Privacy Policy & Corporate Compliance

1. Corporate Purpose & Scope of Terms

This document governs the privacy, data protection, and legal usage terms for all visitors, distributors, importers, retail buyers, and commercial partners interacting with the official web portal of Sepicat. Operated under Sepiol, S.A.U. (a subsidiary of Grupo Minersa), our digital platform ensures full alignment with applicable international directives, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR 2016/679) and applicable electronic commerce standards.

By accessing or utilizing our digital channels, commercial partners and users acknowledge and agree to comply strictly with the terms set forth herein. Sepiol, S.A.U. reserves the right to update or modify corporate policies as required to reflect regulatory updates or technological advancements.

2. Data Controller & Legal Identification

In adherence to corporate transparency and international legal governance, detailed entity specifications of the Data Controller responsible for processing personal and commercial information are listed below:

3. Purposes & Legal Grounds for Data Processing

Sepiol, S.A.U. processes business data collected through website interactions strictly for legitimate commercial, operational, and regulatory purposes. Processing activity is based upon legal contractual performance (Art. 6.1.b GDPR), legitimate commercial interest (Art. 6.1.f GDPR), or legal obligation compliance (Art. 6.1.c GDPR).

Primary Operational Objectives:

• B2B Inquiry & Relationship Management: Facilitating communication with international distributors, retailers, wholesalers, and private label procurement leads.
• Commercial Contract Execution: Processing supply chain logistics, order fulfillment, invoicing, accounting, and legal auditing required for multinational trade operations.
• Quality Control & B2B Satisfaction: Conducting market analysis, product feedback assessments, and service quality evaluations across our mineral product line.
• Corporate & Technical Security: Safeguarding digital platforms, tracking anonymous operational parameters, and enforcing cybersecurity protocols across Minersa Group systems.

4. Mine-to-Shelf Security & Data Retention Standards

Just as Sepicat maintains rigorous mine-to-shelf quality control over our natural mineral extraction and manufacturing, we enforce robust technical and organizational security measures to protect stored information against unauthorized access, loss, manipulation, or disclosure.

Personal and commercial data are preserved only for the duration necessary to achieve the business purposes for which they were gathered, or to comply with statutory fiscal, tax, and commercial retention periods (typically up to six years following commercial relationship conclusion under applicable corporate laws).

5. International Data Transfers & Recipients

Sepiol, S.A.U. does not sell, rent, or unauthorizedly transfer commercial data to third-party marketing vendors. Information may be shared strictly under secure conditions with:

• Subsidiary entities and operational units of Grupo Minersa to fulfill specific technical or distribution inquiries.
• Certified IT infrastructure, cloud hosting, and database service providers operating under binding data processor contracts aligned with European data protection standards.
• Public administration, tax, or legal enforcement authorities where mandatory under binding international law.

6. Exercise of Data Subject Rights

Global partners, client representatives, and web users maintain full entitlement to exercise their statutory rights regarding personal data processing, including:

• Right of Access: Requesting verification and details of personal data processed by Sepiol, S.A.U.
• Right to Rectification & Erasure: Updating inaccurate information or requesting deletion when data are no longer required for legitimate business purposes.
• Right to Restriction & Objection: Restricting processing under specific circumstances or opposing processing based on legitimate interest.
• Right to Data Portability: Receiving structured, machine-readable data files for authorized operational transfers.

To exercise any statutory data privacy rights, requests may be submitted via formal e-mail to: [email protected] (attaching proof of identity).

7. Intellectual & Industrial Property Rights

All digital content on this website—including but not limited to brand formulations, lightweight cat litter processing specifications, industrial designs, trademarks, text, graphics, and visual media—remains the exclusive property of Sepiol, S.A.U. or its licensors within Grupo Minersa. Any reproduction, distribution, commercial exploitation, or modification without prior written authorization from Sepiol, S.A.U. constitutes a strict infringement of international intellectual property law.

8. Governing Law & International Jurisdiction

Any legal dispute, interpretation, or claim relating to this website or commercial operations governed by Sepiol, S.A.U. shall be ruled under the laws of Spain and applicable European Union regulations. All parties expressly submit to the jurisdiction of the competent Courts of Vizcaya, Spain for the resolution of any legal proceedings.