Privacy Policy in Accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

For “Yugen,” attention to privacy, confidentiality, and the protection of personal data has always been a top priority. In accordance with Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the Protection of Personal Data, this notice explains to users how we collect, use, and protect personal information, the choices and rights they have regarding their data, and how they can contact us.

Data Controller

The Data Controller of personal data is:

Katia Fiorentino 73100 – Lecce (LE), Italy

Purpose of Data Processing

Users are free to provide personal data through online forms or email addresses to request information, contact us, request the sending of informational material, or send other communications of various kinds.

We collect personal information through our website for the following purposes:

  • To fulfill the specific request submitted by the user.

Completing the contact form and/or sending an email to the addresses indicated in the different areas of the site may result in the subsequent acquisition of the sender’s address, necessary to respond to requests, as well as any other personal data included in the message.

This processing is based on the principle expressed in Article 6 of the Regulation, which states that the processing of personal data is lawful if necessary for the performance of the service requested by the data subject.

Providing data is optional but necessary to fulfill the request.

Methods of Processing

Data processing is carried out primarily through automated tools and for the time strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected. Appropriate security measures, as required by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the Protection of Personal Data, are observed to prevent data loss, unlawful or incorrect use, and unauthorized access.

Processing related to site services is handled by specifically appointed internal staff or by individuals responsible for occasional maintenance operations.

Types of Personal Data Collected

The personal data collected through the website may be those provided by the user via contact forms or email addresses and usually include personal and contact information, as well as the message the user intends to send to the Data Controller.

In addition to the common data provided directly and intentionally by the user, the computer systems and software procedures used for the operation of this website acquire, during their normal operation, some navigation data whose transmission is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols.

For more information in this regard, please refer to the dedicated Cookie Policy.

Communication of Data to Third Parties

We will not sell, transfer, or disclose your personal data to third parties unless required by law.

We will communicate your personal data with care to selected suppliers for service support, such as maintenance and technical assistance companies. The updated list of entities to whom the data may be communicated is available from the Data Controller.

Data Retention

Your personal data provided through the website or dedicated email addresses will be retained for the time necessary to fulfill the request. Afterwards, they will be deleted.

Data Subject’s Rights

Pursuant to EU Regulation 679/2016, you are entitled to: request access to personal data (art. 15), rectification (art. 16), erasure or the right to be forgotten (art. 17), restriction of processing of personal data (art. 18), data portability (art. 20), or to object to processing (art. 21), as well as the right not to be subjected to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, that produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you (art. 22). If the processing of personal data is based on your explicit consent, pursuant to art. 7 paragraph 3 of the Regulation, you have the right, at any time, to withdraw from the newsletter subscription or revoke the consent given for sending advertising material or for direct sales, market research, or commercial communication.

Requests can be exercised against the Data Controller by writing to the email address: info@yugensound.com, at the registered office in Lecce (LE), or by calling +39 388 189 0054.


COOKIE POLICY

Extended Information on the Use of Cookies

This document, in accordance with Articles 13 and 122 of Legislative Decree 196/2003 (“Privacy Code”), as well as based on the General Provision of the Data Protection Authority of 8 May 2014, provides users of the site with some information regarding the cookies used.

What Are Cookies

A “cookie” is a small text file created on the user’s computer when they access a particular site, with the purpose of storing and transporting information. Cookies are sent by a web server (which is the computer running the visited website) to the user’s browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, etc.) and stored on the user’s computer; they are then sent back to the website on subsequent visits.

During navigation, the user may also receive cookies from different sites (so-called “third-party cookies”), set directly by the managers of those websites and used for the purposes and in the manner defined by them.

This Site uses cookies to make its services as efficient and simple as possible. By visiting this Site, a minimum amount of information is placed on the user’s device.

Cookies Used on This Site

Technical Cookies

  • Navigation or session technical cookies used to ensure normal navigation and use of the website, to purchase and authenticate to access the restricted areas of the site, and to monitor its proper functioning.

  • Functionality cookies, to allow the user to navigate according to a series of selected criteria (e.g., language, selected products for purchase) to improve the service rendered to them.

The installation of such cookies does not require the prior consent of the users, while the obligation to provide information pursuant to Article 13 of the Code remains, which the site operator, if using only such devices, may provide in the manner they deem most appropriate.

Third-Party Technical Cookies

These types of cookies are used to collect information about the use of the website by visitors, the keywords used to reach the site, the websites visited, and the sources of traffic from which visitors come for marketing campaigns. The owner can use this information to compile reports and improve the Site. Cookies collect information anonymously. These types of cookies are sent by the Site itself or by third-party domains.

Instructions for Managing Cookies in Your Browser

In many browsers, you can set rules to manage cookies on a site-by-site basis, an option that offers more targeted privacy control. It is possible to disable cookies for all sites, except for those you consider trustworthy.

How to Disable Cookies

All browsers have a “Clear browsing data” option in the Tools menu. Use this option to delete cookies and other site data and plugins, including data stored on your device by Adobe Flash Player (commonly known as Flash cookies).

Chrome

  • Open the Chrome Browser

  • Click on the menu in the browser toolbar next to the address bar

  • Select Settings

  • Click on Show Advanced Settings

  • In the “Privacy” section, click the “Content Settings” button

  • In the “Cookies” section, you can change the following cookie settings:

    • Allow local data to be set

    • Keep local data only until you close the browser

    • Block sites from setting cookies

    • Block third-party cookies and site data

    • Manage exceptions for certain websites

    • Delete one or all cookies

For more information, visit the dedicated page: Chrome

Mozilla Firefox

  • Open the Mozilla Firefox Browser

  • Click on the menu in the browser toolbar next to the address bar

  • Select Options

  • Select the Privacy panel

  • Click on Show Advanced Settings

  • In the “Privacy” section, click the “Content Settings” button

  • In the “Tracking” section, you can change the following cookie settings:

    • Request sites not to track you

    • Tell sites you are willing to be tracked

    • Do not tell sites any tracking preferences

From the “History” section:

  • Enable “Use custom settings” to accept third-party cookies (always, from the most visited sites, or never) and to keep them for a specified period (until they expire, until you close Firefox, or to ask every time)

  • Remove individual stored cookies

For more information, visit the dedicated page: Firefox

Internet Explorer

  • Open the Internet Explorer Browser

  • Click on the Tools button and select Internet Options

  • Click on the Privacy tab and, in the Settings section, change the slider according to the desired action for cookies:

    • Block all cookies

    • Allow all cookies

    • Select sites from which to get cookies: move the slider to an intermediate position so as not to block or allow all cookies, then press on Sites, enter a website address in the Website Address box, and then press Block or Allow

For more information, visit the dedicated page: Internet Explorer

Safari 6

  • Open the Safari Browser

  • Click on Safari, select Preferences, and press Privacy

  • In the Block Cookies section, specify how Safari should accept cookies from websites

  • To see which sites have stored cookies, click on Details

For more information, visit the dedicated page: Safari

Safari iOS (mobile devices)

  • Open the iOS Safari Browser

  • Tap Settings and then Safari

  • Tap Block Cookies and choose from the various options: “Never,” “From third parties and advertisers,” or “Always”

  • To delete all cookies stored by Safari, tap Settings, then Safari, and finally tap Clear Cookies and Data

For more information, visit the dedicated page: iOS

Another function present in more recent browsers (e.g., Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari) is the incognito browsing mode. You can browse in incognito mode when you want to prevent websites and downloads from being recorded in browsing and download histories. With incognito browsing mode, all cookies created are deleted after closing all incognito browsing windows.

Where to Find More Information About Cookies and Third-Party Cookies