This Policy applies to our use of data collected by us in connection with your use of our Site. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and make sure you understand it.
By accessing our site you accept this Privacy Policy. If you do not accept and agree to this Privacy Policy, you must immediately stop using the Site.
1. Definitions and interpretations
In this policy, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“GDPR” means the General Data Protection Regulation, which entered into force on 25 May 2018 in the member countries of the European Union;
“Cookie” means a small text file placed on your computer or device by our Site when you visit certain parts of our Site and/or use certain features of the Site. Details of the cookies used by our Site are set out in section 12 below;
“Our Site” means this site, eurolact.ro, with any subdomains;
“Cookies Act” refers to Act No 506/2004 on the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector, published in the Official Gazette, Part I No 1101 of 25/11/2004, amended and supplemented by Emergency Ordinance No 13 of 24/04/2012.
“We / us / our” means the Commercial Company EURO LACT Prest Com s.r.l.
2. Information about us
The eurolact.ro website is owned and operated by EURO LACT Prest Com srl, a limited liability company registered in Romania with CUI RO18737839, Trade Register number J40\9236\2006, having its registered office at Str. Cazangiilor nr. 44, sector 3, Bucharest.
The person responsible for data protection is Doina Cîrciumaru, who can be contacted at doina.circiumaru@eurolact.ro.
3. Purpose of this Policy
This Privacy Policy applies solely to your use of our Site. It does not apply to any site that is linked to our site (whether provided by us or by others). We have no control over how your data is collected, stored or used by other websites, and we encourage you to check the privacy policies of those sites before providing data to them.
4. What data do we collect?
Some data will be collected automatically by our website; see section 12 on Use of Cookies for more details. Other data will only be collected if you voluntarily submit it and consent to its use for the purposes set out in section 5. Depending on your use of our Site, we may collect some or all of the following data:
- Your first and last name;
- Contact information such as email address or telephone number;
- IP address (collected automatically);
- Browser type and version (automatically collected);
- Operating system (automatically collected);
- A list of URLs starting with the site from which you came to our Site, activity on our Site and the site from which you leave our Site (automatically collected).
5. How do we use the collected data?
All personal data is stored securely in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (GDPR). For more details on security, see section 6 below.
We use your data to provide you with the best services, including:
- Responding to communications you initiate to us;
- analysing how you use our Site in order to continually improve the visitor experience on our Site.
In some cases, data collection may be a legal or contractual requirement and we will not be able to deliver products or services to you unless we have your consent for us to use this data.
With your permission and/or where permitted by law, we may use your data for marketing purposes which may include contacting you by email and/or telephone to send you information, news and offers about our services. However, we will not send you any unsolicited marketing communications or spam and will take all reasonable steps to fully protect your rights and comply with our obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation (EC Directive) as amended in 2004, 2011 and 2015.
Your activity is monitored using cookies as detailed below in section 12. You can control and limit the data used in this way by adjusting the privacy settings of your web browser.
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation, we will ensure that your personal data is processed lawfully, fairly and transparently without adversely affecting your rights. We will only process your personal data if at least one of the following criteria applies:
- You have consented to the processing of your personal data for one or more specific purposes;
- the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or in order to be able to handle your requests prior to entering into a contract;
- processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject;
and/or - processing is necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by us or a third party, unless those interests are overridden by the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require the protection of personal data. The automatic logging of the IP address from which you access the site will be done to protect us from possible criminal cyber activities.
6. How and where do we store data?
We keep your data for as long as we need to use it as described above in section 5 and/or for as long as we have your permission to keep it. In any case, we will conduct an annual review to check whether we still need to keep your data. Your data will be deleted if we no longer need it.
Your data will only be stored in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) (the EEA consists of all EU Member States plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein).
Data security is of particular importance to us and in order to protect your data we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and organisational procedures to protect and secure the data collected through our Site.
The steps we take to secure and protect your data include:
- encrypted storage of data on Company computers/servers
- encrypted storage of data on partner servers (e.g. the company providing the hosting service for our Site)
Despite the security measures we take, it is important to note that transmission of data over the internet is not completely secure and you are advised to take appropriate precautions when transmitting data to us over the internet.
7. Do we disclose your personal data?
We may compile statistics about the use of our site, including traffic data, usage patterns, number of users, sales and other information. All such data will be anonymous and will not include personally identifiable information. We may from time to time share such data with third parties, such as potential investors, service providers and partners. Data will be shared and used only to the extent permitted by law.
In certain circumstances, we may be legally obliged to share certain data held by us, which may include your personal information, for example, where we are involved in legal proceedings, where we are complying with the requirements of the law, a court order or a government authority. We do not require any further consent from you to allow us to share your data in such circumstances and will comply as required with any legally binding request that is made by us.
