Privacy Policy

Vanguard Media, based at Galleria Strasburgo, 3, 20122 Milano MI, (hereinafter “Vanguard Media”) welcomes visitors to the website www.vanguardmedia.it (hereinafter, the “Site”), exclusively owned by Vanguard Media, where users (visitors and buyers of services sold by Vanguard Media) can find legal information related to the general conditions of use of the Site, general sales conditions, conditions related to the right of withdrawal, the privacy policy and the cookies policy. Access to the Site and use of the data and information contained within it are subject to the following general conditions of use.

General Conditions of Use of the Site

1. Access to the Site through any device, viewing the services sold through it, viewing the related information, customer service use, and communications with Vanguard Media made through the Site imply that visitors and buyers adhere without any limitation or condition to the general conditions of use of the Site, the general conditions of sale, the conditions related to the right of withdrawal, the privacy policy, and the cookies policy. If visitors and buyers do not agree in whole or in part with these conditions, they must leave the Site and refrain from using it.
2. Vanguard Media may unilaterally modify or update all and/or part of the legal information related to the general conditions of use of the Site, the general conditions of sale, the conditions related to the right of withdrawal, the privacy policy, and the cookies policy. Therefore, Vanguard Media recommends that its visitors and buyers regularly visit this section.
3. Access to the Site and its use in any form are activities carried out by users, whether mere visitors or buyers, activities for which users themselves are solely responsible. Vanguard Media cannot be held responsible in any way for the non-compliant use of the Site and its contents by users, except for liability due to willful misconduct or gross negligence by Vanguard Media.
4. Users, whether buyers or mere visitors, are solely responsible for providing incorrect, incomplete, false information, or data belonging to third parties who have not given their consent to the transmission of such data by users.
5. Users are solely responsible for safeguarding and properly using the transmitted information. Vanguard Media is not responsible for any type of damage or harm resulting to users or third parties from the incorrect use, loss, or theft of such information.
6. Vanguard Media is not responsible for any inconvenience or damage resulting from viruses, corrupted files, errors, omissions, service interruptions, content deletion, connection issues, unauthorized access, data alterations, or the malfunction of user devices.
7. The “Vanguard Media” brand, the Site, and all contents within it, such as descriptions, photos, videos, graphics, processes, software, music, etc., are exclusively owned by Vanguard Media, which holds all applicable intellectual and industrial property rights. Users, whether visitors or buyers, may visit the Site and access their reserved area, as well as print, copy, and transmit images and descriptive data of the services present on the site, provided this is for lawful and personal purposes of a non-commercial nature. Users may not reproduce any content from the Site, unless Vanguard Media or any third-party holders expressly consent to it. Any other use is not permitted and will be prosecuted.
8. Purchases of Vanguard Media-branded services made through the Site require buyers to provide complete and correct data to complete payment and to ensure delivery or shipment of the purchased services and products, as well as for all fiscal obligations required of Vanguard Media.
9. Vanguard Media takes every precaution to ensure a comfortable, functional, and pleasant experience on the Site for its users, but does not guarantee, either implicitly or explicitly, the continuity and completeness of the Site, nor the absence of any harmful elements for users’ devices, their data, and their sensitivities. In particular, Vanguard Media is not responsible for illicit or inappropriate content uploaded by other users that may offend the sensitivity of some users, and users agree to strictly adhere to the conditions related to the reserved area.
10. The services purchased on the Site are sold directly by Vanguard Media. Not all services branded “Vanguard Media” will necessarily be presented or offered for sale through the Site. Purchases made on the Site will be subject to the general conditions of sale in full.
11. Any attempt to bypass or overcome the protections of the Site or to use it for purposes other than visiting the available services and purchasing them is prohibited and must be for personal purposes only.
12. These conditions apply regardless of the device used to visit and use the Site, including mobile applications.
13. Communications to Vanguard Media regarding Customer Service must be made via email to office@vanguardesign.com. Any other communication, including any complaints, must always be sent through this address.
14. To determine the applicable legal jurisdiction of the user, the information provided by them will be considered first, and, secondly, their IP address.
15. These conditions are governed and supplemented by Italian law; in case of conflict with them, the valid clauses under this law will remain in force.
16. Any dispute not resolved amicably or extrajudicially between users and Vanguard Media will be resolved exclusively and finally through arbitration in accordance with Italian law, which the Parties declare to accept in all its parts and to which they refer even for the methods of appointing arbitrators.

