Website Privacy Notice | ANTEA CEMENT

Last Update: 12 May 2026

1.purpose of this notice

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This Website Privacy Notice (this "Notice") explains which personal data are collected when you visit our website www.anteacement.com (our "Website") and how this data is processed by Antea Cement sh.a. Antea Cement sh.a., a company registered with the Commercial Registry under identification number NIPT K61914005 R , having its legal seat at : Pallati mbrapa Ring Center, Tirana, ALBANIA, as the data controller ("Company" or "we").
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This Notice is addressed to any visitor of our Website ("data subject” or "you").
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We process your personal data in accordance with the Albanian Law no. 124/2024 "On personal Data Protection" ("LDP") and applicable national data protection laws. Unless otherwise defined in this Notice, the terms used herein shall have the same meaning as defined in the LDP.

2.what personal data we collect and how we use it

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When you use our Website, we may process that personal data which you voluntarily provide to us (e.g. by means of our contact form). If you are under 16 years of age, please make sure that you get your parent/guardian’s permission before you share your personal data with us. We will not process your personal data without such consent.
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However, you can also visit our Website without actively providing us with information about you. In this case we collect certain data that your browser transmits to our website server (i.e. IP address, log files) as well as data that we collect via the use of cookies or similar technologies.
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The following explanations shall serve to inform you about the different ways we may collect personal data about you on our Website and for what lawful purposes we may use them.

2.4Personal data you actively disclose to us

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When you actively communicate with us via our Website, we process those personal data that you voluntarily provide to us. In particular, this relates to our following services:
  • Contact forms: When you choose to contact us via the contact form provided on our Website the personal data you provide to us (e.g. name, email address, correspondence) will be processed for the purpose of answering your questions, fulfilling your requests or otherwise communicating with you.
    Legal basis: Art 7(1) b LDP – performance of (pre-)contractual duties.
  • Newsletter: If you have subscribed to our Newsletter via our Website, the personal data you provide to us (e.g. name, email address, date of birth, product preferences) will be processed for the purpose of sending you the requested newsletter including customized information about our products and available promotions. If you no longer wish to receive the Newsletter, you can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the respective link in each Newsletter that you receive from us or send us your request for withdrawal by email.
    Legal basis: Art 7(1) a LDP – consent.
  • User Account: If you have registered a user account on our Website, the personal data you voluntarily provide to us (e.g. name, email address, date of birth, password, product requests) will be processed for the purposes of providing you access to your user account, enabling you to write reviews and to send you personalized content offers.
    Legal basis: Art 7(1) b LDP – performance of contract.
  • Job applications: When you choose to contact us in order to apply for job opportunities posted on our Website the personal data you provide to us (e.g. name, contact data, application letter, CV data, photograph, certificates and references, etc.) will be processed for the purpose of reviewing your application and considering it in the recruitment process for the open position.
    Legal basis: Art 7(1) b LDP – performance of (pre-)contractual duties.
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Some of the data we request in connection with our above services may be marked as mandatory fields. You are not required to provide this data. However, without providing this information we may not be able to process your request or provide our services.
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You may also visit our Website without actively providing us with information about you. In this case we collect certain data that your browser transmits to our website server (i.e. log files).
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Our log files contain the following information: (i) date and time of retrieval of our Website, (ii) type, version and settings of your web-browser, (iii) your operating system and internet service provider, (iv) requested pages and files, (v) website used prior to visiting our Website as well as (vi) your IP-address. The IP address is a specific number assigned to your computer which enables your device to communicate in a network using the Internet Protocol (IP). IP addresses may qualify as personal data as they technically allow the identification of the user in certain circumstances.
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The processing of these log files is necessary for us to maintain the functionality, stability and security of our Website. We may also process them for the purpose of forensic investigations in the case of a security incident or in order to generate user statistics. For statistical purposes your IP-address is used in anonymized form only.
Legal basis: Art 7(1) dh LDP – legitimate interest in maintaining functionality, stability and security of our Website.

2.5Cookies

2.5.1
In addition, this Website uses cookies. These are small text files that may be placed on your device while browsing our Website which store certain information about you. Cookies cannot access, read or modify other data stored on your device. When we refer to “cookies” we include other technologies with similar purposes, such as pixel tags.
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We use two types of cookies on our Website:
  1. (i)
    Necessary cookies: Without necessary cookies the proper functioning of our Website would not be possible or only to a limited extent. The use of necessary cookies on our Website is possible without your consent. However, you can deactivate cookies at any time by modifying your browser settings. For a detailed description of the used necessary cookies and respective purposes kindly see Section 2.6 below.
  2. (ii)
    Optional cookies: These types of cookies may be used to improve our Website, optimize your user experience, analyze user behavior or customize marketing activities. Optional cookies may also be placed by external advertising companies ("third party cookies"). Optional cookies will only be used upon your consent which you may provide by clicking "OK" on our Website's cookie banner. This consent can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future. For a detailed description of the used optional cookies and respective purposes kindly see Section 2.7 below.
Legal basis: Art 7(1) a LDP – consent

2.6Web Analytics

2.6.1Google Analytics

In order to better understand how our Website is used and what content we should further develop, we use "Google Analytics" to compile anonymous usage statistics. This analysis tool uses (third-party) cookies to collect standard logging information as well as visitor behavior on our Website in aggregated form. Aggregate analyses will be performed, in particular, on the following factors: Number and duration of page views of the individual (sub-)pages, geographical location of accesses, end devices used by visitors (Web/mobile), language, operating system, service provider and screen resolution (on mobile devices).
This service is, however, provided by Google LLC, an entity based in the USA. The European Court of Justice has found that the U.S.A. does not have an adequate level of data protection.
With your explicit consent, data may be transferred to a third country (Art 41.3 lit a LDP). We hereby inform you about possible risks associated with an intended data transfer and the lack of appropriate data protection safeguards. In particular, there is a risk that your data may be subject to access by US authorities for control and monitoring purposes and that no effective legal remedies are available against this. Before we set cookies and transfer your data to these companies, we will ask you for your explicit consent and provide you with detailed information about the corresponding data processing (in particular the purposes, data categories and storage period). You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.
Further information concerning Google's terms of use and privacy statement can be found at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html.

