Privacy policy

Last updated: October 30, 2023

This Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use and disclosure of your information when you use the Service and informs you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

We use your personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you consent to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and definitions

Interpretation

Words whose initial letter is capitalized have defined meanings under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning whether they appear in the singular or plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Account means a unique account created for you to access our Service or parts of our Service.

Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, interests, or other securities entitled to vote for the election of directors or other management authority.

Company (referred to as either the “Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to Sigmanortec Srl, Sat Urechesti, 144A, Dragutesti, Gorj.

For the purposes of the GDPR, the Company is the Data Controller.

Cookies are small files that are placed on your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, which contain details of your browsing history on that site, among its many uses.

Country refers to: Romania

Data Controller, within the meaning of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), refers to the Company as the legal person which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

Device means any device that can access the Service, such as a computer, mobile phone or digital tablet.

GDPR refers to the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

Personal data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable person.

For the purposes of the GDPR, Personal Data means any information relating to you, such as a name, an identification number, location data, online identifier or to one or more factors specific to your physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.

Service refers to the website.

Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third party companies or individuals engaged by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service, or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used. For the purposes of the GDPR, Service Providers are considered Data Processors.

Third-party social media service refers to any website or social networking site through which a User can log in or create an account to use the Service.

Usage Data refers to automatically collected data, either generated by the use of the Service or from the infrastructure of the Service itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

The website refers to Sigmanortec.ro, accessible from https://www.sigmanortec.ro/

You means the person accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on whose behalf that person is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Under GDPR, you may be referred to as a data subject or a user because you are the person using the Service.

Collection and use of your personal data

Types of data collected

Personal data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Address, state, province, zip/postal code, city
  • Bank account information to pay for products and/or services within the Service

Usage data

When you pay for a product and/or service via bank transfer, we may ask you to provide information to facilitate this transaction and to verify your identity. Such information may include, without limitation:

  • Date of birth
  • Passport or national identity card
  • Bank card statement
  • Other information that connects you to an address
  • Usage data

Usage Data is collected automatically when you use the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as your device's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

When you access the Service through or through a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device's unique ID, your mobile device's IP address, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile internet browser you use, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service through or via a mobile device.

Information from third-party social media services

The Company allows You to create an account and log in to use the Service through the following third-party social media Services:

  • Google
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

If you decide to register with or otherwise grant us access to a third-party social media service, we may collect personal data that is already associated with your third-party social media service account, such as your name, your email address, your activities, or your contact list associated with that account.

You may also have the option to share additional information with the Company through your Third-Party Social Service account. If you choose to provide such information and personal data, during registration or otherwise, you grant the Company permission to use, share and store it in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.

Tracking technologies and cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and to store certain information. The tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies we use may include:

Cookies or browser cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use certain parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting to refuse cookies, our Service may use cookies.

Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also known as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that allow the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other website-related statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a particular section and checking system and server integrity).

Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you are offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser. Learn more about cookies in the Free Website Privacy Policy article.

We use both session cookies and persistent cookies for the purposes outlined below:

Necessary/essential cookies

Type: Session cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through the website and to allow you to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these cookies, the services you have requested cannot be provided, and we only use these cookies to provide you with those services.

Cookie Policy / Cookie Acceptance Notice

Type: Persistent cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These cookies identify whether users have accepted the use of cookies on the site.

Functionality cookies

Type: Persistent cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These cookies allow us to remember choices you make when using the website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these cookies is to provide you with a more personal experience and to avoid having to re-enter your preferences each time you use the website.

Tracking and performance cookies

Type: Persistent cookies

Administered by: third parties

Purpose: These cookies are used to track information about traffic to the website and how users use the website. The information collected through these cookies may directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor. This is because the information collected is usually linked to a pseudonymous identifier associated with the device you use to access the website. We may also use these cookies to test new pages, features or new functionalities of the website to see how our users react to them.

Targeting and advertising cookies

Type: Persistent cookies

Administered by: third parties

Purpose: These cookies track your browsing habits to allow us to display advertisements that are more likely to interest you. These cookies use information about your browsing history to group you with other users who have similar interests. Based on this information and with our permission, third-party advertisers may place cookies to allow them to display advertisements that we believe will be relevant to your interests while you are on third-party websites.

For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please visit our Cookie Policy or the Cookies section of our Privacy Policy.

Use of your personal data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor usage of our Service.
  • To manage your account: to manage your registration as a user of the Service. The personal data you provide may give you access to various features of the Service that are available to you as a registered user.
  • For the performance of a contract: developing, complying with and fulfilling the purchase contract for the products, items or services you have purchased or any other contract with Us through the Service.
  • To contact you: To contact you by email, phone calls, SMS or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as push notifications of a mobile application regarding updates or informative communications related to the contracted functionalities, products or services, including security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
  • To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events that we offer and that are similar to those you have already purchased or have inquired about, unless you have chosen not to receive such information.
  • To manage your requests: To participate in and manage your requests to us.
  • To provide you with targeted advertising: We may use your information to develop and display content and advertising (and to work with third-party providers who do so) tailored to your interests and/or location and to measure its effectiveness.
  • For business transfers: We may use your information to evaluate or effect a merger, assignment, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or any other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of a bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by us about users of our services is among the transferred assets.
  • For other purposes: We may use your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and to evaluate and improve the Service, products, services, marketing, and your experience.