General Conditions of Sale

1. These contract conditions govern the sale of services branded Vanguard Media present on the Site and Vanguard Media, based at Galleria Strasburgo, 3, 20122 Milano MI, and the purchasing users of the Site apply to all sales made on the Site and via telephone with Vanguard Media’s sales agents.
2. The general sales conditions may be unilaterally modified at any time, without prior notice from Vanguard Media. The applicable conditions are those in force at the time of completion of the purchase order.
3. Every telematic step required for the purchase of services is an integral and essential part of the sale contract.
4. These conditions apply to all jurisdictions; however, if any provisions contained herein conflict with the norms of a particular jurisdiction, all norms not in conflict will remain in force.
5. To determine the jurisdiction of the visitor and buyer, the data provided by them and their IP address will be considered.
6. The conclusion of the sales contract on the Site involves the buyer’s full acceptance of the general conditions of use of the Site, conditions related to the reserved area, where applicable, general sales conditions, conditions related to the right of withdrawal, the privacy policy, and the cookies policy.
7. Before delivering the purchased product on the Site, Vanguard Media reserves the right to refuse or cancel purchase orders from: (i) users who have direct or indirect disputes with Vanguard Media; (ii) users who have violated even partially the general conditions of use of the Site, the conditions related to the reserved area, the general sales conditions, the conditions related to the right of withdrawal, the privacy policy, and the cookies policy; (iii) users involved in fraud, particularly cyber fraud related to credit card payments and similar; (iv) users who have provided false, incomplete, or inaccurate identification data, or data belonging entirely or partially to third parties, or who refuse to confirm their identity as required by clause 8 that follows; (v) users for whom the payment system is not authorized or pre-authorized by the circuit.
8. The display of Vanguard Media services and related information on the Site does not constitute an offer to purchase but merely an invitation to offer by the user, who may submit their purchase order through the online procedure in force at that time. Once the order is submitted, Vanguard Media may accept it, and in that case, will communicate it through the current procedure, for example through a dedicated screen and/or sending an ad hoc email. Only then will the sales contract be considered concluded. The user expressly declares to be aware that any communication confirming the order does not constitute acceptance of it in any way.
9. Submitting the purchase order implies full acceptance of the terms of use of the site, sale, right of withdrawal, the privacy policy, and the cookies policy.
10. Although the buyer may use the skills learned through the purchased products and services, they agree not to resell such products and services in whole or in part, not to copy them in whole or in part, and in any case not to engage in any acts of competition with Vanguard Media, directly or indirectly.
11. The purchased product or service is intended for the country in which the user places the order. The user, and not Vanguard Media, is therefore solely responsible for any administrative and customs practices for the entry of the purchased product into another country. Vanguard Media does not provide any support for customs practices and advice.
12. The Site presents accurate descriptions of each product displayed. The user may request further information about it via email office@vanguardesign.com or by contacting their personal consultant.
13. The indicated prices include VAT, if and where due, and are expressed in euros. Prices and the reference currency may be changed at any time and without notice by Vanguard Media and will be considered fixed at the time of order submission by the buyer. Where indicated, shipping costs will apply.
14. In the event of a change in the VAT rate, if and where applicable, between the time the user submits the order and the time of product shipment, Vanguard Media will communicate this change to the user, requesting payment of the difference in case of an increase, or returning any excess. In case of an increase in the rate, if the user does not pay this difference within fourteen (14) days.
15. Payment methods include credit cards from the Visa and MasterCard circuits, PayPal, bank transfers, coupons, and Stripe, and the related information will be used by Vanguard Media to complete all payments due and for fiscal, anti-terrorism, and anti-money laundering obligations. Vanguard Media may, at its discretion and without notice, change the accepted payment methods.
16. The user may provide Vanguard Media with their email and mobile references in order to receive updates on the status of the purchase and shipping through these channels.
17. The execution of obligations by Vanguard Media may be suspended in the event of a fortuitous case or force majeure that prevents or delays its execution. Such events include, for example but not limited to, war, riots, terrorist threats, uprisings, strikes, epidemics, pandemics, and supply problems attributable to third parties, or incorrect indications by the user of the correct shipping address. Vanguard Media will inform the user about the occurrence of fortuitous cases or force majeure within ten days from their occurrence. If the suspension of performance lasts more than fourteen days, the user will have the option to cancel the order placed, and Vanguard Media will refund any amounts already collected.

