PRIVACY POLICY -
pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Genia Business recognizes the importance of privacy. The present Privacy Policy is valid for all products, services, and websites offered by Genia Business S.r.l. or its subsidiaries and affiliates; hereinafter simply referred to as "services" Genia Business.
Genia Business adheres to the privacy principles established by the Italian government and the European Community regarding information, choices, transfer, security, data integrity, access, and enforcement.
USE OF DATA COLLECTED BY GENIA BUSINESS
In order to offer the complete range of our services, we may collect the following types of information:
Data provided by the user - When a user registers for a Genia Business account or signs up for another Genia Business service or promotion, we ask them to provide their personal data (for example, name, email address, and account password). Some services may require the credit card number or other payment information for the account that will not be recorded or stored by our system. We may combine the data that the user submits through their account with information from other Genia Business services or third parties in order to make navigation easier and improve the quality of our services.
User communications - When the user sends emails or other communications to Genia Business, Genia Business may retain such communications in order to process and fulfill the user's requests and improve its services.
Genia Business services affiliated on other sites - Some of our services are offered on other websites or through other websites. It is possible that the personal data provided to such sites may be sent to Genia Business to enable the provision of the service. Such data is processed in accordance with the present Privacy Policy. It is possible that the affiliated sites through which our services are offered may apply different privacy policies, therefore the user is invited to consult the relevant policies.
Other applications - Genia Business may make available through its services applications from third parties. The information collected by Genia Business when the user enables another application is processed in accordance with the present Privacy Policy. The information collected by the application provider is governed by that provider's privacy policies.
Links - Genia Business may present links in a format that allows monitoring whether such links have been executed. We use this information to improve the quality of the content and services offered in personalized ways.
Other sites - The present Privacy Policy is valid only for Genia Business services. We have no control over sites that include applications, products, or services from Genia Business. Such sites may place their own cookies or other files on the user's computer, collect data, or solicit personal data from the user.
Genia Business processes personal data only for the purposes described in the present Privacy Policy. In addition to those already mentioned above, such purposes include:
offering our services to users, including the publication of advertisements and personalized content;
conducting verification, research, and analysis to manage, protect, and improve our services;
ensuring the technical functioning of our network;
safeguarding the rights or property of Genia Business and its users;
developing new services.
Genia Business processes personal data on its servers, located in Italy and other countries. In some cases, the processing of personal data may occur on a server located outside the user's country of residence. We reserve the right to process personal data in order to provide our services. In some cases, we may process personal data on behalf of third parties, such as our advertising partners, and in accordance with the instructions provided to us by them.
Options available for personal data
Genia Business is committed to not collecting or using sensitive data for purposes other than those described in the present Privacy Policy.
The user may refuse to provide their personal data to any of our services, but in that case, Genia Business may not be able to provide the service.
Data sharing
Genia Business shares personal data with other companies or individuals outside of Genia Business in the following cases:
The user has provided their consent authorizing Genia Business to share personal data.
We provide such information to our subsidiaries and affiliates or to other companies or trusted individuals to whom we delegate the task of processing personal data on our behalf. We require such parties to process personal data according to our instructions and in accordance with the present Privacy Policy, as well as other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
We have good reasons to believe that access, use, storage, or disclosure of such data is reasonably necessary in order to (a) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or request from governmental entities; (b) enforce the relevant Terms of Service, including the verification of potential violations thereof; (c) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud or other technical or security-related issues; or (d) safeguard the rights, property, or safety of Genia Business, its users, and the public to the extent required or permitted by law.
In the event of Genia Business being involved in a merger, acquisition, or other form of sale of all or part of its assets, we commit to ensuring the confidentiality of all personal data involved in such transactions and to provide due notice before personal data is transferred to third parties and becomes subject to different privacy policies.
We may share with third parties some aggregated non-personal data, such as the number of users who searched for a particular term or the number of users who clicked on a particular ad. This type of information does not allow for the personal identification of the user.
Protection of information
We adopt appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access or alteration, disclosure, or destruction of data. These measures include internal examinations of our data collection, storage, and processing procedures and our security measures, as well as physical protection measures to prevent unauthorized access to the systems in which personal data is stored.
