Privacy Policy
Please note that the Privacy Policy may be changed from time to time as new services are activated or as a result of updates to the Law, so it is advisable to check
periodically any news on the subject by consulting the above site.
This page describes how the site is managed with regard to the processing of personal data of users who consult it. This information is also provided pursuant to Article 13 of Legislative Decree No. 196 of June 30, 2003 called “Code regarding the processing of personal data” to those who interact with the web services of “thefinitive“, accessible electronically from the address www.thefinitive.com, corresponding to the home page of the official website. The information is provided only for the website of “thefinitive” and not also for other websites that may be consulted by the user through links. The information is also inspired by Recommendation No. 2/2001, which the European authorities for the protection of personal data, meeting in the Group established by Article 29 of Directive No. 95/46/EC, adopted on May 17, 2001 to identify certain minimum requirements for the collection of personal data online, and, in particular, the manner, timing and nature of the information that data controllers must provide to users when they connect to web pages, regardless of the purposes of the connection.
The Data Controller
Following consultation of this site, data relating to identified or identifiable persons may be processed. The “owner” of their treatment is “thefinitive“, with registered office rome
Data Processors
As stipulated in the information notice referred to in Article 13, paragraph 1 – letter f of Legislative Decree No. 196 of June 30, 2003, “When the owner has designated more than one controller, at least one of them shall be indicated, indicating the site of the communication network or the means by which the updated list of controllers can be easily known.” In order to comply with the regulatory dictate, the updated list of data processors is available. By writing an e-mail to info@thefinitive.com it is possible to find out about that list.
Place of data processing
Processing related to the web services of this site takes place at the aforementioned headquarters of the Data Controller and is handled only by technical personnel of the Office in charge of processing, or by persons in charge of occasional maintenance operations. No data from the web service is communicated or disseminated.
The personal data provided by users who forward requests to send informative material are used for the sole purpose of performing the service or provision requested and are not disclosed to third parties. The personal data provided by users who forward requests to send informative material (brochures, leaflets, formulation of quotations, etc.) are used for the sole purpose of performing the requested service or performance and are not disclosed to third parties.
Types of data processed
Navigation data
The computer systems and software procedures used to operate this website acquire, in the course of their normal operation, some personal data whose transmission is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols (Internet domain and IP protocol, type of browser and operating system of the computer used, date, time and length of stay on the site, pages viewed, any search engine from which you entered the site).
This is information that is not collected to be associated with identified data subjects, but which by its very nature could, through processing and association with data held by third parties, allow users to be identified.
This category of data includes the IP addresses or domain names of the computers used by users who connect to the site, the URI (Uniform Resource Identifier)
notation addresses of the requested resources, the time of the request, the method used in submitting the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the response given by the server (successful error, etc.) and other parameters relating to the user’s operating system and computer environment. These data are used for the sole purpose of obtaining anonymous statistical information on the use of the site and to check its correct operation and are deleted immediately after processing. The information collected automatically may be used by “thefinitive” for ascertaining responsibility in case of hypothetical computer crimes to the detriment of the site, for statistical purposes, to improve the navigation and content of the site). Except for the possibility of the use of the data for the ascertainment of responsibility, at present the data on web contacts do not persist for more than seven days.
Data provided voluntarily by the user
The optional, explicit and voluntary sending of electronic mail to the addresses indicated on this site involves the subsequent acquisition of the sender’s address, necessary to respond to requests, as well as any other personal data included in the message. It should be noted that personal and / or business data entered in the forms on the site “www.thefinitive.com”, are protected by “thefinitive” and used to respond to user queries, to provide the requested information or to contact the user about the services provided or for any promotions and / or offers.
Optional provision of data
Apart from what has been specified for navigation data, the user is free to provide the personal data reported in the information request forms to “thefinitive“. The provision of personal data and consent to their processing is necessary in order to take advantage of the services offered. Failure to provide consent to processing or subsequent revocation involves the cancellation of the request with the consequent cancellation from the services offered by the site.