8. What are your rights?
Under the terms of the General Data Protection Regulation, you have:
– Right to information: you have the right to be informed about all data processing activities carried out by Us;
– the right of access: you have the right to obtain confirmation from the controller whether or not personal data relating to you are being processed and, if so, the right of access to those data
– the right to rectification: the data subject has the right to obtain from the controller, without undue delay, rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Having regard to the purposes for which the data have been processed, he/she has the right to obtain the completion of personal data which are incomplete, including by providing an additional statement
– the right to erasure of data: In cases where
- the data are no longer necessary for the fulfilment of the purposes,
- consent has been withdrawn and there is no other legal basis for the processing,
- the person objects to the processing and there are no legitimate grounds for the processing, or
- personal data have been unlawfully processed,
the individual has the right to obtain the erasure of data relating to him or her without undue delay
– Right to restriction of processing: the data subject has the right to restriction of processing in the following situations:
- disputes the accuracy of the data, for a period allowing the controller to verify the accuracy of the data;
- the processing is unlawful and the person objects to the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use;
- the personal data are no longer needed for the purpose of the processing, but the person requests them for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims;
- the person has objected to the processing in accordance with Article 21(1) of the GDPR, for the period of time during which it is verified whether the legitimate interests of the controller outweigh the rights of the person
– Right to object: the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data. The controller will comply with the request unless its legitimate interests prevail or the purpose is to establish, enforce or defend a legal claim. The data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of data for direct marketing purposes
– the right not to be subject to an automated decision with significant effect: He does not have this right if the decision:
- Is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and a data controller;
- is authorised by Union or national law applicable to the controller which also provides for appropriate measures to protect the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject; or
- is based on the explicit consent of the data subject
– the right to data portability: the data subject shall have the right to receive personal data relating to him or her which he or she has provided in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and shall have the right to transmit such data to another controller without hindrance on the part of the controller if the following conditions are met cumulatively:
- the processing is based on consent or a contract, and
- the processing is carried out by automatic means
– the right to withdraw his/her consent at any time and free of charge.
9. How can you have control over your data?
When you submit information via our website, you may be given options to restrict the use of your data by us. Our aim is to give you good control over our use of your data (including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from us, which you can do by unsubscribing using the links provided in our emails).
10. The right to block information and the right to withdraw information once you have given it
You can restrict your internet browser’s use of cookies. For more information, see section 12.
You can withdraw your consent for us to use your personal data as set out in section 5 at any time by contacting us using the details set out in section 2 and we will delete your data from our systems. However, please note that this may block the sale and delivery of our products to you.
11. How can you access the data?
You have a legal right to request a copy of any personal data held by us (where such data is held). Contact us for more details using the contact details above (section 2).
12. Use of cookies
A cookie is a small text file stored on your computer. Cookies contain information used to ensure the functionality of websites. You can control cookies in your browser. Choosing to disable cookies may prevent you from using certain functions.
Our site may place and access certain primary cookies on your computer or device. All cookies used by and on our site are used in accordance with the Cookie Act. Primary cookies are those placed directly by us and are used only by us. We use cookies to facilitate and enhance your experience on our website and to provide and improve our products and/or services. Our company has taken all necessary steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and respected at all times.
By using our Site, you may also receive certain third-party cookies on your computer or device. Third-party cookies are those placed by sites, services and/or parties other than us; these cookies do not collect personal information.
Certain features of our site depend on the operation of cookies. The Cookie Act considers these cookies to be “strictly necessary”. On your first visit to our site you will be presented with a dialogue box informing you of the use of cookies. You can, if you wish, block the placement of cookies by changing your browser settings; however, certain features of our Site may not function fully or as intended.
You can remove cookies by following the steps below:
- You can choose to enable or disable cookies in your web browser. Most web browsers also allow you to choose whether to disable all cookies or only third-party cookies. By default, most web browsers accept cookies, but this setting can be changed. For more details, see the help menu in your web browser or the documentation that came with your device.
- You can choose to delete cookies at any time, but you may lose any information that allows you to access our site faster and more efficiently, including, but not limited to, login and personalization settings.
- It is recommended that you keep your system browser and operating system up to date and consult the help and guidance provided by your web browser developer and your computer or device manufacturer if you are unsure how to adjust your privacy settings.
13. Summary of your rights under the GDPR
Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have:
- The right to request access, erasure or correction of your personal data held by us;
- the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
- the right to be informed about data processing;
- the right to restrict processing;
- the right to data portability;
- the right to object to the processing of your personal data;
- rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling (see section 14 below).
To enforce any of the above rights or if you have any other questions about our website or privacy policy, please contact us using the details set out in section 2 above.
14. Automation of decision-making and profiling
Our company does not use personal data for automated decision-making or profiling purposes.
15. Changes to our privacy policy
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time or as required by law. Any changes will be posted immediately on our website and we will deem that you have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy upon your first use of our website following the changes. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up to date with any changes.
The last change to this Policy was made on June 15, 2022.