Data Protection
1.- PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION
Vincke Hydraulics S.A. informs you, through this Privacy Policy, about the processing and protection of your personal data that may be collected while browsing our website.
Vincke Hydraulics, S.A. adopts the necessary measures to ensure the security, integrity, and confidentiality of data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of April 27, 2016, on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, as well as the provisions of Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, on the Protection of Personal Data and guarantee of digital rights, Royal Decree 1720/2007, of December 21, approving the implementing regulation of the Organic Law on the Protection of Personal Data, and Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce.
2.- DATA CONTROLLER
The data controller responsible for processing your personal data is:
VINCKE HYDRAULICS, S.A.
C.I.F. number A-08812588
Registered office: Avenida Barcelona, nº 231, C.P. 08750 de Molins de Rei (Barcelona)
Website: www.vinckehydraulics.com
Phone: 93 4458191
Email: info@vinckehydraulics.com
3.- PURPOSE AND LEGAL BASIS FOR DATA PROCESSING
The operations, management, and technical procedures that enable the collection, storage, modification, transfer, and other actions involving personal data are considered personal data processing activities.
Vincke Hydraulics, S.A. will process the personal data you provide via its website for the following purposes:
| Purpose of Processing | Legal Basis | Description | |
| 1 | Provide our services | Art. 6.1.b) GDPR: performance of a contract | We will process your personal data in order to provide our services. |
| 2 | Administrative procedures related to service provision | Art. 6.1.b) GDPR: performance of a contract | We will process your personal and financial data to carry out administrative procedures related to the provision of our services. |
| 3 | Website | Art. 6.1.a) GDPR: explicit consentArt.
6.1.f) GDPR: legitimate interest |
We will collect data to improve the browsing experience on our website. For more details, please refer to our Cookie Policy. |
| 4 | Social media | Art. 6.1.a) GDPR: explicit consentArt.
6.1.f) GDPR: legitimate interest |
We will not process any images on social media profiles without your explicit consent.
Interacting with our social media profiles implies acceptance of the platform?s own privacy policy. |
| 5 | Communication via electronic means | Art. 6.1.a) GDPR: explicit consentArt.
6.1.f) GDPR: legitimate interest |
We may contact you via phone or email to provide services or respond to enquiries submitted through our website. |
| 6 | Managing ARSILUPO rights requests | Art. 6.1.c) GDPR: legal obligation | When you request to exercise any of the rights established under the GDPR (access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, and avoidance of automated decision-making). |
| 7 | Managing security breaches | Art. 6.1.c) GDPR: legal obligation | In case of a security breach affecting your personal data, processing will be based on compliance with applicable legal obligations. |
4.- PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT AND WHEN
Vincke Hydraulics, S.A. collects personal data for the purposes mentioned in section 3, via our website, email, or paper forms. The categories of data we may collect include:
- Name, surname, email, ID document, address, date of birth, phone number, signature.
- Education details, work permit, CV.
- Disability information or required adaptations (sensitive personal data where legally permitted).
- Criminal record information.
- Financial and banking details.
- IP address, browsing and connection data, cookies.
5.- DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
To achieve the purposes indicated, your data may be processed by service providers acting as data processors, who will be contractually required to comply with their legal obligations, maintain confidentiality, and safeguard the information. These may include IT service providers, document destruction companies, cloud storage services, etc.
Some service providers may be located outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or may have servers located outside the EEA (e.g., cloud storage providers).
Any transfer outside the EEA will be made to a recipient recognised by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of protection, or otherwise with appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission?s Standard Contractual Clauses, available here:
Additionally, your data may be disclosed to public bodies or authorities when legally required.
8.- DATA RETENTION PERIOD
Vincke Hydraulics, S.A. will retain your personal data for the time strictly necessary to fulfil the relevant purposes or for as long as the relationship between the parties remains in effect, unless you exercise your right to object.
Subsequently, the data will be kept blocked for the time necessary to meet legal obligations.
9.- RIGHTS OF DATA SUBJECTS
You may exercise at any time, under the terms established by applicable law, the rights recognised under the GDPR, including:
- Right to information: to obtain clear, transparent, and understandable information on how Vincke Hydraulics, S.A. collects and uses your data.
- Right of access: to obtain a copy of your personal data being processed.
- Right to rectification: to request the correction of inaccurate, outdated, or incomplete personal data.
- Right to erasure: to withdraw your consent to processing when based on consent, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
- Right to restriction: to request limitation of processing under certain conditions (e.g., when contesting accuracy or in case of unlawful processing).
- Right to portability: to request that your data be moved, copied, or transferred to another database.
- Right to object (including direct marketing): to opt out of newsletters or direct marketing communications at any time.
- Right not to be subject to automated decisions/profiling: to request limitation of decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling, that significantly affect you.
To exercise these rights, you must provide your name, surname, ID copy, specific request, notification address, and date and signature. Send your request to:
- By email: info@vinckehydraulics.com
- By post: VINCKE HYDRAULICS, S.A., Av. Barcelona, nº 231, C.P. 08750 Molins de Rei (Barcelona), Spain.
You may also lodge a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) via https://www.agpd.es.
10.- SECURITY MEASURES
Your personal data will be processed confidentially. Technical and organisational measures have been implemented to guarantee data security and prevent destruction, loss, unauthorised access, or unlawful alteration, taking into account the scope, context, and purposes of processing, the state of the art, and the associated risks.
11.- CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
Our Privacy Policy is subject to periodic updates. The latest version can be found on our website.
