Welcome to our website (hocotech.it) owned by Careb Srl.

Via Giuseppe Papalia, 10 - 70126 Bari (Ba), VAT number 03896520727

Please read our Privacy Policy carefully which applies both if you access the website and simply decide to browse within it and use its services without purchasing any products, or if you access hocotech.it, decide to browse and use its services and purchase products.

We also ask you to read, if you have not already done so, the General Conditions of Use of hocotech.it because they also contain important information on privacy and the security systems adopted by the website.

hocotech.it is managed and maintained by Careb Srl, with headquarters in Via Giuseppe Papalia, 10 - 70126 Bari (BA) Italy.

1. Our policy

Everyone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning them.

hocotech.it respects the right of its users to be informed regarding the collection and other processing operations of their personal data.

When processing data that can directly or indirectly identify you, we try to respect a principle of strict necessity.

For this reason, we have configured hocotech.it in such a way that the use of your personal data is reduced to a minimum and in such a way as to exclude the processing of your data when the purposes pursued in individual cases can be achieved through the use of data anonymous (such as, for example, in market research aimed at improving services) or through other methods that allow the interested party to be identified only in case of necessity or at the request of the authorities and police forces (such as, for example, for data relating to traffic and your stay on the website or to your IP address).

Decisions regarding the purposes, methods of processing of your personal data and the tools used including the security profile are the responsibility of hocotech.it, as data controller of the personal data of hocotech.it users.

This Privacy Policy provides you with all information useful for understanding how we collect and use information that identifies users of hocotech.it. For any other information on our Privacy Policy you can send requests to the following email address info@hocotech.it or to hocotech.it at the address Via Giuseppe Papalia, 10 - 70126 Bari (BA), Italy.

2. Who processes your personal data

CAREB SRL is the owner of the processing of personal data of users of hocotech.it; decides autonomously on the purposes and methods of processing, including the security profile.

For exclusively organizational and functional needs, we have appointed some data processors of the personal data of hocotech.it users, for purposes strictly connected and related to the provision of services on hocotech.it, including the sale of products.

These managers were chosen by hocotech.it because they have demonstrated that they have experience, ability and reliability and that they provide suitable guarantees of full compliance with the current provisions on processing, including the data security profile. Those responsible process the personal data of hocotech.it users according to the instructions given by hocotech.it. We periodically verify that those responsible have punctually carried out the tasks entrusted to them and that they continue to provide suitable guarantees of full compliance with the provisions on the protection of personal data.

3. How we use personal data and for what purposes

Your personal data is collected and processed by hocotech.it for purposes strictly connected to the use of the website, its services and the purchase of products through the website. Your personal data may also be used in other processing operations, however in terms compatible with these purposes.

In particular, your personal data may be processed for the following purposes:

• as part of the registration processes on the website, we collect your personal data (such as, for example, your personal data, user ID and password, e-mail address,) through the relevant registration form to provide you with access services to the reserved areas of hocotech.it and for sending our NEWSLETTER by e-mail, where expressly requested;

• to provide assistance services (Customer Service), we collect your personal data (such as your user ID and password) for purposes necessary to give you all the information about the hocotech.it services and the purchase of products on hocotech.it;

• as part of the product purchase processes on hocotech.it we collect your personal data (such as personal data, e-mail address, postal address, credit card and bank details , telephone number) via the order form for the sale of products on hocotech.it;

• as part of the request for technical assistance services, we collect your personal data to provide you with information about navigation problems, browser compatibility and viewing or loading of the hocotech.it web pages;

Your personal data is processed mainly in electronic format and in some cases also in paper format, such as when the processing of your data is necessary to prevent fraud on hocotech.it.

Your personal data will be stored in a form that allows your identification for the time strictly necessary for the purpose for which the data was collected and subsequently processed and in any case, within the limits of the law.

To ensure that your personal data is always accurate and updated, relevant and complete, please report any changes to info@hocotech.it.

Your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties for purposes not permitted by law or without your express consent.

Your personal data may be communicated to third parties only when this is necessary to follow up on the conclusion of the contract, such as to banks, for the execution of remote electronic payment services, via credit/debit card, if you decide to purchase a product on hocotech.it. Furthermore, your data may be communicated to the police force or judicial authority, in accordance with the law and upon formal request from such subjects, for example in the context of hocotech.it's anti-fraud services. Your data will also be accessible to the Data Controllers as indicated in par. 2 and for the specific purposes indicated in the same paragraph. In all these cases your consent is not necessary.

Your personal data may be disclosed to the public only with your consent and only as part of the provision of services on hocotech.it.

Your personal data will not be transferred abroad to countries other than those belonging to the European Union, which do not ensure adequate levels of protection for individuals. If this is necessary to provide you with services or to conclude a contract with hocotech.it for the purchase of products, we assure you that the transfer of your personal data to countries that do not belong to the European Union and which do not ensure levels of adequate protection, will be carried out only after the conclusion of specific contracts between hocotech.it and said subjects in compliance with the applicable law and regulations.

