In compliance with the information duty set forth in Article 10 of Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce, ASCASO informs you that the data provided here corresponds to the entity that owns the website https://www.ascasohome.com/.

• Name: ASCASO FACTORY, S.L.U.
• Address: C/ Coneixement, 1 – 08850 Gavà (Barcelona)
• Telephone: +34 933 776 411
• Email: ascaso@ascaso.com
• Tax Identification Number (CIF): B64710668
• Company Registration: Registered in the Commercial Registry of Barcelona, Volume 40087, Page 22, Sheet B359463, Entry 1ª.

PURPOSE OF THE WEBSITE AND GENERAL TERMS OF USE

ASCASO provides this website to Internet users in order to promote its own image and provide information about its products and services.

These general terms of use are intended to regulate both the provision of information and the relationship between ASCASO and the users of this website.

MODIFICATION AUTHORITY

ASCASO may, at any time and without prior notice, modify these terms of use for the website by publishing such modifications on the website itself so that users may be informed of them.

INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY

All the content displayed on the website, especially designs, texts, graphics, logos, icons, buttons, software, trade names, trademarks, industrial designs, or any other signs susceptible to industrial and commercial use are subject to intellectual or industrial property rights belonging to ASCASO or, where applicable, to third-party owners who have duly authorized their inclusion.

USER OBLIGATIONS

In general, the user agrees to comply with these terms of use and, where applicable, with any specific conditions that may apply, as well as to follow the special warnings and instructions contained herein or elsewhere on the website. The user must always act in accordance with the law, good customs, and the requirements of good faith, exercising due diligence appropriate to the nature of the service, and refraining from using the website in any way that may hinder, damage, or deteriorate its normal operation, the property or rights of ASCASO, its suppliers, collaborators, users, or, in general, any third party.

The user agrees to:

• In the case of using forms, provide truthful information.
• Properly safeguard the access credentials provided by ASCASO, committing not to allow their use by third parties and assuming responsibility for any damages that may arise from their misuse. Likewise, the user agrees to promptly inform ASCASO in the event of loss or theft, as well as any risk of access to their account information by a third party.
• Not use false identities or impersonate others when using the website, including the unauthorized use of third-party passwords or access codes or by any other means.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY

Access to the website may occasionally be suspended or restricted to allow for repairs, maintenance work, or the introduction of new installations or services. ASCASO will make reasonable efforts to limit the frequency and duration of such suspension or restriction. However, it may suspend, withdraw, or partially or fully cancel content and services not subject to specific contractual agreements at any time without prior notice. The aforementioned provision will not affect those services that have been specifically contracted by registered users, which will be governed by their corresponding contractual terms.

Internet access, which is required to use the service, is not provided by ASCASO. Users are informed that data communications through open networks are not secure, and it is the user’s responsibility to adopt all appropriate technical measures to reasonably control risks and prevent potential damage to their equipment, data loss, and theft of confidential information.

To this end, users are advised to have updated malware detection software and to keep security patches for their respective browsers up to date. For further information, please consult your Internet Service Provider.

ASCASO will not be held responsible for any damages arising from, including but not limited to: (i) Interferences, omissions, interruptions, computer viruses, breakdowns, and/or disconnections in the operational functioning of this electronic system or in users’ computer equipment, caused by reasons beyond ASCASO’s control that may prevent or delay service provision or website browsing; (ii) Delays or blockages in usage caused by Internet deficiencies or overloads or in other electronic systems; (iii) Actions by third parties through unauthorized intrusions beyond ASCASO’s control; (iv) Inability to provide the service or enable access due to causes not attributable to ASCASO, whether due to the user, third parties, or force majeure.

Links contained on this website may direct users to third-party websites. ASCASO assumes no responsibility for the content, information, or services that may appear on such sites.

APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION

The terms and conditions governing this website and any relationships that may arise are regulated by Spanish law and jurisdiction. For B2B relationships, express submission is established to the Courts of First Instance of the judicial district of the city of Barcelona, with an express waiver of any other jurisdiction.

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

The personal data provided when interacting with Ascaso Factory, S.L.U. (NIF B-64710668), whether through corporate websites or within the context of a contractual or pre-contractual relationship with this entity, will be processed by Ascaso Factory, S.L.U. as the Data Controller.

