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PRIVACY POLICY

D.Lgs. 196/2003 Codice in materia di protezione dei dati personali - Regulations on protection of personal data.

T.I.R.E.S. s.r.l. (Via Vinicio Cortese, 38/40 00128 Rome) hereby informs visitors of the www.tires-srl.com website (from now on the "Website") of the policies that have been adopted in regard to the protection of personal data, highlighting its commitment and attention towards protection of the visitors’ privacy.

Website navigation is free and does not require any registration, with the exception of certain areas in which the user can freely and expressly provide a set of personal data in order to be granted access to specifically identified services. In case the visitor were to provide these personal data to access the additional services, in accordance with Article 13 of the "D. Lgs. 30 giugno 2003, n. 196, Codice in materia di protezione dei dati personali", he will be informed on the purpose and mode of use of data on our part, as well as on the right to request the cancellation of data or their update at any moment.

Informations on protection of personal data

In accordance with the "Decreto Legislativo n.196/2003 Codice in materia di protezione dei dati personali" (from now on the "Code"), we provide the following informations.

1. Data Controller and Data Processor

The Data Controller is T.I.R.E.S. s.r.l., headquartered in Rome, Via Vinicio Cortese, 38/40 (from now on "T.I.R.E.S. s.r.l.").

2. Types of treated personal data

In order to access the Website no registration is required. There are however specific service in the website that require provision of personal data in order to be accessed (e.g. your data could be requested to access services such as the Newsletter and sending of promotional or informative material, to register on the Site, to contact us, to request information, etc.).

If informations and personal data were to be acquired, the users will be promptly informed, in accordance with Article 13 in the Code, of the purposes of their collection and of their mode of use. Where necessary, the specific consent from the user will be collected. For instance, personal data that we might request are first name and last name, address, phone number, email and further informations that the user consents to provide in order to access the services on the Website by filling out a specific form. All obtained personal data will only be utilized with the purpose indicated upon registration.

Data concerning connection and navigation on the Website (such as addresses in URI- Uniform Resource Identifier- notation of requested resources, time of the request, method used to submit the request to the server, dimensions of the file obtained in response to the request, the numerical code indicating the status of the response given by the server- successful, error- and further parameters concerning the user’s operating system and computing environment) are collected with the only purpose of gaining anonymous statistical data on the usage of the Website and monitoring its proper functioning and they are deleted immediately after having been processed. Data could be utilized to ascertain responsibility in the case of hypothetical computer crimes damaging the Website: following the exclusion of this possibility, data will be deleted at the end of the time required for the provision of services indicated on the Website.

As concerns the data related to the navigation on the Website, refer to point 6 on profiling tools used by the Website.

3. Voluntary nature of data provision

Personal data provision is generally voluntary (for instance, to receive promotional or informative communications). Only in some circumstances failure to provide data might cause impossibility to access specific services and to obtain what requested.

The user is required to indicate on the Website his own personal data exclusively. In case data belonging to third parties were to be indicated, the user would declare and recognize of having obtained from the third parties the consent to the treatment of data by us or by any other data controller (as required in all the specifications disclosed upon collection of data).

4. Data processing methods and scope of disclosure

Data can be processed either in electronic or paper form. We guarantee the legit processing of personal data provided through use of the Website, in full compliance with the regulations in force, and we also guarantee confidentiality of the data provided upon registration.

All obtained informations are transmitted via protected connection in order to prevent interception by external parties. The Website security is guaranteed and certified by a company that is leader among the providers of services for security on the Internet.

Data will not be communicated or released to third parties, except in the limits and conditions expressly indicated in the specifications disclosed to the user each time and with preliminary authorization by the user himself.

5. Links to other sites

The specifications reported here are only valid for the website www.tires-srl.com, not for other websites browsed by the user through a link. The owner of the Website cannot be held responsible for the users’ personal data provided to external parties or to any websites linked to the Website.

6. Profiling tools

The owner of the website does not perform any activity of promotional or advertising communication without preliminary consent by the user.

The Website makes use of automated systems for collection of data, such as the "Cookies", flash cookies and browser cookies, namely devices sent from the Website server to the user’s browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and so on) and then stored in the hard disk of the user’s PC when he visits the Website.

Cookies allow the Website to identify the user’s PC, through stored information, any time the user accesses the Website with the same PC.

Through the use of cookies we can facilitate navigation on the Website.

Cookies do not contain any information directly identifying the user. Indeed, we cannot obtain any personal data (e.g., first name, last name) through cookies, except for the ones directly provided by the user.

In general, cookies can be differentiated depending on their duration, domain or function. Depending on their duration they can be distinguished in:

Session cookies: temporary files that are only present as long as the web browser remains open or the session is active;
Persistent cookies: files that are stored and conserved even after exiting the website and closing the browser. They are only deleted after the expiration date indicated in the cookies itself or in case of deletion by the user.