Access to personal data is limited to employees, external collaborators, and agents of Genia Business who need such information to manage, develop, or improve our services. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to disciplinary actions, including termination and criminal penalties, if they fail to comply with such obligations.
Data integrity
Genia Business processes personal data solely for the purposes for which they were collected and in accordance with the provisions of the present Privacy Policy or any valid privacy notice for a specific service. We regularly review our data collection, storage, and processing procedures to ensure that only the personal data necessary to provide or improve our services or as otherwise permitted by the present Policy is collected, stored, and processed. We take appropriate measures to ensure that the personal data processed is accurate, complete, and up to date, but it is the responsibility of our users to update or correct their personal data, as necessary.
Access and updating of personal data
When the user uses Genia Business services, we commit in good faith to provide them access to their personal data and offer to correct them, where they are found to be inaccurate, or to delete them at the user's request, where it is not necessary to retain them for legal or legitimate business purposes. We require individual users to identify themselves and the data they wish to access or that they request to correct or remove before fulfilling such requests. We also reserve the right not to fulfill requests that are unreasonably repetitive or systematic, that require excessive technical effort, that compromise the privacy of others, that are not practically feasible (for example, requests concerning data stored on backup tapes), or that do not involve mandatory access. In all cases where we provide access to data or offer correction, we provide this service free of charge, unless it requires excessive effort. Some of our services have different procedures for accessing, correcting, or deleting users' personal data.
Enforcement of the rules
Genia Business regularly verifies its compliance with the present Privacy Policy. For any questions or concerns regarding the present Privacy Policy or the processing of personal data by Genia Business, please contact Genia Business through this website or by writing to:
GENIA BUSINESS S.r.l. - Via Caduti del Pilastro 8 - 40055 CASTENASO (BO)
or to: amministrazione@geniabusiness.com
It is Genia Business's practice to respond to users who submit formal written complaints to this address to address the reported issue. We commit to cooperating with the competent authorities to resolve any complaints regarding the transfer of personal data that are not resolved directly between Genia Business and companies or individuals.
Changes to the present Privacy Policy
The present Privacy Policy may be subject to changes over time. We will publish any changes to the present Privacy Policy on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will notify it with a clearly visible notice (for some services, we will send a notification of changes via email).
INFORMATION ON THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
pursuant to Articles 12 and 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and Legislative Decree No. 196 of 30 June 2003, as amended and supplemented
Last updated: September 2026
1. Introduction and Scope
GENIA BUSINESS S.r.l. attaches particular importance to the protection of personal data and to compliance with the principles of lawfulness, fairness, transparency, data minimisation, accuracy, storage limitation, integrity and confidentiality provided for by the applicable legislation.
This Privacy Policy describes how GENIA BUSINESS S.r.l. processes the personal data of users who visit the website www.geniabusiness.com, use the forms available on the website, request information, contact the Company or subscribe to the newsletter.
Specific privacy notices may be provided for particular services, platforms or restricted areas. Such notices supplement or, with regard to the specific processing activities to which they refer, replace this Privacy Policy.
2. Data Controller
The Data Controller is:
GENIA BUSINESS S.r.l.
Registered and operational office: Via Caduti del Pilastro 8 – 40055 Castenaso (BO), Italy
VAT No. 02727491207
Tel. +39 051 6051081
E-mail: amministrazione@geniabusiness.com
GENIA BUSINESS S.r.l., in its capacity as Data Controller, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data carried out in connection with the activities described in this Privacy Policy.
3. Categories of Data Processed
Browsing Data
The IT systems and software procedures used to operate the website may acquire, during their normal operation, certain data whose transmission is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols.
By way of example, this category may include IP addresses, browser type and device used, pages visited, date and time of the request, and other technical data necessary for the correct operation, security and protection of the website.
Such information is used only to the extent necessary for the operation and security of the systems and, except where required for the investigation of unlawful activities or the protection of the Data Controller’s rights, is not used to directly identify the user.
