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Privacy Policy

Version 1.0 · Effective from: 1 July 2026

1. General provisions

This Privacy Policy describes how the Global Mario platform ("the Platform", "we") collects, uses and protects users' personal data when using the services at globalmario.com.

2. Data we collect

We collect the following categories of data:

  • Registration data: name, email, phone number, country
  • Company data (for suppliers): company name, registered address, tax/VAT number, bank details
  • Verification data (KYC/KYB): identity or company documents, photographs
  • Transaction data: history of enquiries, orders and payments
  • Delivery and recipient addresses — when placing an order
  • Content of conversations in the Platform chat
  • Technical data: IP address, browser type, cookie data, session time
3. Purposes of processing

The collected data is used to:

  • Register and verify your account
  • Operate the Platform and enable communication between buyers and suppliers
  • Process subscription and verification payments
  • Arrange delivery of orders
  • Automatically translate product descriptions and messages into the other party's language
  • Prevent fraud and comply with legal requirements
  • Improve service quality and personalisation
  • Send notifications about new enquiries, messages and Platform updates
4. Sharing with third parties

We do not sell personal data to third parties. Data is shared with processors only to the extent necessary for the relevant Platform function to work:

  • Stripe — payment processing and payouts to suppliers
  • Shufti Pro — identity and company verification (KYC/KYB)
  • Vonage — phone number confirmation by SMS
  • Zoho ZeptoMail — sending Platform emails
  • Anthropic — automatic translation of product descriptions and messages, chat moderation
  • Voyage AI — building the search index over product descriptions
  • Shippo, Sendcloud — shipping arrangements and rate calculation, including recipient address
  • Supabase, Hetzner — data storage and Platform server operation
  • Cloudflare — site delivery, attack protection, network traffic handling
  • Public authorities — upon lawful request

Some processors are located outside the European Economic Area. Transfers to such processors are made on the basis of the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) or other mechanisms provided for by the GDPR.

Advertising: Global Mario does not use personal data for advertising purposes and does not share it with advertising networks.
5. Data storage

Personal data is stored on secure servers within the EU (Germany). Retention period — 5 years from the last account activity, unless otherwise required by law.

When an account is deleted, data is removed within 30 days, except for information the Platform is legally obliged to retain.

6. Your rights (GDPR)

Under the GDPR you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Rectify inaccurate or outdated data
  • Erase your data ("right to be forgotten")
  • Restrict or object to processing
  • Port your data to another service (data portability)
  • Withdraw consent to processing at any time
  • Lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority

To exercise these rights, contact: [email protected]. Response time — up to 30 days.

7. Cookies

The Platform uses cookies to operate the site, authenticate users and for analytics. Types of cookies:

  • Essential — the Platform does not work without them (session, authentication)
  • Analytics — help us improve the Platform (aggregated statistics)
  • Functional — remember your settings (language, currency)

You can disable cookies in your browser settings. Disabling essential cookies will break the Platform.

8. Security

We apply technical and organisational measures to protect data:

  • Encryption of data in transit (SSL/TLS)
  • Access control within the team
  • Regular security audits
  • Bank card data is not stored on Platform servers
9. Changes to this policy

We reserve the right to update this Policy. We notify users of changes by email or via a Platform notification at least 14 days before they take effect.

Continued use of the Platform after the changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy.

10. Contact

For questions about the processing of personal data:

  • Email: [email protected]
  • Response time: up to 2 days
  • Global Mario Platform · Brescia, Italy