Privacy Statement

 

The protection of our users’ personal data is a top priority for our company. All activities of MB Frigo Grupa d.o.o. (hereinafter referred to as MB Frigo Grupa) comply with European regulations (EU Directive 95/46/EC, 2002/58/EC, and international agreements ETS 108, ETS 181, ETS 185, ETS 189) and national laws in effect in Central and Eastern European countries. In Croatia, we also adhere to the Personal Data Protection Act (N.N.103/03). MB Frigo Group complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Personal data includes information used to identify an individual, such as name, address, and phone number, in order to conduct business (e.g., forming sales contracts), informing about MB Frigo Grupa activities, and organizing informational events.

1. Data Controller

MB Frigo Grupa is the data controller for the following websites: www.mbfrigo.hr, www.haier-klima.com, www.maxon.klima.com, and www.toshiba.hr, as well as the online store www.trebamklimu.hr.

You can contact MB Frigo Group via the following communication channels:

By mail: MB Frigo Grupa d.o.o., Bani 81, 10010 Zagreb
By phone: +385 (0)1 66 08 002
By email: voditelj@mbfrigo.hr

2. Website Visits

When you visit our websites, information that your browser automatically sends is stored in “Server Log Files.” This includes details like browser type/version, operating system, referrer URL (previously visited page), hostname of the accessing computer (IP address), and server request time.

These details cannot be linked to a specific individual, meaning they do not enable user identification. These data are stored solely for system-related and statistical purposes. They are not combined with other data sources to establish personal connections.

3. Purpose of Data Processing and Legal Basis

Contract Execution
We collect and process the following data for customer or supplier registration, handled by MB Frigo Grupa, to fulfill orders and process requests related to sales or service contracts (delivery, invoicing, warranties, etc.):

Company name, contact person’s name (and, in some cases, directors’ and owners’ names)
Tax ID and business license data
Address (street, postal code, city)
Email address
Phone and fax numbers
If you do not provide the required information, we will not be able to process your order or fulfill service requests or client account creation.

Billing, Credit Check, and Debt Collection
We may periodically compare the information you provide during registration with data from the online portal www.fininfo.hr to verify data accuracy and assess your creditworthiness. This serves as the legal basis for MB Frigo Grupa legitimate business interest in evaluating potential business partners’ financial status before issuing a binding offer. In cases of debt collection, MB Frigo Grupa seeks to exercise its contractual rights.

Customer Service, Direct Advertising, and Newsletters
We use your customer data to contact you regarding new products, services, or other information of interest. The legal basis is MB Frigo Grupa legitimate business interest in ensuring long-term customer satisfaction and maintaining good relations. You can oppose such contact at any time by reaching out to the data controller (section 1). General data processing rights are outlined in section 8.

Supplier Inclusion and Other Contact Requests
We provide potential suppliers and visitors to our websites with the opportunity to contact us. The legal basis is MB Frigo Grupa legitimate business interest in communicating with interested parties. You may oppose such communication by sending an email to voditelj@mbfrigo.hr or by contacting the data controller (section 1).

Prize Competitions
During various client events, MB Frigo Grupa offers prize competitions. The following personal data is collected for contacting the winners:

Name
Address
Email address
Phone number
The legal basis for data processing is consent, granted when entering the competition. You can withdraw your consent at any time before the prize draw by contacting the data controller (section 1). Data collected for prize competitions is deleted after the draw.

4. Cookies

To make your visit to our website more appealing and enable the use of certain features, we use cookies. These are files stored on your computer, making website use more convenient.

There are two types of cookies: persistent and session cookies. Session cookies are stored only until you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close the browser.

You can easily remove cookies from your computer. Instructions on handling cookies, including deletion, can be found under the “Help” section of your browser. You can deactivate cookies entirely or configure your browser to notify you each time a new cookie is sent to your computer.

5. Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help analyze how you use our websites. The information generated by the cookies about your use of the website (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA for 38 months. Google uses this information to analyze website usage, generate reports for website owners, and provide other services related to website usage.

Google may share this information with third parties if required by law or if these third parties process data on Google’s behalf. You can prevent cookies from being installed by adjusting your browser settings. However, this may prevent you from using the full functionality of the website.

By using this website, you consent to Google’s processing of data in the manner and for the purposes described above. Alternatively, you can deactivate Google Analytics by selecting the Browser Add-on option.

6. Retargeting Features
This website uses “retargeting tags.” A “retargeting tag” is a JavaScript element embedded in the website’s code. When users visit a page with a “retargeting tag,” an online ad provider (e.g., Google) stores a cookie on that user’s computer, associating it with the corresponding retargeting audience lists. This cookie is later used for retargeting campaigns (“interest-based ads”) on other websites. You can prevent cookies from being installed by adjusting your browser settings.

7. Data Security

We use technical and organizational measures to protect our websites and other systems from loss, destruction, alteration, or unauthorized access to your data. Our data centers are operated according to the latest security standards, including firewall and intrusion detection technologies, and comprehensive physical access controls. At the application level, we implement modern user and administrator authentication methods and perform daily data backups, storing them in decentralized archives. During online transactions, your payment data is transmitted in encrypted form.

8. Data Retention

Your personal data is stored as long as necessary to comply with tax and company law retention obligations or until the general statute of limitations expires according to the General Terms and Conditions of Business.

9. Minors

MB Frigo Grupa advises all parents and guardians to teach their children how to safely and responsibly use personal data online. Minors should not provide personal data on MB Frigo Grupa websites without parental or guardian consent. MB Frigo Grupa will never knowingly collect data from minors or use or disclose it to third parties unless required by law.

MB Frigo Grupa requires that minors not engage in legal transactions regarding our products and services without parental or legal guardian consent, nor will we knowingly accept personal information directly from minors. If a minor provides personal data without such consent, parents or guardians should notify us to have the information removed.

10. Your Rights

As a data subject whose personal data is processed by MB Frigo Grupa, you have the following rights:

Right to Information: You may request confirmation from MB Frigo Group about whether personal data concerning you is being processed. If so, we will provide you with information on the processing’s purpose, data categories, recipients, retention periods, and other details listed under point 8.

Right to Rectification: You may request the immediate correction or completion of inaccurate personal data processed by MB Frigo Grupa.

Right to Erasure: You may request the immediate deletion of your personal data unless there is a legal obligation to retain it (e.g., fulfilling a legal obligation).

Right to Restrict Processing: You may request restrictions on processing your data under GDPR (e.g., verifying data accuracy, unlawful processing, objection).

Right to Data Portability: You may request that MB Frigo Grupa provide personal data you supplied in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and request the transfer of that data to another data controller if technically feasible.

Right to Object and Withdraw Consent: You have the right to object to processing your personal data. If MB Frigo Grupa cannot demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing, your data will be deleted. You can also withdraw your consent at any time.

Right to Lodge a Complaint: Finally, you have the right to file a complaint with the Data Protection Agency, Martićeva 14, 10000 Zagreb, phone: +385 1 4609-000, email: azop@azop.hr.

11. Information

If you have any questions about how MB Frigo Grupa collects, processes, or uses your personal data, please send us an email at voditelj@mbfrigo.hr.