We inform you that hocotech.it processes the personal data of its users only for purposes strictly connected to the provision of services on hocotech.it, to the conclusion of product sales contracts and with your prior consent, to communicate new commercial initiatives strictly linked to the activities and to the website services.

hocotech.it processes your personal data for direct marketing purposes, including by email, only with your consent.

It may happen that hocotech.it finds itself processing personal data of third parties communicated directly by its users to hocotech.it, for example in the case in which the user has purchased a product to be delivered to a friend or when the person corresponding to the price for the purchase of the product is different from the person for whom the product is intended, or even when the user intends to inform a friend of a hocotech.it service or the offer for sale of a particular product.

In all these cases, make sure you obtain the consent of the person to whom the data refers before communicating them to hocotech.it and informing him or her about this Privacy Policy because you will be the only one responsible for the communication of information and data relating to third parties subjects, without their having expressed their consent and for their incorrect use or use contrary to the law. We inform you that the consent of these people is not necessary only when the data of this subject are communicated to hocotech.it for the conclusion of the contract with hocotech.it in his exclusive favor.

4. What happens if you do not communicate your personal data to CAREB SRL

The communication of your personal data to CAREB SRL and in particular, your personal data, your e-mail address, your postal address, your credit/debit card and bank details and telephone number is necessary with regard to the conclusion of the contract for the purchase of products on hocotech.it or the provision of other services rendered on the website at your request or when your data is necessary for the fulfillment of obligations deriving from laws or regulations.

Any refusal to communicate to CAREB SRL some of your data necessary for these purposes could make it impossible for CAREB SRL to execute the purchase contract for the products.

otti on hocotech.it or to provide other services available on hocotech.it, such as for example to provide assistance services (Customer Service), to send the CAREB SRL - NEWSLETTER, or to show an article to a friend, correctly fulfill legal and regulatory obligations. Failure to communicate the data may constitute, depending on the case, a legitimate and justified reason for CAREB SRL not to execute the contract for the purchase of products on hocotech.it or the provision of services via hocotech.it.

The communication to CAREB SRL of further data, other than essential data, for the purpose of fulfilling its legal or contractual obligations or for the provision of certain services upon request, is optional and does not entail any consequences for the use of the website and its services or for the purchase of products on hocotech.it (such as the indication of your favorite designer).

Depending on the case and if necessary from time to time, we will duly inform you of the mandatory or optional nature of the communication of your personal data to CAREB SRL. We will highlight the mandatory or optional nature of the communication of your data, by adding a specific character (*) to the information of a mandatory nature or only to the data necessary for the provision of services on hocotech.it and for the purchase of products on hocotech.it. We remind you that failure to provide optional personal data will not entail any obligation or disadvantage for our users.

5. To whom we communicate your personal data

Personal data may be made available to third-party companies that carry out specific services on behalf of CAREB SRL, as Data Controllers or communicated to other recipients of the data collected by CAREB SRL, who process the data independently solely to execute to the contract for the purchase of products on hocotech.it and only when this purpose is not incompatible with the purposes for which your data were collected and subsequently processed and in any case, in compliance with the law.

The data will not be communicated, transferred or otherwise transferred to other third parties, without the users being previously informed and with their consent, when this is required by law.

6. How we collect your data on hocotech.it

As part of the use of hocotech.it and navigation within it, it may happen that some personal data is collected automatically (through so-called "cookies"), such as in the case of collection of the user's IP address and other information relating to the stay on the website or the preferences expressed by the user in choosing the services offered by the site and the products purchased through the service offered.

This information and data is collected directly and automatically by the website and as part of its operation. This information and data are then processed in anonymous and aggregate form for commercial purposes and for the optimization of hocotech.it services to the needs and preferences of website users.

In other cases, CAREB SRL collects personal data and other information directly from its users as part of the online registration processes at hocotech.it or the sending of product purchase order forms on the website for the conclusion of transactions of e-commerce.

Ultimately, CAREB SRL collects personal data of all those interested in covering professional positions within CAREB SRL in the specific Jobs area, to which each user can access and communicate their data for personnel selection purposes. These data will be processed by CAREB SRL exclusively for these purposes in compliance with the law and will never be communicated to third parties.

Finally, we collect personal data from third parties interested in starting business relationships with CAREB SRL only for these purposes.

7. Security measures

We have adopted security measures in order to minimize the risks of destruction or loss, even accidental, of the data itself, unauthorized access or processing that is not permitted or does not comply with the collection purposes indicated in our Privacy Policy.

However, CAREB SRL cannot guarantee its users that the measures adopted for the security of the website and the transmission of data and information on hocotech.it limit or exclude any risk of unauthorized access or loss of data. We recommend that you ensure that your computer is equipped with adequate software devices for the protection of data transmission over the network, both incoming and outgoing (such as updated antivirus systems) and that your Internet service provider has adopted suitable measures for security of data transmission over the network (such as firewalls and anti-spamming filters).

