In accordance with REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), MARKETING ZONE SRL undertakes to process personal data provided by users of the www.horecaretailexpo.ro website and its Customers, safely and only for the specified purposes. The purpose of this agreement is to explain how personal data is processed, the purposes for which it is used, and the rights of the user/customer whose personal data is processed.

The confidentiality of your personal data is one of the main concerns of MARKETING ZONE SRL, located at 8 Radu Beller Street, Bl. 22, Sc. A, 2nd Floor, Apt. 5, Sector 1, Bucharest, as a data controller.
This document aims to inform you about the processing of your personal data in the context of using the www.horecaretailexpo.ro website ("the Site").

PURPOSE OF PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING

If you are a visitor to the website, Marketing Zone processes your personal data as follows:

• for marketing activities, namely for sending commercial communications regarding products and services offered by Marketing Zone, through remote communication means (e-mail, SMS), via the Site.

Legal Basis: The processing of your data for this purpose is based on your consent, if you choose to provide it.

You can give your consent for data processing for this purpose by completing and checking the corresponding box in the newsletter subscription form available on the Site. To unsubscribe from receiving such commercial communications, you can use the option at the end of each e-mail/SMS containing commercial communications.

• for handling complaints, claims, and monitoring traffic to improve your experience on the Site.

Legal Basis: The processing of your data for this purpose is based on Marketing Zone's legitimate interest in ensuring the correct operation of the Site and continuously improving the experience of Site visitors, including addressing various comments, questions, or complaints.

Providing your data for this purpose is voluntary. Refusing to provide data for this purpose will have no negative consequences for you.

We process your personal data based on legitimate, legal, real, transparent, and present interests.

1. When you register, we collect your: name, surname, email address, CNP, specialty, workplace, city, phone number for the purpose of processing, managing, and issuing certification documents regarding participation and issuing participation diplomas.
2. When you register, we collect billing tax data only for the purpose of compliance with legal provisions regarding the processing and issuance of fiscal documents.
3. When you register, your personal data: name, surname, email address, phone number is collected through the customer registration form and the consent statement, for marketing purposes and to provide you with information about our advertising campaigns.

DURATION FOR WHICH WE PROCESS YOUR DATA

If you withdraw your consent for data processing for marketing purposes, Marketing Zone will cease processing your personal data for this purpose, without affecting the processing carried out by Marketing Zone based on your consent expressed before its withdrawal.

DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA

To achieve the processing purposes, Marketing Zone may disclose your data to partners, third parties, or entities that support Marketing Zone in carrying out its activities through the Site (such as courier companies, IT service providers), or to central/local public authorities, in the following illustrative cases:

• for Site administration;
• in situations where such communication would be necessary for the allocation of prizes or other benefits to data subjects, obtained as a result of their participation in various promotional campaigns organized by Marketing Zone through the Site;
• for the maintenance, customization, and improvement of the Site and the services carried out through it;
• for data analysis, testing, and research, monitoring usage and activity trends, developing security features, and user authentication;
• for sending commercial marketing communications, within the limits and conditions provided by law;
• when the disclosure of personal data is required by law, etc.

YOUR RIGHTS

In accordance with the legislation on the processing of personal data, as data subjects, you have the following rights:

• the right to be informed, namely the right to receive details regarding the processing activities carried out by Marketing Zone, as described in this document;
• the right to access data, namely the right to obtain confirmation from Marketing Zone regarding the processing of personal data, as well as details regarding processing activities such as how data is processed, the purpose of processing, recipients or categories of recipients of data, etc;
• the right to rectification, namely the right to obtain the correction, without undue delay, by Marketing Zone of inaccurate/ unjustified personal data, as well as the completion of incomplete data; Rectification/completion will be communicated to each recipient to whom the data has been transmitted unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort.
• the right to erasure of data, without undue delay ("the right to be forgotten"), in case one of the following reasons applies:
  • they are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or processed;
  • in case the consent is withdrawn, and there is no other legal basis for processing;
  • in case the data subject objects to the processing, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing;
  • in case personal data has been processed unlawfully;
  • if personal data must be erased to comply with a legal obligation;
  • personal data has been collected in relation to the provision of information society services in accordance with Union law or the national law under which the operator falls.

It is possible that, following the request for data deletion, Marketing Zone may anonymize this data (thus depriving it of its personal nature) and continue processing it for statistical purposes under these conditions;

• the right to restrict processing to the extent that:
  • the data subject contests the accuracy of the data, for a period enabling the verification of data accuracy;
  • the processing is unlawful, and the data subject opposes the erasure of personal data and requests the restriction of their use instead;
  • the data controller no longer needs the personal data for processing purposes, but the data subject requires them for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims; or
  • the data subject has objected to processing (other than for direct marketing purposes) pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the data controller override those of the data subject.
• the right to data portability, namely (i) the right to receive personal data concerning them in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and (ii) the right to have these data transmitted by Marketing Zone to another data controller, where applicable legal conditions are met;
• the right to object - concerning processing activities, this right can be exercised by sending a request as indicated below;
  • at any time, on grounds relating to the particular situation they are in, that their data be processed based on Marketing Zone's legitimate interest or in the public interest, except where Marketing Zone demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for processing which override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims;
  • at any time, free of charge and without any justification, that their data be processed for direct marketing purposes.
• the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them;
• the right to address the National Authority for the Supervision of Personal Data Processing or the competent courts, as deemed necessary.

LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING YOUR PERSONAL DATA

In accordance with REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), MARKETING ZONE SRL assumes the obligation to administer personal data provided by the Client about themselves or another person in a safe manner and only for the specified purposes. The purpose of this agreement is to explain how the Client's personal data is processed, the purpose for which it is used, and the rights of the Client whose personal data is processed.

PURPOSE OF PROCESSING YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We process your personal data based on interests that are:  legitimate, legal, real, transparent, and present.

1. When you register, we collect: name, first name, email address, ID number (CNP), specialty, job location, city, phone number for processing, management, and issuance of certification documents regarding participation and issuance of participation diplomas.
2. When you register, we collect billing tax data only for the purpose of complying with legal provisions regarding processing and issuing tax documents.
3. When you register, your personal data: name, first name, email address, phone number are collected through the customer registration form and consent declaration, for marketing purposes and to provide you with information about our advertising campaigns.

YOUR DATA SAFETY

We keep your personal data safe with appropriate technical measures, adequate organizational measures, a high level of security against unauthorized processing, against illegal processing, against accidental or unlawful loss, against accidental or unlawful destruction, and against accidental or unlawful damage.

YOUR RIGHTS

If you have reason to believe that any personal data we hold about you is incorrect or incomplete, you have the right:

• to request information about data processing (right of access)
• to rectify them (right of rectification)
• to request deletion (right to erasure)
• to request processing restriction (right to restriction)
• to object to processing (right to withdraw consent)
• the right to data portability (right to portability)
• the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that data processing constitutes a GDPR violation

You can contact our GDPR officer at any time to exercise these rights using the following contact details: 8 Radu Beller Street, Block 22, Staircase A, Apartment 5, Floor 2, Sector 1, Bucharest, or contact us at the email address office@horecainsight.ro.