We may share your personal information in the following situations:

  • With Service Providers: We may share your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to display advertisements to you to help support and maintain our Service, to advertise to you on third-party websites after you have visited our Service, to process payments, to contact you.
  • For business transfers: We may share or transfer your personal information in connection with or during negotiations regarding any merger, sale of Company assets, financing or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
  • With Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to comply with this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that we control or are under common control with us.
  • With business partners: We may share your information with our business partners to provide you with certain products, services or promotions.
  • With other users: When you share personal information or otherwise interact in public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly shared externally. If you interact with other users or register through a third-party social media service, your contacts on the third-party social media service may see your name, profile, pictures, and description of your activity. Similarly, other users will be able to see descriptions of your activity, communicate with you, and view your profile.
  • With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

Retention of your personal data

The Company will retain your Personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), to resolve disputes, and to enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, unless such data is used to enhance the security or improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally required to retain such data for longer periods of time.

Transfer of your personal data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and any other locations where the parties involved in the processing are located. This means that this information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those from your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy, followed by your submission of such information, constitutes your agreement to this transfer.

The company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Delete your personal data

You have the right to delete or request that we assist in deleting the Personal Data we have collected about you.

Our Service may provide you with the ability to delete certain information about you from the Service.

You may update, modify or delete your information at any time by logging into your Account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows you to manage your personal information. You may also contact us to request access to, correct or delete any personal information you have provided to us.

Please note, however, that we may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or legal basis to do so.

Disclosure of your personal data

Business transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or sale of assets, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

Law enforcement

In certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose your personal data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protects and defends the rights or property of the Company
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • Protect the personal safety of Service Users or the public
  • Protect yourself against legal liability
  • Security of your personal data

The security of your Personal Data is important to Us, but please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Detailed information about the processing of your personal data

The service providers we use may have access to your personal data. These third-party providers collect, store, use, process and transfer information about your activity on our Service in accordance with their Privacy Policies.

Analytics

We may use third-party service providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the data collected to contextualize and personalize ads on its own advertising network.

You can opt out of having your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information about your visit activity with Google Analytics.

For more information about Google's privacy practices, please visit the Google Privacy and Terms webpage: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Advertisement

We may use Service Providers to show you advertisements to help support and maintain our Service.

Google AdSense and DoubleClick cookies

Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our Service. Google's use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Service or other websites on the Internet.

You can opt out of the use of the DoubleClick cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings webpage: http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/

Payment

We may provide paid products and/or services on the Service. In this case, we may use third-party services to process payments (e.g., payment processors).

We will not store or collect your payment card details. This information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set forth by PCI-DSS, as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands such as Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.

PayPal

Their privacy policy can be viewed at https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

EuPlatesc.ro

Their privacy policy can be viewed at https://www.euplatesc.ro/termeni-si-conditii/

When you use our Service to pay for a product and/or service via bank transfer, we may ask you to provide information to facilitate this transaction and to verify your identity.

Behavioral remarketing

The Company uses remarketing services to advertise to you after you have accessed or visited our Service. We and our third-party providers use cookies and non-cookie technologies to help us recognize your Device and understand how you use our Service so that we can improve the Service to reflect your interests and provide you with advertisements that may be of more interest to you.

These third-party providers collect, store, use, process and transfer information about your activity on our Service in accordance with their Privacy Policies and to allow Us to:

  • Measure and analyze traffic and browsing activity on Our Service
  • Display advertisements for our products and/or services on third-party websites or applications
  • Measure and analyze the performance of our advertising campaigns

Some of these third-party providers may use non-cookie technologies that cannot be affected by browser settings that block cookies. Your browser may not allow you to block such technologies. You can use the following third-party tools to opt out of the collection and use of information for the purpose of providing you with interest-based advertising:

You can opt out of any personalized advertising by enabling privacy features on your mobile device, such as Limit Ad Tracking (iOS) and Opt Out of Ad Personalization (Android). Please refer to your mobile device's Help System for more information.

We may share information, such as hashed email addresses (if available) or other online identifiers collected on our Service with these third-party providers. This allows our third-party providers to recognize you and deliver ads to you across devices and browsers. To read more about the technologies used by these third-party providers and their cross-device capabilities, please see the Privacy Policy of each provider listed below.

The third-party providers we use are:

  • Google Ads (AdWords)
  • The Google Ads (AdWords) remarketing service is provided by Google Inc.

You can opt out of Google Analytics for display advertising and customize your Google Display Network ads by visiting the Google Ads Settings page: http://www.google.com/settings/ads

Google also recommends installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout - for your web browser. The Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on provides visitors with the ability to prevent the collection and use of their data by Google Analytics.

For more information about Google's privacy practices, please visit the Google Privacy and Terms webpage: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Facebook

The Facebook remarketing service is provided by Facebook Inc.

You can learn more about Facebook's interest-based advertising by visiting this page: https://www.facebook.com/help/516147308587266

To opt out of Facebook interest-based ads, follow these instructions from Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217

Facebook adheres to the self-regulatory principles for online behavioral advertising set forth by the Digital Advertising Alliance. You can also opt out of Facebook and other participating companies through the Digital Advertising Alliance in the US. http://www.aboutads.info/choices/, Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada http://youradchoices.ca/ or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/, or opt out using your mobile device settings.

For more information about Facebook's privacy practices, please visit Facebook's Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

Links to other websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third-party website. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of each website you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will notify you by email and/or a prominent notice on our Service before the change becomes effective and will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to periodically review this Privacy Policy for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when posted on this page.

Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, you can contact us:

By email: [email protected]

By visiting this page on our website: https://www.sigmanortec.ro/contact-2

At the phone number: +40 786 100 500