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Welcome to the privacy policy of www.yakkyo.com. This policy will help you understand what data we collect, why we collect it, and your rights regarding this data.

Last updated: March 10, 2025

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Data Controller

Yakkyo S.p.A.
Via Marsala 29H, 00185 Rome, Italy

Email address of the Data Controller: info@yakkyofy.com

Types of Data Collected

Among the Personal Data collected by this Website, either independently or through third parties, are:

  • Tracking Tools
  • Usage Data
  • Number of Users
  • Session statistics
  • Email
  • Device information

Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or through specific informative texts displayed before the data collection.
Personal Data may be freely provided by the User or, in the case of Usage Data, collected automatically during the use of this Website.
Unless otherwise specified, all data requested by this Website is mandatory. If the User refuses to provide it, it may be impossible for this Website to provide the Service. In cases where this Website indicates some Data as optional, Users are free to refrain from communicating such Data without any consequence on the availability or operation of the Service.
Users who have doubts about which Data is mandatory are encouraged to contact the Data Controller.
The possible use of Cookies – or other tracking tools – by this Website or by the owners of third-party services used by this Website is aimed at providing the Service requested by the User, in addition to the further purposes described in this document and in the Cookie Policy.

The User is responsible for the Personal Data of third parties obtained, published, or shared through this Website.

Processing Methods and Location

Processing Methods

The Data Controller adopts appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or destruction of Personal Data.
Processing is carried out using computer and/or telematic tools, with organizational methods and logic strictly related to the indicated purposes. In addition to the Data Controller, in some cases, other subjects involved in the organization of this Website (administrative, commercial, marketing, legal, system administrators) or external subjects (such as third-party technical service providers, couriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communication agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Data Controller, may have access to the Data. The updated list of Data Processors can always be requested from the Data Controller.

Location

The Data is processed at the Data Controller’s operating offices and in any other place where the parties involved in the processing are located. For further information, contact the Data 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 relating to the details on the processing of Personal Data.

Retention Period

Unless otherwise specified in this document, Personal Data is processed and stored for the time required by the purpose for which it was collected and may be retained for a longer period due to legal obligations or based on the User’s consent.

Purpose of Data Processing

The User’s Data is collected to allow the Data Controller to provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, respond to requests or executive actions, protect their rights and interests (or those of Users or third parties), identify any fraudulent or malicious activities, and for the following purposes:

  • Statistics
  • Display of content from external platforms
  • Tag management
  • Contact the User
  • Platform services and hosting
  • Heat mapping and session recording

Details on Personal Data Processing

Contact the User

Mailing List or Newsletter

Location of processing:

Personal Data processed: Usage Data +2

By registering for the mailing list or newsletter, the User’s email address will be automatically added to a list of contacts who may receive email messages containing information, including commercial and promotional information, related to this Website. The User’s email address may also be added to this list as a result of registering on this Website or after making a purchase.

Personal Data processed:
  • Usage Data
  • Email
  • Tracking Tools

Tag Management

This type of service allows the Data Controller to manage tags or scripts necessary on this Website centrally. Therefore, the User’s Data may be processed by these services, with the possibility that they will be stored.

Google LLC

Google Tag Manager

Company: Google LLC

Location of processing: United States

Personal Data processed: Usage Data +1

Google Tag Manager is a tag management service provided by Google LLC.

To learn about the use of Data by Google, consult their partner policy and their Business Data page.

Personal Data processed:
  • Usage Data
  • Tracking Tools
Service provided by:

Heat Mapping and Session Recording

Heat mapping services are used to identify the areas of this Website with which Users interact most frequently. These services allow monitoring and analyzing traffic data and serve to track User behavior.
Some of these services may record sessions and make them available for subsequent viewing.

Hotjar Ltd.

Hotjar Heat Maps and Recordings

Company: Hotjar Ltd.

Location of processing: Malta

Personal Data processed: Usage Data +2

Hotjar is a heat mapping and session recording service provided by Hotjar Ltd. Hotjar respects generic “Do Not Track” headers. This means that the browser can instruct the script not to collect any data about the User. This is a setting available in all major browsers. More information on opting out from Hotjar can be found here.