WHAT IS THE MAIN APPLICABLE DATA PROTECTION REGULATION IN SPAIN?

In the private sector, the main applicable regulations are:

• Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
• Organic Law 3/2018 of December 5, on the Protection of Personal Data and Guarantee of Digital Rights (LOPD-GDD).

FOR WHAT PURPOSES AND LEGAL BASIS DO WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

In the context of commercial relationships, ASCASO will process personal data for the following purposes and on the corresponding legal grounds:

• Management of general corporate information requests, as well as inquiries related to our products and services. Legal basis: Explicit consent of the data subject linked to the submission of the inquiry (Article 6.1 a) GDPR).

• Formalization and execution of commercial contracts (e.g., sales, distribution, etc.): the processing of professional contact data for individuals involved in the formalization and execution of contracts — whether they are sole proprietors or individuals acting on behalf of or managing legal entities they represent — will be processed by ASCASO based on legitimate interest (Article 6.1 f) GDPR and Article 19.1 LOPD-GDD).

• Compliance with legal obligations related to tax, accounting, and administrative matters derived from the established contractual relationship with the data subject. Legal basis: Compliance with a legal obligation (Article 6.1 c) GDPR).

• Management of the reporting channel. Legal basis: Legal obligation related to Article 10 of Law 2/2023, of February 20, regulating the protection of persons reporting regulatory violations and fighting corruption.

• Sending commercial information by ASCASO to its own customers, via any means — including electronic communications — about products and/or services similar to those previously contracted. Legal basis: Existence of a legitimate interest (Article 6.1 f) GDPR and Article 21.2 LSSI-Co).

• In the case of obtaining your explicit consent, sending commercial information, via any means — including electronic communication — to potential clients. Legal basis: Consent of the data subject (Article 21.1 LSSI-Co and Article 6.1 a) GDPR).

• In the case of explicit consent, interaction with social networks where ASCASO has a user profile (LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter). Legal basis: Consent of the data subject granted through the use of social media buttons or plugins (Article 6.1 a) GDPR).

• In the case of consent for the use of non-exempt analytical and/or advertising cookies, information about website navigation will be collected to measure activity on the website and, where applicable, to send personalized advertising. For more information, refer to the Cookie Policy. Legal basis: Consent of the data subject (Article 6.1 a) GDPR).

• In the context of relationships with job candidates, ASCASO may process personal data included in résumés it receives. The purpose of such processing is to manage recruitment processes and maintain a candidate pool. Legal basis: Application of pre-contractual measures at the request of the data subject (Article 6.1 b) GDPR) and explicit consent of the data subject linked to the act of sending the résumé (Article 6.1 a) GDPR). Additionally, based on legitimate interest (Article 6.1 f) GDPR), ASCASO may conduct due diligence checks to verify the authenticity of qualifications, certifications, and other relevant employment information included in the provided CVs.

TO WHOM WILL WE DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

Your personal data may be shared with external auxiliary service providers contracted by ASCASO who have access to personal data, such as IT service providers with access to personal data (technical/IT maintenance services, cybersecurity, hosting), environmental management companies, consulting firms, administrative agencies, recruitment agencies, advertising and marketing companies, and other auxiliary service providers acting as data processors under ASCASO’s instructions.

The purchase of our products and services is generally carried out through our distribution network. Therefore, your personal data will be disclosed to the official distributor closest to your premises/workplace, as well as to courier or delivery companies contracted to deliver the products.

With your explicit consent, your data may also be shared for commercial purposes with other companies in the Azkoyen Group and entities that have entered into a commercial collaboration agreement with ASCASO.

Where legally applicable, your data may also be disclosed to public administration bodies, auditors, notaries, judicial experts, lawyers, court representatives, courts, and law enforcement agencies in the exercise of their duties.

HOW LONG WILL WE RETAIN YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

Your personal data will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which they were obtained. Once your personal data are no longer required for these purposes, they will be deleted. However, they may be temporarily blocked, remaining available only to courts, the public prosecutor’s office, or competent public authorities — particularly data protection authorities — to address potential legal responsibilities arising from data processing and only for the applicable limitation period.

