Associazione di Promozione Sociale Cortona Friends
These pages contain two fundamental and essential documents intended to make your navigation on the website secure, transparent, and compliant with current regulations.
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On the one hand, the Privacy Policy serves to inform the user about the policies adopted by the Data Controller for the processing of data deriving from the collection of data in general of users on the website https://cortonafriends.org/.
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On the other hand, the Cookie Policy serves to inform the user precisely and in detail about the cookies that the Data Controller processes. CortonaFriends
Privacy Policy
1. PREAMBLE
The Associazione di Promozione Sociale Cortona Friends intends to promote the principles expressed by the new European Regulation No. 2016/679 on the protection of personal data (GDPR). With this notice, we want to make users of our website aware of the correct, transparent, and informed use of personal data.
2. WHAT IS MEANT BY PERSONAL DATA
Personal data means any information that allows the identification or makes an identified or identifiable natural person identifiable. For example, your name and surname, your e-mail, or your telephone number are personal data.
3. WHO PROCESSES YOUR DATA
The personal data are processed by Associazione di Promozione Sociale Cortona Friends in its capacity as Data Controller of personal data processed through the website https://cortonafriends.org/.
Contact details of the Data Controller:
Address: Associazione Cortona Friends, via Antonio Salandra 18, 00187 Rome, Italy
Email: info@cortonafriends.org
4. WHAT DATA THE WEBSITE PROCESSES
The website processes the following categories of data:
A) Personal data provided voluntarily by the user.
These are personal data that you voluntarily choose to provide when filling out the registration form as a website user, the membership form for ordinary members, or other registration forms present on the site. In the event of registration as an active member of the Association, the following personal data are recorded in the Members’ Register and are accessible to all active members: first name, last name, place and date of birth, address, tax code, email address, and the date of the most recent payment of the membership fee of the Cortona Friends Association.
B) Browsing data.
These are data transmitted during use of Internet communication protocols, which are collected by hardware and software procedures supporting the site. They include IP addresses, domain names of devices used, information on which pages were visited, and other system and environment parameters.
C) Cookies and other tracking systems.
We do not use cookies to profile users or other cookies from third-party suppliers that might track your behavior. We only use cookies to allow efficient navigation of the website — for example, to preserve the user’s state within the website during a single session.
5. LEGAL BASES AND PURPOSES OF PROCESSING
Personal data you voluntarily provide are collected and processed on the basis of pre-contractual measures, for the purpose of contacting you to respond to your information requests.
6. HOW LONG DATA WILL BE STORED
Personal data collected through messages sent via form or email will be stored for the time necessary for the purposes needed for navigation and, once no relationship follows from your requests, will be deleted if no ongoing legitimate basis exists. We consider that after this period and in the absence of a contractual relationship, there is no further legitimate reason to retain your data, except in order to exercise the right of defense or comply with orders or measures from a judicial authority.
7. TO WHOM YOUR DATA MAY BE COMMUNICATED
Exclusively for the purposes indicated above, your data may be transmitted to:
Data Processors — third-party entities that process data on our behalf and guarantee adequate security measures to protect your information.
Cookie Policy
1. WHAT ARE COOKIES
Cookies are small text files that websites visited by users send to their devices, where they are stored to be retransmitted to the same sites on subsequent visits.
Cookies can be installed:
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Directly by the owner or the person responsible for the website (first-party cookies).
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By parties external to the visited website (third-party cookies); privacy and usage information for these cookies are available on the respective providers’ websites.
2. TYPES OF COOKIES
There are various types of cookies:
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Technical cookies — used to facilitate navigation, authentication, session management, or to prevent fraud.
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Analytical cookies — used for statistical purposes (e.g., Google Analytics).
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Profiling cookies — used to monitor user behavior during navigation.
3. WHICH COOKIES THE WEBSITE USES
The site uses cookies that are necessary for navigation because they allow essential functions such as authentication, session validation, navigation session management, or fraud prevention.
In particular, the following cookies are used:
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Google Analytics (Google Ireland Limited) — a web analytics service that uses personal data to track and examine the use of this website, compile reports, and share them with other Google services. Google may also use such data to contextualize and tailor advertising across its network.
4. THIRD-PARTY COOKIE INFORMATION
For more information on the privacy policies of third parties that install cookies through this website (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), users are invited to visit the respective third-party privacy pages.
5. HOW TO DISABLE OR DELETE COOKIES
Cookies can be disabled or deleted using common browsers. For example:
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In Chrome, go to Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookie settings.
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In Firefox, go to Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data.
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In Internet Explorer, go to Internet Options → Privacy.
6. YOUR RIGHTS AS A WEBSITE USER
Under Article 15 of the GDPR, the user has the right to obtain confirmation whether personal data concerning them is being processed, and if so, access to that personal data and the information referred to in that article. Users also have the right to rectification, erasure, and restriction of processing, as well as the ability to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority.
To exercise these rights, users may contact the Data Controller at: info@cortonafriends.org.