PRIVACY POLICY FOR THIS WEBSITE

These privacy guidelines (the “Privacy Policy”) apply to the website spine-pldd.com (the “Site”) and relate to the processing of personal data carried out by spine-pldd.com of Dr. Gian Paolo Tassi (hereinafter, “spine-pldd.com”) for the purpose of providing services through the Site and, with the user’s consent, for marketing purposes. This Privacy Policy has been drafted in accordance with Recommendation No. 2/2001, adopted on 17 May 2001 by the “Article 29” Working Party on the Protection of Personal Data regarding minimum requirements for online data collection in the European Union, and also serves as information notice to data subjects pursuant to Art. 13 of Italian Legislative Decree 30 June 2003, No. 196 (the “Privacy Code”). The Privacy Policy specifies the identity of the data controller, the types of data collected, the purposes and methods of processing, whether providing data is mandatory or optional, the scope of disclosure of the user’s personal data to third parties, the security measures adopted to protect such data, as well as the user’s rights and how such rights may be exercised.
Data Controller

The Data Controller is the Practice of Dr. Gian Paolo Tassi.
Types of data collected. Purposes of processing

Data provided voluntarily by the user

spine-pldd.com collects and processes personal data voluntarily provided by the user in order to provide consulting services through the Site and related activities, including, for example, fraud prevention, returned items management, product warranty, customer support and interaction with our Customer Relations Service, participation in initiatives offered on the Site, requests to spine-pldd.com for information regarding the purchase of products, or sending a communication to spine-pldd.com by traditional mail or via the Site. We will also process the user’s personal data to assert or defend a right in court and to comply with obligations provided by laws, regulations and EU legislation.

The collection of users’ personal data by spine-pldd.com will necessarily concern only the data strictly necessary to provide the requested services and related activities.

In addition, with the user’s prior, free and optional consent, spine-pldd.com may process the user’s personal data also for marketing purposes, i.e. to send the user—also by email—information about services and similar initiatives organized by spine-pldd.com or in which spine-pldd.com participates. The user will always be able to withdraw consent to receive promotional information; each communication will include a specific section explaining how to withdraw consent and stop receiving promotional materials and information.

The user will always be able to withdraw consent to the processing of their personal data for these purposes.

Personal data processed

The personal data that spine-pldd.com collects and processes include title, first name, last name, address, telephone number, email address, tax code or VAT number, and any other optional information. In the specific sections of the Site where data are collected, a specific notice pursuant to Art. 13 of the Privacy Code is published. Where required by the Privacy Code, spine-pldd.com requests the user’s consent before processing personal data.
Provision of personal data

Providing data is necessary to manage customer contact through the Site and related activities, including, for example, fraud prevention and interaction with our Customer Relations Service. In addition, providing the user’s personal data is mandatory to comply with legal provisions; failure to provide personal data in the cases indicated above will make it impossible for the user to receive the services requested from spine-pldd.com and to receive the replies and information requested from spine-pldd.com.
Providing data for marketing purposes, as specified above, is free and optional; failure to provide such data will have no consequences.
Features and methods of processing personal data

Personal data collected by spine-pldd.com are processed mainly by automated, IT and telematic tools. Such data may also be processed without electronic tools, i.e. by manual means. In any case, data are stored only for the time strictly necessary to achieve the specific purpose pursued from time to time, in compliance with the Privacy Code, including security requirements and confidentiality obligations. We process data in accordance with current security provisions to minimize the risks of destruction or loss (including accidental), unauthorized access, unlawful processing or processing not consistent with the purposes of collection, and unlawful or incorrect use of data.
Scope of disclosure of personal data

spine-pldd.com discloses the user’s personal data within the limits and in the manner specified below, in full compliance with the consent expressed by the user when data were collected, where required by the Privacy Code.
Data will be accessible to our internal and external staff appointed to process them.
In addition, the user’s personal data may be disclosed to third parties providing technical and organizational services that spine-pldd.com may use for the processing purposes described above.
The parties indicated above will process the user’s personal data for the purposes described above and will be provided only with the information necessary to perform their tasks. It is understood that the user’s personal data will not be disclosed to third parties for their own promotional purposes and will not be disseminated in any way.
User’s rights

Pursuant to Art. 7 of the Privacy Code, the user, as data subject, has the right at any time to obtain confirmation as to whether personal data concerning them exist, to know their content and origin, to verify their accuracy, request integration, updating, rectification, deletion, anonymization, blocking of data processed unlawfully, and to object to processing for legitimate reasons.
To exercise these rights and for any question or request regarding the processing of personal data by spine-pldd.com, the user is invited to contact us at the following email address: issat@libero.it or via the website spine-pldd.com.
This Privacy Policy may be updated by spine-pldd.com.

