We wish to inform you that the Legislative Decree 30/06/2003 n. 196 - still in force today despite the prospects of reform dictated by the GDPR recently issued - has the purpose of protecting all of us regarding the processing of personal data by third parties and to ensure that this treatment is carried out in respect of the rights, fundamental freedoms and dignity of persons, with particular reference to confidentiality and personal identity.
It should be noted that the processing of personal data means any operation or set of operations that involves the collection, recording, organization, storage, processing, modification, selection, extraction, comparison, use, interconnection, blocking, communication, dissemination, erasure and destruction of personal data.
To this end, the aforementioned Legislative Decree provides that:
- The interested party is informed in advance about the purposes and methods of processing of his personal data, the mandatory or optional nature of the provision of data, the consequences of any refusal to respond, the subjects or categories of persons the personal data may be communicated to or who may learn about them as managers or agents and the scope of disclosure of data, the rights provided for in art. 7 of the aforementioned Legislative Decree, the identity of the owner and, if designated, the representative of the state and the person responsible for processing.
- The interested party freely gives his or her written consent to the processing of his or her data.
Therefore, pursuant to and for the purposes of art. 13 of Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, we inform you that the personal data you provide will be subject - with your consent - to processing by the company Cotefa s.r.l. in the manner and for the purposes described below.
The processing of your data will be based on the principles of correctness, lawfulness, relevance and completeness, in the primary protection of your privacy and your rights according to the procedures set out in art. 11 D.Lgs. 196/2003, below.
The data collected at the time of registration, accurate and constantly updated, will be used only for purposes related to or instrumental to the activity of Cotefa s.r.l., and in particular: for the performance of the professional activities of Cotefa, for sending advertising and information emails, for communication of information relating to initiatives and events of Cotefa s.r.l., in accordance with legal obligations and / or provisions of the Authority.
The data will be recorded on protected computer media, and their treatment will be through appropriate tools to ensure security and confidentiality. The data will be kept only for a period of time not exceeding that necessary for the purposes for which they were collected. Newsletter messages will be monitored to collect statistical data (number of openings, clicks on links, etc..) in order to improve and adapt content according to user preferences.
As part of the use of the above, we inform you that, pursuant to art. 7 D.Lgs. 196/2003 you have the right to obtain: confirmation of the existence or not of personal data, even if not yet recorded, and their communication in intelligible form, the indication of the origin of personal data, the purposes and methods of treatment, the logic applied in case of treatment with the help of electronic means, the identification of the owner, managers and, if designated, the manager of the state territory referred to in Article. 5, 2nd paragraph; of the entities or categories of entity to whom or which the personal data may be communicated and who or which may get to know said data in their capacity as designated representative(s) in the State's territory, data processor(s) or person(s) in charge of the processing.
We inform you that you also have the right to obtain: a) the updating, rectification or, when interested, integration of data; b) the cancellation, transformation into anonymous form or blocking of data processed unlawfully, including data whose storage is necessary in relation to the purposes for which the data were collected or subsequently processed; c) certification to the effect that the operations as per letters a) and b) have been notified, as also related to their contents, to the entities to whom or which the data were communicated or disseminated, unless this requirement proves impossible and/or involves a manifestly disproportionate effort compared to the right that is to be protected.
Finally, you have the right to object, in whole or in part: a) on legitimate grounds to the processing of personal data concerning you, even if pertinent to the purpose of collection; b) to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of sending advertising materials or direct selling or for carrying out research or commercial communication.
All the above rights may be exercised by sending an e-mail to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by registered letter or fax to the registered office of the owner company or to the person responsible for the processing of personal data. The Data Controller of your personal data is the company Cotefa s.r.l., with registered office in via Cefalonia 70 Brescia, and the Data Controller is the legal representative of Cotefa.
The user takes full individual responsibility for the operations carried out through his/her account, which is personal and non-transferable, and therefore declares not to disclose any password to third parties.
If you access third party services, such as social media services (Facebook, Twitter, Archilovers, LinkedIn etc.), through our Web site or before visiting our site, we may collect information such as your username, password and other information only if made accessible by such services in order to improve and personalize your use of our Web site.
You may review and update your personal information provided in the manner set out below, by sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; you may be entitled to access your personal information and, if it is incorrect, correct any incorrect information. In this case the user can contact us at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
COOKIES
We also inform you that cookies are used to facilitate navigation within the Cotefa website. The cookie contains information that helps us to track your navigation on the site and to understand if you have previously logged on to the site.
