Privacy Policy
Last updated 2026-09-15
This Privacy Policy explains how Gastroteg ("Gastroteg", "we", "us") collects, uses, and protects personal data when you visit gastroteg.com or submit an inquiry through our contact or product quote forms. It is written to be consistent with Albanian Law No. 124/2024 "On the Protection of Personal Data" (in force since 1 February 2025), which is aligned with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
This page is a good-faith, plain-language summary and is not a substitute for legal advice; Gastroteg recommends periodic review by qualified counsel as the business or applicable law changes.
1. Who is responsible for your data (data controller)
Gastroteg, Rruga e Elbasanit, Sauk, Tiranë 1001, Albania, is the data controller for the personal data described in this policy. You can reach us at sales@gastroteg.com or +355 69 70 17 717 for any privacy-related question or request.
2. What personal data we collect
We collect personal data only when you choose to give it to us, specifically:
- Contact and project inquiry forms (homepage and product catalog): full name, email address, phone number, business type, the product categories you're interested in, and any message you choose to write.
- Direct contact: if you email, call, or message us on WhatsApp, we receive whatever information is contained in that message (e.g. your phone number and the content of the conversation). WhatsApp conversations are also processed by WhatsApp/Meta under their own privacy policy, which we do not control.
- Website usage data: we use Vercel Web Analytics, a cookie-free analytics service that records aggregated page-view and interaction counts. It does not use tracking cookies and is not designed to build an individual profile of you.
We do not ask for, and you should never send us, payment card details, government ID numbers, or other sensitive data through the website.
3. Cookies
Gastroteg does not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. The only cookie the site may set is a strictly necessary, short-lived NEXT_LOCALE cookie, used solely to remember whether you chose English or Albanian, so we don't need separate consent for it under applicable e-privacy rules.
4. Why we process your data (purpose and legal basis)
We process the data you submit through our forms in order to respond to your inquiry, prepare a quote, and carry out any resulting business relationship — this is necessary to take the steps you request before entering into a contract, and is otherwise covered by our legitimate interest in responding to genuine business inquiries. We do not use your contact details for marketing communications, and will not, unless you separately and explicitly opt in to that in the future.
5. Who we share your data with
We share personal data only with the service providers (processors) that help us run the business:
- Zoho — delivers your inquiry to our sales inbox and sends the automatic confirmation email you receive after submitting a form.
- Vercel — hosts the website and provides the cookie-free analytics described above.
These providers may process data on servers located outside Albania, including within the European Union. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties for their own marketing purposes.
6. How long we keep your data
We keep inquiry data only for as long as necessary to handle your request and any resulting business relationship — typically no longer than 24 months after our last contact with you, unless a longer period is required to comply with a legal, accounting, or contractual obligation. After that, it is deleted or anonymized.
7. Your rights
Under Albanian and GDPR-aligned data protection law, you have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you;
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
- Request erasure of your data ("right to be forgotten");
- Request that we restrict or object to certain processing;
- Receive your data in a portable format;
- Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, email sales@gastroteg.com. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law.
8. Right to lodge a complaint
If you believe we have not handled your personal data properly, you have the right to lodge a complaint with Albania's Commissioner for the Right to Information and Protection of Personal Data (Komisioneri për të Drejtën e Informimit dhe Mbrojtjen e të Dhënave Personale — IDP), at idp.al.
9. Children
Gastroteg's website and services are directed at businesses and business owners, not children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 16.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as our practices or the law changes. The "last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be reflected here before they take effect.