This website “Una Donna con la Valigia” (A Woman with a Suitcase) collects some Personal Data of the Users who visit it. For this Site and its Author the awareness of their rights is a fundamental thing, so we have tried to write this policy in the clearest and simplest, but also exhaustive, way possible.

SHORT FORM

The fundamental concept is the following: every timethe User who read this Site leaves us personal data of your own free will (for example, by commenting an article or sending a message from the contact form, you leave us your name and your email) these data will be stored in our database with the utmost care, in the following ways:

  • non saranno mai utilizzati per finalità diverse da quelle per le quali sono stati forniti
  • non saranno mai ceduti a terzi

I nostri database sono ospitati dal servizio di Hosting Provider di Serverplan.

Regarding the anonymous data collected automatically such as Google Analytics statistics, tracking of advertisements, or interaction with external platforms, the privacy rules to refer to are those of the individual platforms. You can find them linked one by one to point 9.

If you do not want to be tracked by analytics you must click on the opt-out from Google Analytics (point 11).

Anyone who intends to revoke or modify in any way the consent to the previously provided Data, or if there are doubts, can write to the Site Owner: privacy @ unadonnaconlavaligia.com

Below you can read the detailed Policy, with the information you need to use this Site and its free services in an informed manner.

THANKS!

1 – Data controller (Owner)

Claudia Vicinelli, Modena – Italia

Contact of the Data Controller for reasons relating to Personal Data: privacy @ u nadonnaconlavaligia.com

2 – Legal definitions

Site: unadonnaconlavaligia.com

User: anyone who uses the Site

Personal Data: are the information that identifies or makes a natural person identifiable and that can provide details of his characteristics and habits, such as: name and email address.

Usage Data: are the information collected through this Site (also by integrated Third Party applications), including: IP addresses, time of the request, country of origin, browser and the operating system used by the visitor features, time spent on each page.

Third Party: applications external to the Site, but integrated with it, with the aim of offering a service. For example, social media widgets to share content, and advertising banners from companies.

3 – Types of Personal Data collected.

Personal Data we collect can be of various types: Usage Data and Cookies. They can be freely sent by the User (through the forms on the pages of the Site) or collected automatically by the Site itself or through integrated applications of Third Parties (such as statistics).

Provision of some Personal Data by the User in some cases may be necessary to respond to the requested service (for example, you need email to reply to private messages), other Data are optional. If you have doubts about the provision of your Data, contact the Data Controller.

Any use of Cookies – or other tracking tools – by this Site or by the owners of the Third Party services present, has the purpose of providing the service requested by the User, such as: share a content on Facebook through the button “I like it”.

4 – Data Processing Methods

The Data Controller shall take the necessary security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification or destruction of Users’ Personal Data.

The processing is carried out using computer and telematic tools with logic strictly related to the purposes indicated; specific security measures are observed to prevent the loss of data, illicit or incorrect use.

5 – Legal Basis for Processing

The Data Controller processes Personal Data relating to the User in the event that the User has given consent for one or more specific purposes.

6 – Data Processing Location

The place of data storage is the server provider (Serverplan) that hosts the Site for navigation data only. Data voluntarily sent through the forms are stored at the operational headquarters of the Data Controller in Italy. When the Data is processed directly by the Third Parties, it can be transferred to different States also outside the European Union. For example, in the case of the statistics processed by Google, the Data may be transferred to the country where Google is located. Cookies are stored in your computers.

7 – Data Storage Period

The Data are processed and stored for the time required by the individual purposes for which they were collected.
Data stored by Google Analytics is stored for a period of 26 months.
If you leave a comment, the comment and the relative Data are kept indefinitely. This is how the Site can automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments instead of keeping them in a moderation queue. The User can request cancellation at any time.

8 – Purpose of Data Processing

Data freely and directly provided by the Users will never be used for purposes other than those for which they were collected. For example: if a User subscribes to the Site with his email, this address will be used exclusively to send notifications of new articles, and not for other purposes.

Data freely sent by the User:

Personal Data, which are voluntarily provided by the User, are collected in the following ways and for the following purposes:

  • via the registration form to the Site. Purpose: sending notifications regarding the publication of new articles (data collected: email);
  • via private messages sent by the contact form (mandatory data collected: name, email address, IP address). Purpose: to respond to the User’s message.
  • through the publication of comments at the bottom of the articles (data collected: name, email address ip address). Purpose: to participate in a discussion on an article published by the Site.

Data automatically collected  by the Site.

This Site collects anonymous User Data for statistics (statistics within the Site and statistics offered by Google), for the display of content from external platforms, for the protection from spam, for the interaction with social networks.

