PRIVACY POLICY
Huntsman GOMET S.r.l. (“GOMET“), with registered office in Strada Tomboleto 12, 10010 Azeglio (TO), Italy, a member of the Huntsman Group, recognises the importance of maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and security of your personal data (“Personal Data“), and hereby informs you that any Personal Data which you provide to GOMET through our website www.gomet.it (“Website“), as well as any Personal Data which you may provide to a GOMET store, including through its subsidiaries and/or affiliates, will be processed in compliance with current European privacy laws(Regulation EU 2016/679 – “GPDR“) and with any specific local regulations applicable from time totime for the processing of data outside the European Union, together with the principles and generalrules of conduct contained in GOMET’s internal policies and in the codes of ethics adopted by Huntsman Group.
Browsing data
During their normal operation, the computer systems and software procedures used to operate our Website collect certain personal data (log files). The transmission of such data is inherent to the useof internet communication protocols. This information is not collected in order to be associated tospecific data subjects. However, due to its nature, this information can allow users to be identified by means of their processing and integration with data held by third parties. Such information includes the IP addresses or domain names of the computers you use to visit our Website, URIs (Uniform Resource Identifiers) of the resources requested, the time of the request, the method used to submit the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in reply, the numerical status code of theserver reply (successful, error, etc.) and other parameters concerning the user’s operating system and computer environment. This data is used with the sole purpose of obtaining anonymous statistical information on the use of our Website and to guarantee its correct operation.
Cookies
Cookies are used in the Website to ensure its efficient functioning and to improve our service. Cookies are small text files sent to the user’s computer (usually to the user’s browser) by visited websites; they are stored in the user’s computer to be then re-transmitted to the websites on the user’s subsequent visits to those websites. GOMET uses temporary session cookies that are automatically deleted after each visit and permanent cookies that are stored on the user’s hard disk until they are deleted. Cookies are used to improve website navigation and collect information in an anonymous form about how users use the Website. This information allows us to make constant updates to improve the use of the Website by users.
Passwords, credit card data or other identifiable personal information are never saved in cookies.
Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. You can at any time reset your browser to reject all cookies or to notify you when a new cookie is being sent. However, rejecting cookies may prevent you from using certain functions of the Website.
Personal Data voluntarily provided by the data subject
GOMET collects and processes the Personal Data that you directly and voluntarily provide through our Website when you place online orders and/or register to our Website and/or subscribe to our newsletter and/or contact our Customer Service.These data include, for example, your first and last name, postal and e-mail address, phone number and date of birth.
Furthermore, when you voluntarily send an e-mail through our Website and/or to the addresses indicated in our Website and/or you fill the form in our Website’s “Job opportunities“ section, we collect your e-mail address so that we can reply to any request, as well as any additional Personal Data contained in your message.
Your Personal Data may be processed for the following purposes:
(a) to respond to all your requests and to manage your relationship with GOMET;
(b) to fulfill your online purchase orders and perform all management activities connected with it (including administrative management of the contract, delivery of goods, payment processing, management of any claims and litigation, and fraud prevention), and to comply with any applicable legal or regulatory obligations.
Furthermore, subject to your prior consent, your Personal Data may be included in the Huntsman Group customer data base and processed together with the details of your purchases for the following purposes:
(c) profiling: to perform individual or group studies, surveys, statistical and/or market researches on your preferences with regards to our products, so that we can offer you a personalized service and promote cultural and recreational activities that may interest you;
(d) marketing: to contact you and/or send you (by post, telephone, e-mail and any other form of electronic communication) information and promotions, including commercial information, newsletters, advertising material, catalogues and invitations to events related tothe Huntsman Group’s products and services.
Your Personal Data will be processed by suitable electronic or automated means and computerized tools, or manually and on hard copy, exclusively for the purposes for which they have been collected and guaranteeing the security and confidentiality of any processed information. Your Personal Data will be processed only by GOMET’s internal staff duly authorized to do so under their respective job duties. Your Personal Data may also be processed by third parties to the extent necessary and/or instrumental for the above purposes. These third parties will act on behalf of GOMET as data processors (e.g. service providers, carriers, IT technicians or any other suppliers appointed by GOMET to carry out and/or manage any promotional campaigns for GOMET’s products and services, etc.).
The provision of your Personal Data is optional.
However, if you wish to make a purchase order for products offered on our Website, and/or receiveinformation on GOMET’s products and services, and/or contact our Customer Service and/or use any other services offered by GOMET, you need to fill in all mandatory fields of the relevant forms.
The processing of your Personal Data for the purposes indicated at letters (c) and (d) of paragraph above is subject to your prior express consent. If you withhold your consent, we may not be able to offer you a personalized service and inform you of any initiatives that may interest you and/or send you any other commercial information on products, initiatives and events of the Huntsman Group and therefore GOMET.
You may withdraw your consent to the processing of your Personal Data by us at any time, by writing to Huntsman GOMET S.r.l., Strada Tomboleto 12, 10010Azeglio (TO), Italy, by sending an e-mail to “gomet@gomet.it”, or by using the “unsubscribe” link included in all of our commercial electronic communications, and/or by using any other appropriate procedures which may be made available to you.
Whenever necessary and/or instrumental to the above purposes, your Personal Data may be processed on behalf of GOMET by other entities acting as data processor, including:
Your Personal Data may be transferred abroad in accordance with applicable legislation, including to countries outside the European Union where GOMET pursues its interests, by adopting all appropriate security measures and safeguards to ensure an appropriate level of data security.
Your Personal Data will not be used for third-party advertising purposes or for the promotion of products, services or initiatives by entities other than GOMET, nor shall they be disclosed to unknown persons under any circumstances.
Your personal data will be processed and stored for as long as required for the purposes for which they were collected, and in accordance with the storage periods provided for by the applicable laws,or until you revoke your consent to the processing, if applicable. After such period, your Personal Data will be automatically and permanently erased or made anonymous.
The Data Controller is Huntsman GOMET S.r.l., with registered office in Strada Tomboleto 12, 10010 Azeglio (TO), Italy.
GOMET will process your Personal Data in accordance with the “GDPR”.
If you want to exercise your rights or receive any information on your rights and/or this Privacy Policy, please contact the Data Controller or Data Protection Officer (“DPO“) by writing to Huntsman GOMET S.r.l., Strada Tomboleto 12, 10010, Azeglio (TO), Italy, or by sending an e-mail to gomet@gomet.it under the subject “Privacy Policy info“.
Please note that you may exercise the rights under Articles 15 to 21 “GDPR”, and specifically the rightto request information as to whether your Personal Data is being processed and as to thecharacteristics of the processing, the right to rectification and erasure of your Personal Data, theright to object to the processing and/or the right to have those Personal Data transmitted to another controller.
You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal of your consent will notaffect the lawfulness of processing based on your consent before its withdrawal. You may lodge a complaint with the Italian supervisory authority (Autorità garante per la protezione dei dati personali) at Piazza di Montecitorio no. 121, 00186, Rome (Italy).
If you have any request on your Personal Data, on this Privacy Policy or on how you might exerciseyour rights, you may contact the Data Controller or the DPO free of charge at the contact detailsindicated at paragraph 7.
GOMET reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time. The Privacy Policy currently inforce is the one published on our Website.
Last updated on May, 7th 2021