Terms & Conditions

Who we are and how to contact us 

www.dentsu.com  (the “Website”) is a website operated by Dentsu International (“Dentsu International ”, “us” or “we”). We are a registered in England and Wales under company number 01403668 and having our registered office at Regent’ s Place, 10 Triton Street, London, NW1 3BF.  To contact us, please email contact@dentsu.com or telephone on +44 (0) 207 070 7700.  

The pages on the Website are published by Isobar Ireland Sp. z o.o. (“Isobar Ireland”) on behalf of Dentsu International. 

By using our Website you accept these terms  

By using our Website, you confirm that you accept these terms and conditions and  agree to be bound by them. If you do not agree to abide by these conditions of use you should not use the Website in any way. 

There are other terms that may apply to you  

These terms and conditions refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our Website: 

We may make changes to these terms  

We reserve the right to vary the conditions of use at any time and will post any variations here. You are advised to review the conditions of use on a regular basis as you will be deemed to have accepted variations if you continue to use the Website after they have been posted.  

Information contained on the Website  

Information published on the Website is supplied by Dentsu International and, where indicated, by certain third parties. Isobar Ireland and Dentsu International take every care and precaution to ensure that information published on the Website is accurate when posted and regularly updated, but neither Isobar Ireland nor Dentsu International guarantee or can be held liable for its accuracy or timeliness and we may change the information at any time without notice. You must not rely on the information on the Website and you acknowledge that you must take appropriate steps to verify this information before acting on it. 

The information contained in the Website is not an invitation to invest in shares or other securities, or any other products or services or otherwise deal in these or enter into a contract with Dentsu International or any other company. The information provided should not be relied upon in connection with any investment decision. You should always seek appropriate professional advice in relation to such. 

The past performance of Dentsu International or any other company referred to on the Website cannot be relied upon as a guide to its future performance. The price of shares and the income derived from them can go down as well as up and investors may not recoup the amount originally invested. 

Any reference to any product or service which has been or may be provided by Dentsu International or any other company does not amount to a promise that such product or service will be available at any time. Changes to or improvements in such products or services may be made at any time without notice. 

No Warranty  

Dentsu International and Isobar Ireland publish the Website “as is” without any warranty of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of the website, the accuracy of the information or the products or services referred to on the website (in so far as such warranties may be excluded under any relevant law) and to the extent permitted by law, neither Dentsu International or Isobar Ireland shall be liable for any losses or damage whether direct or indirect (including, without limitation direct or indirect loss of profits), consequential, special or otherwise incidental that may result from use of the website howsoever arising. 

How we may use your personal information 

We will only use your personal information as set out in our https://www.dentsu.com/policies/privacy-notices

Cookies  

Cookies are small files that are left on your device while you browse the Website (such as the pages looked up, the date and time of such access, etc.) and which may be read whenever your access the same Website (hereinafter “Cookies”). 

For further information on the use of cookies, please consult our Cookie Notice https://www.dentsu.com/policies/cookies-notice

Intellectual Property  

Copyright in the design and architecture of the  Website is provided by Isobar Ireland, a trading division of Dentsu International Limited (registered in England and Wales with registered number 01939690 and with registered offices at 20 Triton Street, Regents Place, London NW1 3BF).  Dentsu International owns the copyright in the content published on the Website except where otherwise indicated by a third party's proprietary notice. Images, trade marks and brands are also protected by other intellectual property laws and may not be reproduced or appropriated in any manner without written permission of their respective owners. Unless specifically prohibited by a notice published on any page, you may make a print copy of such parts of the Website as you may reasonably require for your own personal use provided that any copy has attached to it any relevant proprietary notices and/or disclaimers. All other use is prohibited. We are not responsible for websites we link to. We are not responsible for the content of any other website from which you have accessed the Website or to which you may hyperlink from the website and cannot be held liable for any loss or damage you incur as a result thereof. 

Governing Law  

These conditions of use are governed by the laws of England and Wales and you agree that the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in any dispute. 

To the extent that any part of these conditions of use is found to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction such part shall to that extent be severed from the remaining terms all of which shall remain in full force and effect as permitted by law. 



Dentsu Italia S.p.A. Privacy Notice

Last updated: 09.11.20


Dentsu Italia S.p.A. (referred to as “our”, “us” and “we” in this notice) is part of a global media group. We help our clients to improve how they advertise and market, whether by print, post, email or on websites. We believe that the responsible use of data supports business growth and builds strong relationships between brand and consumer. As a business, we are committed to respecting and protecting the privacy of all individuals with whom we interact. We are committed to being transparent in our handling and processing of personal data at all times in accordance with applicable privacy and data protection laws. 

This Privacy Notice explains in detail the types of personal data we may collect about you when you interact with us. Dentsu Italia S.p.A., with registered offices in Milan (Italy), Via Benigno Crespi, 23, 20159 is the data controller of any personal data you provide to us, including in relation to this website. 