Depending on the domain that installed them they can be distinguished in:

First-party cookies: files that are installed by external sites through a code integrated in the website pages. Examples of first-party cookies are the ones installed by social plugin (e.g., Facebook or Twitter for content sharing) or the cookies for analysis of site visits;

Depending on their function they can be distinguished in:

"technical" cookies, that are functional to proper functioning of the website pages and can be grouped in:
1. Strictly necessary cookies: essential to the proper functioning of the website pages. Without these cookies some functions might be compromised and the access to specific contents limited. For instance, they allow to keep track of the authentication performed by the user;
2. Functionality cookies: cookies used to store the choices made by the users to improve their navigation (e.g., language or filling of a form with a name already used). This type of cookie can include personal data (such as the name of the user or the email provided previously). Without these cookies some functions and navigation between pages could be compromised or become slower;
3. Performance cookies: they are used to understand (i) if the users visiting the website are new ones or have already visited it in the past., (ii) how they use the website, (iii) how they switch between pages, (iv) the time they spend on the pages and on the website, (v) the geographical area of origin. All data collected by these cookies do not identify the user himself but are anonymously aggregated by the analysis tools. Disabling these cookies does not compromise the proper functioning of the Website;
4. Cookies related to social widgets: some widgets proposed by social networks (such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google +, Pinterest, Google Maps, etc.) can make use of their own cookies allowing the effective functioning of the link with the social network. Disabling these cookies does not compromise the usage of the site, except for the areas where these widgets might have been installed (such as videos or maps) and the cases in which there is the possibility of rapid sharing of contents or of commenting certain areas;
Profiling and marketing cookies: these cookies are installed to show to the users contents correlated to their preferences. They can be thus used to show advertising contents defined on the basis of the user’s preferences. These cookies work in collaboration with third-party sites and can keep track of the navigation of the user on pages present on different domains. This type of cookie usually keeps track of the user’s IP address, as well as other information, some also personal;

Cookies are located by the Website server and no one can access the information contained there. Once saved in the computer, the cookie can be read only by the website that created it in the first place or, in the case of third-party cookies, by the server of the third-party that has installed the cookies.

6.1 Which type of cookies do we use

TECHNICAL COOKIES

the Website utilises technical cookies. They are the ones used to guarantee a better navigation on the Website or that are strictly necessary to the services offered by the Website itself. More specifically, the cookies that have been used are:

First-party cookies (released by the Website), allowing us to store the choices made by the user to improv his navigation;
Analytical, third-party cookies (released by external websites, not belonging to us): they allow us to verify and store the mode of navigation of the users on the website, in an aggregate and anonymous form. Thanks to these cookies we can improve the service we offer, making it easier for the user to identify the information they’re looking for;
Third-party cookies (external websites, not belonging to us): necessary to enable social networks (e.g., Facebook, Google, Twitter) to check the interaction with the social widgets on the Website and allow as a consequence the interaction between the Website and social networks or external platforms;

These cookies do not require the acquisition of a preliminary consent expressed by the user, since they are strictly necessary to provide the service on the Website (article 122, paragraph 1 of the Code).

PROLIFERATION COOKIES

The website makes use of proliferation cookies from other sites (particularly Google Analytics and Gigya). They are cookies aimed at creating profiles related to the user and at understanding his preferences, also with the goal of improving the contents found on the Website.

The usage of these cookies requires the informed and expressed consent to be provided by the user (article 122, paragraph 1 of the Code). By accessing the Home Page (or any other page) of the Website, visualising the informative banner relative to the cookies and examining the informations contained in it, the user provides, if he continues the navigation (for instance, by clicking on the web page of the Website or on a link in it), his own consent to the use of cookies. Having configured one’s browser internet (e.g., Explorer, Firefox, Chrome) with the aim of accepting the use of cookies is to be considered as specific consent as well (article 122, paragraph 2 of the Code).

We highlight that the consent will only be requested during the first access to the Website: afterwards, thanks to the use of a technical cookie we will store the given consent to allow access to the pages of the site upon any subsequent navigation (despite maintaining the right to disable or enable the cookies at any moment, as well as clearing them (see point 6.5): in this last case, upon subsequent access, the Website will require consent once again.

6.2 Informations on the cookie released by the Website:

As concerns the cookies used on the Website, we provide the following informations:

The name of the domain from which the Website server transmits these cookies is www.tires-srl.com, exclusively for the cookies released by that website. As concerns third-party cookies, see paragraph 6.3;
Purpose of the collection: cookies are aimed at enabling an easier and safer navigation on the Website, improve the experience on the Website and the interaction with Social Networks (technical cookies);
Collected data: the following informations are stored: addresses in URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) notation of the requested resources, time of the request, method used to submit the request to the server, dimensions of the obtained file, numeric code indicating the status of the response given by the server (successful, error, etc.) and further parameters concerning the user’s operating system and computing environment;
Validity of the cookies: the Website makes use of both session cookies (which are automatically deleted upon closure of the browser), as well as persistent cookies (which are conserved up to the cancellation by the user), with maximum duration of six months;
Necessity of acceptance of technical cookies: consent of the user to technical cookies utilisation is not necessary and its acceptance is optional, however if not accepted, despite still being able to navigate on the website, the release of particular contents or functions of the Website might be impaired;
Communication of data: all data collected through cookies are confidential and are not disclosed to third-parties;

The Website uses technical cookies. They are aimed at allowing an improved navigation on the Website or they are strictly necessary to the provision of the services offered by the Website (article 122, paragraph 1 of the Code).

