Privacy Policy

This page describes the management of the alvapack.com website regarding the processing of personal data of users who consult it. This information notice is provided pursuant to Article 13 of Legislative Decree no. 196/2003 – the Italian Personal Data Protection Code – and in light of the simplified procedures for providing information and obtaining consent for the use of cookies published in the Official Gazette no. 126 of June 3, 2014, and related provision register no. 229 of May 8, 2014. This policy is provided only for the alvapack.com website and not for any other websites that may be consulted by the user via links.

Data Controller

Alvapack srl via Guglielmo Marconi 32, Bologna Tel. +39 051 6650541 Data Controller’s email address: info@alvapack.it

Types of Data Collected

Among the Personal Data collected by this Website, either independently or through third parties, are: email address, first name, last name, phone number, Cookies, and Usage Data.

Full details on each type of data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or through specific information texts displayed before the data collection.

Personal Data may be freely provided by the User or, in the case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using this Website.

Unless otherwise specified, all Data requested by this Website are mandatory. If the User refuses to communicate them, it may be impossible for this Website to provide the Service. In cases where this Website indicates certain Data as optional, Users are free to refrain from communicating such Data, without any consequences on the availability or the operation of the Service. Users who have doubts about which Data is mandatory are encouraged to contact the Controller.

Any use of Cookies – or other tracking tools – by this Website or by the owners of third-party services used by this Website, unless otherwise specified, serves the purpose of providing the Service requested by the User, in addition to the further purposes described in this document and in the Cookie Policy, if available.

The User assumes responsibility for the Personal Data of third parties obtained, published, or shared through this Website and guarantees that they have the right to communicate or disseminate them, releasing the Controller from any liability to third parties.


Methods and Place of Processing the Collected Data

Method of Processing

The Controller adopts appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or destruction of the Personal Data. The processing is carried out using IT and/or telematics tools, with organizational methods and logic strictly related to the indicated purposes.

In addition to the Controller, in some cases, other parties involved in the organization of this Website (administrative, commercial, marketing, legal, system administrators) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, postal couriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communication agencies) may have access to the Data. These parties may be appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Controller. The updated list of Data Processors can always be requested from the Data Controller.

Legal Basis of Processing

The Controller processes Personal Data relating to the User if one of the following conditions is met:

  • The User has given consent for one or more specific purposes; Note: In some jurisdictions, the Controller may be authorized to process Personal Data without the User’s consent or another of the legal bases specified below, until the User objects (“opt-out”) to such processing. This is not applicable, however, where the processing of Personal Data is governed by European legislation on Personal Data Protection (GDPR).
  • Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with the User and/or for the execution of pre-contractual measures;
  • Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Controller is subject;
  • Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or for the exercise of official authority vested in the Controller;
  • Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller or by a third party.

It is always possible to ask the Controller to clarify the concrete legal basis of each processing operation and, in particular, to specify whether the processing is based on law, provided for by a contract, or necessary to conclude a contract.

Place

The Data is processed at the Controller’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. For further information, please contact the Controller.

The User’s Personal Data may be transferred to a country other than the one in which the User is located. To obtain further information on the location of the processing, the User can refer to the section concerning the details on the processing of Personal Data.

In the case of heightened protection, the User has the right to obtain information regarding the legal basis for the transfer of Data outside the European Union or to an international organization under public international law or constituted by two or more countries, such as the UN, as well as regarding the security measures adopted by the Controller to protect the Data.

Should one of the transfers described above occur, the User can refer to the respective sections of this document or ask the Controller for information by contacting them at the details provided at the opening.

Retention Period

The Data is processed and stored for the time required by the purposes for which they were collected. Therefore:

  • Personal Data collected for purposes related to the execution of a contract between the Controller and the User will be retained until the complete execution of such contract.
  • Personal Data collected for purposes related to the legitimate interest of the Controller will be retained until such interest is satisfied. Users can obtain further information regarding the legitimate interest pursued by the Controller in the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Controller.

When the processing is based on the User’s consent, the Controller may keep the Personal Data for a longer period until such consent is revoked. Furthermore, the Controller may be obliged to retain the Personal Data for a longer period in compliance with a legal obligation or by order of an authority.

At the end of the retention period, the Personal Data will be deleted. Therefore, the right to access, deletion, rectification, and the right to data portability can no longer be exercised after the expiry of the retention period.

