The information contained on this page sets forth the PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING POLICY.
SC WATERMOTA SRL. (“Watermota”) respects the privacy of its customers and visitors and is committed to protecting their personal data and information. This Personal Data Use Policy (“Policy”) applies to the watermota.ro website (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”). We declare that we do not collect any personally identifiable information when you visit the Website, except in cases where you consent to provide it to us or in the cases expressly provided for in this Policy.
These statements describe our general principles regarding the processing of personal data belonging to the Website’s Customers (defined as purchasers of any of the products or services available on the Website) as well as that belonging to visitors to the Website. We want to ensure that you understand how we will—or will not—use the information you entrust to us. To understand your rights, we advise you to read this Policy.
With regard to visitors, watermota has structured the Website so that, in general, it can be visited without the need to identify oneself or disclose any personal information. The basic information collected is used to analyze traffic, improve the website’s content, and enhance public perception of the website.
With regard to Customers or prospective Customers, the data they provide during or after the conclusion of the contract will be used exclusively for the purpose of fulfilling the contract between watermota and the respective Customer; it will not be transmitted in any form to third parties, nor will it be subject to any disclosure.
Processed Information and the Purpose of Collecting Personal Data
While you are visiting the Website, our server collects basic information, including your IP address, the time and duration of your visit, and the pages you viewed; none of this traffic data constitutes personally identifiable information, unless it is necessary to prevent fraud or abuse of the computer system.
If you wish to purchase any of the services or products available on the Website, you will provide watermota with both your identification information and the information necessary to complete the billing procedures.
Once you become a watermota customer, we will process the data and information related to your user account as well as your customer records. In addition, we will store your emails and other communications electronically to the extent necessary to send these communications.
In accordance with the requirements of Law No. 677/2001 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data, and Law No. 506/2004 on the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector, watermota is obligated to securely manage your personal data and to use it solely for the specified purposes. The purpose of data collection is: to enter into a contract, for financial and accounting records, to issue invoices, to collect debts, and for the marketing and advertising of watermota’s products and services.
We are thus providing you with the opportunity to submit your personal data, including first name, last name, home address, email address, and phone number, which are necessary for the valid conclusion of the online contract in order to benefit from the services provided by watermota. Your refusal to provide any of the requested personal data will result in the contract not being concluded and, consequently, your inability to benefit from the services or products offered on the Website.
The recorded information is intended for use by watermota and will not be disclosed to any third party, except when requested by public authorities for the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of crimes; by authorized authorities for the purpose of verifying commercial transactions; or by other authorized authorities for the purpose of conducting any checks justified by law.
What are your rights regarding your personal data?
According to Law No. 677/2001, as subsequently amended and supplemented, you have the right to access your data, the right to correct it, the right to object, the right not to be subject to an individual decision, and the right to seek judicial redress.
a) The right of access to data
By exercising this right, you will be able to obtain, free of charge, confirmation from watermota as to whether or not your personal data is being processed by watermota. Your request will be processed without requiring any specific justification; however, you must provide the physical address or email address where you would like to receive the requested information.
b) The right to access data
You may exercise your right to correct your data if you discover or have reasonable grounds to believe that your have been processed by watermota in violation of the obligations set forth in Law No. 677/2001, as amended and supplemented, which are incumbent upon data controllers in this regard.
In order to comply with Law No. 677/2001, the processing of your personal data must meet the following requirements:
– be carried out in good faith, in accordance with the stated purpose and the applicable legal provisions;
– be carried out only on the basis of prior consent given by the individuals whose data are being processed;
– to review data collected for specific, explicit, and legitimate purposes;
– be based exclusively on appropriate, relevant, accurate, and up-to-date data;
– to access data stored in a form that allows for the identification of data subjects strictly for the period necessary to achieve the purposes for which the data is collected and subsequently processed.
In the event that Watermota fails to comply with any of the obligations set forth in Law No. 677/2001, as subsequently amended and supplemented, you have the right to request the rectification, updating, blocking, erasure, or anonymization of data whose processing does not comply with the aforementioned law.
c) Right to object
You are the rightful owner of all data concerning you that helps identify you, and as such, you have the right to object, on reasonable and legitimate grounds, to the processing of your personal data. However, please note that providing incomplete or inaccurate personal data or withdrawing your consent to its processing by watermota will make it impossible for us to provide you with watermota’s services.
However, you have the right to object, by requesting—free of charge and without having to provide any justification—that your personal data not be processed for direct marketing purposes. In this case, exercising your right to object will have no impact on the provision of watermota services; the only drawback is that you will not be informed in a timely manner about new products or promotions available on the Website.
d) The right not to be subject to an individual decision
Every person has the right to request and obtain:
– the withdrawal or revocation of any decision that produces legal effects concerning him or her, adopted solely on the basis of the processing of personal data carried out by automated means, intended to evaluate certain aspects of his or her personality, such as professional competence, credibility, behavior, or other similar aspects;
– a review of any other decision made regarding the data subject that significantly affects him or her, if the decision was made solely on the basis of data processing that meets the conditions set forth in the preceding paragraph.
e) The right to seek redress through the courts and the ANSPDCP
Any violation by watermota of any of your rights regarding the collection and processing of personal data entitles you to contact the National Authority for the Supervision of Personal Data Processing in order to defend the rights guaranteed by Law No. 677/2001.
If, as a result of noncompliance with the provisions of Law No. 677/2001, you suffer damages, you may bring a claim before the courts in the jurisdiction where you reside to seek redress for the resulting damages.
Any request you submit regarding the exercise of any of the rights mentioned above will be answered by watermota within a maximum of 15 days after we receive a written, dated, and signed request from you sent to watermota’s contact address.
How will we use this information?
watermota does not offer, sell, or provide to any third party any of the personal data you provide during your visits to the Website or when entering into an online contract.
We will use the contact information you provide for the sole purpose of providing services to you and for accounting purposes related to the relevant transactions. We will create and maintain other data, such as user account information and customer logs, to the extent necessary to provide our services.
A home address or email address is extremely valuable information for both Watermota and its customers, and the collection of this data also makes it possible to keep customers constantly informed about new products or services offered, as well as various promotions available on the website.
watermota will make the personal information and data you provide available to certain employees (in the finance, support, billing, and legal departments) for the sole purpose of properly providing our services. Each of these employees will receive specific instructions regarding the processing of your personal data, and watermota assumes responsibility for how its employees record, store, and use this data.
Under other circumstances, we will not disclose your personal data, except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to identify a specific individual, communicate with that individual, or file a complaint against that individual in the event of any damage suffered by watermota, its customers, or other third parties. We will also disclose such information and personal data to any authorized bodies, in accordance with applicable laws and international treaties to which Romania is a party, to the extent that there is an obligation to provide such information.
Watermota will not disclose to any third party any part or the entirety of the electronic content of your personal emails or related applications, except in situations where such disclosure: (a) is necessary to protect a public interest related to national health or safety; (b) is requested by authorized agencies and institutions; (c) is necessary to prevent and combat crimes.
watermota also declares that it will not censor, edit, modify, delete, or monitor any information or data stored on its own servers and made available to Customers through the services offered on the Website. watermota will not block access to any communication between the Customer and any third party. The grounds on which it might take such actions would be a breach of contractual obligations by the Customer, as well as circumstances involving any other damages or legal requirements.