We inform you of our use of cookies when you first visit our website, through a warning message on the page. By continuing to use the site, you agree to our use of cookies.
Cookies are small text files that are automatically placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit almost all websites. They are stored by your Internet browser and contain basic information about your use of the Internet, but do not identify you personally. Your browser sends these cookies back to the website each time you visit it again, so that it can recognize your computer or mobile device and personalize and improve your website experience. Some cookies, called "session cookies", remain on your computer only while your browser is open and are automatically deleted once you close your browser. Other cookies, called "persistent cookies", remain on your computer or mobile device after your browser is closed. This allows the sites to recognise your computer or mobile device when you subsequently re-open your browser to provide you with the easiest possible navigation.
Our use of cookies is designed to understand how users use our Site and how it can be improved.
You can disable the use of cookies on your browser, but this will reduce the usability of navigation. These are some files sent to you for the purpose of identifying you to know how and when you use this site.
Right to modify and delete information
Cotefa s.r.l. acknowledges the right to check and correct any data relating to you held by us, if you believe it is no longer valid or correct. In this case you have to send an e-mail to the following e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The subjects involved in the data collection can exercise all the rights recognized by art. 7 and following of Legislative Decree 196/03 (which is given below in full). Cotefa s.r.l. intends to ensure that personal data are updated, accurate and complete. Your request will be promptly and adequately examined. No charges will be made to meet requests for action, unless it is a request not legally justified.
Requests for cancellation of personal data will be subject to the applicable legal, ethical or documentation constraints on Cotefa s.r.l. The processing of personal data will also be carried out with the help or support of computer or electronic means to store, manage and transmit the data itself, the company ensures that, with or without the help of automated means, the data will be processed using tools to ensure security and confidentiality.
It may include, in compliance with the limits and conditions set by Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, one or more of the following operations on the data: collection, recording, management, storage, processing, modification, extraction, comparison, use, interconnection, blocking, communication, cancellation, destruction.
Aware of the risks associated with the disclosure of personal data no system is totally secure or tamper-proof or hacker-proof. Cotefa s.r.l. has put in place, pursuant to art. 31 et seq. Legislative Decree 196/03 and the recent GDPR Regulation, all measures reasonably necessary to prevent and minimize the risks due to unauthorized access, treatment, alteration or destruction not authorized or contrary to the law.
Cotefa s.r.l. therefore, cannot be held responsible in the event of contamination of the hardware of Internet users as a result of the spread of a virus or other computer infections.
Cotefa s.r.l. and its collaborators or employees cannot in any case be held responsible, in the event of an action for contractual liability, from the criminal point of view, or in any other action for direct and/or indirect damage that may derive from the use of the site or any information obtained from the site.
The data will be kept only for a period of time not exceeding that necessary for the purposes for which they were collected.
Subject to your consent, the data collected may be disclosed for the purposes described above, or communicated to persons (individuals and / or legal entities), who have been delegated by the company Cotefa s.r.l. to perform services related to the object of the activity, without in any case never exceed the purposes for which the data were collected or subsequently processed.
For the full text of the code on the protection of personal data and the relevant legislation, please visit the official website www.garanteprivacy.it
Copyright regulations
The information regarding the works of Cotefa s.r.l., whether published on the website, distributed through mailing lists or published in print, is the exclusive property of Cotefa. The use of such information for any reason is subject to the following rules: texts published on web pages in the areas of free access, not protected by passwords or other means of filtering, are considered available to the public. Such content may be published and reproduced without prior authorisation, provided that the words "project by Cotefa s.r.l. published on the website http://www.cotefa.com" are explicitly mentioned. The publication in violation of the above mentioned procedures constitutes an indemnifiable offence on the part of those responsible, as well as conduct subject to ethical sanctions when carried out by professionals enrolled in the professional registers of engineers, architects and/or surveyors.
Communication to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. is always welcome in order to inform the writer of the publication of the material.
The texts published on the web pages in the reserved areas, i.e. protected by passwords or other means of filtering, as well as the texts of the mails or mailing-lists, and of the discussion areas, are considered as material distributed in a private manner.
Failure to comply with these rules, in addition to representing obvious contempt for the work of others, constitutes grounds for compensation for damages under the law.
Best regards,
Cotefa s.r.l.