Privacy Policy - BIG ALUMINIUM S.A.

BIG ALUMINIUM PRIVACY POLICY

Effective date: May 25, 2018

BIG Aluminium is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how your personal data is collected, used, stored, processed, transferred, and disclosed by BIG Aluminium.

BIG Aluminium is responsible for managing data for the protection of personal information. This Privacy Policy applies to our websites and brands, namely www.bigal.ro, and any other website, mobile application, or online service that links to this Privacy Policy (collectively referred to as our “Service”).

Before accessing or using our Service, please ensure that you have read and understood how your personal information is collected, stored, used, and disclosed, as described in this Privacy Policy.

1. WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU AND HOW WE USE IT

We collect personal information about you when you voluntarily provide it while using our Service. This may include information you provide when registering for an account, making a purchase, posting a review, sending us messages, subscribing to mailing lists, newsletters, or other marketing communications, participating in a survey, clicking on an advertisement, redeeming a promotion, or using another feature of our Service.

We also automatically collect certain information when you use the Service, such as data about the pages you visit, the actions you take within the Service, or the device you use to access it.

We may also collect information about you from third parties.

The categories of personal data we collect may include:
• Contact and profile information
• Comments, discussions, and opinions
• Payment and transaction information
• Location information
• Information provided by social networks
• Information provided by third parties
• Information about fraudulent or illegal activity related to your account

We may also share data with others in an aggregated or anonymized form that does not reasonably identify you directly as an individual.

If you choose not to provide personal data, we may not be able to supply the requested products, services, or information.

We may link or combine activities and data collected from you across our websites, mobile applications, and offline purchases through subsidiaries, as well as information collected automatically via tracking technologies. This allows us to offer you a personalized experience regardless of how you interact with us.

2. INFORMATION COLLECTED AUTOMATICALLY

When you use our Service, read our emails, or interact with us through a computer or mobile device, we and our third-party partners automatically collect information about how you access and use the Service, and about the device you use to do so.

We use this data to improve and personalize your user experience, monitor and enhance our websites and services, and for other internal purposes.

We generally collect this information through various tracking technologies, including cookies, flash objects, web beacons, embedded scripts, location identification technologies, and similar technologies (collectively, “tracking technologies”).

The information we collect automatically may be combined with other personal data we collect directly.

We may also share aggregated or anonymized data that does not reasonably identify you directly.

For more information about your options regarding your data, including your choices about tracking technologies, see the section “Your Options and Managing Your Information” below.

3. THIRD-PARTY DATA COLLECTION AND INTEREST-BASED ADVERTISING

Interest-Based Advertising

We participate in interest-based advertising and use third-party advertising companies to deliver targeted ads based on your browsing history. We allow third-party online advertising networks, social media companies, and other services to collect information about your use of our websites and mobile apps over time, so that they can display ads within our Service, on other websites, applications, or services you use, and across devices.

Typically, this data is collected through cookies or similar tracking technologies that recognize your device and collect information such as clickstream data, browser type, time and date of visit, and other analytics.

We may share a common account identifier (such as an email address or user ID) with third-party advertising partners to help identify you across devices. We and our third-party partners use this information to make online ads more relevant to your interests, and to provide related services such as reporting, attribution, analytics, and market research.

For more details about how to manage interest-based advertising, see the section “Your Options and Managing Your Information.”

Social Media and Advertising Widgets

Our Service may include social media features such as the Facebook “Like” button, Google Plus, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, or other widgets. These social media companies may recognize you and collect data about your visit to our Service, setting cookies or using other tracking technologies. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policies of those companies.

We may also display targeted advertising to you through social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Google, and others. These companies have interest-based advertising programs that allow us to target ads to users interested in our Service or similar user groups with shared commercial and demographic characteristics. Such advertising is governed by the privacy policies of those social media companies.

User Experience Data

On some of our websites or services, we use third-party tools to monitor user experience information. These tools automatically collect usage data such as clicks, mouse movements, page scrolling, and text entered into forms on our websites. The collected information does not include passwords, payment details, or other sensitive personal data. We use this data for analytics and website optimization to improve usability. We do not allow these third parties to share or use this information for their own purposes.

We may also share aggregated or anonymized data that does not reasonably identify you directly.

4. YOUR OPTIONS AND MANAGING YOUR INFORMATION

Profile and Data Sharing Settings:
You can update your profile information (e.g., username, address, billing information) and change some of your data-sharing preferences in your account settings page.

Email Preferences:
You may stop receiving promotional communications from us by clicking the “unsubscribe” link provided in such emails. We will process unsubscribe requests promptly. However, you cannot opt out of service-related communications (e.g., account verification, transactional notifications, technical or security alerts).

Modifying or Deleting Your Information:
If you have questions about reviewing, modifying, or deleting your data, or if you wish to remove your name, comments, or publicly displayed content from our website, you can contact us at office@bigal.ro. Please note that we may not be able to modify or delete your information in all cases.

Geolocation and Branch Location Data:
You can manage location tracking by adjusting the location service settings on your mobile device. We may continue to approximate your location using your IP address when accessing the Service from a computer or other device.

Cookies, Tracking Preferences, and Interest-Based Advertising:
• Cookies and Flash Cookies. Most browsers allow you to adjust settings to (i) notify you when a cookie is received and choose whether to accept it, (ii) disable existing cookies, or (iii) automatically reject cookies. Blocking or deleting cookies may affect your experience using the Service, as some features may not function properly.