Personal data obtained through the contact form will be retained only for the time necessary to respond to the information request.

Personal data obtained through the job application form will be retained while recruitment processes are active and for a maximum period of three years from their inclusion in the employment pool. After this period, the data will be blocked/deleted, except for candidates who are ultimately hired, whose CVs will be incorporated into their employment file (in which case the applicable employee data protection policy will apply).

Personal data collected through the reporting channel will be retained in the system for a maximum of three months, after which the data will be deleted or anonymized. However, if an investigation is initiated, the data may be processed within the information system used by those responsible for control and compliance functions.

Personal data related to commercial transactions with clients and suppliers operating as self-employed entrepreneurs, as well as data of legal and commercial representatives of clients and suppliers, will be retained for the duration of the contractual relationship and for six years following its termination. This period may be extended if statutory limitation periods for legal actions are still in effect.

Professional personal data included in data bases for commercial purposes will be retained until we become aware of your objection, when the data are known to be outdated, or during the periodic data-cleansing process.

WHAT SECURITY MEASURES WILL BE APPLIED TO YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

The processing of the personal data provided will be carried out by adopting the necessary physical, logical, and organizational security measures to prevent the loss, misuse, alteration, and unauthorized access to such data, taking into account the state of technology, the nature of the data, and the risk assessment conducted.

WILL INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF PERSONAL DATA BE CARRIED OUT?

In certain cases, international transfers of personal data may occur; that is, the transfer of personal data from the EU to territories or international organizations located outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

When this happens, ASCASO will always ensure that one of the following conditions is met: (i) There is an Adequacy Decision that certifies an adequate level of protection. (ii) Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) have been formalized in accordance with Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/914 of June 4, 2021, relating to standard contractual clauses for the international transfer of personal data to third countries. (iii) If neither of the above conditions applies, one of the exceptions established in Article 49 of the GDPR will apply.

HOW CAN YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING YOUR PERSONAL DATA AND CONTACT OUR DATA PROTECTION OFFICER (DPO)?

To revoke any consent you may have granted, as well as to exercise your rights of access, rectification, erasure, objection, restriction, data portability, and the right not to be subject to automated individual decision-making, you may submit a written request to:

ASCASO FACTORY, S.L.U.
C/ Coneixement, 1 – CP 08850 Gavà (Barcelona, Spain)
DPO: marketing@ascaso.com

If the data subject deems it appropriate, they may also contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) through the same email address indicated above. Additionally, they may file a claim for the protection of their rights with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos).

WHAT IS A COOKIE?

Cookies (and other similar resources such as local shared objects, flash cookies, web beacons, bugs, etc.) are text files that contain small amounts of information that are downloaded to the user’s device when they visit a website. Their main purpose is, on one hand, to recognize the user each time they access the website by displaying it according to their established browsing preferences; and additionally, where applicable, to analyze the user’s browsing habits and deliver personalized advertising.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES EXEMPT FROM CONSENT

In accordance with current legislation, any website that uses cookies must provide clear and complete information about their purpose(s), and it is mandatory to obtain the user’s express consent before downloading them, except in the case of so-called “exempt cookies,” for which consent is NOT required (i.e., they are exempt from consent).

The following are considered exempt cookies:

• Technical or essential cookies: These are cookies that allow the user to browse a website, platform, or application and use its various options or services, such as controlling data traffic and communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted access areas, remembering the elements that make up an order, completing the purchase process, managing payments, controlling fraud to ensure service security, processing registration requests or participation in an event, counting visits for the purpose of software license billing (website, platform, or application), using security elements during browsing, storing content for video or audio broadcasting, enabling dynamic content (e.g., text or image loading animations), or sharing content via social networks when the user has decided to keep their session active.

Cookies that manage advertising spaces in the most efficient way possible, as part of the design or layout of the service offered to the user, also fall into this category due to their technical nature.