Personal Data processed:
  • Usage Data
  • Tracking Tools
  • Various types of Data as specified by the privacy policy of the service
Service provided by:

Platform Services and Hosting

These services are intended to host and operate key components of this Website, enabling the provision of this Website from a single platform. These platforms provide the Data Controller with a wide range of tools, such as analytics, user registration management, comment management and database, e-commerce, payment processing, etc. The use of such tools involves the collection and processing of Personal Data.
Some of these services operate through servers located in different geographical locations, making it difficult to determine the exact location where Personal Data is stored.

Hostinger UK Limited

Hostinger

Company: Hostinger UK Limited

Location of processing: United Kingdom

Personal Data processed: Usage Data +1

Hostinger is a hosting service provided by Hostinger UK Limited.

Personal Data processed:
  • Usage Data
  • Device information
Service provided by:

Statistics

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

Google LLC

Google Analytics 4

Company: Google LLC

Location of processing: United States

Personal Data processed: Usage Data +3

Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Website, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services. Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
In Google Analytics 4, IP addresses are used at the time of collection and then discarded before the data is recorded in any data center or server. For more information, you can consult the official documentation.

To learn about the use of Data by Google, consult their partner policy and their Business Data page.

Personal Data processed:
  • Usage Data
  • Number of Users
  • Session statistics
  • Tracking Tools
Service provided by:

Albacross

This site uses Albacross Nordic AB, a lead tracking and business analytics service, to collect data about users who visit our website.
Albacross allows us to identify companies that browse our site and collect information about their interactions. This is done using cookies and tracking technologies.

Data collected:

Company information (company name, industry, geographic location)
IP address (anonymized when required by law)
Browsing data and interactions with the website
🛠 Purpose of processing:

Optimization of marketing strategies
Identification of potential business clients
Improvement of user experience and services offered
Legal basis for processing:
The processing of data by Albacross is based on the legitimate interest of the website owner in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

More information and opt-out:
Users can consult Albacross’s privacy policy and manage their preferences here:
Albacross Privacy Policy
Opt-out from Albacross

Display of Content from External Platforms

This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of this Website and interact with them. These services are often referred to as widgets, i.e., small elements embedded in a website or application. They provide specific information or perform a particular function and often allow interaction with the user.
This type of service may still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when users do not use it.

Google LLC

Google Fonts

Company: Google LLC

Location of processing: United States

Personal Data processed: Usage Data +1

Google Fonts is a service that allows this Website to incorporate font styles managed by Google LLC.

Personal Data processed:
  • Usage Data
  • Tracking Tools
Service provided by:

This Website uses Tracking Tools. For more information, Users can consult the Cookie Policy.

Further Information for Users in the European Union

Legal Basis for Processing

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

  • the User has given consent for one or more specific purposes;
  • processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations;
  • processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Data Controller is subject;
  • processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Data Controller;
  • processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Data Controller or by a third party.

It is always possible to request the Data Controller to clarify the specific legal basis of each processing and in particular to specify whether the processing is based on law, provided for by a contract or necessary for the conclusion of a contract.

Further Information on Retention Period

Unless otherwise specified in this document, Personal Data shall be kept for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and may be retained for a longer period due to legal obligations or based on the User’s consent.
Therefore:

  • Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Data Controller and the User shall be retained until the contract has been fully performed.
  • Personal Data collected for purposes related to the legitimate interest of the Data Controller shall be retained until such interest is satisfied. The User can obtain further information regarding the legitimate interest pursued by the Data Controller in the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Data Controller.

When the processing is based on the User’s consent, the Data Controller may retain the Personal Data for a longer period until such consent is revoked. Furthermore, the Data Controller may be obliged to retain 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 shall be deleted. Therefore, upon expiration of this term, the rights of access, cancellation, rectification, and the right to data portability can no longer be exercised.

User Rights under the GDPR

Users may exercise certain rights with reference to the Data processed by the Data Controller.