You can also set email options to prevent automatic image downloads that could contain tracking technologies.

Deleting cookies does not remove local storage objects (LSOs), such as Flash or HTML5 storage. To manage Flash cookie settings, use the Adobe website’s settings manager. Deleting Flash cookies may affect your ability to use some or all parts of our Service.

• Interest-Based Advertising. To learn more about interest-based advertising and how to opt out, visit the Network Advertising Initiative at www.networkadvertising.org/choices, the DAA at www.aboutads.info/choices, or www.youronlinechoices.com/uk.

• Cross-Device Connections. Opting out of interest-based advertising through these resources applies only to that specific browser or device; you may still receive targeted ads on other devices. You need to opt out separately for each browser or device.

• Mobile Advertising. You can also limit interest-based ads in your mobile device settings by selecting “limit ad tracking” (iOS) or “opt out of interest-based ads” (Android). You can further opt out of certain—but not all—mobile interest-based ads by visiting youradchoices.com/appchoices and downloading the AppChoices app.

5. HOW WE STORE AND PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

Data Storage and Transfer:
Your information collected on our website may be transferred to, stored, and processed at our facilities, where BIG Aluminium operates. Please note that such internal and external transfers are performed in accordance with appropriate security measures, namely the standard data protection clauses adopted by the European Commission. For more details about these safeguards, contact us using the details provided in Section 9 below.

Keeping Your Data Secure:
The security of your information is very important to us. We have implemented safeguards to maintain the integrity and security of the data we collect and share with our service providers. However, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute protection. If any data under our management is compromised due to a security breach, we will act promptly to investigate and, where appropriate, notify affected individuals in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Retention of Your Information:
We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including legitimate business interests and compliance with legal or reporting obligations.

To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider the volume, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process it, and applicable legal requirements.

6. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We will share your personal information with the following categories of recipients for purposes related to our business operations:

• Affiliates and companies within our group: our associates and subsidiaries (i.e., any organization or brand we own or manage). These companies may use your personal information in the same way we do, in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

• Third parties at your request: you may choose to share your activities on BIG Aluminium with friends via email, messages, or social media platforms.

• Promotional partners: third parties with whom we collaborate to organize contests, raffles, or other promotional activities, usually identified by name in the official rules of the promotion.

• Selected third parties: third parties that may provide you with marketing information about products or services that could be of interest to you. To opt out of sharing personal information with such companies, see the section “Your Options and Managing Your Information.”

• Service providers and consultants: third-party vendors and service providers who offer services to us or on our behalf, which may include identifying and delivering targeted advertising, email services, tax and accounting services, product manufacturing, payment processing, data enhancement, fraud prevention, web hosting, or analytics services.

• Distributors: personal information may be shared with our product distributors for logistical purposes, to improve distribution, resolve warranty issues, product recalls, refunds, or in connection with trade fairs where the distributor is an exhibitor.

• Public: when you provide feedback or post user-generated content on our website. For example, if you post a product review or a comment on our social media pages, your information—such as your name, initials, residence status, and comments—may appear publicly on our website or social media profiles.

• Buyers and third parties in connection with business transactions: personal data may be disclosed to third parties in connection with a BIG Aluminium business transaction, such as a merger, sale of assets or shares, reorganization, financing, management change, or acquisition of all or part of our business by another entity, or in the event of bankruptcy or similar proceedings.

• Law enforcement, regulators, and other authorities: third parties as required by law or subpoena, or when we reasonably believe such action is necessary to (a) comply with the law and reasonable law enforcement requests; (b) enforce our terms of use or protect the safety or integrity of our Service; and/or (c) protect or exercise the rights, property, or safety of our visitors or others.

7. YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING YOUR INFORMATION

In addition to the ways you can manage your data as described in Section 4, you have the following specific rights under applicable data protection law with respect to the personal information we hold about you:

• Right of Access. The right to obtain access to your personal data and related information.
• Right to Data Portability. The right to receive your personal data in a commonly used format and to transfer it to another data controller.
• Right to Rectification. The right to have your personal data corrected without undue delay if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
• Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”). The right to request deletion of your personal data without undue delay in certain circumstances, such as when the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or processed.
• Right to Restriction. The right to restrict the processing of your personal data in certain cases, such as when you contest the accuracy of the data, for a period allowing us to verify it.
• Right to Object. The right to object to the processing of your personal data for reasons related to your particular situation, and the right to object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, you can contact us using the details provided in Section 9 below.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Additional information on how to contact your local data protection authority is available at:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm.

8. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES AND WEB SERVICES

Our Services may contain links to and from third-party websites, business partners, advertisers, or social media sites, and our users may post links to such websites.

If you follow a link to any of these sites, please note that they have their own privacy policies, and we do not accept responsibility or liability for their practices.

We strongly encourage you to read their privacy policies and terms of use to understand how they collect, use, and share your information.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of third-party websites.

9. HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our website, please contact us at:

Email: office@bigal.ro
Address: Tg. Mureș, Str. Depozitelor nr. 24, Mureș County, Romania

10. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

We may revise or update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our business and practices. You should periodically review this page for updates.

We will update the “last modified” date at the bottom of this page whenever changes are made.

If we have your email address, we will notify you of any significant changes to this policy. If you disagree with any changes, you may close your account.

Continued use of our Services after the publication of changes to this Privacy Policy indicates that you have read and understood those changes.