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Legal Notice

Legal Notice

Last updated: 28 September 2026

1. Company details

The website minnelea.com (the "Site") is operated by:

  • Business name: Azienda Agricola Minnelea
  • Owner: Carmine Rizzo
  • Registered office: Via Serra 12, 84060 Moio della Civitella (SA), Italy
  • VAT number: IT06042760659
  • Tax code: RZZCMN78H30H501Z
  • Chamber of Commerce registration: Salerno, no. VI-267918
  • Email: info@minnelea.com
  • Certified email (PEC): minnelea@pecaruba.it

This document is the Site's legal notice under Italian Legislative Decree no. 70 of 9 April 2003 (e-commerce decree) and applicable EU and Italian law.

2. Scope

This Notice governs access to and use of the Site, including its content, features and services. Purchases are governed by the Terms and Conditions of Sale; the processing of personal data is described in the Privacy Policy.

Users who do not accept these provisions are asked not to use the Site.

3. Intellectual property

All content on the Site — including, by way of example, texts, images, photographs, illustrations, videos, trademarks, logos, trade names, recipes, graphic layout, source code and databases — is the exclusive property of Azienda Agricola Minnelea or of the respective owners, and is protected by copyright law (Italian Law 633/1941), industrial property law (Legislative Decree 30/2005) and applicable international law.

Any reproduction, communication to the public, distribution, modification, translation, adaptation or use — in whole or in part — of the content without the Owner's prior written consent is prohibited. Infringements will be pursued through all civil and criminal remedies provided by law.

The "MINNELEA" trademark, its logo and other distinctive signs are the property of Azienda Agricola Minnelea. Their unauthorised use constitutes infringement and unfair competition.

4. Use of the Site

Users undertake to use the Site lawfully and with respect for the rights of third parties. In particular, it is forbidden to:

  • use the Site for unlawful, fraudulent or harmful purposes;
  • introduce viruses, malware or harmful code;
  • attempt unauthorised access to restricted areas or third-party data;
  • carry out automated scraping, data mining or bulk extraction of content;
  • publish defamatory, offensive, obscene or otherwise unlawful content.

The Owner may suspend or restrict access to the Site for Users acting against these provisions, without prejudice to any legal action for damages.

5. Limitation of liability

The Owner takes reasonable care to keep the information on the Site accurate and up to date, but does not guarantee the absence of errors, omissions or inaccuracies, nor uninterrupted availability of the service.

To the extent permitted by law, the Owner cannot be held liable for:

  • direct or indirect damage arising from the use of, or inability to use, the Site;
  • service interruptions due to force majeure, scheduled maintenance or cyber attacks;
  • content, products or services offered by third-party sites reachable through links on the Site.

Images of packaging and products are for illustration only and may differ, in whole or in part, from the original due to colour rendering, format or packaging updates.

6. Links to third-party sites

The Site may contain links to websites operated by third parties. The Owner has no control over such sites and accepts no liability for their content, privacy policies or commercial practices. Access to third-party sites is at the User's own risk.

7. Cookie Policy

This section is provided under Art. 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR"), Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003 as amended, and the decisions of the Italian Data Protection Authority on cookies (in particular Decision no. 231 of 10 June 2021) and the EDPB guidelines.

7.1 What cookies are

Cookies are small text files that websites send to the User's device (computer, smartphone, tablet), where they are stored and then sent back to the same sites on the next visit. Similar technologies (web beacons, pixels, local storage, fingerprinting) are treated as cookies for the purposes of this policy.

7.2 Types of cookies used

CategoryPurposeLegal basisConsent
Technical session cookiesEnable browsing, login and cart management.Legitimate interest / performance of a contractNot required
Technical functionality cookiesRemember preferences (e.g. language, currency, region).Legitimate interestNot required
Anonymised analyticsCollect aggregated statistics on browsing.Legitimate interestNot required if anonymised
Non-anonymised analyticsMeasure Site performance by identifying the user.ConsentRequired
AffiliateRecord which affiliate link a visit comes from, to credit the affiliate with the commission on any order.ConsentRequired
Profiling and marketingShow personalised ads and build a profile of the User, including through third parties.ConsentRequired

7.3 Third-party cookies

The Site uses services provided by third parties that may set cookies on the User's device. The main ones are:

  • Shopify Inc. — e-commerce platform (technical and security cookies). Policy
  • Google LLC — Google Analytics, Google Ads, reCAPTCHA. Policy
  • Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. — Facebook Pixel for marketing purposes. Policy
  • Microsoft Corporation — Microsoft Clarity, analysis of the browsing experience with heatmaps and session recordings. Policy
  • Klaviyo Inc. — sending commercial communications and measuring email interactions. Policy
  • GoAffPro — management of the affiliate program and attribution of sales to affiliates. Policy

This list may change: the up-to-date list and details of individual cookies are available in the preferences panel.

7.4 Giving and withdrawing consent

On the first visit to the Site, a banner lets the User accept, reject or customise consent to cookies that are not strictly necessary. Continuing to browse or scrolling the page does not count as consent.

The User can change or withdraw their choices at any time with this button: Change cookie preferences

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

7.5 Disabling cookies in the browser

Users can disable cookies through their browser settings. Instructions for the main browsers:

Disabling all cookies may prevent the Site and some of its features from working properly.

8. Processing of personal data

For all information on the processing of the User's personal data (purposes, legal basis, retention period, recipients and exercise of the rights under Arts. 15-22 GDPR), please refer to the Privacy Policy, which forms an integral part of this document. For people who take part in the affiliate program or request a sample, the privacy notice for affiliates also applies.

9. IT security

The Owner adopts appropriate technical and organisational measures — in accordance with Art. 32 GDPR — to protect the data processed and prevent unauthorised access, loss, destruction or unlawful disclosure. Communications with the Site use HTTPS with TLS encryption.

10. Changes to this Notice

The Owner may change this Legal Notice at any time to reflect new legal or organisational requirements. Changes take effect when published on the Site, with the date of the latest update. Users are invited to check this page periodically.

11. Governing law and jurisdiction

This Legal Notice is governed by Italian law. Any dispute arising from the use of the Site falls under the exclusive jurisdiction of the consumer's court, where applicable under Art. 66-bis of the Italian Consumer Code (Legislative Decree 206/2005), or otherwise the Court of Vallo della Lucania.

12. Complaints and dispute resolution

For any complaint, the User can write to info@minnelea.com: we reply in writing. The European Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform was closed on 20 July 2025 by Regulation (EU) 2024/3228. Consumers may still turn to the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) bodies provided for by law and, for cross-border disputes, to the European Consumer Centre of their country.

13. Contact

For any request concerning this Legal Notice or the exercise of the rights provided by law, the User can contact the Owner at:

This text is a model drafted according to Italian and European law as of the date of the latest update. We recommend that it be reviewed by a lawyer to adapt it to the specific needs of the business and to any subsequent legal changes. In case of discrepancy, the Italian version prevails.