Mode of treatment
Personal data are processed by automated means for the time strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected. Specific security measures are observed to prevent data loss, illicit or incorrect use and unauthorized access. We inform you that, in order to provide a complete service, there are links to other websites operated by other owners. We disclaim any responsibility in case of errors, content, cookies, publication of unlawful immoral content, advertisements, banners or files that do not comply with the regulations in force and compliance with the Privacy regulations by sites not operated by us to which reference is made.
Use of cookies
First, what are cookies
A cookie is a small text file (a few bytes) exchanged between a website and your browser and normally used by the website operator to store information needed to improve navigation within the website.
Is it possible to disable or change them?
The main and most popular browsers accept all cookies by default. You can change this option, through the features on your browser, by disabling the feature altogether or at least requiring that for each incoming cookie you are asked for explicit consent when you receive it.
Can I know if cookies are also used on this site?
In the site of “thefinitive”, cookies are associated with your machine and do not identify the end user; however, some cookies, stored temporarily until the end of your navigation, may be associated with your user, if you are a registered user. The purpose of the use of cookies is to facilitate, personalize and speed up your browsing experience on our site (for example, by keeping your “shopping cart” updated in the e-commerce area), to control access to the services to which you have registered and to obtain anonymous statistics on access to the site. If you decide to disable these cookies you will lose much of the personalization features and some services may not be usable
Some companies provide advertisements on “thefinitive” site. These companies may use cookies to make sure that you are not shown the same advertisements too frequently or for statistical purposes to derive traffic data in order to improve the advertising content. These cookies are read by the companies anonymously, i.e., without actually identifying you, and are handled directly by the companies themselves, who are independent data controllers, and “thefinitive “does not have access to them, nor can it control how they are subsequently used.
Analysis of browsing habits
1) Your browsing habits will be used by Google analytics in an aggregated and absolutely anonymous way.
2) These habits can still be made “unmonitorable” by deleting cookies through your browser settings
“This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies,” which are text files placed on your computer to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to, and stored on, Google’s servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of tracking and examining your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate setting on your browser, but this may prevent you from using the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of your data by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.”
Disclosure of data
Personal data provided may be disclosed to:
Associated or subsidiary companies that are part of the Group;
Public bodies in compliance with laws, regulations and EU legislation;
Transferred abroad with the user’s consent and within the limits of Articles 42 and 43 of Legislative Decree No. 196.
Rights of data subjects
The subjects to whom the personal data refer have the right at any time to obtain confirmation of the existence or otherwise of such data and to know its content and origin, verify its accuracy or request its integration or updating, or rectification (art. 7 of Legislative Decree no. 196/2003 – reported in full). Pursuant to the same article, one has the right to request the cancellation, transformation into anonymous form or blocking of data processed in violation of the law, as well as to oppose in any case, for legitimate reasons, their processing. Requests should also go to the Data Controller using the references above.
In relation to the above processing, the user may exercise the rights set out in Article 7 of Legislative Decree No. 196/2003, the full text of which is set out below:
” 1. The data subject shall have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him/her exist, regardless of their being already recorded, and communication of such data in intelligible form.
2. The data subject has the right to obtain indication of:
(a) the origin of the personal data;
b) of the purposes and methods of processing;
c) the logic applied in case of processing carried out with the aid of electronic instruments;
d) of the identification details of the data controller, data processors and the representative designated pursuant to Article 5, paragraph 2;
e) of the subjects or categories of subjects to whom the personal data may be communicated or who may become aware of them in their capacity as designated representative in the territory of the State, managers or appointees.
3. The interested party has the right to obtain:
a) the updating, rectification or, when interested, the integration of data;
b) the cancellation, transformation into anonymous form or blocking of data processed in violation of the law, including those that do not need to be kept in relation to the purposes for which the data were collected or subsequently processed;
c) certification to the effect that the operations as per letters a) and b) have been notified, as also related to their contents, to the entities to whom or which the data were communicated or disseminated, unless this requirement proves impossible or involves a manifestly disproportionate effort compared with the right that is to be protected.
4. The data subject has the right to object, in whole or in part:
(a) on legitimate grounds, to the processing of personal data concerning him/her, even if pertinent to the purpose of collection;
b) to the processing of personal data concerning him/her for the purposes of sending advertising or direct sales material or for carrying out market research or commercial communications.