Data Voluntarily Provided by the User
The voluntary submission of requests through the forms available on the website, by e-mail or through other communication channels entails the collection of the data necessary to respond to the request.
Depending on the service used, the data processed may include, by way of example:
company name or business name, first and last name of the contact person, job title or corporate role, address, city, province, telephone number, e-mail address and any information entered by the user in the notes field or in the communication submitted.
Users are invited not to enter information in free-text fields that is not necessary in relation to the request made and, in particular, personal data belonging to the special categories referred to in Article 9 of the GDPR, unless strictly necessary and provided that an appropriate legal basis exists for the relevant processing.
Newsletter Data
Where a user subscribes to the newsletter, the e-mail address and any additional data requested in the relevant subscription form are processed exclusively for the purposes indicated at the time of collection.
4. Purposes and Legal Bases of Processing
Requests for Information and Contact
Data provided through the website forms, by e-mail or through other contact channels are processed in order to respond to the data subject’s requests, provide information about the services offered by GENIA BUSINESS S.r.l. and, where requested, carry out activities preliminary to the possible establishment of a contractual relationship.
The legal basis for the processing is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, as the processing is necessary in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract.
Performance of Contractual Relationships and Compliance with Legal Obligations
Where a request results in the establishment of a contractual relationship, the data may be processed for the performance of the contract, the provision of the requested services, administrative and accounting management and compliance with legal obligations.
The legal bases are Article 6(1)(b) and Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR.
Security, Prevention of Abuse and Protection of Rights
Personal data may be processed, to the extent strictly necessary, in order to ensure the security of the website, prevent abusive or fraudulent use, establish any liability and protect the rights and interests of GENIA BUSINESS S.r.l. in out-of-court or judicial proceedings.
Depending on the circumstances, the legal basis is compliance with legal obligations or the pursuit of the Data Controller’s legitimate interests pursuant to Article 6(1)(c) and Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, while respecting the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subjects.
Newsletter and Informational or Promotional Communications
The sending of newsletters and informational or promotional communications by e-mail is carried out, where required by law, on the basis of the data subject’s freely given and specific consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Article 130 of Italian Legislative Decree No. 196/2003.
Consent may be withdrawn at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
Each communication sent through the newsletter must allow the data subject to easily withdraw consent or stop receiving such communications.
Without prejudice to the cases and limits provided for by Article 130(4) of Italian Legislative Decree No. 196/2003, an e-mail address provided by a customer in connection with the sale of a product or service may be used for communications relating to the Data Controller’s own similar products or services, while preserving the data subject’s right to object at any time.
Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
The website may use technical cookies and other tools that are strictly necessary for its operation.
Where required by applicable law, the use of any non-technical cookies or tracking technologies, analytical tools not regarded as equivalent to technical cookies, profiling technologies or third-party tools takes place only after obtaining the user’s consent and in accordance with the specific notice concerning cookies and tracking technologies.
5. Nature of the Provision of Data
The provision of data marked as mandatory in the forms intended for information requests is necessary in order to allow GENIA BUSINESS S.r.l. to receive and properly manage the request.
Failure to provide such data may make it impossible to provide a response or the requested service.
The provision of data for newsletter subscription, as well as the related consent, is optional. Failure to provide consent does not affect the possibility of using the other services offered by GENIA BUSINESS S.r.l.
6. Methods of Processing and Security
Personal data are processed using electronic tools and, where necessary, paper-based means, in accordance with methods consistent with the purposes for which the data were collected.
GENIA BUSINESS S.r.l. adopts technical and organisational measures appropriate to the level of risk in order to protect personal data against loss, destruction, alteration, disclosure, unauthorised access and unlawful processing.
Access to personal data is permitted exclusively to persons who need such access in order to carry out their duties or functions and who have been duly authorised or contractually appointed to process such data.
7. Retention Period
Personal data are retained for the period strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected and, subsequently, within the limits necessary to comply with legal obligations or to protect the rights of the Data Controller.
In particular, data relating to requests for information and contact are retained for the time necessary to manage the request and any subsequent pre-contractual phase.
