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Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Policy

1. General

This Privacy Notice sets out how Alto Cementochemica K.A. Ltd (hereinafter referred to as “Company” or “We”) processes data, whether on individuals (including personal data in respect of individuals who are clients, intermediaries or other third parties that We interact with, or any individual who is connected to those parties) or otherwise. Where the data held are on individuals, this document also sets out the rights of those individuals in respect of that personal data.
This Privacy Notice has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
Any questions relating to this Privacy Notice or requests in respect of personal data should be directed to our Data Protection Officer (DPO) at dpo@altocy.com

2. Who we are

Alto Cementochemica K.A. Ltd is a Cypriot Trading Company of building material with shops and warehouses in Nicosia, Limassol and now in Derynia. We have also offices in Paphos and Larnaca for our customer needs and services. We offer a wide range of building materials to construction companies, contractor, workshops, professionals and individuals. Our central corporate values have always been the respect to our clients and professional service, values which have contributed significantly to our successful and constant development since the foundation of the company in 1995. The value we attribute to the relations with our customers has been the cornerstone of our success: respect to their needs, a friendly and efficient service and an effective contribution to their own professional development.
Our main offices are located at Kalamon, Strovolos, Postal Code: 2032, Nicosia, Cyprus.
We strive to protect personal data and apply high standards of conduct when it comes to privacy issues. We ensure that our employees are provided with the appropriate training in order to handle personal data promptly and in accordance with the laws. Furthermore, We endeavor to ensure that any parties with whom We co-operate apply the same high standards when it comes to data protection and privacy as We do.

3. Your personal information

When you visit one of our offices, our internet website(s), our social media pages, our online advertising channels or our representatives in various exhibitions (in Cyprus or abroad) we may ask you to provide us with certain information so that we can communicate with you about our products and services. You are not obliged to provide us with such information, but if you choose not to, you may miss out on events and special offers and certain services may not be available to you.

The personal information we will ask you to provide is the following:
• personal information We collect and use if you make any services with us such as your name and surname, your name/company name, Company Number, ID, Work Activities.
• contact details such as postal addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers;
• personal information we collect and use if you enter or register for our newsletter, contest, competition, prize draw or promotional offer (including name, surname, email address and/or telephone number);
• information required by us to meet legal and regulatory requirements;
• financial information, such as payment related information and debit/credit card information;
• visits to our offices;
• personal information We collect and use from third parties;
• CCTV footage (Outside of the building) and (inside of Warehouses);
• any other information you may provide to us.

4. How we use it

Here at Alto Cementochemica K.A. Ltd We take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information in accordance with our Personal Data Protection Policy, in order to communicate with you about our services and to improve the quality of our services.
The purposes for which we collect your personal information are as follows:
a. To investigate and follow up on any comments, inquiries and complaints you may have and to resolve any disputes and problems which may have arisen with respect to the use of our services.
b. To obtain feedback from you that will help us to improve and/ or further the provision of our facilities and services.
c. To communicate with you about our services that may be of interest to you.
d. To communicate with you about products and/or services of our affiliates that may be of interest to you.
e. To enable us to perform our obligations towards you.
f. To comply with a legal obligation to which we may be subject.
g. Any other purpose specifically requested and/or agreed by you

Your personal information is processed and stored in our central offices located in Nicosia. It will be accessed only by our employees or contractors who are authorized to do so under a duty of confidentiality and only for the purposes stated above.
We use third party service providers to store and process personal data in certain ways which are useful for the purposes of our business. We use a cloud-based service provider which provides a Customer Relations Management software. These service providers are only allowed to process your personal data to the extent necessary to provide the services we have requested from them. Alto Cementochemica K.A. Ltd shall not carry out any automated decision-making activities, including profiling, using your personal information.

5. When filling out the Contact Form on our website (https://altocy.com),you will be asked to provide:

• Name
• Surname
• e-mail
• phone (optional)
• City

Your information will be kept only for as long as required to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, in accordance with our Data Retention Policy. After the applicable retention period, your personal data will be irreversibly destroyed unless destruction is prohibited for legal, regulatory or technical reasons.
Any personal data held by us for marketing and service update notifications will be kept by us until such time that you notify us that you no longer wish to receive this information. Please refer to our Data Retention Policy for more information on our personal data retention schedule.
Any requests for further information in relation to the continued processing of specific data and requests for destruction of data should be made to dpo@altocy.com

6. Your rights

You have various rights under the applicable Data Protection Laws, and, GDPR, subject to certain exemptions, in connection with the processing of your personal data:
i. Right to access the data- You have the right to request a copy of the personal data that we hold about you, together with other information in connection to our processing of the that personal data;
ii. Right to rectification– You have the right to request that any inaccurate data which is held about you is corrected, or, if the retained information is incomplete, you may request that we update the information, in such a manner, so that it is rendered complete;
iii. Right to erasure– You have the right to request us to delete personal data that we hold about you. This is sometimes referred to as the ‘right to be forgotten’.
iv. Right to restriction of processing or to object to processing – You have the right to request that we no longer process your personal data for particular purposes, or, to object to our processing of your personal data for particular purposes.
v. Right to data portability– You have the right to request us to provide you, or a third party, with a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used machine-readable format.
vi. Right to complain – You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority if you are unhappy with our processing of your personal data.
vii. Right to withdraw your consent– When we process your personal data on the basis of your consent, you are free to withdraw that consent, at any time, by contacting us, using the contact details below.

Please note that if you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to continue providing you with the service to which the consent is related.
You may proceed with communicating your wish of exercising your above-mentioned rights, through the use of the contact details set out below.
Should you believe that any personal information we hold on you is incorrect or incomplete, you have the ability to request to see this information, rectify it or have it deleted by contacting us at dpo@altocy.com. In the event that you wish to complain about how we have handled your personal data, please contact Alto Cementochemica K.A. Ltd Data Protection Officer at dpo@altocy.com or in writing at Kalamon, Strovolos, Postal Code: 2032, Nicosia, Cyprus. We will then look into your complaint and work with you to resolve the matter.
If you still feel that your personal data has not been handled appropriately according to the law, you can contact the Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection, at:
1 Iasonos Str.,
1082 Nicosia,
P.O. Box 23378,
1682, Nicosia. Tel: +357 22818456 Fax: +357 22304565 Email: commissioner@dataprotection.gov.cy

Changes to this Privacy Notice

Alto Cementochemica K.A. Ltd keeps this Privacy Notice under review in order to ensure that it is in line with any changes to the laws relating to privacy and personal data. Any updates will be communicated to you promptly and shall also appear on the Firm’s website at [https://altocy.com/privacy-policy/]
This Privacy Policy was last updated on 20/06/2023

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