In particular, within the limits provided by law, the User has the right to:

  • revoke consent at any time. The User can revoke the consent to the processing of their Personal Data previously expressed.
  • object to the processing of their Data. The User may object to the processing of their Data when it occurs on a legal basis other than consent.
  • access their Data. The User has the right to obtain information on the Data processed by the Data 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 its updating or correction.
  • obtain the restriction of processing. The User may request the restriction of the processing of their Data. In this case, the Data Controller will not process the Data for any other purpose than their storage.
  • obtain the erasure or removal of their Personal Data. The User may request the erasure of their Data from the Data Controller.
  • receive their Data or have it transferred to another data controller. The User has the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and, where technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another data controller without any hindrance.
  • lodge a complaint. The User may lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority or take legal action.

Users have the right to obtain information regarding the legal basis for the transfer of Data outside the EU, including the security measures adopted by the Data Controller to protect their Data.

Details on the Right to Object

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

Users are informed that, if their Data were processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to the processing at any time, free of charge and without providing any justification. If the User objects to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the Personal Data shall no longer be processed for these purposes. To find out if the Data Controller processes Data for direct marketing purposes, Users can refer to the relevant sections of this document.

How to Exercise Rights

Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Data Controller through the contact details provided in this document. Requests are free of charge and will be addressed by the Data Controller as soon as possible, in any case within one month, providing the User with all the information required by law. Any rectifications, erasures, or restrictions of processing will be communicated by the Data Controller to each of the recipients, if any, to whom the Personal Data has been transmitted, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. The Data Controller will inform the User about such recipients if the User requests it.

Further Information for Users in the United States

This part of the document integrates with and supplements the information contained in the rest of the privacy policy and is provided by the business running this Website and, if applicable, its parent, subsidiaries, and affiliates (for the purposes of this section referred to collectively as “we”, “us”, “our”).
The information contained in this section applies to all Users (Users are referred to below, simply as “you”, “your”, “yours”), who are residents in the following states: California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, and Montana.
For such Users, this information supersedes any other possibly divergent or conflicting provisions contained in the privacy policy.
This part of the document uses the term Personal Information.

Notice at Collection

The following Notice at collection provides you with timely notice about the categories of Personal Information collected or disclosed in the past 12 months so that you can exercise meaningful control over our use of that Information.
While such categorization of Personal Information is mainly based on California privacy laws, it can also be helpful for anyone who is not a California resident to get a general idea of what types of Personal Information are collected.

Internet or other electronic network activity information

Personal Data processed: Tracking Tools; Usage Data; Number of Users; Session statistics + 3

Personal Information collected or disclosed:
  • Tracking Tools
  • Usage Data
  • Number of Users
  • Session statistics
  • Email
  • Device information
  • Various types of Data as specified by the privacy policy of the service
Purposes:
  • Statistics
  • Display of content from external platforms
  • Tag management
  • Contact the User
  • Platform services and hosting
  • Heat mapping and session recording
Retention period:

for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose

Sold or Shared:

No

Targeted Advertising:

No

Third-parties:

Google LLC, Hostinger UK Limited, Hotjar Ltd.

Identifiers

Personal Data processed: Email; Tracking Tools; Usage Data; Various types of data as specified by the privacy policy of the service

Personal Information collected or disclosed:
  • Email
  • Tracking Tools
  • Usage Data
  • Various types of Data as specified by the privacy policy of the service
Purposes:
  • Contact the User
  • Heat mapping and session recording
Retention period:

for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose

Sold or Shared:

No

Targeted Advertising:

No

Third-parties:

Hotjar Ltd.

ℹ️ You can read the definitions of these concepts inside the “Definitions and legal references section” of the privacy policy.

To know more about your rights, you can refer to the “Your privacy rights under US state laws” section of our privacy policy.

For more details on the collection of Personal Information, please read the section “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data” of our privacy policy.

We won’t process your Information for unexpected purposes, or for purposes that are not reasonably necessary to and compatible with the purposes originally disclosed, without your consent.

