Privacy Policy

Last updated: 20 October 2026

1. Data Controller

This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is collected and processed through the website www.salea.it.

The Data Controller is:

  • Company name: Salea Sas
  • Registered office: Via Cremona, 28 - 46100 Mantova (Italy)
  • VAT / Tax identification number: 02597060207 
  • Email: info@salea.it
  • Website: https://www.salea.it

In this Policy, “SALEA”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to the Data Controller identified above.

2. Personal Data We Collect

Depending on how you use our website and contact us, we may process the following categories of personal data:

Information you provide directly

  • Name and surname.
  • Business email address and telephone number.
  • Company name, job title and professional details.
  • Information included in messages or enquiries submitted through our contact channels.

Technical and browsing information

When you visit the website, technical information may be processed by the hosting provider or generated by the systems used to operate and secure the website. This may include IP address, browser type, device information, access timestamps and server logs.

The categories of information collected depend on the website configuration and the services used.

Cookies and similar technologies

The website may use technical cookies or other technologies necessary for its operation. Analytics, advertising or other non-essential tracking technologies, if implemented, will be described in the relevant cookie information and used subject to applicable consent requirements.

3. Purposes and Legal Bases of Processing

We process personal data for the following purposes, where applicable:

Responding to enquiries and communications

To respond to requests, arrange meetings, provide information about our consulting services and maintain business communications.

Legal basis: taking steps at your request before entering into a contract, or our legitimate interest in responding to professional enquiries, depending on the circumstances.

Providing and maintaining the website

To operate the website, maintain its functionality, diagnose technical problems and protect against misuse or security incidents.

Legal basis: our legitimate interests in operating and securing the website and, where applicable, compliance with legal obligations.

Managing business relationships

To negotiate, enter into and perform contracts with clients, suppliers and business partners.

Legal basis: performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures, and compliance with applicable legal obligations.

Meeting legal obligations

To comply with applicable laws and respond to lawful requests from competent authorities.

Legal basis: compliance with a legal obligation.

Analytics or marketing

If analytics, advertising or marketing tools are implemented, personal data may be processed for the specific purposes disclosed to users. Where consent is legally required, these activities will only take place after valid consent has been obtained.

4. How We Collect Personal Data

We may collect personal data when you:

  • Browse or interact with our website.
  • Send us an email or other communication.
  • Submit an enquiry through a contact form, if available.
  • Contact us in connection with our professional services.
  • Enter into a business relationship with us.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information unless it is strictly necessary and there is an appropriate legal basis for processing it.

5. Data Recipients and Service Providers

Personal data may be disclosed, where necessary, to authorised personnel and service providers supporting our business and website, such as:

  • Website hosting and infrastructure providers.
  • IT maintenance and security providers.
  • Email and communication service providers.
  • Professional advisers, including legal and accounting advisers.
  • Public authorities where required by law.

Such recipients may process personal data as independent controllers or, where appropriate, as processors acting under our instructions and the required contractual arrangements.

We do not sell personal data to third parties.

6. International Data Transfers

If our service providers process personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will ensure that any transfer is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law, using an appropriate legal mechanism where required.

Further information about relevant safeguards may be requested using the contact details in Section 1.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, taking into account applicable legal requirements and the need to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

In general:

  • Enquiries: for the time needed to respond and manage the related communication, and for a reasonable subsequent period where justified by legitimate business needs.
  • Client and contractual records: for the duration of the business relationship and any additional period required by applicable law.
  • Technical and security logs: for the period necessary for security, troubleshooting and operational purposes, subject to the hosting configuration and applicable requirements.
  • Consent records: for the period necessary to demonstrate and manage consent where applicable.

Actual retention periods depend on the type of data and the processing activity.

8. Your Data Protection Rights

Subject to the conditions and limitations established by applicable law, you may have the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data.
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Request erasure of your personal data.
  • Request restriction of processing.
  • Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
  • Receive certain personal data in a portable format.
  • Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
  • Lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority.

To exercise your rights, contact us using the details in Section 1. We may need to verify your identity before responding.

In Italy, the competent supervisory authority is the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali: https://www.garanteprivacy.it/

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies and similar technologies may be used to ensure the website functions correctly and, where implemented, to measure website usage or support other purposes.

Strictly necessary technical cookies may be used where permitted by law. Non-essential cookies and tracking technologies will be activated only in accordance with applicable legal requirements, including obtaining consent where required.

If the website uses analytics, advertising or third-party tracking tools, a separate Cookie Policy or cookie notice should identify the relevant technologies, their purposes, providers, retention periods and how users can manage their preferences.

Users should be able to withdraw or change their consent through an appropriate cookie-preference mechanism where applicable.

For more information, consult the Italian Data Protection Authority's guidance on cookies and tracking technologies: https://www.garanteprivacy.it/

10. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access.

No method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

11. Links to Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to external websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites. We encourage users to review the privacy notices of those websites before providing personal information.

12. Children's Privacy

Our website and professional consulting services are intended for a business and professional audience and are not specifically directed at children. We do not knowingly seek to collect personal data from children through the website.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our website, business operations, service providers or legal requirements.

The latest version will be published on this page, together with the date of the most recent update.

14. Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your data protection rights, please contact:

SALEA
Email: info@salea.it
Website: https://www.salea.it