Privacy Policy

Types of Data collected

Among the types of Personal Data that metalandsmith.com collects, by itself or through third parties, there are: first name; last name; city; email address; phone number; username; physical address; country; company name; purchase history; Usage Data; billing address; shipping address; payment info; device information; unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example); number of Users; session statistics; latitude (of city); longitude (of city); browser information; various types of Data; SMS permission; Data communicated while using the service.

Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using metalandsmith.com.

Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by metalandsmith.com is mandatory and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for metalandsmith.com to provide its services. In cases where metalandsmith.com specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate this Data without consequences to the availability or the functioning of the Service.

Users who are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory are welcome to contact the Owner

Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools — by metalandsmith.com or by the owners of third-party services used by metalandsmith.com serves the purpose of providing the Service required by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document and in the Cookie Policy.

Users are responsible for any third-party Personal Data obtained, published, or shared through metalandsmith.com.

Mode and place of processing the Data

Methods of processing

The Owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data.

The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Owner, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of metalandsmith.com (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Owner.

Place

The Data is processed where the parties involved in the processing are located

Retention time

Unless specified otherwise in this document, Payment Data is not captured or held, since payment is done by the user. Personal details of purchasers including confirmation of agreement to terms of purchase shall be held as a record indefinitely.

The purposes of processing

The Data concerning the User is collected to allow the Owner to provide its Service, comply with its legal obligations, respond to enforcement requests, protect its rights and interests (or those of its Users or third parties), detect any malicious or fraudulent activity, as well as the following: User database management, Displaying content from external platforms, Platform services and hosting, Handling payments, Traffic optimization and distribution, Advertising, Analytics, Tag Management, Backup saving and management, Commercial affiliation, Content performance and features testing (A/B testing), Managing contacts and sending messages, Contacting the User, Device permissions for Personal Data access, Managing data collection and online surveys, Remarketing and behavioral targeting, Hosting and backend infrastructure and Registration and authentication provided directly by metalandsmith.com.

For specific information about the Personal Data used for each purpose, the User may refer to the section “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data”.

Device permissions for Personal Data access

Depending on the User's specific device, metalandsmith.com may request certain permissions that allow it to access the User's device Data as described below.
The exact procedure for controlling app permissions may be dependent on the User's device and software.

Please note that the revoking of such permissions might impact the proper functioning of metalandsmith.com.

If User grants any of the permissions listed below, the respective Personal Data may be processed (i.e accessed to, modified or removed) by metalandsmith.com.

SMS permission

Used for accessing features related to the User's messaging including the sending, receiving and reading of SMS.

Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data

Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:

·        Advertising

·      Analytics

·        Backup saving and management

·      Commercial affiliation

·        Contacting the User

·      Content performance and features testing (A/B testing)

·        Device permissions for Personal Data access

·      Displaying content from external platforms

·        Handling payments

·      Hosting and backend infrastructure

·        Managing contacts and sending messages

·      Managing data collection and online surveys

·        Platform services and hosting

·      Registration and authentication provided directly by metalandsmith.com

·        Remarketing and behavioral targeting

·      Tag Management

·        Traffic optimization and distribution

·      User database management

Information on opting out of interest-based advertising

In addition to any opt-out feature provided by any of the services listed in this document, Users may learn more on how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the dedicated section of the Cookie Policy.

Further Information for Users in the European Union

This section applies to all Users in the European Union, according to the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”), and, for such Users, supersedes any other possibly divergent or conflicting information contained in the privacy policy. Further details regarding the categories of Data processed, the purposes of processing, the categories of recipients of the Personal Data, if any, and further information about Personal Data can be found in the section titled “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data” within this document.

Legal basis of processing

The Owner may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following applies:

·        Users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes.

·        provision of Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;

·        processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Owner is subject;

·        processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Owner;

·        processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner or by a third party.

Further information about retention time

Unless specified otherwise in this document, Personal Data shall be processed and not stored.

The Owner may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever the User has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, the Owner may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to fulfil a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.

Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right of access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after expiration of the retention period.

The rights of Users based on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

 Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Owner.

In particular, Users have the right to do the following, to the extent permitted by law:

·        Withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their Personal Data.

·        Object to processing of their Data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their Data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent.

·        Access their Data. Users have the right to learn if Data is being processed by the Owner, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the Data undergoing processing.

·        Verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their Data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.

·        Restrict the processing of their Data. Users have the right to restrict the processing of their Data. In this case, the Owner will not process their Data for any purpose other than storing it.

·        Have their Personal Data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right to obtain the erasure of their Data from the Owner.

·        Receive their Data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any hindrance.

·        Lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority.

Users are also entitled to learn about the legal basis for Data transfers abroad including to any international organization governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by the Owner to safeguard their Data.

The right to request the deletion of your personal information

You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information, subject to exceptions set forth by the law (such as, including but not limited to, where the information is used to identify and repair errors on metalandsmith.com, to detect security incidents and protect against fraudulent or illegal activities, to exercise certain rights etc.).

The right to correct inaccurate personal information

You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate personal information we maintain about you, taking into account the nature of the personal information and the purposes of the processing of the personal information.

Additional information about Data collection and processing

Legal action

The User's Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of metalandsmith.com or the related Services.
The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.

Additional information about User's Personal Data

In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, metalandsmith.com may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.

System logs and maintenance

For operation and maintenance purposes, metalandsmith.com and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with metalandsmith.com (System logs) or use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.

Information not contained in this policy

More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Owner at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.

Changes to this privacy policy

The Owner reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying its Users on this page and possibly within metalandsmith.com and/or - as far as technically and legally feasible - sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Owner. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom.

Last Modified 1/1/2024