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Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 3, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how Funn Italiano, with its registered office in London, United Kingdom, collects, uses, and protects the personal data of users of the website blualghero.com, a tourist guide about Alghero that monetizes through affiliations, advertising, and offers bookings for a vacation home. The site is built on WordPress and uses plugins to enhance functionality and content. We operate in compliance with the UK GDPR, the European GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and, where applicable, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for users in the United States.

1. Data Controller

Funn Italiano
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Email: info@blualghero.com

2. Personal Data Collected

We collect:

  • Contact Data: Name, surname, email, and phone number provided through the contact form managed by Contact Form 7 or the booking form for the vacation home.
  • Booking Data: Information entered in the form managed by FreeToBook (e.g., stay dates, number of guests).
  • Browsing Data: IP address, device type, browser, pages visited, and time spent on the site, collected via Google Analytics.
  • Advertising Data: Information about browsing behavior (e.g., clicks on ads) collected through Google AdSense.
  • Cookie Data: Preferences expressed through the CookieHub banner.
  • Data from WordPress Plugins:
  • Yoast SEO: Anonymous technical data (e.g., usage statistics) to optimize content for search engines.
  • Contact Form 7: Data entered in the contact form (e.g., name, email), stored on the site’s server.
  • Other plugins may collect minimal technical data (e.g., IP) for basic functionality.

3. Purpose of Processing

We use the data to:

  • Manage and confirm vacation home bookings through FreeToBook.
  • Respond to requests sent via Contact Form 7 (e.g., tourist information).
  • Analyze site traffic with Google Analytics to improve content and navigation.
  • Display personalized ads through Google AdSense based on user interests.
  • Facilitate bookings or purchases via affiliate links with Booking.com, GetYourGuide, Viator, Direct Ferries, Discover Cars, and Omio.
  • Optimize the site with Yoast SEO (e.g., improve search engine visibility) and other technical plugins.
  • Comply with legal obligations (e.g., retention of tax data).

4. Legal Basis

  • Contract Execution: To process bookings and respond to requests via Contact Form 7.
  • Consent: For non-essential analytical and advertising cookies, revocable via CookieHub.
  • Legitimate Interest: For anonymous statistical analysis, site improvement, and use of plugins like Yoast SEO.
  • Legal Obligation: To comply with tax regulations or authority requests.

5. Data Sharing

We share data with:

  • FreeToBook: To manage bookings (see freetobook.com/privacy).
  • Google: For Google Analytics (analysis) and Google AdSense (advertising), with servers in the United States.
  • Affiliate Partners: Booking.com, GetYourGuide, Viator, Direct Ferries, Discover Cars, Omio, to track conversions.
  • Technical Providers: Site hosting, CookieHub, Yoast SEO (anonymous data), Contact Form 7 (local server data).
  • Authorities: If required by UK, EU, or US laws.

6. International Transfers

Data may be transferred outside the UK and EEA, primarily to the United States (e.g., Google servers and some partners).

  • Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) approved by the EU/UK.
  • Data Privacy Framework (for participating partners, such as Google).

7. Data Retention

  • Contact data from Contact Form 7: 12 months from the last interaction, unless legally required.
  • Booking data: 10 years for Italian tax obligations.
  • Google Analytics data: 26 months.
  • AdSense advertising data: Up to 13 months (Google policy).
  • Data from plugins (e.g., Yoast): Up to 30 days for internal statistics.

8. User Rights

You can:

  • Access, rectify, delete, restrict, or object to the processing of your data.
  • Request data portability or withdraw consent (e.g., via CookieHub).
  • EU/UK users: File complaints with the ICO (UK) or local authority (e.g., Garante Privacy in Italy).
  • California users: CCPA rights (e.g., know collected data, opt out of sales).

9. Security

We are committed to protecting your personal data by adopting appropriate security measures. Data is stored on secure servers with regular backups and access control systems, limited to authorized personnel, to prevent unauthorized access, alteration, or loss.

10. Changes

Updates will be published here; significant changes will be communicated via email or on the site.

Cookie Policy

Last updated: March 3, 2025

This Policy describes how blualghero.com, managed by Funn Italiano, uses cookies to improve the user experience, support marketing activities, and optimize site functionality.

1. What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files saved on your device to remember preferences, analyze traffic, or display ads.

2. Types of Cookies Used

  • Essential Cookies:
  • Purpose: Navigation, functionality, and consent management.
  • Examples: CookieHub cookies, WordPress technical cookies (e.g., _wp_session), Contact Form 7 (e.g., _wpcf7).
  • Legal Basis: Legitimate interest.
  • Duration: Session (until browser closure).
  • Analytical Cookies:
  • Purpose: Anonymous data on site usage (e.g., pages visited).
  • Provider: Google Analytics.
  • Examples: _ga (2 years), _gid (24 hours), _gat (1 minute).
  • Legal Basis: Consent.
  • Advertising Cookies:
  • Purpose: Personalized ads and performance measurement.
  • Provider: Google AdSense.
  • Examples: __gads, IDE (up to 13 months).
  • Legal Basis: Consent.
  • Third-Party Cookies:
  • Purpose: Tracking clicks and conversions on affiliate links.
  • Providers: Booking.com, GetYourGuide, Viator, Direct Ferries, Discover Cars, Omio.
  • Duration: E.g., 30 days for some partners.
  • Legal Basis: Consent.
  • WordPress Plugin Cookies:
  • Purpose: Site optimization.
  • Examples:
    • Yoast SEO: Possible cookies like ystat (if active, internal stats, variable duration).
    • Contact Form 7: Does not set its own cookies but supports forms.
    • Other plugins: Minimal technical cookies (e.g., _wp_session, up to 30 days).
  • Legal Basis: Legitimate interest.

3. Cookie Management

We use CookieHub for consent. You can:

  • Accept/reject non-essential cookies upon first access.
  • Change preferences via the “Manage Cookies” button in the footer.
  • Disable cookies in your browser, though some features (e.g., forms) may not work.

4. International Transfers

Cookies from Google Analytics, AdSense, and some partners transfer data to the USA, protected by SCC or Data Privacy Framework.

5. Cookie Duration

  • Session: Until browser closure.
  • Persistent: E.g., 26 months (Analytics), 13 months (AdSense), 30 days (affiliations, plugins).

6. Third-Party Cookies

Affiliate partners set cookies on their links. Consult:

7. Changes & Contact

Any changes to our Cookie Policy will be available on this page. We recommend visiting it regularly to stay updated.

Questions? Write to us at info@blualghero.com

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