Privacy Policy

In relation to the provisions of Regulation (EU) No. 2016/679 for the protection of personal data (General Data Protection Regulation or “GDPR”), the provisions of the GDPR apply to consumers residing in the member countries of the European Union, even when the data is processed by a non-European entity, even when contracts with consumers residing in the member countries of the European Union are governed by laws other than those of the member countries of the European Union, which also adopt their own analogous measures for the protection of personal data.

Therefore, we wish to clarify that the personal data provided by interested parties to Vanguard Media are and will be processed in full compliance with applicable data protection regulations.

For this purpose, the information required by art. 13 GDPR is provided.

This notice is made pursuant to the GDPR for those interacting with the web services accessible online from the Site.

The Notice applies only to the Site in question and not to other websites that interested parties may consult via links.

From the Site, the interested party can directly access the virtual store, where they can make potential online purchases.

Definitions

For “personal data” (as per art. 4 number 1 GDPR) is meant: any information concerning an identified or identifiable natural person (the interested party); an identifiable person is considered to be one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, by reference to an identifier such as a name, identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.

For “processing” (as per art. 4 number 2 GDPR), is meant any operation or set of operations, performed with or without the aid of automated processes and applied to personal data or sets of personal data, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, extraction, consultation, use, communication by transmission, dissemination, or any other form of making available, comparison or interconnection, restriction, deletion, or destruction.

1. Data Controller
   Vanguard Media, based at Galleria Strasburgo, 3, 20122 Milano MI, represented by its legal representative, Dr. Alfredo Di Domenico, may, at its discretion, partially or fully delegate its functions to external technical collaborators, who will be required to maintain confidentiality regarding the information acquired and not to use it for purposes other than those accepted by the user through this Notice.
2. Type of Data and Purpose of Processing
   The personal data provided are used by Vanguard Media and its partners, to whom they will be communicated only if necessary, as better described in the following clause 2.1.
   
   Such data are identifying data, such as name and surname, place and date of birth, gender, tax code, access data to the Site, photos, videos, as well as essential contact data such as email address, phone number, postal address, to which paper correspondence should be sent.
   
   1. Vanguard Media processes the interested party’s data for the following purposes:
      1. To respond to specific requests;
      2. To enable the purchase of courses, consultations, events, services, and anything else offered by Vanguard Media;
      3. To fulfill obligations provided by laws, regulations, tax, accounting, and European Union regulations, or by provisions issued by authorities and supervisory and control bodies related or otherwise connected to the existing and/or future legal relationship;
      4. To enter or interact with the interested party’s profile on the Site and on social network groups;
      5. To defend its rights, including with regard to debt recovery.
   2. The processing of personal data for the purposes of clauses 2.1. a), b), c), d), e) of this Notice is based on art. 6, par. 1 lett. b) and c) GDPR. For the purposes of this art. 2.1 of this Notice, the legal basis for processing, pursuant to art. 6, par. 1, lett. a) GDPR, is consent.
3. Nature of Data Provision
   For the purposes of clauses 2.1. a), b), c), d), e) of this Notice, the provision of data is necessary for the establishment of the legal relationship, registration on the Site, and its management; any refusal will result in the impossibility of benefiting, even for free, from what is offered by Vanguard Media.
4. Data Communication and Dissemination
   The personal data referred to in clause 2 (“Type of Data and Purpose of Processing”) may be communicated, in execution of the affiliate relationship, to the following recipient parties:
   1. Staff and consultants (including sellers) of Vanguard Media;
   2. External parties or companies that Vanguard Media may use for the execution of operational, administrative, accounting, auditing, or certification activities, sending communications;
   3. Companies, consultants, freelancers collaborating with or assisting Vanguard Media;
   4. IT service companies;
   5. Banks and insurance and/or pension institutions;
   6. Authorities, supervisory bodies, and public entities.