2.7How to control and manage the use of cookies

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By clicking on the "OK"-button in the Website's cookie banner you agree to the use of the above listed optional cookies on our Website. Your consent can be withdrawn (for all or individual cookies) at any time with effect for the future.
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You may also refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser or by deleting the cookies from the device and browser. Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but you can alter the settings of your browser to erase cookies or prevent automatic acceptance if you prefer. Generally, you have the option to see what cookies have been placed and delete them individually, block third party cookies or cookies from particular sites, accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is issued or reject all cookies. Visit the ‘options’ or ‘preferences’ menu on your browser to change settings, and check the following links for more browser-specific information:
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You should be aware that any preferences will be lost, if you delete all cookies and many websites will not work properly, or you will lose some functionality. We do not recommend turning cookies off when using our website for these reasons.

3.to whom we may disclose your personal data

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For the above-mentioned purposes, we may share your personal data with the following recipients:
  • group companies, where necessary in order to perform our services (e.g. where you request certain services via our Website
  • IT service providers who provide hosting, maintenance and security services for our Website
  • advertising and web-analysis partners (e.g. Google LLC) who provide certain services to us in connection to our Website
  • Where disclosure is required (i) by law or regulation or (ii) to establish, exercise or defend legal claims, we may also disclose personal data to a competent authority, such as supervisory, regulatory or criminal authorities, courts of law or other third parties who advise us in this context (e.g. lawyers or forensics experts).
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Some of these recipients may be located in countries outside the EU/EEA for which an adequate level of data protection has not yet been established by the Albanian Commissioner on the Right of Information and Personal Data Protection. In particular, this includes our group companies. It should be noted that the level of data protection in such countries may not be the same as within the EU/EEA. Also, subject to local laws and regulations data may be accessible to local authorities or courts.
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However, where personal data is transferred to such third countries, we implement appropriate safeguards to ensure that your rights are protected in accordance with the LDP. This includes the conclusion of the Albanian Commissioner’s standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data (Art 41.1 letter c" LDP). Further details on the implemented safeguards as well as copies of the respective agreements are available on request at info@anteacement.com.

4.how long we keep your personal data

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Log files (see Section 2.5 above) are generally kept for a period of two years. Beyond this time period log files will only be stored for the purpose of investigating irregularities or security incidents in our system. For the storage duration of cookies see Section 2.5 above.
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We generally retain your personal data for as long as this is necessary for the fulfilment of the purpose for which they were obtained. Thus, in any case we process your personal data for the duration of our contractual or service relationship with you (see Section 2.4 above). Beyond this time period we keep your personal data to comply with statutory retention obligations (e.g. to fulfill the 5-year retention obligation under applicable tax and company law). Where necessary we may also keep your data for as long as potential legal claims against us are not yet time-barred; for certain claims the statutory limitation period may be up to 10 years.
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As soon as there are no legitimate grounds for the further storage of personal data available, they will either be deleted or anonymized.

5.Your rights as a DATA SUBJECT

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As a data subject you have inter alia the following rights under the statutory conditions:
  • to check whether and what kind of personal data we hold about you and to request copies of such data (right of access)
  • to request correction, supplementation or deletion of your personal data that is inaccurate or processed in non-compliance with applicable requirements (right to rectification and erasure)
  • to request us to restrict the processing of your personal data (right to restriction)
  • in certain circumstances, to object for legitimate reasons to the processing of your personal data or to revoke consent previously granted for the processing (right to object or withdraw consent)
  • to receive the personal data, you provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to transmit those data to another controller (right to data portability)
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We do not process your personal data for the purpose of taking decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produce legal effects concerning you (Art 20 LDP).
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To exercise any of the above rights kindly send an email to info@anteacement.com. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, if you believe your data protection rights have been violated. For Albania the competent authority is the Data Protection Authority).
Komisioneri per te Drejten e Informimit dhe Mbrojtjen e te Dhenave Personale
Rr. “Abdi Toptani”, Nd. 5, Kodi postar 1001, Tirane, Shqiperi.
+355 42 23 7200;  08002050 ;
info@idp.al

6.UPDATES TO THIS notice

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We may update this Notice to reflect legal, technical or business changes. When we update this Notice, we will take reasonable steps to inform you about the changes made. You will find the date of the "last update" at the beginning of this Notice.

7.DISCLAIMER

7.1
The Website contains links to third-party websites. We have no control over the content or privacy practices of these other websites. Please read the respective data protection provisions of other websites that you visit.

8.Security

8.1
How do we protect your data? We treat online data confidentially and take appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of your personal data, to protect it from unauthorized or unlawful processing and to protect it from the risk of loss, accidental alteration, disclosure or unauthorized access. We use security standards. Our security procedures are constantly improved by implementing new technologies. Our information systems are protected with strong passwords and security control mechanisms at various levels.
The electronic transfer of personal data is done using encrypted messages and strict criteria for identifying the recipient. When your data is transmitted through our websites or applications, we protect it in transit using appropriate encryption mechanisms. However, we can only provide the areas that are under our control.

9.our contact details

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Should you have any requests or questions in relation to the processing of your personal data by us, kindly address them to our Data Protection Unit at info@anteacement.com.
Controller's Address:
ANTEA CEMENT sh.a.
Pallati mbrapa Ring Center, Tirana, ALBANIA