Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2025

1. Data controller

Popele Società Cooperativa Sociale
P.zza Vittorio Veneto 10, 39012 Merano (BZ) — Italy
VAT / Tax ID: 02756920218
Email: info@popele.it

2. Data collected and purposes

We collect data provided voluntarily through website forms (pre-enrolment, contact) exclusively for:

  • Responding to enquiries
  • Managing the pre-enrolment process for our facilities
  • Fulfilling PAB regulatory obligations

3. Legal basis for processing

Processing is based on the data subject's consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) for communications, and on the performance of pre-contractual measures (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) for the enrolment process.

4. Data retention

Pre-enrolment data is retained for as long as necessary to manage the admission process and to comply with legal obligations (maximum 10 years for accounting records). Contact data is deleted within 12 months of the reply.

5. Recipients of data

Data may be shared with: the Social District (for the PAB waiting list), partner municipalities (for the municipal contribution), and the PAB Family Agency (for reporting purposes). Data is never sold or passed to third parties for marketing.

6. Data residency

All data is processed and stored exclusively within the European Union, in compliance with the GDPR and PAB security requirements.

7. Your rights

You may exercise the following rights at any time by contacting info@popele.it:

  • Right of access to your personal data
  • Right to rectification
  • Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
  • Right to restriction of processing
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to object

8. Right to lodge a complaint

If you believe that the processing of your data infringes the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (www.garanteprivacy.it) or with the supervisory authority of your country of residence.

9. Cookies

This website uses only technical cookies that are strictly necessary for its operation. No profiling or third-party advertising cookies are used.