Cookie policy and browsing data

What is a cookie?
A cookie is a text file stored in a dedicated area of your device’s* hard drive when you use an online service. A cookie allows identification of the device in which it is stored until it reaches its expiration date.
*“device” means any electronic device (computer, tablet or smartphone…) used to browse a website, use an application or view an advertisement, etc.
What types of cookies do we use?
When connected to our website, depending on your settings, we may use certain cookies to recognize your device’s web browser until their expiration.
The cookies we use aim to:
- Obtain statistics and analyze both web traffic and how the various sections of our site are consulted, allowing us to improve user interest and the ergonomics of our services, as well as the visibility of our content.
- If you have provided us with your personal data (such as your email address) when accessing one of our services, we may use such data in combination with other device-related data to send you commercial communications.
- Enable or facilitate your navigation on our website or provide you with online communication services you may need during your visit, in order to:
Adapt the display of our website to your device preferences (language, screen resolution, operating system, etc.) depending on the hardware and software used;
Store information previously entered when completing online forms (registration or access to your account) or relating to products, services and/or information previously selected on our website (e.g., subscription to services, cart contents, wishlist, etc.);
Allow access to restricted areas of our website, such as your personal account, via identifiers or other data you may have previously provided;
Ensure the security of our website and services (e.g., when it is necessary to log in again after a certain period of time).
Third-party cookies
Third-party cookies are subject to the privacy policies applied by those third parties.
Our website DOES NOT contain cookies from third parties (advertising agencies, analytics providers, etc.)

Your choices regarding cookies
You can manage cookies in various ways. The settings you choose may affect your ability to browse the web and may sometimes make it impossible to access certain services that require the use of cookies. You can set your cookie preferences at any time using any of the tools described below.
a. Choices offered by your browser
You can set your browser to accept or reject cookies on your device, either systematically or cookie by cookie. You can also set your browser to ask you whether to accept or reject cookies each time a cookie is about to be stored on your device. For more information, please read the section “how to manage your browser’s cookie settings”.
(a) Accept cookies
The use of cookies on a device depends on the user’s choice, which can be freely changed at any time by modifying browser preferences.
If you choose to accept cookies in your browser settings, cookies may be temporarily stored on your device’s hard drive. Cookies can be read only by those who placed them.
(b) Reject cookies
If you reject cookies on your device or delete existing cookies, you may have problems accessing certain features necessary to visit specific areas of our site, such as content that requires login. Likewise, we (and our business partners) may be unable to recognize the type of browser used by your device and, consequently, the language, display settings and the country from which you are connecting.
We cannot be held responsible for consequences resulting from reduced access to our services due to your choice to delete or reject cookies.
(c) How to manage cookie settings in your browser
Each browser has its own cookie management system, described in your browser’s “Help” menu, where you can find all the necessary information on how to set your preferences.

For Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and later:
- Go to “Tools”, then “Internet Options”
- Click “Privacy”
- Choose the desired privacy level

For Mozilla Firefox:
- Go to “Tools”, then “Options”
- Click “Privacy”
- Choose the desired option in the “Cookies” menu

For Opera:
- Go to “File” > “Preferences”
- Click “Privacy”
- Select the desired options

For the Android browser:
- Click the button at the top right
- Go to “Settings”, then “Privacy & Security”
- Select the desired options

For Dolphin browser on Android:
- In the Menu, click “+” and then “Settings”
- Choose “Privacy and security”
- Choose the desired option in the “Cookies” menu

For Safari on iOS:
- In the “Settings” app go to “Safari”
- Tap “Accept Cookies” under “Privacy”
- Select the desired options

In Google Chrome:
- Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar
- Select “Settings” and then click “Advanced settings”
- In the “Privacy” section, click “Content settings”
- In the “Cookies” section, you can change cookie settings

If you share your device with other people and that device uses different browsers, we cannot guarantee that personalized services and ads theoretically offered based on your personal use of the device (where such personalized services and ads are actually available) will correspond to your use and not someone else’s.

Sharing your device and browser cookie settings is your choice, and you are responsible for it.