What are the sources of the Personal Information we collect?

We collect the above-mentioned categories of Personal Information, either directly or indirectly, from you when you use this Website.
For example, you directly provide your Personal Information when you submit requests via any forms on this Website. You also provide Personal Information indirectly when you navigate this Website, as Personal Information about you is automatically observed and collected.
Finally, we may collect your Personal Information from third parties that work with us in connection with the Service or with the functioning of this Website and its features.

Your Privacy Rights under US State Laws

You may exercise certain rights regarding your Personal Information. In particular, to the extent permitted by applicable law, you have:

  • the right to access Personal Information: the right to know. You have the right to request that we confirm whether or not we are processing your Personal Information. You also have the right to access such Personal Information;
  • the right to correct inaccurate Personal Information. You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate Personal Information we maintain about you;
  • the right to request the deletion of your Personal Information. You have the right to request that we delete any of your Personal Information;
  • the right to obtain a copy of your Personal Information. We will provide your Personal Information in a portable and usable format that allows you to transfer data easily to another entity – provided that this is technically feasible;
  • the right to opt out from the Sale of your Personal Information; We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
  • the right to non-discrimination.

Additional Rights for Users Residing in California

In addition to the rights listed above common to all Users in the United States, as a User residing in California, you have

  • The right to opt out of the Sharing of your Personal Information for cross-context behavioral advertising;
  • The right to request to limit our use or disclosure of your Sensitive Personal Information to only that which is necessary to perform the services or provide the goods, as is reasonably expected by an average consumer. Please note that certain exceptions outlined in the law may apply, such as when the collection and processing of Sensitive Personal Information is necessary to verify or maintain the quality or safety of our service.

Additional Rights for Users Residing in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, and Montana

In addition to the rights listed above common to all Users in the United States, as a User residing in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, and Montana, you have

  • The right to opt out of the processing of your personal information for Targeted Advertising or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you;
  • The right to freely give, deny, or withdraw your consent for the processing of your Sensitive Personal Information. Please note that certain exceptions outlined in the law may apply, such as, but not limited to, when the collection and processing of Sensitive Personal Information is necessary for the provision of a product or service specifically requested by the consumer.

Additional Rights for Users Residing in Utah and Iowa

In addition to the rights listed above common to all Users in the United States, as a User residing in Utah and Iowa, you have

  • The right to opt out of the processing of your Personal Information for Targeted Advertising;
  • The right to opt out of the processing of your Sensitive Personal Information. Please note that certain exceptions outlined in the law may apply, such as, but not limited to, when the collection and processing of Sensitive Personal Information is necessary for the provision of a product or service specifically requested by the consumer.

How to Exercise Your Privacy Rights under US State Laws

To exercise the rights described above, you need to submit your request to us by contacting us via the contact details provided in this document.

For us to respond to your request, we must know who you are. We will not respond to any request if we are unable to verify your identity and therefore confirm the Personal Information in our possession relates to you. You are not required to create an account with us to submit your request. We will use any Personal Information collected from you in connection with the verification of your request solely for verification and shall not further disclose the Personal Information, retain it longer than necessary for purposes of verification, or use it for unrelated purposes.

If you are an adult, you can make a request on behalf of a child under your parental authority.

How to Exercise Your Rights to Opt Out

In addition to what is stated above, to exercise your right to opt-out of Sale or Sharing and Targeted Advertising, you can also use the privacy choices link provided on this Website.

If you want to submit requests to opt out of Sale or Sharing and Targeted Advertising activities via a user-enabled global privacy control, such as for example the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”), you are free to do so and we will abide by such request in a frictionless manner.

How and When We Are Expected to Handle Your Request

We will respond to your request without undue delay, but in all cases within the timeframe required by applicable law. Should we need more time, we will explain to you the reasons why and how much more time we need.

Should we deny your request, we will explain to you the reasons behind our denial (where envisaged by applicable law you may then contact the relevant authority to submit a complaint).

