The Vectoraudaz data protection declaration is based on the terminology used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our data protection declaration must be clear and understandable to the general public. To ensure this, we would like to begin by explaining the terminology used.

In this data protection declaration, we use, among others, the following terms:

1. Personal Data

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“user”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.

2. User

The user is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the data controller.

3. Processing

Processing means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction.

4. Restriction of Processing

Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting its future processing.

5. Profiling

Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that person’s work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.

6. Anonymization

Anonymization is the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific person without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

7. Controller

The controller is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.

8. Processor

The processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

9. Recipient

The recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or another body to whom the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients; the processing of those data by those public authorities shall be in compliance with the applicable data protection rules according to the purposes of the processing.

10. Third Party

A third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or body other than the user, controller, processor, and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.

11. Consent

The user’s consent is any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the user’s wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signify agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.

The controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), other data protection laws applicable in Member States of the European Union, and other provisions related to data protection is:

Vectoraudaz
NIF: 516889214
Email: geral.vectoraudaz@gmail.com
Website: https://www.vectoraudaz.com

The Vectoraudaz website uses cookies to enhance the user experience, provide specific functionalities, and analyze website traffic. Cookies are small text files stored on the computer system via the Internet browser. Many websites and servers use cookies to identify users, deliver a more personalized experience, and enable specific features.

By using cookies, Vectoraudaz can offer users of this website more user-friendly services that would not be possible without cookie settings.

Through a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized with the user in mind. Cookies allow us, as previously mentioned, to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to navigate our website. For example, the website user who accepts cookies does not need to enter login details each time they access the site, because this is handled by the website, and the cookie is stored in the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online store. The online store remembers the items that a customer placed in the virtual shopping cart through a cookie.

Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies through our website by adjusting the settings of the Internet browser used, thereby permanently denying the use of cookies. In addition, cookies already set may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. If the user disables cookies in the browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully available.

User Consent

When accessing our website for the first time, users are informed about the use of cookies and are given the option to provide or withdraw their consent for optional cookies through the cookie banner.

Types of Cookies Used and Purpose

Below is a table with the specific cookies used on this website, their type, purpose, duration, and whether consent is required for their use.

Cookie Name	Type	Purpose	Duration	Provider	Consent Required
_ga	Analytics	Tracks visitors and generates website usage statistics	2 years	Google	Yes
_gid	Analytics	Differentiates unique users	24 hours	Google	Yes
PHSESSID	Essential	Maintains the session of active users during browsing	Session	Vectoraudaz	No
Cookie_consent	Functional	Records the user’s acceptance of cookies	1 year	Vectoraudaz	No

Managing Cookie Preferences

Users can configure their browser to accept or reject cookies, or to notify them when a cookie is being sent. Instructions for changing cookie settings can be found in different browsers:

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Edge
• Safari

When you visit our website, technical data and general information may be automatically collected, such as browser type, operating system, pages visited, and IP address. Information may also be voluntarily provided by users through contact forms or other interactions. Vectoraudaz does not draw any conclusions about the user from this technical data and general information.

This information is used to ensure optimized delivery of content, improve system security, and cooperate with authorities in the event of security incidents. The data is processed anonymously and stored separately from other personal data provided by the user. Such data may be automatically collected during the use of the website or voluntarily provided by users through contact forms, newsletter subscriptions, account registrations, or other interactions.

1. Types of Data Collected

• Contact Data: Includes name, email address, phone number, postal address (if applicable).
• Browsing Data: Includes IP address, device information, browser types, operating system, pages visited, visit duration, browsing behavior, and other automatically generated information.
• Voluntarily Provided Data: Includes any data provided by the user via contact forms, newsletter sign-ups, account registrations, order simulations, or quotation requests through the online store.

2. Purpose of Data Processing

The collected data is processed for the following purposes:

• Order management and service delivery: Data provided is used to respond to requests, deliver requested services, and ensure the best website experience.
• Website improvement and data analysis: Browsing data is analyzed to optimize services, identify usage patterns, and improve functionality.
• Marketing communications: With user consent, contact data may be used to send promotional communications, newsletters, or other relevant information.

3. Legal Basis for Data Processing

Data is processed on the basis of:

• User Consent:: In cases where it is required (e.g., newsletter subscriptions).
• Contract Execution: For services requested by the user.
• Legitimate Interest of the Company: For website optimization, service improvement, or response to legitimate user requests.

4. Sharing Data with Third Parties

If data is shared with third parties, it will be done in compliance with GDPR and only with partners necessary to provide the service, such as analytics providers or operational partners. Any data transfers are always governed by contracts that safeguard users’ rights.

5. Data Storage and Security

Collected data is stored for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described, unless a longer period is required or permitted by law. Vectoraudaz adopts technical and organizational measures to ensure the security of personal data.

The Vectoraudaz website contains information that enables quick electronic contact with our company, as well as direct communication with us, including a general email address. If an interested person contacts the controller by email or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the person concerned is automatically stored. Such personal data, voluntarily provided by a user to the controller or processor, is stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the user.

The data controller will only process and store the user’s personal data for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as permitted by the European legislator or other competent legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

If the storage purpose is not applicable, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, personal data will be routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal requirements.

1. Right to Confirmation

Every data subject has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning them are being processed. If the user wishes to exercise this right to confirmation, they may, at any time, contact our Data Protection Officer or another staff member of the controller.