Profiling cookies: the Website makes use of profiling cookies from other sites (particularly Google Analytics). They are cookies aimed at creating profiles related to the user and at understanding his preferences, also with the goal of improving the contents found on the Website.

No other profiling tools are used on this website (e.g., spyware).

6.3 Third-party cookies

The Website makes use of third-party cookies, namely cookies that are released and managed by a party other than us for their own purposes, also profiling ones.

6.4 Disabling/clearing cookies via web browser

It is always possible to disable/enable or clear cookies at any time using the settings of the web browser. In particular, if the user wishes to no longer receive cookies, it is possible to set the browser to always be notified of the presence of a cookie, in order to decide whether to accept it or not; it is also possible to automatically refuse all cookies, by activating the appropriate option in the browser.

In order to do so, you can consult the information reported in your browser's User Manual (Help Page) or follow these instructions:

Google Chrome

Open Google Chrome
At the top right, click "More", then "Settings";
Click "Privacy and security", then "Site settings" and then "Cookies and other site data";
Here you can decide to turn on cookies or turn them off (by turning off "Allow all cookies");

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0

At the top, click "Tools", then "Internet Options"
Select the "Privacy" tab. There is a slider control on the left. You can drag it up or down to select varying levels of Cookie security. When the privacy level is below Medium cookies will be disabled.

Mozilla Firefox

Click the "Options" menu, then "Privacy";
Click "Cookie", then choose the preferred level of privacy (Standard, Strict, Custom)

Safari su OSX

At the top, click "Safari" and select the "Preferences" menu;
Click "Privacy", where you will see two checkboxes ("Website tracking" and "Cookies and website data"

Mozilla e Netscape su OSX

At the top of the browser, click "Mozilla" or "Netscape", then select the option "Preferences";
Find the option cookies under "Privacy and security";

Opera

Open the "Easy Setup" menu and scroll to the bottom;
Click "Go to full browser settings";
In the "Search settings", look for "cookies" and click on "Cookies";
Choose the cookie settings

You can also manage your preferences concerning cookies on the following website: www.youronlinechoices.com.

7. Place of data processing and scope of communication of the data

The data processing related to the services offered by the Website takes place at T.I.R.E.S. s.r.l. headquarters, indicated in the first point. It is performed by the persons in charge of the processing at T.I.R.E.S. s.r.l..

Part of this processing will also be performed at the headquarters of an external supplier of T.I.R.E.S. s.r.l. in charge of activities related to the management and maintenance of the Website.

In this perspective, the data could also be momentarily transferred abroad, in compliance with articles 43 to 45 of the Code.

We kindly ask the users to carefully read the information contained in the sections of the Website dedicated to the registration or collection of personal data to access certain services: in these policy sections the subjects from which personal data can be acquired are specifically indicated, as well as any other eventual subject that will process the acquired personal data as autonomous data controller.

8. Rights of data subjects

You have the right to obtain information on the processing of your personal data, specifically 1) immediately obtaining a confirmation concerning the existence of personal data, 2) obtaining: a) information about the origin of personal data, as well as on the purposes and modalities of data processing, on the logic applied in case of processing carried out with the aid of electronic tools, on the identity of the owner or of the persons in charge, on the update or rectification or integration of data in case of interest; b) the deletion, transformation to anonymous form or blockage of data processed in violation of the law; 3) entirely or only partly opposing to the processing of his own personal data with the purpose of deriving commercial information, sending promotional material or direct sale, so with the aim of doing market research or commercial communication research.

You can exercise your rights at any moment by sending an email to tires2017@libero.it

9. Applicable law

This Privacy Policy is regulated by the Italian legislation, more precisely by the Code, which regulates the processing of personal data, also the ones treated abroad performed by a subject located in Italy or performed using tools located in Italy. The Code guarantees that the processing of all personal data will be performed in full observance of the fundamental rights and freedoms, as well as the dignity of the interested subject, with attention to confidentiality, personal identity and to the right to protection of personal data.

10. Review clause

We reserve the right to review, modify or simply update this Privacy Policy in its entirety or only partly at our own discretion, at any moment without notice and in any way, also in view of amendments to laws or regulations on the protection of personal data. Any change or update to the current Privacy Policy will be notified to users on the Homepage of the Website as soon as they are adopted, and will become binding once published in this same section of the Website.

We thus kindly ask you to regularly access this section to verify the publication of the most recent and updated version of this Privacy Policy.

The full text of the "Decreto legislativo 30 giugno 2003, n. 196" is accessible on the website of the "Garante per la Protezione dei dati personali" www.garanteprivacy.it.