GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
Welcome to our web site ("www.apmeetings.com"). These General Terms and Conditions of Use govern the access to and use of www.apmeetings.com. The access to and use of this web site as well as the purchase of products on www.apmeetings.com are based on the assumption that these General Terms and Conditions of Use have been read, understood and accepted by you.
APMEETINGS SRL may amend or simply update all or part of these General Terms and Conditions of Use. Any amendment or update to the General Terms and Conditions of Use shall be posted for our users on the Home Page of www.apmeetings.com as soon as such amendments or updates have been made and shall be binding as soon as they are published on the web site in this section.
Therefore, you should regularly access this section on the web site in order to check the publication of the most recent and updated General Terms and Conditions of Use of www.apmeetings.com. If you do not agree to all or part of the General Terms and Conditions of Use in www.apmeetings.com, please do not use our web site.
Remember that you will be the only and sole liable for your use of www.apmeetings.com and its contents. APMEETINGS SRL shall not be considered liable for any use of the web site and its contents made by any of its users that is not compliant with the laws and regulations in force, without prejudice to APMEETINGS SRL’s liability for intentional torts and gross negligence.
In particular, you will be the only and sole liable for communicating information or data which are not correct, false or concerning third parties if such third parties have not given their consent, as well as for any improper use of such data or information.
Finally since any material will be downloaded or in any case obtained from the website service, according to the choice and risk of the user, any liability whatsoever for possible damage to computer systems or data loss as a result of downloading processes will be for the user and cannot be charged upon APMEETINGS SRL. APMEETINGS SRL declines any liability for any possible damage deriving from the inaccessibility to the services of the website or from any possible damage deriving from a virus, damaged files, errors, omissions, service interruptions, content cancellation, problems related to the net, to providers, or to phone and/or telematic connections, unauthorized access, data alteration, failure or malfunction of the electronic equipment belonging to user himself.
The user is responsible for the care and correct use of his/her personal information, comprising the accreditation that allows the access to reserved services, and for any damaging consequence or prejudice that could arise for APMEETINGS SRL or third parties due to incorrect use, loss, theft of such information.
1. Privacy Policy
We recommend that you read the Privacy Policy which also applies in the event that users access to www.apmeetings.com and use the relevant services without making purchases. The Privacy Policy will help you understand how and for what purposes www.apmeetings.com collects and uses your personal data.
2. Intellectual Property Rights
www.apmeetings.com's contents, including but not limited to, works, images, pictures, dialogues, music, sounds, videos, documents, drawings, industrial designs, figures, logos and any other material posted on www.apmeetings.com in any format, including menus, web pages, graphics, colours, schemes, tools, fonts, design of the web site, diagrams, layouts, methods, processes, functions and software which are part of www.apmeetings.com, are protected by copyright and by any other intellectual property right. The reproduction, wholly or in part, in any form whatsoever, of www.apmeetings.com and of its contents is not allowed without APMEETINGS SRL’s written consent.
APMEETINGS SRL has the exclusive right to authorize or prohibit any reproduction whether direct and indirect, temporary or permanent or by any other means or in any form, in whole or in part of www.apmeetings.com and its contents. As far as the use of www.apmeetings.com is concerned, you are only authorized to visualize the web site and its contents. You are also authorized to carry out all the other temporary acts of reproduction which are transient or incidental and an integral and essential part of displaying www.apmeetings.com and its contents, and which have no independent economic significance. You are also authorized to surf on the web site for the lawful use of www.apmeetings.com and its contents.
You are not authorized to reproduce by any means or in any form, in whole and in part, www.apmeetings.com and its contents. Any reproduction must be authorized from time to time by APMEETINGS SRL.
Such reproductions shall be carried out for lawful purposes and in compliance with copyright and the other intellectual property rights.
3. Links to www.apmeetings.com
Please, contact APMEETINGS SRL at the following e-mail address anna.porro@apmeetings.com if you are interested in linking the home page of www.apmeetings.com and other web pages which can be publicly accessible. This contact is necessary to activate the request of the consent to linking to www.apmeetings.com. APMEETINGS SRL grants links to www.apmeetings.com free of charge and on a non-exclusive basis.
APMEETINGS SRL is entitled to object to certain links to its web site in the event that the applicant who intends to activate links to www.apmeetings.com has, in the past, adopted unfair or non-conforming business practices which are not generally adopted or accepted by the market operators, or has made unfair competition activities vis-à-vis APMEETINGS SRL, or when APMEETINGS SRL fears that such practices or such activities might be adopted by the applicant in the future, or when the applicant has adopted in the past, or it is feared he could adopt in the future, actions that may discredit APMEETINGS SRL, its web site or its services. In any event, it is forbidden to post deep links (such as deep frames) to www.apmeetings.com or to use unauthorized meta-tags without APMEETINGS SRL's consent.
5. Disclaimers on Content
APMEETINGS SRL has made all efforts to prevent the publication on its web site of contents describing or representing situations of physical or psychological violence or which, according to the sensitivity of www.apmeetings.com's users, might be deemed to violate civil beliefs or human rights and dignity, in all its forms and expressions.
In any event, APMEETINGS SRL does not warrant that the contents of the web site are appropriate or lawful in other Countries outside Italy.
However, in the event that such contents are deemed to be unlawful or illegal in some of these Countries, please do not access our web site and, where you nonetheless choose to access it, we hereby inform you your use of the services provided by www.apmeetings.com shall be your exclusive and personal responsibility.
APMEETINGS SRL has also adopted measures to ensure that the contents of www.apmeetings.com are accurate and do not contain any incorrect or out-of-date information, with respect to the date of their publication on the web-site and, as far as possible, also afterwards.
However, APMEETINGS SRL cannot be held liable for the accuracy and completeness of the content posted by www.apmeetings.com on its web site, except for its liability for tort and gross negligence and as otherwise provided for by the law.
Moreover, APMEETINGS SRL cannot guarantee to its users that the web site will operate continuously, without any interruptions and errors due to the connection to the Internet.
In the event of any problem in using our web site please contact our Customer Care area, or write to the following e-mail address: anna.porro@apmeetings.com. A APMEETINGS SRL representative will be at your disposal to assist and help you to restore your access to the web site, as far as possible.
At the same time, please contact your Internet services provider or check that each device for Internet connection and access to web content is correctly activated, including your Internet browser.
Although APMEETINGS SRL shall use its best efforts to ensure regular access to its web site, the dynamic nature of the Internet and web content may not allow www.apmeetings.com to operate without any suspensions, interruptions or discontinuity due to updating the web site.
APMEETINGS SRL has adopted adequate technical and organizational security measures to protect its services on www.apmeetings.com, integrity of traffic data and electronic communications in order to prevent unauthorized use of or access to data, as well as to prevent risks of dissemination, destruction and loss of data and confidential/non confidential information regarding users of www.apmeetings.com, and to avoid unauthorized or unlawful access to such data and information.
6. Governing Law and solution of disputes.
These General Terms and Conditions of Use are governed by italian law law. For any dispute related to these General Terms and Conditions of Use, including those referring to their validity, implementation and enforcement, exclusively the Como Court will be competent.
PRIVACY POLICY
Welcome to our (“www.apmeetings.com”) web site. Please read our Privacy Policy carefully. It applies each time you visit our site, and decide to surf through our pages or use our services, regardless of whether you purchase any products. We also invite you to read the www.apmeetings.com General Terms and Conditions of Use, because they also contain important indications about privacy and the security systems adopted by this web site.
PRIVACY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO ARTICLES 13-14 GDPR (GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION) 2016/679
A.P. MEETINGS S.R.L, having registered offices in Via San Carlo 23/B, Capiago Intimiano (CO), tax code and VAT number 02999640135 (hereinafter the “Data Controller”), in its capacity as data controller, hereby informs you pursuant to Article 13 of EU Regulation 2016/679 (the “GDPR”) that your personal data shall be processed using the terms and for the purposes set out below.
1. Scope of Processing
The Data Controller processes the personal identifiable data (for example, names, surnames, company names, addresses, telephone numbers, e/mail addresses, bank and payment details) - referred to hereinafter as "Personal Data" or "Data" - that you provide when entering into contracts for the services of the Data Controller.
2. Purpose of Processing
Your personal data shall be processed:
A) without your express consent (Article 6b) and e) of GDPR), for the following Service Purposes:
- Entering into contracts relating to the services of the Data Controller;
- Fulfilling pre-contractual, contractual and tax obligations deriving from contractual relationships in force with you;
- Complying with all obligations provided for by law, regulations, European regulations or a competent Authority (for example, anti-money laundering obligations);
- Exercising the rights of the Data Controller, for example the right to legal defence.
