Privacy Policy for Book Water Taxi, a Brand of VLS Agency

This Privacy Policy relates to the collection and processing of Personal Data through the Application and services provided by the Brand Book Water Taxi, operated by VLS Agency S.R.L.

This Application collects some Personal Data from its Users.

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Types of Data Collected

Among the Personal Data collected by this Application, either independently or through third parties, are:

• Authorizations (Contact Authorisation; Camera Authorisation; Approximate Location Authorisation; Microphone Authorisation; Social Media Account Authorisation).
• Cookies; Usage Data.
• Email; passwords.
• Unique device identifiers for advertising (e.g., Google Advertiser ID or IDFA).

Personal Data may be freely provided by the User or, in the case of Usage Data, collected automatically during the use of this Application.

Mandatory Data: Unless otherwise specified, all Data requested are **mandatory**. If the User refuses to communicate them, it may be impossible to provide the Service. The use of Cookies or other tracking tools is for the purpose of providing the requested Service.

The User assumes responsibility for the Personal Data of third parties obtained or shared through this Application.

Method and Location of Data Processing

Processing Methods

Processing is carried out using computer and/or telematic instruments. In addition to the Data Controller, in some cases, other internal subjects (administrative, sales, marketing, legal, system administrators) or external subjects (third-party technical service providers, hosting providers) may have access to the Data, also appointed as Data Processors.

Legal Basis for Processing

The Controller processes the User’s Personal Data if one of the following conditions is met:

• The User has given consent for one or more specific purposes.
• Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with the User or pre-contractual measures.
• Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Controller is subject.
• Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of public authority vested in the Controller.
• Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller or by third parties.

Processing Location

The Data are processed at the Controller’s operating premises and at any other place where the parties involved in the processing are located. The User's Personal Data may be transferred to a country other than the country where the User is located.

Storage Period

Data are processed and stored for the time required by the purposes for which they were collected:

• Data collected for contract performance: retained until the contract is completed.
• Data collected for legitimate interest: retained until such interest is satisfied.

When processing is based on User consent, the Data Controller may retain the Personal Data for a longer period until such consent is revoked. At the end of the retention period, Personal Data will be deleted.

Purposes of Data Processing

The User’s Data are collected to allow the Controller to provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, protect its rights and interests, as well as for the following purposes:

• Permissions to access Personal Data on the User’s device.
• Statistics.
• Registration and authentication (including through third-party services).
• Advertising.

Permissions for access to Personal Data on the User's device

This Application may require certain permissions to access User Data present on the device. These permissions, once granted, can be revoked by the User at any time via system settings.

Examples of requested permissions:

• Social media account permission: Used to access the User’s social media accounts (e.g., Facebook and Twitter).
• Camera permission: Used to access the camera or capture images and videos from the device.
• Contacts permission: Used to access the address book and profiles on the device.
• Approximate Location Permission: Used to access the approximate location of the user’s device.
• Microphone Permission: Allows access to and recording of audio through the User’s device.

Information on how to deactivate interest-based advertisements

Users may manage the tracking preferences of most advertising tools through services such as YourOnlineChoices (EU), The Network Advertising Initiative (US), and Digital Advertising Alliance (US).

User Rights

Users may exercise the following rights with regard to the Data processed by the Data Controller:

• Withdraw consent at any time.
• Object to the processing of their Data, particularly when Data is processed for direct marketing purposes.
• Access their Data and receive a copy.
• Verify and request rectification (update or correction) of their Data.
• Obtain the restriction of processing.
• Obtain the deletion or removal of their Personal Data.
• Receive their Data in a structured format (Portability) or have them transferred to another Data Controller.
• Lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority.

Requests to exercise these rights should be addressed to the Controller using the contact details provided. Requests are free of charge and processed within one month.

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Legal defence

The User’s Personal Data may be used by the Data Controller in legal proceedings to defend against abuses in the use of this Application or related Services by the User.

System logs and maintenance

For operation and maintenance purposes, this Application and any third-party services used by it may collect system logs (files that record interactions and may contain Personal Data, such as the User’s IP address).

Responding to “Do Not Track” requests

This Application **does not support** “Do Not Track” requests.

Changes to this privacy policy

The Data Controller reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time, notifying Users on this page and, if possible, on the Application, or by sending a notification through one of the contact details it has.

Last Modification: 02/11/2025