Terms and conditions of use
The following general conditions (hereinafter, the “General Conditions”) govern the use of this website (hereinafter, the “Site”) owned by Focus Investments S.p.A. (hereinafter, the “Company”).
By using the Site, the user de facto expresses his/her consent to these General Conditions. Therefore, should the user not accept some or all of the General Conditions, the Company invites the user to refrain from using the Site and downloading any material from it. In order to use certain Site services (hereinafter, the “Services”), user registration may be necessary in compliance with and following the relevant instructions indicated on the Site.
User personal data processing will occur in compliance with the Privacy Policy indicated hereinafter, which the user is invited to consult.
Usage limits
The contents of the Site’s pages are the Company’s Copyright ©. All rights reserved. The contents of the Site’s pages must not, either completely or partially, be copied, reproduced, transferred, downloaded, published or distributed in any way without the Company’s prior written consent, without prejudice to the possibility for the users to store them on their computer or to print page abstracts from the Site exclusively for personal use. The brands, logo and material that appear on this Site are owned by the Company. They must not be used on any website other than the Site without the Company’s prior written consent. The Company’s name and any brand that includes the brand FOCUS INVESTMENTS must not be used as Internet addresses for other sites, or parts of these addresses, without the Company’s prior written consent.
Disclaimer and limitation of liability
The Company reserves the right to amend and/or add to the General Conditions at any time. The Company may, furthermore, from time to time amend, move or eliminate parts of, or add parts to the Site. The materials contained on the Site are provided “as is” and with no warranties whatsoever, whether expressed or implicit. The Company makes no guarantees and issues no statements regarding the use or results of the use of Site contents in relation to correctness, accuracy, reliability or anything else. The fact that a document is available on the Site does not mean that the information contained there has not been amended or replaced by later events or by a document published later. The Company has not obligation to update information or statements contained on the Site.
Site information is supplied in good faith and the Company considers it to be accurate. In any case, those intending to purchase any products, goods or services must not refer to this information but must further verify their actual nature and their concrete suitability for the intended use. Consequently, all the Site information is provided without any warranty, whether implicit or explicit, of any type, regarding, for example, the quality of products, goods or services, suitability for a specific purpose or the non-violation of intellectual property rights. The Company will, in no case, be held responsible for any damages, whether direct or indirect, caused by the use of the Site.
Links
The Company reserves the right to amend and/or add to the General Conditions at any time. The Company may, furthermore, from time to time amend, move or eliminate parts of, or add parts to the Site. The materials contained on the Site are provided “as is” and with no warranties whatsoever, whether expressed or implicit. The Company makes no guarantees and issues no statements regarding the use or results of the use of Site contents in relation to correctness, accuracy, reliability or anything else. The fact that a document is available on the Site does not mean that the information contained there has not been amended or replaced by later events or by a document published later. The Company has not obligation to update information or statements contained on the Site.
Site information is supplied in good faith and the Company considers it to be accurate. In any case, those intending to purchase any products, goods or services must not refer to this information but must further verify their actual nature and their concrete suitability for the intended use. Consequently, all the Site information is provided without any warranty, whether implicit or explicit, of any type, regarding, for example, the quality of products, goods or services, suitability for a specific purpose or the non-violation of intellectual property rights. The Company will, in no case, be held responsible for any damages, whether direct or indirect, caused by the use of the Site.
Information received by the Company
Any material sent to the Company, for example, via e-mail or webpage, will be considered nonconfidential. The Company will have no obligations of any type regarding this material and will be free to reproduce it, use it, disclose it, display it, change it, create derivative works and distribute it to third parties. Furthermore, the Company will be free to use all the ideas, concepts, know-how or technical knowledge contained in this material, for any purpose, including, but not limited to, the development, production and marketing of products using this material. Those sending material guarantee that the same is publishable and accept to hold the Company harmless from any legal action pursued by third parties in relation to said material.
Law and jurisdiction
These conditions are governed by Italian law. The Court of Milan, Italy, will have exclusive jurisdiction and competence over any disputes however connected to these conditions. However, the Company reserves the right, if considered necessary, to be able to take legal action before the courts of countries and cities outside of Italy and Milan, to protect its interests and ensure the protection of its rights.
Cookie Policy
Cookies are data created by a server which are memorised in text files on the hard disk of your computer and allow a web site to be aware of your behaviour and preferences. All cookies may automatically be rejected, by activating the relevant browser option according to the following indications. The Company uses the following types of technical cookies:
Browsing cookies
Cookies which facilitate user browsing and remember where the user is when browsing the website. These cookies disappear after one month.
Analytics cookies
Google Analytics cookies collect aggregate, anonymous information on user browsing on sites. A specific browser plug-in may disable Google Analytics cookies. It is found at the following URL: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
You may program your browser so that these cookies are automatically cancelled once the browser, computer or mobile device is closed down. The following links will assist you:
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=it&answer=95647
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/it/kb/Gestione%20dei%20cookie?redirectlocale=en-us&redirectslug=cookies
Microsoft Internet Explorer: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196955
Safari web: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH19214?viewlocale=it_IT&locale=it_IT
Safari ios: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1677
Information on the Processing of Personal Data – Article 13 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the European Council (Privacy Policy) Focus Investments S.p.A., with registered office in Milan, Via Messina n. 38, tax code, VAT number and registration no. of the Chamber of Commerce of Milano Monza Brianza Lodi 09264890964 (hereinafter the “Company” or the “Holder“), namely the data controller of personal data, provides below the privacy policy pursuant to art. 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (hereinafter “GDPR“), to the interested parties (hereinafter the “Interested parties“).