8. Cookies

hocotech.it uses automatic data collection systems, such as cookies. The cookie is a device that is transmitted to the user's hard disk; it does not contain comprehensible information but allows the user to be associated with the personal information provided by the same on hocotech.it. Cookies are placed by our server and no one can access the information contained on it. Only CAREB SRL processes the information collected through cookies only in anonymous and aggregate form to optimize its services and its website to the specific needs and preferences of its users.

We have set up cookies with regard to the catalog browsing functions, the online purchase of products and the provision of "CAREB SRL" services.

As you know, each Internet browser allows you to delete cookies after each session. Your Internet browser contains instructions on how to carry out these deletion procedures. Consult it.

Acceptance of automatic data collection procedures and the use of cookies are necessary for the use of the website and its services, including the purchase of products. If you have activated the cookie deletion procedure, CAREB SRL cannot guarantee the complete display of some web pages or the provision of some services such as the storage and display within the web pages of your products. chosen as part of the online purchasing processes.

9. Opt-in/Opt-out

CAREB SRL uses your personal data only with your freely expressed consent to send advertising and direct marketing material or other commercial communications, including via e-mail, which do not fall within the services that hocotech.it provides to its users upon their request (such as for sending our NEWSLETTER) and for the publication of your photographic portrait on hocotech.it.

Whenever your consent is required, we will inform you in advance and give you the opportunity to give or deny your consent for the use of your personal data, for these purposes including your e-mail address, by clicking on the appropriate checkboxes. .

We would like to inform you that the law provides that your consent is not necessary and that CAREB SRL can process your personal data when this is necessary, to fulfill a legal obligation or when it is necessary to execute the obligations contractually assumed towards its users (such as if you have purchased products on Careb.it or have requested to use specific services via our website).

In any case, we wish to inform you that CAREB SRL guarantees its users, even when prior consent is not strictly necessary, to exercise at any time their right not to receive future communications related to the use of particular services on request, such as example in the case of our NEWSLETTER.

10. Your right to access data and other rights.

You always have the right to obtain from CAREB SRL confirmation of the existence or otherwise of personal data concerning you, even if not yet registered and their communication in an intelligible form.

You also have the right to obtain information from CAREB SRL regarding the origin of your personal data; the purpose and method of processing your personal data; the logic applied in case of processing carried out with the aid of electronic instruments; the identification details of the owner and those responsible for the processing; the indication of the subjects or categories of subjects to whom the personal data may be communicated or who may become aware of them in their capacity, for example as data controllers. All this information is contained in our Privacy Policy.

You always have the right to obtain from CAREB SRL:

a) the updating, rectification or when you are interested, the integration of your personal data;

b) the cancellation, transformation into anonymous form or blocking of your personal data processed in violation of the law, including those whose retention is not necessary in relation to the purposes for which the data were collected or subsequently processed;

c) certification that the operations referred to in letters a) and b) have been brought to the attention, also with regard to their content, of those to whom the data have been communicated or disseminated, except in the case in which this requirement is proves impossible or involves the use of means that are manifestly disproportionate to the protected right.

However, you will have the right to object in whole or in part:

a) for legitimate reasons to the processing of personal data concerning you, even if pertinent to the purpose of the collection;

b) to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of sending advertising material or direct marketing or for carrying out market research or commercial communication.

You will be able to freely and at any time exercise your rights, provided that they are within the limits of the law, with a request addressed to CAREB SRL at the email address info@hocotech.it to which we will provide appropriate feedback.

11. Links to other websites

hocotech.it contains links to other websites which may have no connection with hocotech.it or with CAREB SRL.

CAREB SRL does not control or carry out monitoring operations on these websites and their contents. CAREB SRL cannot be held responsible for the contents of these sites and the rules adopted by them also with regard to your privacy and the processing of your personal data during your browsing operations. We therefore ask you to pay attention when you connect to these websites, through the links on our website and to carefully read their conditions of use and privacy regulations. The hocotech.it Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites.

hocotech.it provides links to these websites solely to facilitate the user in research and navigation and to facilitate hyperlinks on the Internet to other websites. The activation of the links does not imply any recommendation or notification by CAREB SRL for accessing and browsing these websites, nor any guarantee regarding their contents, services or goods supplied by them and sold to Internet users.

12. Contacts

If you wish to receive more information on how CAREB SRL processes your personal data, please write an email to the following email address info@hocotech.it.

To know your rights and always be updated on the legislation regarding the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data, we recommend that you visit the website of the Guarantor for the protection of personal data at www.garanteprivacy.it.

13. Applicable law

This Privacy Policy is regulated by Italian law and in particular by the Code regarding the protection of personal data (legislative decree 30 June 2003 n. 196) which regulates the processing of personal data - even held abroad - carried out by anyone who is resident or is based in Italy.

The Code guarantees that the processing of personal data is carried out in compliance with fundamental rights and freedoms, as well as the dignity of the interested party, with particular reference to confidentiality, personal identity and the right to protection of personal data.