• Exempt personalization cookies: These are cookies that remember information that the user has previously configured to access the service, preserving the user’s preferences such as language, the number of results shown when performing a search, the appearance or content of the service depending on the type of browser used to access it, or the region from which the service is accessed.
• Exempt analytical or audience measurement cookies: These are cookies used to obtain anonymous statistics about website traffic and performance that do not require consent if they are used exclusively by the website owner, without any kind of exploitation by third parties, and are limited to the following measurements:
• Audience measurement, page by page.
• A list of pages linked to the current page request (sometimes called a “referrer”), whether internal or external to the site, aggregated daily.
• Determination of the type of device, browser, and screen size of visitors, aggregated daily.
• Page load time statistics, aggregated hourly.
• Statistics on the time spent on each page, bounce rate, and scroll depth, aggregated daily.
• Statistics on user actions (clicks, selections), aggregated daily.
• Statistics on the geographic origin of requests, aggregated daily.

These types of cookies will only remain active for a maximum of thirteen months, and the information obtained will not be retained for more than twenty-four months.

COOKIES THAT REQUIRE CONSENT

Cookies can be classified according to different criteria. From a legal perspective, as explained in the previous section, there are exempt and non-exempt cookies. Other classification criteria consider cookie management type (first-party or third-party), activation time (session cookies and persistent cookies), or purpose type.

The classification of non-exempt cookies based on their purpose is particularly relevant. From this perspective, non-exempt cookies may include:

• Non-exempt analytical or audience measurement cookies: These are cookies used to obtain anonymous statistics on traffic and performance that require consent, either because they enable measurements beyond those listed previously, involve third-party data exploitation, or are not anonymous.

• Non-exempt personalization cookies: These cookies allow users to access the service under a configuration of preferences that do not result from the user’s own choice but rather from an automatically established configuration set by the website, for example, based on the detected browsing region.

• Behavioral advertising cookies: These cookies are designed to achieve the most effective management of advertising spaces that the publisher may have included on a website, application, or platform from which the requested service is provided. These cookies store information about users’ behavior obtained through continuous observation of their browsing habits, which allows for the development of a specific profile to display targeted advertising (personalized advertising).

• Plug-in cookies: Cookies used by third-party content plug-ins are necessary for the user to access previously requested content or services, such as viewing videos hosted on YouTube, displaying geographic locations in Google Maps, connecting with social networks, etc. These cookies are governed by the respective cookie policies of the third-party providers.

When clicking on social media plug-ins included on a website, your browser will connect to the corresponding social network’s server, allowing the social network provider to know which website the user is visiting when accessing the social network site. To avoid this linkage, you should log out of your social network account before visiting any website.

WHAT TYPE OF COOKIES DOES THIS WEBSITE USE?

This website uses both first-party and third-party cookies for various purposes (technical or essential, personalization, analytical, behavioral advertising, and plug-in cookies). To review the specific cookies used, you can consult the cookie settings panel available via the permanent link located in the website’s footer.

Cookies that involve the processing of personal data are also subject to the Privacy Policy.

INFORMATION ABOUT INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

This website uses cookies that may involve International Data Transfers (IDT) to countries outside the European Economic Area. This is the case with Google Analytics cookies, which may involve transfers to the United States. Such transfers are considered safeguarded due to Google’s participation in the EU-USA Data Privacy Framework.

In all other cases, it is recommended that you read the privacy and cookie policies of the respective managing entities.

HOW TO CONFIGURE YOUR COOKIE PREFERENCES

If the user has accepted the use of one or more types of non-exempt cookies, they can change their settings at any time afterward by rejecting or disabling their use through the cookie settings panel available via the permanent link located at the footer of each page on the website.

Likewise, the user can allow, block, or delete cookies installed on their device through the settings options of their browser.

Please note that if you choose to block or delete cookies, we may not be able to retain your preferences, and some features of the website may no longer be operational, or we may need to request your authorization again for their use.

Be aware that if you accept third-party cookies, you must remove them from your browser options or through the system provided by the respective third party.

For more information on how to disable cookies from your browser, please consult:

• Microsoft Edge: edge://settings/privacy
• Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
• Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
• Safari: http://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Opt-out cookies: Many online advertising companies offer “opt-out cookies” to users. These are cookies created by advertising companies to allow users to block and prevent other companies from installing third-party advertising cookies. Opt-out cookies are specific to one server, meaning they only block cookies from a specific company. For broader blocking, users should configure their browser’s cookie settings.

• Google Analytics Opt-out: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
• Google Behavioral Advertising Opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/anonymous?hl=en