Malvensky Jewellery House invites you to schedule an appointment with one of our specialized consultants for:
• Engagement rings and wedding bands
• Repair services
• Consultancy for special gifts
• Bespoke jewellery with precious stones
We aim to offer you a unique experience, with attention and time dedicated exclusively to you.
PRIVACY POLICY
GENERAL INFORMATION
This Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy ("Policy") describes how we, Malvensky Corporation S.R.L., process the information brought to our attention, including personal data collected through this website (https://www.malvensky.com/) when it is used by you.
By using this website, you agree to the collection and use of your personal information (if provided) in accordance with this policy.
If you do not agree with the terms set out in this privacy policy and with the provision of personal data, please do not use this website or the services provided through it.
For easier reference, we may refer to Malvensky Corporation S.R.L. as "Malvensky Corporation S.R.L," "the Company," "we," "our," etc., and to you as the "user," "visitor," or "client."
Malvensky Corporation S.R.L. is headquartered at Blv. Lascăr Catargiu 46, Bucharest, Romania, 010673, registered with the Trade Registry under no. J40/861/2012, C.U.I. RO 29594572, and is a private legal entity engaged in the retail sale of watches and jewelry, both in specialized stores and online on specialized websites.
Furthermore, Malvensky Corporation S.R.L. is the legal entity responsible for processing the personal data we collect directly from you or from other sources as a result of accessing and viewing the information/products/services available on the website by you. In collecting these data, our company acts as the data controller, and by law, we are required to provide you with information about us, the types of personal data we collect, how we use the information, to whom the data is transferred, as well as the rights and options that individuals have regarding the processing of personal data.
Additionally, to ensure that your data is processed securely, we have made every effort to implement reasonable measures to protect your personal information. This policy outlines the measures we take to ensure the security of your data and how you can contact us regarding the implementation of data protection and to exercise your rights.
https://www.malvensky.com/ is the official website of Malvensky Corporation S.R.L., created to better inform website users about the company's activities, the products and services we offer and that you can order through the website, as well as to ensure efficient communication with the users/clients or potential clients of the products and services marketed by our company.
In general, our intention is to collect personal data voluntarily provided by the visitors of our website, which is necessary to offer access to information about the products and services offered by our company, and, in the case of an order, to collect the data necessary to fulfill this purpose.
Please read this Policy carefully to learn more about how we process the information brought to our attention, including personal data collected through this website when it is used by you.
Our privacy and personal data protection policy applies to any visitor or member of the Malvensky Corporation S.R.L. website (https://www.malvensky.com/).
Malvensky Corporation S.R.L. is committed to complying with the provisions of EU Regulation 679/2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data by implementing appropriate technical and organizational measures intended to effectively enforce data protection principles:
Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency: We process your data lawfully and fairly, and we are always transparent about the information we use, ensuring you are properly informed.
Control is in your hands: Within the limits of the law, we offer you the possibility to review the accuracy of the personal data, update or delete the data you have shared with us, and exercise your other rights.
Data integrity and purpose limitation: We use the data only for the purposes described at the time of collection or for new purposes compatible with the original ones, and our purposes comply with all applicable laws. We take reasonable measures to ensure that personal data is accurate, complete, and up to date.
Security: We have implemented reasonable security and encryption measures to protect your information. However, please note that no website, application, or internet connection is completely secure.
CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL DATA PROCESSED
You can use our website without disclosing personal data as a visitor, i.e., without the need to create an account or complete any contact form.
However, if you choose to interact with our website or place an order for products or services, you will be required to provide such data during a registration or authentication process, necessary for the following purposes:
Contacting you to send messages/requests/complaints,
Creating a user/customer account, modifying or updating account data, placing orders (electronically or by phone) for products offered through the website, processing online payments for the ordered products or services and their delivery,
Further communication following account creation or order placement, specifically contacting you to verify the accuracy of orders placed on the website, order confirmation (verbally/phone or via email/electronically), communication of stock availability, delivery, adjustment of delivery costs, etc.,
Contacting you by third parties (partner courier companies) for the purpose of delivering orders,
Contacting you to resolve technical issues with the website and to improve our services,
Subscribing to our Newsletter, to receive commercial communications (promotional offers regarding discounts, prizes, gifts, etc.) and stay informed about the latest news regarding the company's activities and services,
Contacting you to exercise rights and/or obligations related to products or services ordered or purchased (e.g., product warranty, the right to return products, and obligations related to returns, compensation for the value of goods damaged by actions affecting their value),
Communicating or interacting with the virtual store by posting reviews, ratings, impressions, comments, questions, and answers related to a specific product or service in the product offer/category list,
Communicating or interacting regarding information about Consulting or Courses organized by our company about jewelry and precious stones.
