PRIVACY POLICY
Privacy notice for the processing of personal data
Information notice pursuant to and for the purposes of Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679
DATA CONTROLLER, pursuant to Articles 4 and 24 of EU Regulation 2016/679, is CONTACT ITALIA S.p.A. (hereinafter also referred to as Contact Italia), with its registered office in Altamura (BA) at Via S. P. 157 S.1456, VAT number 05215040725.
CONTACTS. You can contact the Data Controller at any time regarding any privacy-related matter, including by sending an email to the following address: privacy@contactitalia.it. The Data Controller has appointed a data protection officer (DPO), who can be reached at the address: dpo@contactitalia.it
Types of data processed and purposes of processing | Legal basis for processing | Data retention period |
a) management of event participation, through the collection of personal identifying data (e.g. first name, last name, contact details) gathered to enable registration for and participation in the event. | Performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures | The data will be kept for the time necessary to manage the event and, subsequently, for the period required for the fulfilment of administrative or tax obligations, or for the protection of any rights of the Data Controller. |
b) processing of special categories of data (Art. 9 GDPR), including data concerning health (e.g. food intolerances, specific health needs, accommodation requirements), for the management of specific needs and to ensure proper participation.
| Data subject consent | |
c) publication and/or dissemination of photographs and/or video material representing and advertising, in any form, both paper and digital, on the main social media channels (by way of example and not limitation: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.), during presentations to clients and potential clients, in trade and non-trade press, in press releases, on websites, and on promotional-advertising and marketing material in general (paper and/or digital), including at trade fairs, conferences, and events; | Data subject consent art. 6(1)(a) GDPR | Personal data will be kept until there are needs for documentation and communication of the Data Controller's activities, without prejudice to the data subject's right to withdraw consent at any time. The revocation will only block future reprints and online dissemination, on the understanding that content already published and/or disseminated may continue to be accessible within the limits of the technical characteristics of the relevant dissemination tools and activities already carried out. |
d) for commercial and marketing purposes by third parties, i.e. by communicating your data to commercial partners operating in the electricity and photovoltaic sectors, so that they may carry out their own independent commercial and marketing activities as indicated in point c) above.
| Data subject consent art. 6(1)(a) GDPR |
METHODS OF PROCESSING. Data processing is carried out using IT and paper-based media in the manner necessary to pursue the purposes for which they were collected, using procedures suitable for protecting their confidentiality. The Data Subjects' data will also be processed using IT and telecommunication tools and stored with the provision of suitable security measures in accordance with the provisions of current legislation, in order to reduce the risks of destruction or loss, including accidental loss, of data, unauthorised access, or processing that is not permitted or not in accordance with the purposes of collection. The security measures will be updated over time in accordance with the law and technical developments in the sector.
Place of treatment. The data is currently processed and stored at the registered office of Contact Italia as well as at the offices of the professionals and consultants appointed to carry out technical, development, consultancy, managerial and administrative-accounting activities on behalf of the Company.
Nature of the contribution and refusal. The provision of your personal data for the aforementioned purposes is optional, but failing to provide it will make it impossible for the Data Controller to allow your proper participation in the event, either in whole or in part.
RECIPIENTS OR CATEGORIES OF RECIPIENTS OF THE DATA
The personal data provided may be disclosed to recipients who will process the data in the capacity of data processors and as natural persons acting under the authority of the Data Controller and the Data Processor, in order to comply with the purposes specified above. The personal data collected will be processed by the Data Controller within the territory of the European Union. Should it be necessary to transfer personal data to countries outside the European Union, this will take place in accordance with the provisions of Chapter V of the GDPR, on the basis of adequacy decisions by the European Commission or, where necessary, through the adoption of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC).
Specifically, the data may be disclosed to recipients belonging to the following categories:
- external entities that manage, support or assist, even occasionally, the Data Controller in the administration of the information system and telecommunications networks (including email and/or web platforms);
- external subjects carrying out video/photographic shooting and related operations;
- suppliers of website management services, social network page management services and/or other means/channels on which the images and/or videos are published;
- hotel, airline, service company;
- banking or insurance institutions;
- competent authorities, public bodies and/or Despar Italia consultants, both legal and non-legal, for purposes relating to compliance with legal obligations and/or provisions issued by public bodies, and/or as part of dispute management.
Furthermore, the processing operations described in this privacy policy may require the collected data to be shared with the companies belonging to the Eredi Maggi Group.
The subjects belonging to the aforementioned categories act as Data Processors, or operate in total autonomy as separate Data Controllers. The list of any processors is constantly updated and available at the data controller's registered office.
DATA SUBJECTS' RIGHTS
You may exercise your rights under Articles 15 et seq. of EU Regulation 2016/679 (access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection, data portability, as well as the right not to be subject to automated decision-making) by contacting the Data Controller at the email address: privacy@contactitalia.it.
Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali https://www.garanteprivacy.it).
WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT
Consent can be withdrawn at any time by sending an email to the Data Controller at the address: privacy@contactitalia.it. Please note that the revocation will block only future reprints and online distribution, it being understood that content already published may continue to be accessible within the limits of the technical features of the related distribution tools and the activities already carried out.
Document version: 1.0
Date of last update: 10/07/2026