Privacy Policy - BWR Power Systems Lugo S.r.l.
This privacy notice describes the data processing practices adopted by BWR Power Systems Lugo S.r.l. (“BWR”, “we”, “us” or “our”) with reference to users of BWR’s websites and applications.
Our Commitment to Privacy
BWR acknowledges the importance of privacy protection and is committed to ensuring that every data subject can make informed choices regarding the use of their personal information. The terms of this policy apply to personal data collected unless otherwise specified in special offers or other contractual or informational documents provided by BWR. This policy is not intended to and does not constitute any contractual or other legal right on the part of third parties.
This notice describes how we collect, use, retain, protect, disclose, and generally process personal data relating to identified or identifiable natural persons who:
- Visit our websites (“Visitors”), available at www.bwrpower.com or any other webpage operated by BWR (“Sites”);
- Register – as customers – to use BWR products and/or services (“Customers”);
- Interact with BWR regarding products and/or services through marketing and sales channels, including trade shows, conventions, or through “Contact Us” forms and email communications.
This policy also describes the rights of data subjects with regard to their personal data.
Where processing activities are subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679, “GDPR”), BWR acts as data controller.
1. Personal Data Collected and How It Is Processed
What is Personal Data?
Personal data means any information that identifies or makes a natural person identifiable, either directly or indirectly, including when combined with other data, such as – by way of example – name, surname, email address, phone number, mailing address, and any data relating to Customer employees.
Collection and Processing of Personal Data
BWR only processes personal data that you provide or that is lawfully collected in compliance with applicable regulations.
Such data may include, but is not limited to:
Contact data: name, surname, email address, telephone number, content of messages sent, and any other personal data you may include.
Registration data: information related to a service, product, or event you registered for.
Feedback and correspondence: information provided when contacting BWR (e.g., questions, opinions, support requests).
Usage data: data about how you interact with our services and content, including uploaded files, interactive features used, and browsing data.
Marketing data: preferences regarding the receipt of communications about BWR events, activities, or publications, and interactions with such communications. BWR may also conduct surveys, research, and analysis regarding interest in its products and services.
Other data: any other information not expressly listed here but processed in accordance with this policy or disclosed at the time of collection.
Data from social media platforms: BWR may manage pages on social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google, YouTube, Instagram). Interactions with these pages are subject to the respective platform’s privacy policy. If shared with BWR, such data will be processed as per this policy.
Data from third parties: BWR may receive personal data from third parties, such as business partners, existing customers, data providers, or public sources, in accordance with applicable legal bases and privacy notices.
Cookies and automated collection technologies: BWR and its partners may automatically collect technical and browsing information using cookies, web beacons, local storage, SDKs, or similar technologies.
These may include: OS type and version, browser type, IP address, device identifiers, pages visited, time spent, navigation paths, access times, and approximate location (e.g., city, region).
These data are collected for technical optimization, system management, security, and service improvement.
2. Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing
Personal data is processed by BWR using manual and/or digital and telematic tools, for specific purposes and only when a suitable legal basis exists under applicable data protection law.
In particular, BWR will process personal data only when at least one of the following conditions applies:
- The data subject has given free, specific, informed, unambiguous, and revocable consent;
- Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or for pre-contractual measures adopted at their request;
- BWR has a legitimate interest in processing the data, while respecting the data subject’s fundamental rights and freedoms;
- Processing is necessary to comply with legal obligations applicable to BWR.
Table of purpose and legal basis
Purpose of Processing | Legal Basis |
Allow users to access and use website features | Performance of a contract |
Provide access to the remote monitoring platform for BWR products | Performance of a contract |
Verify the correct functioning of the website | Performance of a contract |
Detect responsibility in case of cybercrimes against the site; prevent and combat illegal activities | Legitimate interest |
Respond to queries or requests submitted by the data subject | Pre-contractual measures at the request of the data subject |
3. Sharing of Personal Data
Your personal data may be shared with the following parties, solely for the purposes outlined above and under the relevant legal bases:
- Service Providers: third parties acting on behalf of BWR or assisting in operational, administrative, technical, or commercial activities, including payment processors, customer support, hosting providers, data analytics, communication delivery, database management, and regulatory submissions.
- Social Media Platforms and Advertisers: with your consent, data may be shared with platforms such as Facebook or other parties for marketing and advertising purposes on third-party platforms.
- Professional Advisors: lawyers, auditors, tax consultants, insurers, financial institutions, and other professionals engaged by BWR solely for the provision of professional services.
- Public Authorities and Private Parties: where required to comply with legal obligations, defend rights in legal proceedings, prevent fraud, or ensure safety of BWR, its users, or others.
- Corporate Transactions: in the context of mergers, acquisitions, business unit or asset transfers, reorganizations, or insolvency proceedings, personal data may be disclosed to involved parties in compliance with applicable laws.
BWR does not sell, disclose, or share your personal data with third parties for commercial purposes without your explicit consent.
4. Data Retention
Personal data will be retained by BWR for the time strictly necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted under applicable law.
In particular, data will be retained to:
- Establish, manage, and develop the relationship with the data subject and provide the requested services and necessary support;
- Comply with legal or contractual obligations, resolve disputes, and assert or defend legal claims.
Retention is carried out in accordance with BWR’s data retention policy, which considers the following factors:
- The quantity, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data processed;
- The potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure;
- The purposes of the processing and whether they can be achieved through other means;
- Legal retention requirements under applicable laws.
If the data subject is a Customer, personal data will be retained for the duration of the active account or as long as needed to provide services related to created sites, unless longer retention is required by law or existing contracts.
5. Data Subject Rights
As a data subject, you have the right to exercise the following rights regarding your personal data, within the limits and under the conditions set out by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and other applicable laws:
- Right of access
- Right to rectification
- Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
- Right to restriction of processing
- Right to object
- Right to data portability
- Right to withdraw consent
- Right to lodge a complaint
To exercise your rights, you may contact BWR at the following email address: privacy@bwrpower.com
BWR reserves the right to request information and/or documents to verify the identity of the requester and the legitimacy of the request.
6. Changes to This Policy
BWR reserves the right to update this privacy policy at any time to reflect regulatory changes or modifications in its processing activities. The updated version will be published on official channels and will take effect from the date of publication.
Your continued use of services following such updates constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.