Purposes of the Processing of Collected Data

The User’s Data is collected to allow the Controller to provide its Services, as well as for the following purposes: Contacting the User, Contact management and message sending, Tag management, Interaction with external social networks and platforms, Advertising, Statistics, and Displaying content from external platforms.

To obtain further detailed information on the purposes of processing and on the specific Personal Data relevant to each purpose, the User can refer to the relevant sections of this document.

Details on the Processing of Personal Data

Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:

Mailing List or Newsletter Registration

By registering to the mailing list or the newsletter, the User’s email address is automatically added to a list of contacts to whom email messages may be transmitted containing information, which may also be commercial or promotional in nature, concerning this Website. The User’s email address might also be added to this list as a result of registering to this Website or after making a purchase. Personal Data collected: last name, email address, and first name.

Subscription Form (This Website)

By filling in the subscription form with their Personal Data, the User consents to their use for the purpose of adhering to the commercial proposal. Personal Data collected: first name, last name, address, place of birth, date of birth, fiscal code (tax ID), email, phone number, VAT number (Partita IVA). In the event of filling in personal data of other subjects referred to as an “accompanying person,” the User, by filling in the data of the latter, implies that they have received explicit authorization for the processing of such personal data.

Contact Form (This Website)

By filling in the contact form with their Data, the User consents to their use to respond to requests for information, quotes, or any other nature indicated by the form’s header. Personal Data collected: first name, last name, email address, and phone number.

This type of service allows for the management of a database of email contacts, telephone contacts, or contacts of any other kind, used for communicating with the User. These services may also allow for the collection of data relating to the date and time the messages are viewed by the User, as well as the User’s interaction with them, such as information on clicks on links included in the messages.

This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of this Website and to interact with them. If a service of this kind is installed, it is possible that, even if the Users do not use the service, it collects traffic data relating to the pages on which it is installed.

Google Fonts (Google Inc.)

Google Fonts is a typeface visualization service provided by Google Inc. that allows this Website to integrate such content within its pages. Personal Data collected: Usage Data and various types of Data as specified by the privacy policy of the service. Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.. Subject adhering to the Privacy Shield.

Google Maps Widget (Google Inc.)

Google Maps is a map visualization service provided by Google Inc. that allows this Website to integrate such content within its pages. Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data. Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.. Subject adhering to the Privacy Shield.

Questo tipo di servizi permette di visualizzare contenuti ospitati su piattaforme esterne direttamente dalle pagine di questo Sito Web e di interagire con essi. Nel caso in cui sia installato un servizio di questo tipo, è possibile che, anche nel caso gli Utenti non utilizzino il servizio, lo stesso raccolga dati di traffico relativi alle pagine in cui è installato.

The services contained in this section allow the Data Controller to monitor and analyze traffic data and are used to keep track of User behavior.

Google Analytics (Google Inc.)

Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google uses the Personal Data collected for the purpose of tracking and examining the use of this Website, compiling reports, and sharing them with other services developed by Google. Google may use the Personal Data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data. Place of processing: United States – Privacy PolicyOpt Out. Subject adhering to the Privacy Shield.

Google Analytics with anonymized IP (Google Inc.)

Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google uses the Personal Data collected for the purpose of tracking and examining the use of this Website, compiling reports, and sharing them with other services developed by Google. Google may use the Personal Data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

This integration of Google Analytics anonymizes your IP address. Anonymization works by shortening the IP address of Users within the borders of the member states of the European Union or in other countries participating in the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the IP address be sent to Google’s servers and shortened within the United States. Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data. Place of processing: United States – Privacy PolicyOpt Out. Subject adhering to the Privacy Shield.

User Rights

Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Controller. In case of heightened protection, the User may exercise all the rights listed below. In any other case, the User may contact the Controller to find out which rights apply to them and how to exercise them.

In particular, the User has the right to:

  • Withdraw consent at any time. The User can withdraw consent to the processing of their Personal Data previously expressed.
  • Object to the processing of their Data. The User can object to the processing of their Data when it occurs on a legal basis other than consent. Further details on the right to object are indicated in the section below.
  • Access their Data. The User has the right to obtain information on the Data processed by the Controller, on certain aspects of the processing, and to receive a copy of the Data processed.
  • Verify and request rectification. The User can verify the correctness of their Data and request their updating or correction.
  • Obtain the restriction of processing. When certain conditions are met, the User can request the restriction of the processing of their Data. In this case, the Controller will not process the Data for any purpose other than their storage.
  • Obtain the erasure or removal of their Personal Data. When certain conditions are met, the User can request the deletion of their Data by the Controller.
  • Receive their Data or have them transferred to another controller. The User has the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and, where technically feasible, to obtain their transfer without hindrance to another controller. This provision is applicable when the Data is processed by automated means and the processing is based on the User’s consent, on a contract of which the User is part, or on contractual measures connected to it.
  • Lodge a complaint. The User can lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority or take legal action.