Vanguard Media also pursues further processing purposes in order to make its products, values, projects, and initiatives known to the public, which involve communication and dissemination to the public both through traditional media and through websites and social networks. In the context of these activities, personal data may be communicated or disseminated. Vanguard Media also pursues further processing purposes in order to make its products, values, projects, and initiatives known to the public, which involve communication and dissemination to the public both through traditional media and through websites and social networks. In the context of these activities, personal data may be communicated or disseminated.

Personal data will not be disseminated unless otherwise specified by specific laws. No photographs of minors for whom consent has not been expressly obtained will be published, except by adopting all necessary protective measures.

1. Location of Data Processing and Transfer Abroad
   The processing of data is carried out outside the European Union or the European Economic Area.
   The GDPR requires that the interested party be clearly informed by the Data Controller of the risks that transfer abroad may pose to their personal data so that they can give their free, specific, and informed consent.
   
   It is informed in this regard that the servers storing such data, as far as Vanguard Media is concerned, are installed IN ITALY; therefore, the data are also transferred abroad (understood as countries not belonging to the European Union and the European Economic Area).
   In this case, the Data Controller hereby guarantees that the transfer, if necessary, will only be carried out under the specific conditions set out in articles 44 and following of the GDPR.
2. Processing Methods
   Personal data will be processed in paper format or with automated tools for the time strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected, by the Data Controller and other authorized subjects.
   The personal data of the interested parties will be kept until the purposes indicated in this Notice are achieved and, in any case, in compliance with legal obligations.
   
   The processing of personal data is carried out mainly by electronic and telematic means by Vanguard Media and other subjects who, suitably selected for reliability and competence, carry out operations instrumental to achieving the purposes strictly connected to the use of the Site and social networks.
   
   In processing data that may, directly or indirectly, identify the user, Vanguard Media seeks to adhere to a principle of strict necessity. For this reason, Vanguard Media has configured the site so that the use of the user’s personal data is minimized: therefore, the processing of the user’s personal data is excluded when the purposes pursued in individual cases can be achieved using anonymous data (for example, in market research aimed at improving services) or through other means that allow identifying the interested party only if necessary or at the request of authorities and police forces (for example, for data related to traffic and permanence on the Site or the IP address).
   
   Personal data will only be communicated to third parties with the express consent of the interested party, unless communication is mandatory by law, or the law does not require express consent, or is instead necessary for purposes provided by law, or for the execution of the activity requested by the user.
   
   Vanguard Media reserves the right to delete accounts and all related data if illicit content is detected that is damaging to the image of Vanguard Media and/or its services or those of third parties, or in any case offensive content or that promotes illegal or defamatory activities, pornographic content, that incites violence, or that promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, and sexual orientation.
3. Data Retention Period
   The personal data of interested parties will be retained, in full, for the entire duration of their registration on the Site and in any case for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes of clauses 2.1. a), b), c), d), e) of this Notice and for a subsequent maximum period of two years from the cessation of the relationship with Vanguard Media, in the absence of debt situations and in compliance with legal obligations.
   Otherwise, the complete data will be retained for up to two years after the debtor situation of the interested party has been resolved and in any case in compliance with legal obligations.
4. Access to Personal Data
   It should be noted that interested parties can control, provide, and possibly modify the data registered on the Site by sending an email to office@vanguardesign.com. Interested parties can always verify the data that Vanguard Media holds by sending an email to office@vanguardesign.com. Vanguard Media reserves the right not to respond to illegitimate or unfounded requests.
5. Data Security
   Vanguard Media adopts appropriate technological and organizational measures for the protection of personal data.
   
