information generated by the cookie about the use of the websites by the user (including the IP address, made anonymous by removing some digits) will be transmitted to, and stored in, the Google servers. This information is used to track and analyse website usage by the user, to prepare reports about website activities for the operators of the same and to provide other services associated with the activities of the websites and with Internet use.
The users who do not wish the cookies associated with Google Analytics will be able to prevent their storage on their computers through the dedicated “Additional browser component for the deactivation of Google Analytics”, which is made available by Google at the https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout address. To activate this component, which disables the user visit information forwarding system, install it following the on-screen instructions, then close and re-open the browser.
Cookies Added to Deliver Interest-Related Advertising
Websites might use third-party cookies to deliver advertisements defined in accordance with user interests. Such information is gathered during the user browsing and are in no way associated with the account through which the user gains access to websites. In particular, Google Adwords by Google Inc. makes use of the browsing data within its own on-line advertising circuit to propose advertisements more focused on the user interests. Acier Steel S.r.l. makes use of this technology and uses the browsing data within its own websites to propose interest-based custom advertisements to the user. Generally, each browser allows the user to disable third-party cookies aimed at allowing on-line advertisement based on user interests. By way of example, the disabling of such cookies in Firefox can be performed by following the instructions found in the Firefox Cookie Management page. For Internet Explorer, the instructions about the disabling of third party cookies are reported at the following link: Internet Explorer Cookie Management. For Google Chrome, the instructions about the disabling of third party cookies are reported at the following link: Cookie and Website Data Management.
Disabling Cookies
Most Internet browsers, by default, are set to automatically accept cookies. The user can change such settings to block cookies or to receive a warning that cookies are being sent to the device of that same user. There are various procedures to manage cookies. The user may refer to the instruction manual or to the help screen of his browser to discover how to adjust or change the settings of his browser. In case of multiple devices (e.g. computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.) the user will have to make sure that every browser on every device is set to reflect his preferences as regards to cookies.
Instructions for the most common browsers:
– Firefox;
– Internet Explorer;
– Chrome;
– Opera;
– Safari.
Cookies Used on the Acier Steel S.r.l. Website
Technical Cookies, non-tracking, for portal management.
Google Analytics – Used on all website pages. We use the information to improve the contents and the browsing routes within the website. Such information helps use to understand, by way of example, the number of pages viewed, the search engine used and the keyword used in the search.
Google Analytics cookies can be automatically disable through the dedicated plug-in, which can be downloaded at the following address: “Additional Browser Component for the Disabling of Google Analytics“.