This notice explains how we process the personal data of visitors to www.grade-blade.com, under Article 13 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR).
1. Data controller
Spektra Nolo S.r.l., Via Telemaco Signorini 23, 20092 Cinisello Balsamo (MI), Italy, VAT no. IT04065020960.
Email: privacy@grade-blade.com – Phone: +39 02 21100041.
No Data Protection Officer has been appointed.
2. What we collect and why
| Processing | Data | Purpose | Legal basis | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact form | First and last name, company, email, country, phone (optional), details of your machine and grading system, message | Answering enquiries, quote requests and dealer applications | Steps taken at your request before a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) | 24 months after the last contact, unless a business relationship follows |
| Newsletter | Sending news about products and events | Your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you can withdraw at any time | Until you unsubscribe | |
| Browsing data | IP address, browser, pages visited, date and time | Running and securing the website | Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) | Up to 30 days |
| Spam protection (Google reCAPTCHA) | IP address, browser and device data, interaction with the page | Stopping automated spam through the contact form | Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) | Under Google’s policies |
| Website statistics (Google Analytics 4) | Pages visited, time on page, device and browser, approximate location (country/city), a random identifier stored in cookies. Google Analytics does not store IP addresses. | Understanding how visitors use the website and improving it | Your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), given through the cookie banner and revocable at any time | Up to 14 months |
| Typefaces (Google Fonts) | IP address, browser data | Displaying the website’s fonts | Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) | Under Google’s policies |
Filling in the contact form is optional, but we cannot reply without these details. We do not make automated decisions or build profiles.
3. Who we share data with
Your data is handled by our authorised staff and by the providers below, appointed as data processors (Art. 28 GDPR). We never sell or rent your data.
| Provider | Service | Where data is processed |
|---|---|---|
| SiteGround | Website hosting and backups | EU (Germany) |
| MailUp | Newsletter delivery | EU (Italy) |
| Google Ireland Ltd. | reCAPTCHA, Google Fonts and Google Analytics | EU, with possible transfer to the USA |
Transfers by Google to the USA rely on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. We may also disclose data to public authorities where the law requires it.
4. Your rights
You can ask us at any time to access, correct or delete your data, to restrict its processing, to receive it in a portable format, or you can object to its processing (Articles 15–22 GDPR). You can withdraw your newsletter consent through the link in every email, and change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time: manage cookie consent.
Write to privacy@grade-blade.com and we will reply within one month. You can also lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (www.garanteprivacy.it) or with the supervisory authority in the EU country where you live or work.
5. Cookies
This website uses technical cookies, which do not require consent, and Google Analytics statistics cookies, which are set only if you accept them in the cookie banner. We do not use advertising or profiling cookies.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_GRECAPTCHA |
Spam protection on the contact form | 6 months | |
wordpress_logged_in_*, wordpress_sec_*, wordpress_test_cookie |
grade-blade.com | Access to the admin area (staff only) | Session / 14 days |
cmplz_* |
grade-blade.com | Remembering your cookie choices | 365 days |
_ga, _ga_1VWSZVWCJ5 |
Statistics: distinguishing visitors and sessions (only with your consent) | 2 years |
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, but the contact form may then stop working. Links to other websites are plain links: those sites set no cookies until you visit them.
Last updated: 3 October 2026.