Who we are Our website address is: https://ibtitaliaeuropa.com

The Data Controller is the legal entity responsible for the website ibtitaliaeuropa.com. To exercise your rights or for any information regarding the processing of personal data, you can contact us through the contact details provided on the website.

Comments When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. Legal basis for processing: legitimate interest of the controller pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) of EU Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR).

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies This website uses technical cookies and, subject to consent, profiling cookies, in compliance with Art. 122 of Legislative Decree 196/2003 (Privacy Code) and the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) provision of 10 June 2021.

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies lasting one year, so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. Consent is optional and may be withdrawn at any time.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie containing no personal data, which is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will set up cookies to save your login information (duration: two days) and your screen display choices (duration: one year). If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser containing only the post ID, with no personal data. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.) from third-party websites. Embedded content behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including if you have an account and are logged in to that website. Processing of data by such third parties is governed by their respective privacy policies pursuant to Art. 13 GDPR.

Who we share your data with If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Personal data is not shared with third parties for commercial purposes without explicit prior consent, pursuant to Art. 6 GDPR.

How long we retain your data If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically. For users that register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile for the duration of the account. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username), exercising the rights under Arts. 15-22 GDPR.

What rights you have over your data Pursuant to Arts. 15-22 of the GDPR, you have the right to:

  • access your personal data
  • request rectification or erasure
  • object to processing or request restriction
  • request data portability
  • lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (www.garanteprivacy.it)

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. This service may involve the transfer of data outside the European Union; in such cases the transfer takes place in compliance with the safeguards provided by Arts. 44-49 of the GDPR.