We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your request unless such request is manifestly unfounded or excessive and in all other cases where it is permitted by the applicable law. In such cases, we may charge a reasonable fee or refuse to act on the request. In either case, we will communicate our choices and explain the reasons behind them.

Additional Information on Data Processing

Defense in Court

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

Specific Information

At the request of the User, 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 used by it may collect system logs, i.e., files that record interactions and that may contain Personal Data, such as the User’s 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.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

The Data Controller reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying Users on this page and, if possible, on this Website as well as, if technically and legally feasible, by sending a notification to Users through one of the contact details in its possession. Therefore, please consult this page frequently, referring to the date of the last modification indicated at the bottom.

If the changes affect processing whose legal basis is consent, the Data Controller will collect the User’s consent again, if necessary.

Definitions and Legal References

Personal Data (or Data) / Personal Information (or Information)

Any information that, directly or indirectly, including in connection with any other information, including a personal identification number, makes a natural person identified or identifiable constitutes personal data.

Sensitive Personal Information

Sensitive Personal Information refers to all Personal Information that is not publicly available and that reveals information considered sensitive under applicable privacy laws.

Usage Data

Information collected automatically through this Website (including by third-party applications integrated into this Website) includes: IP addresses or domain names of the computers used by the User connecting to this Website, URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) addresses, the time of the request, the method used to submit 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, error, etc.), the country of origin, the characteristics of the browser and operating system used by the visitor, the various temporal connotations of the visit (e.g., the time spent on each page) and details relating to the itinerary followed within the Application, with particular reference to the sequence of pages consulted, the parameters relating to the operating system and the User’s IT environment.

User

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

Data Subject

The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.

Data Processor (or Data Supervisor)

The natural person, legal entity, public administration, and any other body that processes personal data on behalf of the Data Controller, as set out in this privacy policy.

Data Controller (or Data Supervisor)

The natural or legal person, public authority, service, or other body that, individually or together with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data and the tools adopted, including the security measures relating to the operation and use of this Website. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the owner of this Website.

This Website (or this Application)

The hardware or software tool by which the Personal Data of Users is collected and processed.

Service

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

Sale

For the purposes of applicable US state privacy laws, “Sale” means any exchange of Personal Information by the Owner to a third party in exchange for monetary or other valuable consideration.
Please note that the exchange of Personal Information with a service provider under a written contract that meets the requirements set forth by applicable law does not constitute a Sale of your Personal Information.

Sharing

For the purposes of applicable US state privacy laws, “Sharing” means any disclosure, release, transfer, making available, or communication of Personal Information of a consumer by the business to a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising, whether for monetary or other valuable consideration, including transactions between a business and a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising on behalf of a business in which no money is exchanged, as defined by California privacy laws.
Please note that the exchange of Personal Information with a service provider under a written contract that meets the requirements set forth by California privacy laws does not constitute Sharing of the user’s Personal Information.

Targeted Advertising

For the purposes of applicable US state privacy laws, “Targeted Advertising” means the display of advertisements to a consumer where the advertisement is selected based on Personal Information obtained from the consumer’s activities over time and across non-affiliated websites or online applications to predict the consumer’s preferences or interests.

European Union (or EU)

Unless otherwise specified, any reference to the European Union contained in this document shall be construed as extending to all current member states of the European Union and the European Economic Area.

Cookies

Cookies are Tracking Tools consisting of small sets of data stored within the User’s browser.

Tracking Tool

By Tracking Tool, we mean any technology – e.g., Cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e-tags, and fingerprinting – that enables the tracking of Users, for example by storing or saving information on the User’s device.

Legal References

This privacy policy is drawn up based on multiple legislations.

Unless otherwise specified, this privacy policy relates solely to this Website.

How Can We Help?

What You Can Do

Your Data

In Case of Issues

Although we strive to create a positive user experience, we acknowledge that issues between us and our users can occasionally arise.
In such cases, do not hesitate to contact us.

Contact Us

Email address of the Data Controller: info@yakkyofy.com

Yakkyo S.p.A.
Via Marsala 29H, 00185 Rome, Italy