Data Processor

Once this website has been accessed, data may be processed relevant to identified or identifiable persons.
The Data Processor Merak Spirits & Drinks Srl, with legal Headquarters in Putignano (Bari, Italy), in Via Cavalieri del Lavoro, Zona Ind. – Italy.

Place of data processing

The data related to the web services of this site are processed in the above premises and are only handled by the staff at Merak Spirits & Drinks Srl, which is in charge of the processing. No personal data deriving from the web service is disclosed.
The personal data provided for by users are only used to perform the services requested and are disclosed to third parties only if necessary for this purpose.

Types of data processed

DBrowsing Data

The computer systems and software procedures used to operate this website collect several personal data during normal use, which are implicitly transmitted through Internet communication protocols, base on a TCP/IP protocol.
This is data that are not collected to be associated with identified parties, yet, due to its very nature, this information may allow to identify users through the processing of and association with data held by third parties.
This category of data includes: IP addresses or domain names of computers utilized by users who are connected to the site, URI – Uniform Resource Identifier – addresses of the resources requested, time of request, method used to submit the request to the server, size of the file obtained in response, numerical code indicating the status of the response from the server (successful, error, etc.), and other parameters related to the operating system and the computer or device of the user.
These data are only required for obtaining anonymous statistics regarding use of the website and for verifying if the Merak Spirits & Drinks Srl. website is functioning properly.
The above stated data could be used to ascertain responsibility in the event that any IT crimes are committed against the Merak Spirits & Drinks Srl website or any other sites connected to it: except for this reason, the data on web contacts do not remain for more than a few days.

Data provide voluntarily by the user

The request to send e-mails to the addresses indicated in the specific section of the Merak Spirits & Drinks Srl website, will subsequently lead to the acquisition of several personal data of the requesting party, including the e-mail of the latter, which is necessary for responding to the request. Specific summarized disclaimers will be progressively indicated on the pages of the web site dedicated to these specific services upon request.

Option to provide personal data

Aside from what is specified for the browsing data, the user is free to provide the personal data contained in the electronic request forms, in website sections used for specific services upon request. However, please note that not providing said data can make it impossible to obtain what was requested.

Processing procedures and security measures

Personal data are processed through tools that are both automated and not, and only for the time that is strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected. Specific security measures are observed to prevent the loss of data, as well as illegal or incorrect use and unauthorized access. In particular, in the sections of the website dedicated to particular services, where personal data are requested from the user, the data are encrypted using a security technology called Secure Sockets Layer (abbreviated as SSL). SSL technology encrypts the information before it is transmitted via the Internet between the user’s computer and the central systems of Merak Spirits & Drinks Srl, making them incomprehensible to unauthorized parties, therefore, guaranteeing the confidentiality of the information transmitted.

The use of SSL technology requires a compatible browser, capable of permitting for the “exchange” of security key with of a minimum length of 128 bits, required to establish the above mentioned secure connection with the central systems of Merak Spirits & Drinks Srl.

Rights of the interested parties

The subjects to whom the personal data relates, collected in the aforementioned sections, have the right, at any time, to obtain confirmation of the existence or otherwise of said data and to know their content and origin, verify the accuracy or request the integration, update or correction of the same, pursuant to Section 7 of the Privacy Code. The interested parties have the right to request cancellation, transformation into anonymous form, as well as oppose, for legitimate reasons, their data from being processed. Any requests should be sent to the following e-mail address: merak@merak.net or mailed to: Merak Spirits & Drinks Srl, Via Cavalieri del Lavoro, Zona Ind. – 70017 Putignano (Bari) – Italy

Minors

Merak Spirits & Drinks Srl does not knowingly use its website to request data from minors (under 18 years of age).