B) only with your specific and express consent (Article 7 of GDPR), for the following Marketing Purposes:
- Sending you e-mails, post and/or text messages and/or contacting you via phone, newsletters, commercial and/or advertising materials relating to products and/or services offered by the Data Controller and customer satisfaction questionnaires;
- - Sending you e-mails, post and/or text messages and/or contacting you via phone relating to third party commercial and/or promotional communications (for example business partners, etc.).
Please note that if you are already a user, unless you indicate otherwise we may send you commercial communications relating to the Data Controller's services and products that are similar to the ones you already use.
3. Terms of Processing
Your personal data shall be processed using the methods specified in Article 4(2) of GDPR, namely by: collecting, registering, organising, storing, consulting, elaborating, modifying, selecting, extracting, comparing, using, interconnecting, blocking, communicating, deleting and destroying the data. Your personal data shall be processed using paper, electronic and/or automated means.
The Data Controller shall process personal data for the time needed to complete the purposes described above, and in any case for no longer than 10 years after the termination of the relationship for Service Purposes and for no longer than 5 years after said data is collected for Marketing Purposes.
4. Access to Data
Your data may be made accessible for the purposes set out in paragraphs 2.A) and 2.B):
- To the Data Controller's employees and personnel in Italy or abroad, in their capacity as processors or persons in charge of processing and/or system administrators;
- To third parties or other recipients (for example, credit institutions, firms providing services, advisors, insurance company for insurance services, etc), which provide outsourced services for the Data Controller, in their capacity as external data processors.
5. Communication of data
Without the need for express consent (Article 6(b) and (c) of GDPR), the Data Controller may communicate your data for the purposes set out in paragraph 2.A to Supervisory Authorities, Judicial Authorities, insurance companies for insurance services, and/or to whomever the communication of such data is required by law for such purposes. Said recipients shall process the data in their capacity as autonomous data controllers.
Your data shall not be disseminated.
6. Transfer of data
Your personal data shall be stored on servers located within the European Union. It is understood however that if deemed necessary by the Data Controller, the latter shall have the right to relocate servers, including outside the EU. In that case, the Data Controller shall ensure that the transfer of data outside the EU shall comply with all applicable laws, using standard contractual clauses provided for by the European Commission.
7. Data provision and consequences in the event of refusal to respond
The provision of data for the purposes detailed in paragraph 2.A) is compulsory. If the data is not provided, we cannot guarantee you the services contemplated in paragraph 2.A).
The provision of data for the purposes detailed in paragraph 2.B) is voluntary. You may therefore decide not to provide such data or to subsequently withhold your consent to processing of data already provided; in that case, you will not be able to receive newsletters, commercial communications or advertising materials relating to the Services offered by the Data Controller. You shall continue to be entitled to the services contemplated in paragraph 2.A).
8. Data Subject Rights
As Data Subject, you are entitled to the rights provided for by Article 15 of GDPR, namely:
I. The right to obtain confirmation of the existence or not of your personal data, even if said data is not registered, and their communication in an intelligible form;
II. The right to clarification on: a) the source of the personal data; b) the purposes and terms of processing; c) the logic applied to all such processing carried out using electronic means; d) the contact details of the data controller, processors and the representative appointed pursuant to Article 28(3) of GDPR; e) the recipients and category of recipients to whom the data may be communicated or who may acquire such data as representative appointed for the State territory, processors or persons in charge of processing;
III. The right to obtain: a) the update, the rectification or if you deem it necessary, the integration of your data; b) the deletion, the anonymization or the blockage of unlawful data processing, including where data is unnecessarily stored in relation to the purposes of the processing for which the data was collected or subsequently processed; c) confirmation that the actions described in letters a) and b) have been communicated, also with respect to their content, to the recipients of the data unless it is impossible or would require disproportionate efforts with respect to the protected right;
IV. The right to object in full or partially: a) for lawful reasons to the processing of your personal data, even when relevant to the purpose of collecting said data; b) to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of sending advertising materials, direct sales or for market research purposes, commercial communications, either via automated phone systems without operators or via e-mail and/or using traditional marketing methods via phone or by normal post. Please note that a data subject's right to object to processing in relation to paragraph b), against direct marketing purposes using automated systems, also includes traditional contact methods, and data subjects are entitled to exercise said right to object to processing partially. This means that a data subject may decide to receive communications only using traditional communication channels or vice versa via automated systems or not through either channel.