2. Right of Access

Every user has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the controller, free of charge, information about their stored personal data at any time and to receive a copy of this information. In addition, European directives and regulations grant the user access to the following information:

• the purposes of the processing;
• the categories of personal data concerned;
• the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations;
• where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;
• the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data, or restriction of processing of personal data relating to the user, or to object to such processing;
• the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
• where the personal data are not collected from the user, any available information as to their source;
• the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) GDPR, and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the user.

Furthermore, the user has the right to obtain information on whether personal data are transferred to a third country or an international organization. In such cases, the user has the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

If the user wishes to exercise this right of access, they may contact our Data Protection Officer or another staff member at any time.

3. Right to Rectification

Every user has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the controller, without undue delay, the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the user has the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.

4. Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”)

Every user has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning them without undue delay, and the controller has the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies, as long as processing is not required:

• The personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
• The user withdraws consent on which the processing is based according to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.
• The user objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the user objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) GDPR.
• The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
• The personal data must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
• The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) GDPR.

If one of the above reasons applies, and a user wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by Vectoraudaz, they may, at any time, contact our Data Protection Officer or another staff member. The Data Protection Officer or staff member will ensure that the request is complied with immediately.

Where the controller has made personal data public and is obliged under Article 17(1) to erase the personal data, the controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the personal data that the user has requested erasure of any links to, or copies or replications of, those personal data, insofar as processing is not required. The Data Protection Officer or another employee of Vectoraudaz will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.

5. Right to Restriction of Processing

Every user has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:

The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the user, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.

The processing is unlawful and the user opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests the restriction of their use instead.

The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the user for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

The user has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR, pending the verification of whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the user.

If one of the above conditions is met, and a user wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by Vectoraudaz, they may, at any time, contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee. The Data Protection Officer or staff member will arrange the restriction of processing.

6. Right to Data Portability

Every user has the right, granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning them, which they have provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, as long as the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, provided that processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority.

Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) GDPR, the user has the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and where it does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

To assert the right to data portability, the user may at any time contact the Data Protection Officer of Vectoraudaz or another staff member.

7. Right to Object

Every user has the right, granted by the European legislator, to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, at any time, to the processing of personal data concerning them which is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

Vectoraudaz shall no longer process the personal data in the event of an objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the user, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

If Vectoraudaz processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the user shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning them for such marketing. This applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the user objects to processing for direct marketing purposes, Vectoraudaz will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the user has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning them by Vectoraudaz for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

To exercise the right to object, the user may contact the Data Protection Officer of Vectoraudaz or another employee directly. In addition, the user is free, in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise their right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

8. Automated Individual Decision-Making, Including Profiling

Every user has the right, granted by the European legislator, not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them, or similarly significantly affects them, provided that the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the user and a data controller, or (2) is not authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the user’s rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests, or (3) is not based on the user’s explicit consent.

If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the user and the controller, or (2) is based on the user’s explicit consent, Vectoraudaz shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the user’s rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their point of view, and to contest the decision.

If the user wishes to exercise their rights concerning automated individual decision-making, they may, at any time, contact the Data Protection Officer of Vectoraudaz or another staff member.

9. Right to Withdraw Consent for Data Protection

Every user has the right, granted by the European legislator, to withdraw their consent to the processing of their personal data at any time.

If the user wishes to exercise the right to withdraw consent, they may, at any time, contact the Data Protection Officer of Vectoraudaz or another staff member.

To improve user experience, offer personalized services, and analyze traffic on our website, we use a variety of third-party tools and technologies. Some of these tools may collect users’ personal data, while others provide additional functionality without directly collecting personal information.

Google Analytics (with IP anonymization)

We use Google Analytics to understand how users interact with our website. Data is collected anonymously via cookies, and IP anonymization is enabled to protect user privacy. For more information, see Google’s Privacy Policy.

Facebook Pixel

We use Facebook Pixel to monitor on-site behavior and assess the effectiveness of our Facebook marketing campaigns. This tool helps us optimize ads based on user interactions, such as visits to specific pages or conversion actions. The collected data is anonymized and processed in accordance with Facebook’s privacy policy. Users can adjust their ad preferences in their Facebook account settings or via consent mechanisms on our site.

WP Forms

WP Forms enables users to submit information through contact forms on our website. Submitted information is stored so we can respond to requests. Data is stored securely and is not shared with third parties unless required to fulfill a specific user request.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use Google reCAPTCHA to protect our website against automated access and interactions (bots). The tool collects information such as IP address and browsing behavior to verify that an interaction is genuine. Data is transmitted to Google for verification and processed in accordance with Google’s privacy policy.

Google Maps, Youtube e Vimeo

These services may collect browsing data, such as IP addresses, to provide map and video playback functionality. Data processing is carried out in line with the respective privacy policies: Google and Vimeo.

Google Fonts e Adobe Fonts

We use fonts provided by Google and Adobe to enhance the visual presentation of our website. These services may collect information such as IP addresses when fonts are loaded. Please refer to the Google and Adobe Privacy Policies.

Article 6(1)(a) GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific purpose—i.e., where the user has consented to the processing of their personal data for one or more specified purposes.

Where processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is to promote our work and activities for the benefit of all visitors and the general public.

The criterion used to determine the storage period for personal data is the applicable statutory retention period. Once that period expires, the corresponding data are routinely deleted.

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