   Some personal data, the transmission of which is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols, are not collected to be associated with identified subjects but, by their nature, could, through processing and links with information held by third parties, still allow for the identification of users. For example, the data in question may include: addresses provided by Internet providers, domain names of the computers used by users connecting to the site, URIs (Uniform Resource Identifier) of the requested resources, request time, method used to submit the request to the server, size of the file obtained in response, numerical code indicating the status of the response given by the server (successful, error, etc.), and other parameters relating to the user’s operating system and computing environment. The use of such data is limited to the sole purpose of obtaining anonymous statistical information on the use of the site and to monitor its correct functioning and is deleted immediately after processing. Data may be used to ascertain responsibility in case of hypothetical computer crimes against users: except for this possibility, web contact data does not persist for more than six months.
6. Exercising the Rights of the Interested Party
   In relation to the processing of personal data covered by this notice, the interested party will have the right to exercise the rights provided by articles 15 to 22 GDPR, in particular the right to know the data processed by Vanguard Media
7. , to have them integrated, modified, or deleted, or to object to their processing for legitimate reasons, or to transfer them to another Data Controller.
   
   To exercise these rights, the interested party can contact the Data Controller by sending an email to office@vanguardesign.com . Vanguard Media  reserves the right not to respond to illegitimate or unfounded requests.
8. Right to Lodge a Complaint or Appeal
   If an interested party believes that the processing of their personal data by Vanguard Media is occurring in violation of the GDPR, they may lodge a complaint with the competent Data Protection Authority, or appeal to the ordinary judicial authority.
9. Consent and Withdrawal of Consent
   Pursuant to articles 6 and 7 GDPR, consent to the processing of personal data is necessary for the purposes of clause 2.1 of this notice.
   
   Consent can be revoked at any time and without stating the reasons by sending a declaration of revocation via email to office@vanguardesign.com.
   
   The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on the consent prior to its withdrawal.
10. Updating the Notice
    This notice may be modified over time to comply with changes in the law or for commercial convenience. Any substantial variation will be published on the Site, and it is the user’s responsibility to periodically monitor the Site for information on the validity or modification of these conditions.
11. Applicable Law
    This Notice is governed by Italian law and the GDPR, where applicable, which regulates the processing of personal data – even if held abroad – carried out by anyone residing in a member state of the European Union. The GDPR ensures that the processing of personal data is carried out in compliance with the rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as the dignity of the interested party, with particular reference to confidentiality, personal identity, and the right to data protection.

Cookies Policy

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION NOTICE

Vanguard Media commits not to disclose for any reason any of the information released by users during their visit and possible registration on the Site, except for those essential for the conclusion of the purchase and subsequent investigation into satisfaction regarding the purchase itself.

In accordance with current legislation on personal data protection, Vanguard Media, based at Galleria Strasburgo, 3, 20122 Milano MI, (hereinafter “Vanguard Media”) as the Data Controller, informs as follows:

SOURCE OF DATA

The personal data in possession of Vanguard Media are those provided by users at the time of registration (log-in) to the Site and/or to the reserved area.

PURPOSE OF DATA PROCESSING

The personal data of users will be processed for the following purposes:

• Purposes necessary for fulfilling orders and providing services related to the Site and may be communicated to the couriers responsible for the shipment of packages, to the extent that such data are necessary for sending and delivery;
• Purposes related to compliance with obligations provided by laws, regulations, and community legislation, as well as by provisions issued by authorities authorized by law and by Supervisory and Control Bodies.

The processing of data for the aforementioned purposes is necessary for the execution of contractual obligations and therefore does not require the manifestation of explicit consent.

METHODS OF DATA PROCESSING:

Data processing will be carried out in a way that ensures security and confidentiality, and will be performed through electronic tools.