Therefore, for the purposes outlined above, we collect personal data through contact forms found in sections of the website, as follows:
In the "Don't have an account?" section, you can select the option to register a client account ("You can create one in the next step"). The requested data includes: email address, first and last name, account password, phone number, billing information, delivery address, order history.
You also have the option to log in with your already created account credentials ("LOG IN") by completing the email address and password. Additionally, in this section, you may:
View personal data,
Recover your account password by completing the email address in the "Change Password" form;
View order history, wishlist, recurring profiles, newsletter subscriptions, and any other information regarding the created account and/or product orders placed on the website.
Delete account.
For subscribing to the company's NEWSLETTER (available in the "My Account" section), you can subscribe to the newsletter from the "My Account" section when you create your account. You will need to provide your email address if you wish to stay informed about the latest news and receive commercial marketing communications regarding our activities and products/services. Providing personal data for marketing purposes is voluntary, and you can give your consent for data processing by completing and checking the corresponding box attached to the subscription form available on the website.
"UNSUBSCRIBE" - To unsubscribe, you can use the dedicated link found in the company's newsletter. A link is also available to set your preferences regarding the information we send through the newsletter.
In the "MY CART" section, you have the option to register/place an order for products selected by you only after adding them to the "SHOPPING CART" and completing the "COMPLETE ORDER" form, based on the data from the existing account or one that must be created. Additionally, orders can be placed without being logged into your client account but by entering additional personal information. Thus, for placing an order during the checkout process, the following information is required, as applicable: email address, first and last name, country, delivery address, billing address, phone number, selected payment method, delivery method.
At this section, for completing the order, you can choose to pay online for the ordered products/items/services, which is the payment method intermediated by an online payment processor based on VISA, MASTERCARD cards, etc., through a specific and exclusively secure online payment website (MobilPay).
Thus, for completing your transaction, if you select the online payment option by card, you will be directed to the secured page of an online payment processor (MobilPay), where you will need to enter the bank card data necessary to authorize the transaction on the MobilPay payment platform, provided by one of our partners. This platform, under contractual conditions and IT security measures for processing personal data, ensures that our company receives electronic online payment services and has implemented the organizational and technical measures for the protection of personal data processed and stored, guaranteeing the protection and security of personal data processed and stored by its employees.
The form for "SCHEDULE A VISIT" involves selecting a reason for requesting a visit to our company's headquarters. You can contact us via the online form, requiring: name, phone number, email address, and your message.
The "SEND AN EMAIL" form "SCHEDULE A MEETING WITH A MALVENSKY CONSULTANT" is useful if you are interested in an online/physical consultation – you can contact us by providing: name, phone number, email address, and your message.
Providing personal information marked with * through our forms is necessary for placing orders through our website or to respond to or fulfill requests received from you. Other personal data or information you provide when completing the contact forms is at your discretion.
Failure to provide any of the requested personal information and data may result in the inability to contact and send your messages and requests, process your order, or register an account, and consequently, prevent access to our products through the website.
In addition to the personal data and collection methods described above, we collect data from other sources, as is the case with most websites. Thus, the website https://www.malvensky.com/ automatically collects certain information and stores it in log files, through Cookies or other similar technologies (web beacons, web server logs, etc.). These are statistical data related to the actions and browsing patterns of our users, and they do not directly identify any individual.
This data includes: IP addresses (Internet Protocol), the geographical location of the computer or device, browser type, operating system, and other information about visiting this website, such as pages viewed, ads clicked. Your IP address may also be used to diagnose server issues, administer this site, analyze trends, track a user's navigation on the site, gather demographic information, and help us understand visitor preferences and needs.
Cookies and other similar technologies assist us in improving the website and providing better and more personalized content. For further information regarding the use of cookies on the website, please consult the Cookie Management Policy available on our website.
Additionally, on the website https://www.malvensky.com/ you may encounter links to other websites for your information, including websites of product and/or service providers that post advertising banners on our website or advertising microsites, personal websites (blogs), etc., which we deem useful in connection with the content of https://www.malvensky.com/, such as www.anpc.ro (for online dispute resolution), etc. These websites may operate independently of our website and may have their own notices, statements, or privacy policies. We recommend reviewing them before submitting any personal information to these linked websites, in order to understand how your personal data may be processed in connection with these linked websites. We are not responsible for the content or opinions expressed on websites that do not belong to us or are not managed by us, nor for the privacy policies or practices of other data controllers, for the manner in which these websites handle data, or for the services of third parties.
C. PURPOSES OF DATA PROCESSING
Malvensky Corporation S.R.L. processes personal data collected via the website https://www.malvensky.com/ for the following purposes:
Contacting the customer through communication means in order to notify them about their order or the ordered products/services (e.g., order confirmation, modification/completion of specifications, costs, out-of-stock/stock availability, shipping, failure of online transaction if the data provided by the client is incomplete or incorrect, etc.).
