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Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 17, 2026

This policy explains what data we collect through the smi-group.ro website, why we collect it, how we use it, and what rights you have in relation to it.

1. Data Controller Identification

This website is operated by START MILENIUM INTERNATIONAL S.R.L. ("SMI"), with its registered office at Str. Principală no. 17C, Micești, Argeș, 117468, Romania.

2. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your data based on the following legal grounds, depending on the purpose:

  • Consent (art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) — for data collected through the subcontractor partnership form and for subsequent contact for marketing or collaboration opportunities.
  • Performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps (art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) — for data required to establish an actual transport partnership.
  • Legal obligations (art. 6(1)(c) GDPR) — for data required for invoicing and financial-accounting records.
  • Legitimate interest (art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) — for website security and optimization based on anonymized or pseudonymized data.

3. What Data We Collect and Why

a) Traffic Data (Google Analytics)

We collect anonymous data about visitor behavior — pages visited, session duration, device used — to understand and improve website performance. This data is not linked to your identity.

b) Contact Form

We collect your name and email address, used solely to respond to your inquiry. This data is not stored long-term.

c) Subcontractor Partnership Form

We collect name, email, phone number, city, and the number of vehicles owned. This data is stored in an internal database and used for:

  • sending a partnership offer;
  • subsequent contact regarding future collaboration opportunities, when new fleet needs arise.

The legal basis for this purpose is the consent expressed by checking the box in the form.

4. Who Has Access to Your Data

We do not sell or share your data with third parties for their own purposes. We share it only with:

  • public authorities or courts, when we are legally required to provide information;
  • any other recipient, only with your express and prior consent.

5. Data Retention Period

  • Contact form: data is not stored long-term.
  • Subcontractor partnership form: data is kept for 3 years period, as long as you do not withdraw your consent, in order to contact you for future collaboration opportunities. We periodically review the necessity of retaining this data.
  • If a contractual partnership is established, the related data is retained in accordance with legal deadlines for financial-accounting archiving.

6. How We Protect Your Data

We take technical and organizational measures to prevent unauthorized access, modification, or disclosure of your data, including:

  • restricting access to data only to SMI personnel who need it to perform their duties;
  • using service providers that offer adequate security guarantees, with a signed data processing agreement;
  • periodically reviewing data collection and storage practices.

No system is completely impenetrable, but we make reasonable efforts to protect your data in accordance with applicable law.

7. Cookies

The website uses cookies through Google Analytics to analyze user behavior and improve website performance. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but this may affect your browsing experience.

8. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

  • access the personal data we hold about you;
  • request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
  • request the deletion of your data ("the right to be forgotten");
  • restrict the processing of your data;
  • object to the processing;
  • request data portability;
  • withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

To exercise these rights, you can contact us at office@smi-group.ro. We will respond to your request within a maximum of 30 days.

If you believe that the processing of your data violates applicable law, you have the right to file a complaint with the Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (www.dataprotection.ro) or to bring an action before the competent court.

9. Changes to the Privacy Policy

This policy may be updated periodically. Any changes will be published on this page, with the date above being updated. Significant changes will be communicated through a visible notice on the website.

10. Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please contact us at: