How we use your data
What we need
Universal Company Incorporations Ltd, herein known as  Companies in Europe, will be what’s known as the ‘Controller’ of the personal  data you provide to us.
Universal Company Incorporations Ltd is a holding company  which encompasses the following websites: companiesineurope.com and  companiesinitaly.co.uk. By submitting your data, you agree that Companies In  Europe can send you promotional materials on behalf of and relating to these  subsidiaries.
We only collect basic personal data about you,  which does not include any special types of information or location based  information. This does however include your name, email, phone number etc.
Why we need it
We need to know your basic personal data in  order to provide you with information on our services, offers and discounts,  and news pertaining to those services.
We will not collect any personal data from you  that we do not need in order to provide this service to you.
What we do with it
All the personal data we process is handled by  our staff in the UK. However, for the purposes of IT hosting and maintenance,  this information is located on servers within the United States. This data is  protected by the EU-US Privacy Shield, ensuring that your information is stored  and treated with equivalent privacy and security laws.
This information is stored in a secure account  on Mailchimp, an email marketing service. Mailchimp cannot use your data for  their own marketing or promotional purposes, and no 3rd parties have access to  your personal data unless the law allows them to do so. 
As part of our integrated email marketing  service, we also collect information on user interaction. This includes  collecting data on actions such as opening the newsletter or clicking on links  within the newsletter, which is then used to optimise future marketing  materials.
We have a Data Protection regime in place to  oversee the effective and secure processing of your personal data. More  information on this framework can be found on our website.
How long we keep it for
Your data stored for marketing purposes will  be kept with us until you notify us that you no longer wish to receive this  information. You can do this by contacting us, or by clicking ‘unsubscribe’ at  the bottom of our marketing emails.
More information on our retention schedule can  be found in our longform privacy policy.
What are your rights?
If at any point you believe the information we  process on you is incorrect, you can request to see this information, and even  have it corrected or deleted.
If you wish to raise a complaint on how we  have handled your personal data, you can contact our Data Protection Officer  who will investigate the matter.
If you are not satisfied with our response, or  believe we are processing your personal data not in accordance with the law,  you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
Our Data Protection Officer is Heather Landau,  and you can contact them here.
Data Protection Policy