Privacy Policy - Turismo.RicercAttiva

Last updated: 7 November 2026

This notice explains how personal data of visitors to turismo.ricercattiva.it are processed, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003 as amended.

1. Data controller

Luca Casaburi
Email: luca.casaburi@ricercattiva.it
Phone: +39 346 063 9351

2. Data we process

Browsing data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, date and time of access, collected automatically by IT systems and analytics services.
Comments: name, email, website (optional), comment text and IP address. An anonymised string (hash) created from your email may be sent to the Gravatar service to display your profile picture.
Newsletter: the email address you voluntarily provide to receive blog updates.
Contact forms: name, email and message content.
Donations: payments are made on PayPal; this website does not receive your card or account details.
Cookies and similar technologies: see the Cookie Policy.

3. Purposes and legal bases

Operation and security of the website, protection against spam and cyber attacks: legitimate interest of the controller (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Publishing and moderating comments, replying to contact requests: steps taken at your request (Art. 6(1)(b)).
Sending the newsletter: consent (Art. 6(1)(a)), which you can withdraw at any time using the link in every email.
Visitor statistics, embedded third-party content and advertising: consent given through the cookie banner (Art. 6(1)(a)).

4. Recipients and third-party services

Data may be processed, as processors or independent controllers, by the following providers:

The website hosting provider (servers in the European Union).
Automattic Inc. (Jetpack, WordPress.com, statistics, newsletter, image CDN, Akismet anti-spam, Gravatar).
Google LLC / Google Ireland Ltd. (Google Analytics, Google AdSense, Google Fonts).
Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. (embedded Instagram and Facebook content).
PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (donations).
OpenStreetMap Foundation and related map services (trail maps).

Some of these providers may transfer data to the United States. Such transfers are based on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework or on the Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

5. Data retention

Comments: for as long as the comment remains published.
Newsletter: until you unsubscribe.
Contact messages: for as long as needed to handle the request and in any case no longer than 24 months.
Statistical data: according to the periods stated in the Cookie Policy and by the respective providers.

6. Your rights

At any time you may ask the controller for access to your data, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and you may object to processing (Arts. 15-22 GDPR). You may also withdraw your consent without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal. To exercise your rights, write to luca.casaburi@ricercattiva.it.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (www.garanteprivacy.it) or with the supervisory authority of your country of residence.