Privacy Policy

This Application collects some Personal Data from its Users.

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Data Controller

Luca Cupini
Registered office: Via Calabattaglia, 3, Ventotene (Lt) 04031 – Italy
VAT number 03178230599
Tel.: +39 3756301848
Email: info@whitewhalewear.com

The brand “ “White Whale Wear” is jointly registered by two founding members, 50/50.

Owner's email address: info@whitewhalewear.com

Types of Data collected

Among the types of Personal Data collected by this Application, either independently or through third parties, there are: Cookies; Usage Data; first name; last name; date of birth; phone number; address; country; state; province; email address; ZIP/Postal code; city; Tax ID; gender.

Complete 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 is collected.
Personal Data may be freely provided by the User or, in the case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using this Application.
Unless otherwise specified, all Data requested by this Application is mandatory. If the User refuses to provide such Data, it may be impossible for this Application to provide the Service. In cases where this Application indicates some Data as optional, Users are free to refrain from providing such Data, without this having 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.
Any use of Cookies – or other tracking tools – by this Application or by the owners of third-party services used by this Application, unless otherwise specified, has the purpose of providing the Service requested by the User, in addition to any other 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 Application and guarantees that he or she has the right to communicate or disseminate them, freeing the Data Controller from any liability towards third parties.

Method and place of processing of the collected data

Treatment methods

The Data Controller takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or destruction of Personal Data.
Processing is carried out using computer and/or electronic means, using organizational methods and methods strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Data Controller, in some cases, other parties involved in the operation of this Application (administrative, sales, marketing, legal, and system administrators) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, and communications agencies) may have access to the Data, also appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Data Controller. The updated list of Data Processors may be requested from the Data Controller at any time.

Legal basis for processing

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

the User has given consent for one or more specific purposes; Note: Under some jurisdictions, the Data Controller may be authorized to process Personal Data without the User's consent or any other of the legal bases specified below, until the User objects to such processing ("opt-out"). However, this does not apply if the processing of Personal Data is regulated by European data protection legislation;
the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with the User and/or for the execution of pre-contractual measures;
the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Data Controller is subject;
the 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 pursuit of the legitimate interest of the Data Controller or third parties.

In any case, it is always possible to ask the Data Controller to clarify the specific legal basis for each processing and, in particular, to specify whether the processing is based on the law, provided for by a contract, or necessary to conclude a contract.

Place

The Data is processed at the Data Controller's operating offices and in any other locations where the parties involved in the processing are located. For further information, please contact the Data Controller.
The User's Personal Data may be transferred to a country other than their own. For further information on the place of processing, the User can refer to the section containing details on the processing of Personal Data.

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 governed by public international law or consisting of two or more countries, such as the UN, as well as regarding the security measures taken by the Owner to protect the Data.

The User can verify whether one of the transfers described above is taking place by examining the section of this document relating to the details on the processing of Personal Data or by requesting information from the Data Controller by contacting him/her using the contact details provided at the beginning.

Retention period

The Data is processed and stored for the time required by the purposes for which it was collected.

Therefore:

Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Owner and the User will be retained until such contract has been fully performed.
Personal Data collected for purposes related to the Data Controller's legitimate interest will be retained until such interest is fulfilled. Users may 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 processing is based on the User's consent, the Data Controller may retain Personal Data for a longer period until such consent is revoked. Furthermore, the Data Controller may be required 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 will be deleted. Therefore, upon expiration of this period, the right to access, erasure, rectification, and the right to data portability can no longer be exercised.

Purpose of Processing Collected Data

The User's Data is collected to allow the Owner to provide its Service, comply with legal obligations, respond to requests or enforcement actions, protect its rights and interests (or those of Users or third parties), identify any malicious or fraudulent activity, as well as for the following purposes: Analytics, Contacting the User, Interaction with external social networks and platforms, Managing contacts and sending messages, Handling payments, Displaying content from external platforms, and Remarketing and behavioral targeting.

To obtain detailed information on the purposes of the processing and on the Personal Data processed for each purpose, the User may refer to the section "Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data".

Details on the processing of personal data

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

Contact the User

Contact form (This Application)

By filling out the contact form with their Data, the User consents to their use to respond to requests for information, quotes, or any other kind indicated by the form header.

Personal Data collected: ZIP/Postal code; city; Tax ID; last name; date of birth; email address; address; country; first name; phone number; province; state.

Mailing list or newsletter (This Application)

By registering for the mailing list or newsletter, the User's email address is automatically added to a contact list to which email messages containing information, including commercial and promotional information, relating to this Application may be sent. The User's email address may also be added to this list as a result of registering for this Application or after making a purchase.

Personal Data collected: ZIP/Postal code; city; last name; date of birth; email address; address; country; first name; phone number; province; gender; state.

Managing contacts and sending messages

This type of service allows you to manage a database of email contacts, telephone contacts, or contacts of any other type, used to communicate with the User.
These services may also allow us to collect data relating to the date and time the messages were viewed by the User, as well as the User's interaction with them, such as information on clicks on links included in the messages.

Mailchimp (The Rocket Science Group, LLC.)

Mailchimp is an email address management and message sending service provided by The Rocket Science Group LLC.

Personal Data collected: email.

Place of processing: USA – Privacy Policy . Subject adhering to the Privacy Shield.

Payment Management

Payment management services allow this Application to process payments by credit card, bank transfer, or other means. The payment data is acquired directly by the payment service provider without being processed in any way by this Application.
Some of these services may also allow the scheduled sending of messages to the User, such as emails containing invoices or notifications regarding payment.

PayPal (Paypal)

PayPal is a payment service provided by PayPal Inc., which allows the User to make online payments.

Personal Data collected: various types of Data as specified in the service's privacy policy.

Interaction with social networks and external platforms

This type of service allows you to interact with social networks, or other external platforms, directly from the pages of this Application.
The interactions and information acquired by this Application are in any case subject to the User's privacy settings relating to each social network.
This type of service may still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
It is recommended to log out of the respective services to ensure that the data processed on this Application are not linked to the User's profile.

Facebook Like button and social widgets (Facebook, Inc.)

The “Like” button and Facebook social widgets are services for interacting with the Facebook social network, provided by Facebook, Inc.