To the extent applicable, a data subject also has the rights provided for by Articles 16 to 21 of GDPR (the right to data rectification, the right to be forgotten, the right to limit processing, the right to data portability, the right to object to processing) and the right to lodge complaints with the Italian Data Protection Authority.
9. Terms for exercising rights
You may exercise your rights at any time by sending:
- A registered letter with a advice of delivery to A.P. MEETINGS SRL – VIA SAN CARLO 23B – 22070 CAPIAGO INTIMIANO (COMO) - ITALY
- An e-mail to anna.porro@apmeetings.com
10. Cookies
In order to ensure our services are as efficient and straightforward to use as possible, A.P. MEETINGS S.R.L may use cookies, which are small files that remember when a user has used the website or mobile application, and are saved in the web browser directory of the User. The cookies that may be used by A.P. MEETINGS S.R.L are needed to improve the use by users of the services offered because:
– they make web navigation from one website page to another more efficient;
– they memorise preferences indicated by users;
– they avoid having to enter the same information more than once (such as user name and passwords);
– they log the use of services by the User in order to improve navigation and the services offered.
The installation of cookies and other tracking systems operated by third parties online cannot be technically controlled; therefore, every specific reference to cookies and to tracking systems installed by third party web operators which are expressly present on the website and/or mobile application is merely indicative. Whenever there are traffic analysis and/or registration tracking functions used on the A.P. MEETINGS S.R.L. website (such as Google Analytics or other such web operator instruments), in order to view the privacy statement and/or to avoid any such type of tracking, the user must use the tools specifically provided by each web operator.
11. Data Controller, Processor and Persons in charge of processing
The Data Controller is A.P. MEETINGS S.R.L., which has registered offices in Via San Carlo 23/B, Capiago Intimiano (CO).
An updated list of any processors and/or persons in charge of processing is stored at the registered offices of the Data Controller.
COOKIE POLICY
What is a cookie and what is it used for?
A cookie is a small piece of data that a website sends to the browser and saves on your computer when you visit a website, such as www.apmeetings.com. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website.
What cookies does www.apmeetings.com use and for what purpose?
Our website uses various different types of cookies and similar technologies, each of which has a different function as set out in the table below:
TYPE OF COOKIE FUNCTION
Technical or browsing cookies
These cookies enable the website to function correctly and allow you to view it in your language and for your market from the first time you access it. They will recognize your country so that on any subsequent visits, you are directed straight to the relevant country website. They also allow you to create an account, log in and manage your orders. If you are a registered user, these cookies mean you will be recognized as such when you access the services offered to our registered users. These cookies will recognize if you make a purchase from the website through an affiliated or partner site so that we can fulfill any obligations we may have to those partner sites. These cookies are necessary for the website to function.
Functional cookies
These cookies enable the website to recognize you, following an explicit request from you (for example, if you click on "remember me"), every time you access the website, so that you don't have to type in your login details each time. If you have added items to your basket and closed the session without completing your purchase, but have not removed the items from your basket, these cookies enable you to carry on shopping with the same basket the next time you visit the website within a reasonable period of time.
These cookies are not essential for the website to function, but they improve the website and the browsing experience.
Analytical cookies
These cookies are used for example by Google Analytics in order to carry out statistical analyses of how users use our website through their computers or via our mobile applications, such as how many pages a user has visited or the number of mouse clicks made on a page while using the website. In such events, APMEETINGS SRL processes the results of these analyses in an anonymous way and for statistics purposes only, provided that the service supplier uses the cookies in connection with the browser installed on your computer or other device used to browse our website.
How can I disable cookies?
Most web browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.) are configured to automatically accept cookies. However, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings, including the disabling of cookies at any time. We wish to make you aware, however, that disabling technical/browsing cookies or functional cookies may prevent our website from functioning correctly and/or limit the services we offer.
To find out more about cookies, including how to manage and disable third-party or marketing/retargeting cookies, visit www.youronlinechoices.com.
In order to disable analytical cookies and to opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, you can download the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser Add-on: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
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