Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Zargar Saffron ("we", "our", "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.zargarsaffron.com (the "Website"), in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Italian data protection laws.

2. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for processing your personal data is:

3. Personal Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

a) Data You Provide Voluntarily

• Name and surname
• Email address
• Phone number
• Billing and shipping address
• Order and payment information
• Messages sent via contact forms or email

b) Data Collected Automatically

When you visit our Website, we may automatically collect:

• IP address (anonymized where possible)
• Browser type and version
• Device information
• Pages visited and time spent
• Referring URLs

This data is collected through cookies and analytics tools, including Google Analytics.

4. Use of Google Analytics

Our Website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze how users interact with the Website. The information generated by cookies (including anonymized IP addresses) may be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers that may be located outside the European Union.

We have implemented:

• IP anonymization
• Data minimization
• Limited data retention

Google processes personal data in accordance with its own privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

5. Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data only when legally permitted, based on one or more of the following legal grounds:

• User consent
• Performance of a contract (order processing and delivery)
• Compliance with legal obligations
• Legitimate interest (website security, analytics, service improvement)

6. Purpose of Data Processing

Personal data is processed for the following purposes:

• Processing and delivering orders
• Managing customer support and inquiries
• Improving website functionality and user experience
• Complying with legal, tax, and accounting obligations
• Ensuring website security and fraud prevention

7. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data. Personal data may be shared only with trusted third parties, including:

• Payment service providers
• Shipping and logistics partners
• Hosting and IT service providers
• Accounting and legal consultants
• Public authorities when required by law

All third parties are contractually bound to comply with GDPR requirements.

8. Data Retention

Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including statutory retention periods required by law. Analytics data retention is governed by Google Analytics settings.

9. Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Restrict or object to processing
• Request data portability
• Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise your rights, please contact: 📧 info@zargarsaffron.com

10. Cookies

Our Website uses cookies to ensure proper operation and to analyze traffic. You can manage or withdraw your cookie consent at any time via your browser settings or through our cookie consent banner.

11. Data Security

We apply appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. While we take security seriously, no online transmission method can guarantee absolute security.

12. International Data Transfers

Some service providers, including Google, may process personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA). In such cases, data transfers are carried out using appropriate safeguards in compliance with GDPR.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be published on this page with an updated revision date.

14. Contact Information

For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact: