Privacy Policy

Aton S.p.A. Società Benefit, headquartered in Villorba (TV) at Via A. Volta 2, VAT No. 02479320265, email privacy@aton.com, in its capacity as Data Controller (hereinafter referred to as the “Company” or the “Controller”), pursuant to and in accordance with EU Regulation 2016/679 (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulation” or “GDPR”) and Legislative Decree No. 196 of June 30, 2003, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the “Decree”), provides you, in accordance with Article 13 of the GDPR, with the necessary information regarding the processing of your personal data. 
 

1. Purpose of processing

Your personal data, which are not “special” as defined by Article 9 of the GDPR, provided through the website www.aton.com or other Company-owned websites such as energy.aton.com (“Websites”), through the completion of the contact form, via email, or otherwise communicated during or after your navigation of the Websites, or otherwise acquired in your presence, will be processed by the Controller solely for the following purposes: 

  1. To provide you with the requested information about products and services, deliver update services on new technologies, solutions, and IT services specialized by sector through webinars, e-book downloads, and White Papers, as well as to fulfill administrative, tax, and legal obligations; 
  2. To evaluate your job application for employment at Aton 
  3. Subject to your specific and explicit consent, to send you targeted communications to update you on Aton’s solutions and services via email, SMS, or WhatsApp. 

 The collected personal data will not be subject to any automated decision-making process, including profiling.

2. Legal Basis for Data Processing and Nature of Data Provision 

The legal basis for processing is the execution of pre-contractual measures – Article 1 points a) and b) – which, under the GDPR, does not require your consent. 

Providing data for the purposes set out in Article 1 points a) and b) is mandatory, and failure to provide such data will result in the inability to process your request. 

Providing data for the purposes set out in Article 1 point c) is optional.

3. Processing Methods and Data Retention Period

Processing will be carried out using computer systems by designated personnel, in compliance with the security measures prescribed by the Regulation. In certain cases, processing may also be carried out in paper form, always by designated personnel and in compliance with current privacy regulations. 

Personal data processed for the purposes outlined in Article 1 points a) and b) will be retained by Aton as the Controller for two years from your first contact with Aton. Personal data processed for the purposes outlined in Article 1 point b) will be retained for a maximum of two years. 

4. Data Communication and Disclosure

Your personal data, except for those mentioned in Article 1 point b) – job application data – which may be communicated only to potential labor consultants, may be shared with third parties such as affiliated companies, sales agents (including those from affiliated companies of Aton S.p.A. Società Benefit), service providers for webinar platforms (e.g., StreamYard), social media platform providers (e.g., LinkedIn, Meta), newsletter service providers (e.g., Mailchimp), or third-party lead generation popup management tools (e.g., Optin Monster), to provide the requested services (e.g., e-book or White Paper downloads) or IT service providers who may access the Controller’s websites or IT systems for maintenance or updates. 

They may also be shared with any other entity, individual, or legal entity to whom data communication is mandated by law or competent Authorities. 

These third parties will be appointed as Data Processors under Article 28 of the GDPR or will act as independent Data Controllers. 

5. Transfer of Data to International Organizations and/or Non-European Economic Area (EEA) Countries

It is specified that personal data may be transferred to cloud service providers based in the USA. The transfer is based on an adequate guarantee provided by the European Commission’s Adequacy Decision of July 7, 2023, concerning the U.S. data protection framework as amended by the EU-US Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework. 

6. Cookie Policy

The Cookie Policy and the Manage cookies preferences sections can be consulted at the bottom of each page of the Site.

7. Your Rights

In accordance with Article 13, paragraph 2 of the Regulation, the Controller informs you that you have the right to: 

  1. Request access to your personal data and correction or deletion of the same, restriction of data processing concerning you, or object to processing; you also have the right to data portability; 
  1. b) File a complaint with a supervisory authority.

You may exercise the above rights, those set out in Articles 15 and following of the Regulation, as well as those provided by the relevant legislation, by contacting the Data Controller at the email address privacy@aton.com.