Privacy Policy
Effective Date: October 26, 2023
Welcome to the Italian Auto Galleria, located at Via Montenapoleone, 8, 20121 Milan, Italy. At Italian Auto Galleria, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit our gallery, use our website (www.italianautogalleria.com), or interact with our services.
1. Data Collection
We collect personal data in various ways, including:
- Information You Provide Directly: This includes your name, email address, phone number, postal address, and any other information you provide when you contact us, request information about our vehicles, schedule a visit, or subscribe to our newsletter. For example, if you are interested in a particular 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, we might collect your contact details to provide further information.
- Website Usage Data: We automatically collect certain information when you visit our website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring website, pages you visit, and the dates/times of your visits. We use tools like Google Analytics to gather this data, helping us understand how visitors interact with our site and improve their experience.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, personalize content, and analyze website traffic. For more information, please see our Cookies Policy.
- Vehicle Interest and Purchase Information: If you express interest in or purchase a vehicle from us (e.g., a vintage Lamborghini Countach), we collect data related to your preferences, financing options, and purchase history.
- Event Registration: If you register for events hosted at our Milan gallery, such as exclusive unveilings or classic car auctions, we collect your registration details, including any dietary requirements or accessibility needs.
2. Data Usage
We use the collected data for various purposes, including:
- Providing and Improving Our Services: To respond to your inquiries, fulfill your requests, process transactions, and provide customer support. For example, if you inquire about the availability of a Maserati MC12, we will use your contact information to respond promptly.
- Personalizing Your Experience: To tailor the content and information you see on our website and in our communications to your interests and preferences, creating a more relevant and engaging experience. If you consistently view listings of Alfa Romeo vehicles, we may prioritize similar listings for you.
- Marketing Communications: With your consent, we may send you promotional emails about new vehicles, special offers, upcoming events, and other news related to Italian Auto Galleria. You can opt out of these communications at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in the email.
- Website Analytics: To analyze website traffic, track user behavior, and improve the functionality and performance of our website. This helps us understand which sections of our site are most popular and where we can make improvements.
- Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes. For instance, we may need to retain certain data for tax or accounting purposes.
- Internal Operations: To conduct internal research, data analysis, and audits to improve our business operations and customer service.
3. Data Security
We take the security of your personal information seriously and implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect it from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include:
- Encryption: We use encryption to protect sensitive data transmitted online.
- Firewalls: We employ firewalls to prevent unauthorized access to our systems.
- Secure Servers: Our servers are housed in secure data centers with restricted access.
- Access Controls: We limit access to personal information to authorized personnel who need it to perform their job duties.
- Regular Security Audits: We conduct regular security audits to identify and address potential vulnerabilities.
- Employee Training: Our employees receive training on data protection and security best practices.
While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
4. Cookies Policy
Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies for various purposes, including:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and enable you to navigate our site and use its features.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our website, such as which pages you visit most often, to help us improve the performance and design of our site.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember your preferences (such as language or region) and provide enhanced features.
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to your interests and to track the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. However, please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect your browsing experience and prevent you from using certain features of our website. For more information, please see our dedicated Cookies Policy.
5. Data Sharing
We may share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party service providers who assist us with website hosting, data analysis, email marketing, payment processing, and other business operations. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and use it only for the purposes we specify. For example, we might use a third-party email marketing platform to send out newsletters about upcoming Ferrari exhibits.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your data if required by law, such as in response to a subpoena or court order.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your data may be transferred to the acquiring party.
- With Your Consent: We may share your data with third parties with your explicit consent. For example, if you request financing options for purchasing a Lamborghini, we may share your information with partner financial institutions.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When we no longer need your data, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
7. Your Rights
You have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
- Access: You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction: You have the right to correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.
- Deletion: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
- Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information for certain purposes, such as direct marketing.
- Restriction: You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
- Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller.
To exercise these rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer at dpo@italianautogalleria.com or by mail at the address listed above.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will post any changes on our website and update the effective date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Italian Auto Galleria
Via Montenapoleone, 8
20121 Milan, Italy
Phone: +39 231223661
Email: info@italianautogalleria.com
Data Protection Officer: Dr. Alessandro Rossi
Email: dpo@italianautogalleria.com
10. Governing Law
This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Italy.
Thank you for trusting Italian Auto Galleria with your personal information. We are dedicated to protecting your privacy and providing you with an exceptional experience.