Privacy Policy
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PRIVACY NOTICE PURSUANT TO ART. 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679

1. Data Controller
   
   Zintek S.r.l., with its legal headquarters at Via delle Industrie 22, 30175 Porto Marghera, Venice (Italy) (the “Company”, “Zintek” or the “Controller”), guarantees compliance with personal data protection regulations and provides the following information regarding the processing of data communicated or collected in any way while browsing this website.
   
   
2. Data processed, purposes, and the legal basis for processing
   
   Data generated by accessing the website
   The computer systems and software procedures responsible for this website’s functioning acquire some personal data during normal operations, the transmission of which is inherent to the use of internet communication protocols. These data (such as, for example, domain names, IP addresses, the operating system used, and the type of browser device used for the connection) are not accompanied by any additional personal information and are used to: i) gather anonymous statistical information on how the website is used; ii) manage control needs for how the site is used; iii) establish responsibility in the event of any computer attacks. The legal basis for the processing of said data is the need to ensure that users can use the website’s functions once they have accessed it.
   
   Data supplied voluntarily by users
   Personal data supplied through forms by the user are collected and processed for the following purposes:
   a. customer relations based on contractual agreements (e.g. replying to information or commercial requests, announcing updates, acquiring preliminary information with a view to entering into a contractual relationship, preparing commercial offers, supplying training materials and certificates);
   b. administrative reasons, to carry out activities strictly connected and instrumental to managing relationships with users and fulfilling our legal obligations, for example accounting or tax obligations or complying with court orders;
   c. where specific consent has been given, to periodically send newsletters and advertising materials via email and/or the WhatsApp messaging service;
   d. where specific consent has been given, to receive updates on our activities and notifications of new posts on our blog via email and/or the WhatsApp messaging service;
   e. where specific consent has been given, to receive promotional messages and invitations to events, training courses, webinars, and special promotions, or to take part in analysis and market research, exclusively from Zintek S.r.l., via email and/or the WhatsApp messaging service;
   f. if sending a CV, exclusively for recruitment purposes.
   
   The legal basis for the processing is the need to execute a contract involving the interested party or to execute precontractual measures adopted at the interested party’s request. Where expressly indicated (points c., d., and e.), the legal basis is the consent freely provided by the interested party.
   
   For the purposes set out in points c., d., and e. conducted through WhatsApp, the processing also involves the mobile telephone number supplied by the interested party. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
   
   Communication through WhatsApp
   Zintek uses the WhatsApp Business service, supplied by WhatsApp Ireland Limited (part of Meta group). Communication may occur: (i) through messages sent to the number of the interested party who has consented to receive them; (ii) through themed WhatsApp channels with voluntary registration dedicated to specific categories of recipient (for example: events and conferences for architects, training for installers and sheet metal workers). Subscribing to these channels is free, and the interested party can unsubscribe independently at any time; for direct communications, consent can be withdrawn by replying to the message received or writing to zintek@zintek.it. The use of WhatsApp requires the processing of some data by WhatsApp/Meta as an independent data controller, in accordance with the corresponding privacy policy available on the WhatsApp website.
   
   
3. Nature of the provision
   
   Except as specified regarding browsing data:
   • for the purposes set out in letters a., b., and f., providing the data is optional, but refusing to do so will prevent Zintek from initiating its contractual commitments;
   • for the purposes set out in letters c., d., and e., providing the data is also optional, and their use is conditional on explicit consent being given. Refusing to provide the data will prevent Zintek from sending newsletters and advertising materials or invitations to Zintek events and initiatives.
   
   
4. Processing methods and data retention times
   
   The data gathered will be processed using electronic or automated, computerized, and telematic tools, or through manual processing, for reasons directly related to the purposes for which the personal data were collected, and in any case ensuring their security. The data are stored for the time strictly required to manage the purposes for which the data were gathered, in compliance with all applicable rules and legal obligations. In any case, Zintek implements rules that prevent data from being stored indefinitely and therefore limit the storage time, following the principle of minimizing data processing.
   
   
5. Persons authorized to process data, data processors, and data communication
   
   The collected data is processed by internal Zintek staff identified for this purpose and authorized to process data following specific instructions imparted in accordance with current legislation. The data collected, where necessary or instrumental to execute the indicated purposes, may be processed by third parties named as External Data Processors, or, as appropriate, disclosed to them as independent data controllers, namely:
   • companies within our group of companies, for the purposes set out in paragraph 2, letters a., b. and f.;
   • people, companies, associations, or professional firms that provide support or consultancy activities to our Company, for the purposes set out in paragraph 2, letters b. and f.;
   • companies, organizations, or associations that provide services connected with and instrumental to achieving the aforementioned purposes (e.g. computer system maintenance);
   • WhatsApp Ireland Limited (Meta group), as the supplier of the messaging service used for the communications referred to in letters c., d., and e., which operates as an independent data controller for the data processed as part of its service.
   
   The data collected will not be transferred abroad, apart from the data processed as part of the WhatsApp service: the use of this service, supplied by WhatsApp Ireland Limited (Meta group), may lead to personal data being transferred to non-EU countries, in particular the United States of America. Said transfers are made based on the guarantees provided by Chapter 5 of GDPR, including the adequacy decision concerning the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework and/or the standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission. In any case, personal data will never be disclosed without the interested party’s explicit authorization.
   
   
6. Rights of the interested party
   
   At any time, you may access your data, refuse to allow their processing, or request the deletion, alteration, or updating of all personal data collected by Zintek, exercising your right to restrict processing and your right to data portability, by sending an email to ced@zintek.it.

COMPANY DATA
Zintek S.r.l.
Via delle Industrie 22 – 30175 Porto Marghera (VE) – Italy
VAT No. – TAX CODE – Company Register No.: 03644560272
R.E.A. (Economic and Administrative Index number): VENICE 326006
Registered Capital: Euro 100,000.00, fully paid-up

Updated 09/06/2026