Fulfilling our legal obligations in connection with sales operations: issuing non-fiscal and fiscal documents (proforma invoices, warranty certificates, tax invoices), maintaining financial records, performing financial and/or administrative management activities within the company.
Resolving complaints and claims submitted online.
Centralizing operations and managing an internal database where information about website users, current and potential clients (data subjects) is stored, to be used by the company's departments and structures in their activities.
Registering and/or maintaining accounts.
Providing customer support services – additional information regarding products, services, and offers, updating identification data, etc.
Advertising, marketing, and publicity for presenting and offering customized and/or general promotions or advertisements for the products sold in the online store, improving the services and products we offer, conducting direct marketing activities through any remote communication means (phone/mail/email/SMS) or commercial notifications/advertisements regarding our products and special promotions/offers, provided the client has consented to this.
Enhancing the user experience on the website by analyzing user behavior of visitors to the website using cookies, with the purpose of providing general or personalized content and offers adapted to users' consumption interests or preferences.
Diagnosing or resolving technical issues concerning the website’s functionality.
Monitoring sales, performing internal analyses (including statistical analyses), regarding both services/products and the customer portfolio, the order history of customers with multiple orders, feedback regarding customer satisfaction with the products/services offered, etc.
Document archiving, both in physical and electronic formats.
Addressing any complaints/claims/requests from data subjects, as well as asserting or claiming a right in court, resolving disputes or investigations in which our company is a party.
Other purposes compatible with those described above.
LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING
The legal basis for processing your personal data in accordance with the purposes outlined above is:
The processing of your data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you, as the data subject, are a party, or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract, pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of EU Regulation 679/2016 (with respect to pre-contractual actions at the client’s request or for providing information regarding the products and services offered, as well as the actual sale of products. Providing your personal data is necessary for executing the contract, and refusal to provide data may result in the impossibility of conducting commercial relations).
The processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the data controller is subject, pursuant to Article 6(1)(c) of EU Regulation 679/2016 (with respect to issuing invoices, maintaining records in accordance with accounting standards, monitoring and collecting debts/installments. Refusing to provide data may result in the inability to offer you services via the website).
Your consent for processing personal data, pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of EU Regulation 679/2016, for communication purposes, newsletters, and marketing, if you have provided it. We will communicate with you via email through periodic newsletters, sending commercial messages related to our products and promotions, as well as other transactional messages concerning our services (such as greetings, gift vouchers, or other special messages). You have the option to withdraw your consent at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions in each email or by submitting an unsubscribe request through the newsletter section of your account.
The processing is necessary for the legitimate interest of continuously improving your website experience, for security purposes (to secure the website against fraud and other illegal activities), and to protect the rights and interests of Malvensky Corporation S.R.L. and its partners, pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of EU Regulation 679/2016. Providing data for this purpose is not mandatory, and refusal to provide data will not result in any negative consequences for you.
DURATION OF PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING
Malvensky Corporation S.R.L. processes personal data only for the period necessary to fulfill the processing purposes outlined above, and thereafter for compliance with applicable legal requirements and for the protection of the legal rights and interests of the website administrator.
In the case of sales operations, data processing will occur for the entire duration of the contractual relationship, but no longer than 3 years from the termination of the contract or the last interaction with us, and subsequently in accordance with the company’s legal obligations related to financial accounting/archiving (please note that in certain explicitly regulated cases, we store data for the period prescribed by law, such as keeping invoices for 10 years), and for the protection of the legal rights and interests of our company.
In the case of processing data linked to the user account (data associated with the account) or consent for receiving newsletters/information, the data will be processed or remain in our possession until the account is deactivated or until you unsubscribe. Deleting the account will not automatically result in the deletion of personal data; the account deletion request will be processed only after the delivery of products and completion of the last active order, and as long as the data is no longer necessary for compliance with legal requirements and for protecting our company’s interests, they will be deleted or anonymized.
Information collected by cookies is stored for 12 months for the purpose of conducting analyses and generating performance reports related to the website. These data will be deleted after this period.
TRANSFER/DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA
To fulfill the processing purposes, Malvensky Corporation S.R.L. may disclose your personal data to partners, third parties, or entities that support the operation of our company through the website, such as courier companies, IT service providers (maintenance, software development, web hosting), marketing service providers, telemarketing, traffic and user behavior monitoring services, accounting service providers, physical/electronic archiving services, legal services, insurance companies, or other companies with whom we can develop joint market offering programs for our products and services, as well as upon request from tax authorities, judicial authorities, or other competent control bodies, based on and within the limits of legal provisions and in response to explicit requests.
We may transfer data to other parties based on your consent or instructions.