This Privacy Notice explains the following:

  • Information we may collect
  • How we use this information
  • How we store your personal data
  • How we secure your personal data
  • Information sharing and disclosure
  • International and group company transfers 
  • Your rights
  • Our responsibility for website links
  • Updates
  • How to contact us

In the Supplementary Information section of this Privacy Notice, we explain what is meant by “personal data” and other terms used in this notice. 

1. Information we may collect 

The type of information we collect will depend on the circumstances and the service you are using. Generally speaking, we will collect information relating to you and/or your use of our services in the following ways: 

  • Information relating to your use of the website

We collect information about how you use our website. This includes information relating to the pages you visit on our website, the services or information your search for and the links and content you choose to access. We may also use the personal information you provide through your use of our website to provide you with relevant content and to inform our marketing strategy. This type of activity is known as “profiling” – using automated means to process your personal data to analyse or predict your personal preferences, interest or behaviours. You can object to profiling (see below).

  •  Technical data 

We collect information about the device(s) you use to access our site. This includes collecting unique mobile device ID or the internet protocol (IP) address online identifiers, which are numbers that can uniquely identify a specific computer or other network device on the internet. This information is linked to a cookie ID, which we receive and process. You may find more information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them on our separate Cookie Notice (available here: https://www.dentsu.com/policies/cookies-notice).

  • Contact data

We collect contact details when you sign-up to receive email alerts, attend one of our events, download our content, subscribe to our newsletters or where you ask us to respond to a query you have. The personal data we collect includes your name, email address, job title, and country. 

  • Marketing and communications data 

We collect information about your preferences in receiving marketing information from us and your communication preferences. 

Children

We do not actively seek to collect information about children aged 18 or under. If you have any concerns about your child’s privacy in relation to our services, or if you believe that your child may have entered personal data onto our website, please contact us at dpo@dentsu.com. We will delete such information from our records within a reasonable time. 

2. How we use this information

Except where required by law, we use the personal data you provide for the following purposes: 

  • to deliver the specific information or services you have requested;
  • to enable the download of our content;
  • send you newsletters and information relating to our brands and services;
  • respond to your requests and feedback; and 
  • analyse and/or improve our services. 

Under data protection law we are required to advise you on the legal basis for processing your personal data. For the most part, the processing of your personal information is based either on a) our legitimate interests related to us providing you services you have requested or otherwise your customer relationship with us, or b) your consent, where requested. 

In the table below we set out further information about the purposes for which we use your personal data and the legal basis we rely on for its use. Note that we may process your personal data for more than one lawful basis depending on the specific purpose for which we are using your data.

Purpose/ActivityTypes of personal data that may be processedLawful basis for processing including basis of legitimate interest

To improve and develop our website:

We conduct statistical analysis on your usage of the website e.g. to enable us to improve our website, offer new features and material

Technical information

Usage

Necessary for our legitimate interest (to define types of clients for our services, to keep our website updated and relevant, to develop our business and to inform our marketing strategy).

To respond to any enquiries or feedback that you send us

To update you with any changes to our terms and conditions/other policies

Name

Email address

Telephone number

Company

Country

Job title and role

Your attendance at events (online or offline)

Marketing/communications preferences

Any other information you volunteer in your enquiry or feedback

It is in our legitimate interest to respond to communications that you send to us, inform you of relevant information in relation to the services that we provide and utilise your information to improve our business.

In some cases, the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract with us.

To share information with our service providers.

Name

Email address

Telephone number)

Usage

Marketing and communications

Technical information

It is our legitimate business interest to share your data with trusted third parties who provide us with services relevant to the provision of our website.
To share information within the dentsu international group.

Name

Email address

Telephone number

Job title and role

Company

Country

Usage

As Dentsu Italia S.p.A is part of an international group which operates as a global operating media company, it is our legitimate business interest to share your data within the dentsu international group in order to manage our business effectively and provide our products and services.
To share information with other third parties, such as regulator and law enforcement agencies

Name

Email address

Telephone number

Job title and role

Company

Country

Usage

Technical information

We share your data as necessary for compliance with any legal obligation to which we are subject or in order to satisfy our legitimate business interests.


3. How long we will keep your information 

We will keep your personal data for as long as is necessary for the relevant service, in accordance with our legal obligations. After this time, your personal data will either be securely deleted or anonymised so that it can be used for analytical purposes. You may request further information via the contact details given in this Privacy Notice.

4. How we secure your information 

We maintain appropriate organisational and technological safeguards to help protect against unauthorised use, access to or accidental loss, alteration or destruction of personal data. We also seek to ensure our service providers do the same. 

5. Information Sharing and Disclosure

Information shared with our third-party service providers

We use a number of third parties to perform business functions on our behalf, such as sending our newsletters and hosting our online services and customer relationship management. We will only disclose the information necessary to enable these third parties to perform their services. Our service providers are contracted to comply with our instructions and we require that they do not use your personal data for their own business purpose. 

