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Privacy & Cookie Policy

Privacy & Cookie Policy

Last updated: 15-08-2025

1. Data Controller

The Data Controller for the processing of your personal data is:

Vincenzo Triolo
Email: postmaster@enzotriolo.com

For any inquiries regarding this Privacy & Cookie Policy or to exercise your rights under the GDPR, you can contact the Data Controller at the email address provided above.

2. What Data We Collect

When you interact with this website, we may collect the following personal data:

  • Data you provide when leaving a comment (name, email address, comment content).

  • Technical data such as your IP address, browser user agent string, and other metadata for spam detection and security purposes.

  • An anonymized hash generated from your email address, which may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

3. Purpose and Legal Basis of Processing

Your personal data is processed for the following purposes:

  • Comment management (Legal basis: Legitimate interest – Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

  • Spam prevention and website security (Legal basis: Legitimate interest – Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

  • Displaying Gravatar profile pictures, if applicable (Legal basis: Consent – Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

4. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described above or as required by law:

  • Comment data: retained indefinitely unless the user requests deletion.

  • Technical and security logs: retained for a maximum of 12 months.

5. Data Recipients

Your personal data may be shared with:

  • Service providers such as the hosting provider of this website, located within the European Union.

  • Gravatar (Automattic Inc.), which may transfer your data outside the EU to the United States, in compliance with GDPR safeguards (see Section 6).

6. International Data Transfers

Some personal data may be transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), for example, to the United States by service providers such as Automattic Inc.
In such cases, transfers are carried out based on adequacy decisions (e.g., the EU–US Data Privacy Framework) or using Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

7. Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access – to obtain confirmation as to whether your personal data is being processed and to access it.

  • Right to rectification – to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.

  • Right to erasure – to request deletion of your personal data.

  • Right to restriction of processing – to request limited use of your data.

  • Right to data portability – to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.

  • Right to object – to object to the processing of your personal data based on legitimate interest.

  • Right to withdraw consent – when processing is based on your consent.

You may exercise your rights by contacting the Data Controller at: postmaster@enzotriolo.com.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) or with any other competent supervisory authority.

8. Data Security

We adopt appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
While we take reasonable precautions, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

9. Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, as well as to provide information to the site owners.

Types of Cookies Used on This Website

  1. Strictly Necessary Cookies

    • Essential for the proper functioning of the website (e.g., session cookies for login, security features).

    • These cookies do not require your consent.

  2. Functional Cookies

    • Enhance the functionality and personalization of the website.

    • These cookies may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

  3. Analytics Cookies

    • Help us understand how visitors interact with the website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

    • These cookies are only set with your prior consent.

  4. Third-Party Cookies

    • Some services (e.g., Gravatar by Automattic) may place cookies or similar technologies when you interact with them.

    • Their use is governed by the respective privacy policies of the providers.

Managing and Disabling Cookies

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through our cookie banner or by adjusting your browser settings.
Disabling certain cookies may impact the functionality of the website.

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Consent for Non-Essential Cookies

In compliance with the GDPR and the Italian Cookie Law, non-essential cookies (including analytics and marketing cookies) will only be set after you have given your explicit consent through the cookie banner.
You can withdraw or change your consent at any time by accessing the cookie settings from the footer of this website.