Where a contractual relationship is established, the related data and documentation are retained for the periods required by civil, tax and accounting legislation and by any other provisions applicable to the relationship.
Data used for sending newsletters and communications based on consent are processed until consent is withdrawn or the data subject requests erasure or objects to the processing, without prejudice to any data strictly necessary to document the withdrawal and ensure compliance with it.
Technical data and logs relating to website security are retained for the period necessary for security purposes and for the investigation of any abuse, unless a legal provision, an order issued by a competent authority or judicial protection requirements require longer retention.
8. Authorised Persons, Recipients and Data Processors
Personal data may be processed by employees and collaborators of GENIA BUSINESS S.r.l. who have been duly authorised and instructed in relation to their respective duties.
The data may also be disclosed, to the extent strictly necessary, to external parties providing services supporting the activities of GENIA BUSINESS S.r.l., such as IT service providers, hosting providers, maintenance and technical support providers, e-mail and newsletter service providers, management software and CRM providers, consultants and professionals.
Where such parties process personal data on behalf of GENIA BUSINESS S.r.l., they are appointed as Data Processors pursuant to Article 28 of the GDPR, where the relevant requirements are met.
Personal data may also be disclosed to public authorities, public administrations, judicial bodies or other parties where disclosure is mandatory pursuant to legal provisions or lawful measures adopted by the competent authorities.
Personal data are not disseminated, unless expressly required by law or authorised by the data subject on the basis of an appropriate legal basis.
9. Transfers of Data to Countries Outside the European Economic Area
Where the use of specific suppliers or technological services requires personal data to be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area, GENIA BUSINESS S.r.l. ensures that such transfers are carried out in compliance with Chapter V of the GDPR and on the basis of one of the legal mechanisms provided for by Articles 44 et seq. of the Regulation, including, where applicable, adequacy decisions adopted by the European Commission or Standard Contractual Clauses accompanied by any additional safeguards that may be required.
The data subject may request information about any safeguards applied by contacting the Data Controller.
10. Third-Party Links and Services
The website may contain links to websites, platforms or services operated by third parties.
GENIA BUSINESS S.r.l. is not responsible for the processing activities independently carried out by such third parties on their respective websites or services. Users are therefore invited to consult the relevant privacy notices concerning the processing of personal data.
Any use on the website of embedded content, video platforms, newsletter services or other third-party services takes place in compliance with the applicable legislation concerning the protection of personal data and tracking technologies.
11. Automated Decision-Making and Profiling
With regard to the processing activities described in this Privacy Policy, GENIA BUSINESS S.r.l. does not adopt decisions based solely on automated processing that produce legal effects concerning the data subject or similarly significantly affect them, within the meaning of Article 22 of the GDPR.
Any profiling activities or automated processing with different characteristics will be subject to a specific privacy notice and, where necessary, specific consent.
12. Rights of the Data Subject
In the cases provided for by applicable legislation, the data subject may exercise against GENIA BUSINESS S.r.l. the rights recognised under Articles 15 et seq. of the GDPR and, in particular, may:
obtain confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning them are being processed and access such data and the information required by applicable legislation;
request the rectification or completion of inaccurate or incomplete data;
obtain the erasure of personal data where the applicable requirements are met;
request restriction of processing;
receive, where applicable, personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and request that such data be transmitted to another data controller;
object to the processing of personal data where the applicable requirements are met;
withdraw consent previously given at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal;
not be subject, in the cases provided for by Article 22 of the GDPR, to a decision based solely on automated processing that produces legal effects or similarly significantly affects them;
lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali), without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy provided for by law.
13. How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise your rights or request information relating to the processing of personal data, you may contact:
GENIA BUSINESS S.r.l.
Via Caduti del Pilastro 8 – 40055 Castenaso (BO), Italy
E-mail: marketing@geniabusiness.com
The Data Controller will handle the request within the time limits provided for by the applicable legislation.
14. Changes to this Privacy Policy
GENIA BUSINESS S.r.l. reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy in the event of changes to applicable legislation, organisational or technological developments, or changes concerning the processing activities carried out.
The updated version will be made available on this page, together with the date of the latest update.
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