The Company, acting as Data Controller, is committed to safeguarding the confidentiality and rights of the Data Subject and, according to the principles dictated by the aforementioned regulations, the processing of the data provided will be based on the principles of fairness, lawfulness and transparency.
Purpose of Data Treatment
The information is provided only for the Company’s website www.focusinvestments.eu (the “Website“) and not for any other websites that may be accessed by the Interested parties through links. The interested parties may voluntarily provide their personal data, which will be processed and used by the Company for the purposes related to the requested service, indicated by specific information reported or displayed on the pages of the website.
The personal data of the Interested parties will be processed by the Company for the purposes related to the navigation on the Company’s Website and its interaction with the services accessible by electronic means from the website itself.
The provision of data for the above purposes is optional, however, failure to do so and / or any refusal to data treatment will make it impossible for the Data Controller to provide the services requested. The processing is lawful as it is carried out in compliance with the provisions of laws and regulations and for the exercise of the rights of the holder.
The provision of data for the purposes mentioned above is optional, however, a refusal to provide them will only determine the impossibility for the Holder to implement the activities indicated therein.
Consent may be withdrawn at any time, as easily as it has been given .
Processing methods
Data processing is carried out electronically and / or on paper, by recording, processing, archiving and transmission of data, also with the aid of IT tools.
The tools and supports used in the course of the processing activities are suitable to guarantee the security and confidentiality of the data.
In carrying out the processing activities, the Company is committed to:
- ensuring the accuracy and updating of the data processed, and promptly acknowledging any adjustments and / or additions requested by the Data Subject;
- adopting appropriate security measures to guarantee adequate data protection, considering the potential impacts that the treatment involves on the fundamental rights and freedoms of the interested parties;
- notifying the interested parties of any violation of personal data, in the times and in the cases provided for by the binding legislation;
- guaranteeing the compliance of processing operations with the applicable requirements of the law.
Communication and Disclosure of Data
Without prejudice to the communications made in fulfillment of legal obligations, the personal data of the interested parties may be known, in addition to the Data Controller, by:
- Employees and consultants of the Data Controller as authorized data processing personnel (“Representatives“);
- National and foreign companies belonging to the same group to which the Company belongs;
- IT consultants appointed by the Data Controller;
- Authorities in general, administrations, public authorities and organizations, both national and foreign;
exclusively for the purposes listed above, according to any consent granted by the Interested parties. Personal data are not subject to disclosure.
Transfers abroad
Personal data will be stored and processed within the European Union.
In the event of any processing of personal data outside the European Union, the same will only occur after the adoption of adequate guarantees, as required by the binding legislation.
Data Retention Policy
The Company stores personal data in its systems in a form that allows identification of data subjects according to the following criteria:
- for a period of time not exceeding the achievement of the purposes for which they are processed, unless otherwise required by legal obligations;
- to comply with specific legal obligations;
- if applicable and legitimate, up to any request for cancellation by the interested parties.
Rights of the interested party
The interested parties can assert their rights, recognized by the binding legislation and in particular by the articles from 15 to 22 of the GDPR, such as:
- Right of access: the right to obtain from the Data Controller confirmation that personal data are being processed and, in this case, to obtain access to personal data and to further information on the origin, purpose, categories of data processed, recipients of communication and / or data transfer, etc.
- Right of rectification: right to obtain from the Data Controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data, as well as the integration of incomplete personal data, also by providing an additional declaration.
- Right to erasure: right to obtain from the Data Controller the erasure of personal data without undue delay in the event that:
- personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected;
- the data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based and where there is no other legal ground for the processing;
- personal data have been processed unlawfully;
- personal data must be deleted to fulfill a legal obligation.
- Right to object: the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data that have as their legal basis a legitimate interest of the holder.
- Right to restriction of processing: the right to obtain from the Controller the restriction of processing, in any of the following cases:
- where the accuracy of personal data is contested (for the period necessary for the Data Controller to verify the accuracy of such personal data);
- if the processing is unlawful and the interested parties object to the processing;
- if the personal data are necessary to the interested party for the assessment, exercise or defense of legal claims;
- if, as a result of opposition to the treatment, the interested parties are awaiting verification whether the legitimate grounds of the Controller override those of the data subject.
- Right to data portability: the right to receive personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and the right to transmit such data to another data controller, only for the cases where the processing is based on consent or on a contract, and only for data processed by electronic means.
- Right not to be subject to automated decisions: the data subject has the right not to be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning the interested parties or that significantly affects them. The above does not apply in the following cases: the decisions are necessary for the conclusion or execution of a contract; the decisions are based on the explicit consent given by the interested parties.
- Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority: without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial appeal, the interested parties who consider that the data processing concerning them violates the GDPR has the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
In order to exercise the rights, as provided for in the GDPR, the interested parties may:
- forward their requests to the Data Controller, e-mail address: privacy@focusinvestments.eu;
or, alternatively
- contact the data controller at the following address:
Focus Investments S.p.A.
Via Messina 38
20154 Milan
indicating “Privacy” in the subject.
