Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12 August 2026

1. DATA CONTROLLER

The Data Controller is:

The Golden Octagon di Bergamo Mauro
Sole proprietorship
Via Masserano 35/C, 21023 Besozzo (VA), Italy
VAT number: IT03959730122
Italian tax code: BRGMRA89R05L682K
Email: customercare@braendon.com

2. WHAT COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES ARE

Cookies are small text files that websites may store on the device used by the user while browsing.

The website may also use similar technologies, including pixels, tags, online identifiers, local storage technologies and software components.

In this Cookie Policy, these technologies are collectively referred to as “cookies and other tracking technologies”.

Some technologies are essential for the operation and security of the website. Others are used, with the user’s consent, to provide additional features, perform statistical analysis and carry out advertising activities.

3. LEGAL BASIS AND DEFAULT SETTINGS

Strictly necessary cookies and technologies are used without requesting consent, within the limits permitted by Article 122 of Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003 and the applicable legislation.

Non-essential functional, analytics and marketing technologies remain disabled by default and are activated only after the user has given consent to the relevant category.

Consent is optional and may be changed or withdrawn at any time.

4. CATEGORIES USED

4.1 Necessary

These technologies are required in order to:

- display the website correctly;
- ensure security and stability;
- maintain browsing sessions;
- manage accounts, authentication and personal areas;
- store shopping carts and wishlists;
- complete orders and payments;
- remember choices expressed through the consent banner;
- prevent fraud, spam and unauthorised access.

These technologies are always active because they are necessary to provide the services requested by the user or ensure the security of the website.

4.2 Functional

These technologies enable additional features, remember certain preferences or display specific embedded content.

Where they are not strictly necessary to provide a service requested by the user, they are activated only with the user’s consent.

Refusal may make certain features unavailable, but does not prevent normal browsing or the purchase of products.

4.3 Analytics

With the user’s consent, these technologies may collect information concerning:

- number of visits;
- pages viewed;
- duration and path of browsing sessions;
- device and browser used;
- source of visits;
- interactions with content and features;
- any browsing errors.

The information is used to produce statistics, measure performance and improve the website.

Non-essential analytics technologies remain disabled until consent is given.

4.4 Marketing and advertising

With the user’s consent, these technologies are used in order to:

- measure visits and conversions originating from campaigns;
- understand interactions with products and content;
- assess the effectiveness of advertising campaigns;
- create campaign audiences;
- display more relevant advertising;
- attribute orders and other actions to the relevant campaigns.

Marketing technologies remain disabled until consent is given.

5. SERVICES AND COMPONENTS USED

5.1 Wix and Wix CMS

The website is created and hosted using the Wix platform.

Wix provides the services required for:

- website hosting and publication;
- security and stability;
- session management;
- accounts and personal areas;
- shopping carts and wishlists;
- orders, payments and ecommerce functions;
- databases, forms and content;
- technical communications.

Category: Necessary.

Any non-essential analytics or marketing functions made available by Wix are used in accordance with the preferences expressed by the user.

Wix Privacy Policy:

https://www.wix.com/about/privacy

5.2 Usercentrics for Wix

The website uses Usercentrics for Wix as its consent management platform.

Usercentrics enables users to:

- accept or reject non-essential categories;
- personalise the categories authorised;
- store and document their choice;
- subsequently change or withdraw consent;
- communicate their preferences to the website’s components.

Technologies used to remember and apply the user’s choice are necessary for the operation of the consent management system.

Category: Necessary.

Usercentrics Privacy Policy:

https://usercentrics.com/privacy-policy/

5.3 Google reCAPTCHA

Google reCAPTCHA is used to protect forms, accounts and online functions against spam, abuse and automated access.

The service may analyse technical information concerning the device, browser, IP address and manner in which the user interacts with the website.

The service may use technical technologies that are necessary for its risk analysis.

Category: Necessary.

Google Privacy Policy:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

5.4 Wix Analytics

Statistical functions made available by Wix may be used to measure website traffic and interactions.

Technical or transactional data strictly required for the operation of the platform may be processed without consent.

Traffic analysis functions based on non-essential technologies are used only after the user has given consent to the Analytics category.