We will ensure, within reasonable limits, that your data does not leave the European Economic Area (EEA). However, if we transfer data to countries outside the EEA, we will ensure that such transfers are legitimate, based on your explicit consent or another legal basis.
YOUR RIGHTS
Right of access to your personal data: The right to obtain, from Malvensky Corporation S.R.L., upon request and free of charge, confirmation whether your personal data is being processed by Malvensky Corporation S.R.L. or not, as well as the right to be informed about such processing;
Right to rectify your personal data: The right to obtain from Malvensky Corporation S.R.L. the rectification of incorrect or incomplete personal data;
Right to erase your personal data: The right to obtain from Malvensky Corporation S.R.L. the erasure of your personal data, however, in this case, you will no longer benefit from the products/services offered on the website and the use of the account. This right cannot be exercised to the extent that Malvensky Corporation S.R.L. is required by law to retain and process certain personal data, for example, in the case of product/service sales or accounting operations. Data may be erased in the following situations:
They are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or processed;
In case consent is withdrawn and there is no other legal basis for processing;
In case you object to the processing and there are no legitimate reasons prevailing;
In case personal data has been processed unlawfully;
In case personal data must be erased to comply with a legal obligation;
Personal data was collected in connection with the provision of information society services according to Union or domestic law under which the controller is subject.
Right to restrict processing: The right to obtain from Malvensky Corporation S.R.L. a restriction on processing, in the following cases: (i) The accuracy of the personal data is contested by you; (ii) Processing is unlawful and, therefore, you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request instead the restriction of processing; (iii) Malvensky Corporation S.R.L. no longer needs your personal data, but you request it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
You have the right to object at any time, free of charge and without justification, to the processing of your personal data for advertising, marketing, and publicity purposes, or for the disclosure to third parties for such purposes.
Right to data portability: The right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, as well as the right for these data to be transmitted by Malvensky Corporation S.R.L. to another data controller, provided the conditions set forth by the law are met;
Right to object: The right, at any time, for reasons related to your particular situation, to object to the processing of data based on legitimate interests, except where Malvensky Corporation S.R.L. demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or when the processing is for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims;
Right not to be subject to automated individual decision-making: The right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you;
Right to withdraw consent: The right to withdraw at any time the consent given for the processing of your data based on your consent. The withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority or competent courts: If you consider that your personal data is being processed unlawfully by Malvensky Corporation S.R.L., you have the right to address a complaint to the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing at the following address: Bucharest, B-dul G-ral Gheorghe Magheru, no. 28-20 Sector 1, or by email at: [email protected], or to competent courts for the defense of any rights guaranteed by personal data protection legislation that have been violated.
The rights mentioned above are expressly provided for in Regulation (EU) 679/2016 for the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data.
These rights may be exercised by you at any time.
HOW WE PROTECT PERSONAL DATA
Malvensky Corporation S.R.L. implements administrative, technical, organizational, and physical security measures to protect your personal data against accidental, unlawful, or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure, or use for other purposes. We do our best to keep your data safe. We use secure protocols for communication and data transfer (such as HTTPS), and we use anonymization and pseudonymization where applicable. We monitor our systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks.
However, while we take every precaution, we cannot guarantee that data transmissions over the internet will be 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot ensure or guarantee the security of the information you transmit, and you understand that any information you send to us is at your own risk. Nonetheless, our company uses security measures for the website in accordance with best practices to protect the website, emails, and mailing lists.
We are also aware that incidents of misuse or unauthorized incursions may occur. In such cases, our objectives are to isolate the issue as quickly as possible, ensure or restore proper functionality, and minimize user inconveniences. If necessary, we will inform the competent authorities about any data security breaches. We will do everything reasonably possible to prevent a security breach and to assist authorities in case of any violations.
We inform you that you are fully responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and the information registered on this website, as well as for all records made on your account. By this, you consent to notify in writing the representatives of Malvensky Corporation S.R.L. indicated in this Privacy Policy regarding any unauthorized use of your password or account. Malvensky Corporation S.R.L. cannot be held liable for any damages resulting from the non-fulfillment of these obligations by you.
UPDATING OUR POLICY
The content of this Policy may be periodically updated by republishing the revised version on the page you are currently viewing. In case of significant changes, we will inform you of these changes through clearly visible notices posted on our website, indicating at the beginning of the document when the most recent update was made. The revised version becomes effective upon publication on the website. You are fully responsible for checking the content of this page to stay informed of the latest version of this document.
HOW TO CONTACT US
If you have any questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy on personal data processing, or if you wish to exercise your rights or update the personal data we hold about you, please write to us at Blv. Lascar Catargiu 46, Bucharest, Romania, 010673, or by email at: [email protected]
Our Data Protection Officer’s contact details:
Phone: +40 372 534 967 Email: [email protected]
Published on: 17.11.2023