9 – Social Networks that interact with this Site

Facebook (Facebook Ireland, Ltd.): social widgets and “like” and “follow” buttons. Data processing Location: Ireland. Collected Data: Cookies and Usage Data. Facebook’s Privacy Policy >>

Twitter (Twitter Ireland, Ltd.): social widgets and “tweet” and “follow” buttons . Collected Data: Cookies and Usage Data. Data processing Location: Ireland (for UE users). Twitter Policy >>

Flickr: social widgets and “follow” buttons. Collected Data: Cookies and Usage Data. Data processing Location: USA. Flickr’s Policy >>

Pinterest: social widgets and “pin it” button. Data processing Location: USA. Collected Data: Cookies and Usage Data. Pinterest Privacy policy >>

Instagram (Facebook Ireland, Ltd.): tramite il pulsante “follow” – Luogo del trattamento: Irlanda. Dati raccolti: Cookie e Dati di utilizzo. Instagram Privacy Policy >>

10 – External platforms that interact with this Site

Articles on this Site may include embedded content (such as videos, images, etc.). The embedded content of other websites behaves in exactly the same way as the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect user data, use cookies, integrate additional third-party tracking, and monitor interaction with that embedded content, including tracking the User’s interaction with the embedded content if the latter an account and is connected to that website.

Google Fonts (Google Inc.): for displaying particular font types on the browser. Data processing location: USA. Collected Data: Cookies and Usage Data. Google Privacy policy >>

Youtube (Google): social widget and  “follow” button – Youtube Privacy policy >>

Google Maps Widget  (Google) – Google Privacy policy >>

Gravatar (Automattic inc): Automattic Privacy Policy >>

11 – Statistics

Automattic Inc. : installs cookies that track the user’s statistics (which pages are visited, which links are clicked, etc). Automattic Privacy Policy >>

Google Analytics: installa cookie che tracciano le statistiche dell’Utente (per esempio: quali pagine vengono visitate, da quale zona del mondo ci si collega, quanto tempo si rimane collegati, quale dispositivo si utilizza). Privacy policy di Google >>

Se non desideri che la tua attività sia tracciata ai fini delle statistiche, puoi fare la tua scelta qui: Google Analytics Opt Out >>

The IP address of the User tracked by Google Analytics on this Site is anonymized.

12 – Spam protection

Akismet (Automattic Inc.)Akismet Privacy Policy  >>

The User data collected for these services are: Usage Data and Cookies.

Akismet collects information about visitors who comment on this Site, which include: IP address, referrer, Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the User who comments, such as name, username, email, and the text of the comment itself.

13 – Cookies

Read the  Cookie Policy.

14 – Advertising

This Site hosts advertisements through the affiliate method.

Ads on this Site have all been selected by the Author, do not appear randomly and are not behavioural advertising, that is, vary according to the choices of the User; have the following characteristics:

  1. offer all services and/or products related to the travel and tourism sector;
  2. may appear in the form of banners or text links;
  3. propose services or products considered valid by the Author of the Site, in the majority of cases also used by the Author himself, and that are considered to be interesting for users of these pages.
  4. advertise their product/service through a clear, unobtrusive and unambiguous message.

In the event that a User of the Site, of his own free will, decides to click on one of the links or banners proposed, and then to buy a service or a product, through cookies the site draws the payment of a commission.

Coupons and Discounts

In some cases, this Site is able to offer its Users discounts and special offers, through advertising partners, which would not otherwise be available. These discounts are real, and not fictitious, so much so that often the author of the site uses them for the reservation of his trips and holidays. Clicking on the advertising links does not affect the final price paid by the User, which is in no case increased compared to the same purchase made without clicking on any banner or affiliate link.

The following third-party services provide advertising to this Site through affiliate agreements, installing cookies to track the activity of the User in relation to sales of services and products:

Tradedoubler (Tradedoubler AB): Data Processing location: Sweden. Privacy policy >>

Awin (Awin AEG): Data Processing location: Germany. Privacy Policy >>

Amazon (Amazon Europe): Data Processing location: Luxembourg. Privacy Policy >>

Commission Junction (Conversant Media): Data Processing location: USA. Privacy Policy >>

Get Your Guide (GetYourGuide Deutschland GmbH): Data Processing location: Germany. Privacy Policy >>

Airbnb Associates: Data Processing location: Ireland (for UE users).  privacy Policy di Airbnb >>

15 – User’s Rights

Users may exercise the following rights with reference to the Data processed by the Data Controller. In particular, the User has the right to:

  • revoke consent to the processing of their Data at any time.
  • object to the processing of their Data. In the event that the User’s Data is used for a purpose other than that for which consent has been given.
  • access your Data, receive a copy.
  • verify and request the rectification of their Data.
  • obtain the limitation of treatment. When certain conditions are met, the User may request the restriction of the processing of their Data. In this case, the Data Controller will not process the Data for any other purpose than their storage.
  • obtain the deletion or removal of their Personal Data.receive your Data or have it transferred to another data controller. The User has the right to receive their Data in a structured format, such as a Word or PDF file, and, if technically feasible, to obtain the transfer to another owner.
  • lodge a complaint.
  • competent authority is the italian Guarantor of Privacy.

Details on the right of opposition

This Site does not use the Data for Direct Marketing Purposes, that is to send commercial proposals directly to Users.

How to exercise rights

To exercise their rights, Users can send a request to the dedicated email address: privacy @ unadonnaconlavaligia.com. Requests will be processed as soon as possible.

16 – Referring Law

This privacy statement is prepared on the basis of several legislative systems, including art. 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).

European Privacy Law  >>


Last Update: May 31st 2020.