Category: Analytics, in relation to non-essential functions.

5.5 Google Analytics 4

Google Analytics 4 is used in order to:

- measure website traffic;
- analyse pages visited;
- understand browsing paths;
- measure interactions and events;
- improve content, products and website performance.

The information processed may include online identifiers, technical device and browser data, pages visited, events, source of the visit, date, time and approximate geographical location.

Google Analytics 4 remains disabled until the user gives consent to the Analytics category.

User-level and event-level data is retained for the period configured in the relevant property and, in any event, for no longer than 14 months.

Category: Analytics.

Google Privacy Policy:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

5.6 Google Tag Manager and Google Tag Services

Google Tag Manager and Google Tag Services are used to manage the tags present on the website technically and apply the preferences expressed by the user.

These technologies must not activate non-essential analytics or advertising services before the relevant consent has been obtained.

The applicable category depends on the purpose of the service loaded through the tag.

Analytics tags are activated only after consent to the Analytics category.

Advertising and marketing tags are activated only after consent to the Marketing category.

Google Privacy Policy:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

5.7 Meta Pixel and Conversions API

Meta Pixel and Meta Conversions API are used in order to:

- measure visits and conversions;
- detect product views;
- detect additions to the shopping cart and purchases;
- attribute actions to campaigns;
- generate advertising statistics;
- create campaign audiences;
- improve the relevance of advertising displayed through Meta services.

Meta Pixel detects events through the user’s browser.

The Conversions API may enable events to be transmitted through the server systems used by the website.

These technologies remain disabled until the user gives consent to the Marketing category.

Category: Marketing.

Meta Privacy Policy:

https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/

Meta Controller Addendum:

https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum

5.8 Content embedded through Wix infrastructure

Some pages may use sliders, graphic elements or embedded content hosted through different technical domains belonging to the Wix infrastructure.

These components may receive technical information including the user’s IP address, browser, device, referring page, date and time of the request.

Where a component is necessary for the proper display or operation of the website, it is managed as a technical Wix component.

Where a component provides an additional non-essential function, it is loaded only after consent to the Functional category.

5.9 Payment services

During payment, technical technologies belonging to the selected payment service provider may be used in order to:

- complete the transaction;
- verify payment;
- prevent fraud;
- comply with security requirements.

These technologies may be necessary to provide the service requested by the user.

The payment provider may process further personal data as an independent Data Controller in accordance with its own privacy policy.

Category: Necessary, insofar as the technologies are essential to complete payment.

6. CONSENT MANAGEMENT

When the user first visits the website, the standard Usercentrics for Wix consent banner is displayed.

Through the banner, the user can:

- accept non-essential technologies;
- reject non-essential technologies;
- personalise the authorised categories.

Non-essential categories are disabled by default.

Rejecting or closing the banner keeps only the necessary technologies active.

The user may change or withdraw their choices at any time through the privacy preferences icon, represented by a fingerprint and available on the website.

Changing or withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the change.

The banner may be displayed again where:

- the services, purposes or third parties change significantly;
- the previously stored preference can no longer be read;
- at least six months have passed since the banner was previously displayed, where permitted under the applicable legislation.

7. COMPONENTS AND TECHNICAL ADDRESSES

The scan performed through Usercentrics identifies the main components and services used by the website.

Individual technical addresses, JavaScript files or endpoints belonging to the same provider are not presented as separate services and are instead associated with the relevant main component.

The configuration is updated when the services used or the technical structure of the website change.

8. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

Some providers may process personal data in countries outside the European Economic Area.

Where applicable, such transfers are based on:

- adequacy decisions adopted by the European Commission;
- the EU-US Data Privacy Framework;
- Standard Contractual Clauses;
- other safeguards provided for by Articles 44 and following of the GDPR.

9. CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY

This Cookie Policy may be updated following changes to the applicable legislation, services used or technical configuration of the website.

The date of the latest update is indicated at the beginning of this document.

10. CONTACT DETAILS

For questions concerning the use of cookies and other tracking technologies:

The Golden Octagon di Bergamo Mauro
Via Masserano 35/C
21023 Besozzo (VA), Italy

Email: customercare@braendon.com