Details on the Right to Object

When Personal Data is processed in the public interest, in the exercise of official authority vested in the Controller, or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller, Users have the right to object to the processing for reasons related to their particular situation.

Users are reminded that, where their Data is processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to that processing without providing any justification. To find out whether the Controller processes data for direct marketing purposes, Users can refer to the respective sections of this document.

How to Exercise the Rights

To exercise User rights, Users may address a request to the contact details of the Controller indicated in this document. Requests are filed free of charge and processed by the Controller as quickly as possible, in any case within one month.

Applicability of Higher Protection Level

While most of the provisions of this document apply to all Users, some are expressly subject to the applicability of a higher level of protection to the processing of Personal Data. This higher level of protection is always guaranteed when the processing:

  • is carried out by a Controller established in the EU; or
  • concerns Personal Data of Users who are in the EU and is functional to the offer of goods or services for consideration or free of charge to such Users; or
  • concerns Personal Data of Users who are in the EU and allows the Controller to monitor the behavior of such Users to the extent that such behavior takes place within the Union.

Additional Information on Data Processing

Cookie Policy

This Website uses Cookies. To learn more and to view the detailed information notice, the User can consult the Cookie Policy.

Legal Defense

The User’s Personal Data may be used by the Controller in court or in the preparatory stages for its possible establishment for the defense against abuse in the use of this Website or related Services by the User. The User declares to be aware that the Controller may be obliged to disclose the Data by order of public authorities.

Specific Information Notices

Upon User request, in addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Website may provide the User with additional and contextual information regarding specific Services, or the collection and processing of Personal Data.

System Logs and Maintenance

For operational and maintenance purposes, this Website and any third-party services it uses might collect System Logs, which are files that record interactions and may also contain Personal Data, such as the User IP address.

Information Not Contained in This Policy

Further information regarding the processing of Personal Data may be requested at any time from the Data Controller using the contact details.

“Do Not Track” Requests Response

This Website does not support “Do Not Track” requests. To find out if any third-party services used support them, the User is invited to consult their respective privacy policies.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

The Data Controller reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by giving notice to Users on this page and, if possible, on this Website as well as, where technically and legally feasible, by sending a notification to Users through one of the contact details available to the Controller. Therefore, please consult this page regularly, referring to the date of the last modification indicated at the bottom. Should the changes affect processing operations whose legal basis is consent, the Controller will collect the User’s consent again, if necessary.

Personal Data (or Data) Any information that, directly or indirectly, in connection with any other information, including a personal identification number, makes an identified or identifiable natural person.

Usage Data Information collected automatically through this Website (including from third-party applications integrated into this Website), which may include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the User who connects with this Website, the addresses in URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) notation, the time of the request, the method used in forwarding the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the response from the server (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the characteristics of the browser and the operating system used by the visitor, the various temporal aspects of the visit (e.g., the time spent on each page) and the details relating to the itinerary followed within the Application, with particular reference to the sequence of pages consulted, and the parameters relating to the User’s operating system and IT environment.

User The individual using this Website who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.

Data Subject The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.

Data Processor (or Processor) The natural person, legal person, public administration, or any other body that processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as set out in this privacy policy.

Data Controller (or Controller) The natural or legal person, public authority, service, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data and the instruments adopted, including the security measures related to the operation and use of this Website. Unless otherwise specified, the Data Controller is the owner of this Website.

This Website (or This Application) The hardware or software tool by which the Users’ Personal Data is collected and processed.

Service The service provided by this Website as defined in the relevant terms (if any) on this site/application.

European Union (or EU) Unless otherwise specified, any reference to the European Union contained in this document is intended to extend to all current member states of the European Union and the European Economic Area.

Cookie Small piece of data stored inside the User’s device.

Legal References This privacy statement is drawn up on the basis of multiple legislative systems, including Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR). Unless otherwise specified, this privacy policy relates exclusively to this Website.

Latest Update 7/01/2026