Privacy Policy
Last updated: 25 June 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how SMM ENERGY SRL Società Unipersonale processes personal data collected through the website https://www.smm-energy.it and through related communications.
This Policy is provided in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), and applicable Italian data protection law.
1. Data Controller
The Data Controller is:
SMM ENERGY SRL Società Unipersonale
Viale Armando Diaz 92
09125 Cagliari, Italy
VAT No. / Tax Code: 02994490908
Email: info@smm-energy.it
For any privacy-related request, users may contact the Data Controller at: info@smm-energy.it.
2. Personal Data We May Process
Depending on how users interact with the website, we may process the following categories of personal data:
  • identification and contact data, such as name, surname, email address, telephone number, company name, and any information voluntarily provided through contact forms or email;
  • technical and browsing data, such as IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, pages visited, date and time of access, and other data automatically transmitted by the user’s device;
  • data contained in requests, messages, documents, or attachments voluntarily sent by the user;
  • cookie and tracking data, where applicable, as described in the “Cookies and Tracking Technologies” section.
We do not intentionally collect special categories of personal data through the website. Users should avoid sending unnecessary sensitive information through contact forms or email.
3. Purposes and Legal Bases of Processing
Personal data may be processed for the following purposes:
a) Responding to requests and communications
We process personal data to respond to enquiries, requests for information, quotation requests, or other communications sent through the website or by email.
Legal basis: performance of pre-contractual measures or legitimate interest in managing communications with users.
b) Providing services and managing business relationships
Where applicable, personal data may be processed to provide services, manage contractual or pre-contractual relationships, communicate with clients or potential clients, and perform related administrative activities.
Legal basis: performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
c) Administrative, accounting, and legal obligations
Personal data may be processed to comply with legal, tax, accounting, regulatory, or administrative obligations.
Legal basis: compliance with legal obligations.
d) Website security and technical maintenance
Technical data may be processed to ensure the proper functioning, security, maintenance, and protection of the website and IT systems.
Legal basis: legitimate interest in ensuring website security and service continuity.
e) Analytics and statistics
Where analytics tools are used, data may be processed to understand how users interact with the website and to improve its content and performance.
Legal basis: consent, where required by law; or legitimate interest only where the analytics tools are configured in a way that does not require consent under applicable law.
f) Marketing cookies and third-party tracking
Where marketing, profiling, advertising, or non-essential third-party tracking tools are used, personal data is processed only after the user has given consent through the cookie banner or consent management tool.
Legal basis: user consent.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
The website https://www.smm-energy.it may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies may include:
  • technical cookies, necessary for the proper functioning of the website;
  • analytics cookies, used to collect statistical information about website usage;
  • functional cookies, used to remember user preferences;
  • marketing or profiling cookies, used for advertising, retargeting, or profiling purposes.
Technical cookies do not require user consent. Non-essential cookies, including analytics cookies where not exempted and marketing/profiling cookies, are used only with the user’s prior consent.
Users can manage or withdraw cookie consent through the cookie banner or cookie settings tool available on the website, where such functionality is provided. Users may also manage cookies through their browser settings.
5. Data Retention
Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
In particular:
  • data submitted through contact forms or email may be retained for the time necessary to respond to the request and for a reasonable period thereafter;
  • data related to contractual, accounting, or tax matters may be retained for the period required by applicable law;
  • technical logs may be retained for security and maintenance purposes for a limited period;
  • data processed on the basis of consent is retained until consent is withdrawn, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Where no specific legal retention period applies, data will be deleted or anonymised when it is no longer necessary.
6. Recipients of Personal Data
Personal data may be shared, where necessary, with:
  • website hosting and IT service providers;
  • email and communication service providers;
  • technical consultants, developers, or website maintenance providers;
  • accounting, tax, legal, or administrative consultants, where applicable;
  • public authorities, courts, or regulatory bodies, where required by law;
  • third-party service providers used on the website, such as analytics, maps, captcha, booking, newsletter, or payment providers, if such services are enabled.
These recipients may act as independent controllers or as processors appointed by the Data Controller, depending on the specific service provided.
7. Transfers Outside the European Economic Area
Where third-party providers located outside the European Economic Area are used, personal data may be transferred outside the EEA.
In such cases, the Data Controller ensures that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as adequacy decisions, Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission, or other safeguards provided under the GDPR.
8. Data Security
The Data Controller adopts appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure. Users should avoid sending unnecessary sensitive or confidential information through the website.
9. Data Subject Rights
Under the GDPR, users may exercise the following rights:
  • right of access to personal data;
  • right to rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data;
  • right to erasure, where applicable;
  • right to restriction of processing;
  • right to object to processing, where applicable;
  • right to data portability, where applicable;
  • right to withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent.
To exercise these rights, users may contact the Data Controller at: info@smm-energy.it.
10. Right to Lodge a Complaint
Users have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority:
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Website: https://www.garanteprivacy.it
11. Third-Party Websites
The website https://www.smm-energy.it may contain links to third-party websites or services. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites. Users should review the privacy policies of such third parties before providing any personal data.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
The Data Controller may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page with an updated revision date.