CATEGORIES OF SUBJECTS TO WHOM DATA MAY BE TRANSMITTED

To carry out activities related to the fulfillment of contractual obligations, Vanguard Media will communicate users’ personal data to its formally appointed and trained representatives by the respective data controllers.

RIGHTS OF THE INTERESTED PARTY

Users may obtain from Vanguard Media, at any time, the correction and updating of the data, cancellation, transformation, or blocking of data processed in violation of the law, by contacting the email office@vanguardesign.com
COOKIES NOTICE OF THE SITE

Cookies are small data files created on the user’s computer to store information based on their online activities. The Site may use the following cookies:

Session Cookies

Session cookies are stored temporarily and have a limited validity, therefore they do not permanently record any information on the user’s hard drive. These cookies allow storing information related to the beginning of each user session.

Browsing Cookies

Browsing cookies primarily aim to avoid suggesting items that are not relevant to the user’s interests, offering rather direct and personalized commercial proposals. The usefulness of browsing cookies is based on the temporary monitoring of internet browsing. The user can always delete this type of cookies before starting to browse other pages on the Site.

Statistical Cookies

Statistical cookies allow for the collection of the following information:

The date and time of the user’s last visit to the Site.
Access to the contents chosen by the user during their last visit to the Site.
To compile the usage statistics of the Site, Vanguard Media uses statistical tools limited to the functions described in the previous paragraph that allow knowing the frequency of user visits and the most interesting contents. In this way, Vanguard Media can focus its efforts on improving the most visited areas and helping users find more easily what they are looking for.

The Site may use the collected information to perform assessments and statistical calculations on anonymous data and to ensure the continuity of the service or improve the Site itself. This information will not be used for any other purpose.

Third-Party Cookies

The site may also install cookies from third parties that allow for the management and improvement of the services offered. Specifically, Vanguard Media uses the Google service called “Google Analytics” for the collection of information and data in an anonymous and aggregated form; more information and the related privacy notice are available at this link: www.google.it/analytics/learn/privacy.html

Cookie Management

Notwithstanding the above, the user may configure their browser to automatically accept or refuse all cookies or to receive a warning on the screen regarding the transmission of each cookie and decide from time to time whether to install it on their device. For this purpose, it is advisable to consult the help section of the browser to know how to modify the configuration used.

The user may also revoke at any time the consent given for the use of cookies by the Site by configuring their browser as indicated in the previous point.

However, it is necessary to keep in mind that deactivation may affect the correct functioning of certain sections of the Site.

It is advisable that users review the instructions and manuals for their browser to expand this information:

If using Firefox for Mac, select Preferences, Privacy, and access the Show Cookies section; for Windows select Tools and then Options, access Privacy and then from the History Settings dropdown menu select Use custom settings.
If using Safari, select Privacy in the Preferences menu.
If using Google Chrome, from the Tools menu select Options (Preferences for Mac), access Advanced, then the Content Configuration option in the Privacy section, and finally check Cookies in the Content Configuration menu.

No guarantee of results.  THE USER EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE AND OUR SERVICES IS AT THEIR OWN RISK.  Except for the Performance Guarantees outlined in the Terms and Conditions applicable at the time of hiring, you agree and understand that you are fully responsible for managing your business and sales process.  King Kong does not make any verbal or written statements, warranties, or guarantees regarding earnings, business profits, marketing performance, audience growth, or results of any kind.  You are solely responsible for your actions and results in both life and business, which depend on factors personal to you, including (but not limited to) your abilities, knowledge, skills, dedication, business experience, network, and personal financial situation.  You agree and understand that any testimony or endorsement provided by customers or the public of King Kong as represented through our Services, websites, marketing materials, advertising, or any of our communication channels has not been scientifically evaluated by us, and results experienced by individuals may vary significantly.  Any statements made regarding our Services, websites, marketing materials, advertising, or any of our communication channels are solely opinions and therefore are not guarantees or promises of actual performance.