Information shared with other parties 

Where required or permitted by law, personal data may be provided to others, such as regulator and law enforcement agencies, for example in response to a court order or a subpoena, or in response to a law enforcement agency’s request, or where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities, and as otherwise required by law. 


6. International and group company transfers

Dentsu Italia S.p.A. is part of an international group of companies consisting of multiple companies. Therefore, we may from time to time disclose your personal data within our group of companies. Access will always be controlled on a need-to-know basis, and only provided where it is necessary to provide you with requested services or to allow us to perform any necessary or legitimate functions. Some of our group companies are located outside the European Union, but we always ensure the security of such disclosures and transfers in accordance with the applicable privacy and data protection laws.

We will only transfer your personal data outside the EU, where we are satisfied that adequate levels of protection are in place to protect the integrity and security of any information being processed and compliance with applicable privacy and data protection laws. These measures may include the use of standard contractual/data protection clauses adopted by the European Commission, or appropriate data sharing mechanisms that may be in force from time to time. Where we transfer personal data between our group companies we have covered these transfers by entering into standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission.  

You may request further information on the measures used for such transfers via the contact details given in this Privacy Notice.

7. Your rights 

  • Object to our processing of your personal data where we are relying on legitimate interest (or those of a third-party), and you want to object to processing on this ground, as you feel it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms. You also have a right to object where we are processing your personal data for the purposes of direct marketing or profiling. You can object at any time and we shall stop processing the information you have objected to, unless we can show compelling legitimate grounds to continue that processing. 
  • Access your personal data. If you make this kind of request and we hold personal data about you. We are required to provide you with information on it, including a description and copy of the personal data and why we are processing it. We will require you to prove your identity before granting access to your personal data. We will process your request within the timeframe required under the relevant law. 
  • Request the transfer of your personal data. We will provide to you or a third party you have chosen, your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Please note, this right applies to the personal data you have provided to us; and if we use your personal data on the basis of consent or where we used the information to perform a contract with you. 
  • Request erasure (deletion) of your personal data.  You have a right to ask us to delete or remove your data where you have successfully exercised your right to object (see above), or where we are required to erase your personal data to comply with local law. Please note, we may be required to retain certain information by law and/or for our own legitimate business purpose. But when we do so, we will inform you.
  • Request correction or updating of your personal data. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate data we hold about you corrected. 
  • Request the restriction of our processing of your personal data in some situations. If you request this, we can continue to store your personal data but are restricted from processing it while the restriction is in place.
  • Withdraw your consent. Where you have provided your consent to our processing of your personal data you can withdraw your consent at any time. If you do withdraw consent, that will not affect the lawfulness of what we have done with your personal data before you withdrew consent.
  • Make a Complaint. We will do our best to resolve any complaint. However, if you feel we have not resolved your complaint, you have a right to make a complaint to your local data protection authority. For example, in Italy the Supervisory Authority is the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, located in Piazza Venezia n. 11, 00187 - Rome (http://www.garanteprivacy.it/).

If you exercise the rights above and there is any question about who you are, we may require you to provide information from which we can satisfy ourselves as to your identity. 

8. Our responsibility for website links

This Privacy Notice is limited to the personal data collected byDentsu Italia S.p.A.. We do provide links within this site to other websites, including social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. If you follow these links, you should use these sites in conjunction with their applicable user and privacy notices as their data practices fall outside the scope of this Privacy Notice. Further, we can have no responsibility for or control over the information collected by any third-party website and we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you may provide on such websites.

9. Updates

This Privacy Notice may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in law, best practice or a change in our practices regarding the treatment of personal data.  The date of the most recent revision will appear at the top of this page. If you do not agree to the changes, please do not continue to use our services and please refrain from sharing your personal data with us. You should check this notice frequently for updates. 

10. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice, our approach to privacy or you would like to exercise any of the rights mentioned in this Privacy Notice you can contact our Data Protection Officer in any of the following ways:

Emaildpo@dentsu.com (DPO EMEA) - Lapo.CuriniGalletti@dentsu.com (DPO Italia)

You can also contact us:

Address: Via Benigno Crespi, 23, 20159 – Milan (Italy)

Email: info.italia@dentsu.com 


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

In this Supplementary Information section, we explain some of terminology used in this Privacy Notice. 

“data controller” – the person or company that controls the purposes and means of processing personal data. 

"personal data" – any information that relates to you (or from which you can be identified). 

 “processing” – means doing anything with data. For example, it includes collecting it, holding it, disclosing it and deleting it. 

“profiling” - using automated means to process personal data in order to work out certain things about people, like analysing or predicting their performance at work, reliability, economic situation, personal preferences, interests, behaviour, location or movements.

"transfer" – sending personal information outside the European Economic Area (e.g. by storing it on equipment located outside the European Economic Area), or allowing someone from outside the European Economic Area to access the personal information.