1. Who We Are
Our website address is: http://www.veronocci.com.
Veronocci is the data controller of the personal data collected through this website.
2. Types of Data Collected and Purposes of Processing
Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data entered in the comment form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent information to help prevent spam.
An anonymized hash of your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service (https://automattic.com/privacy/) to check if you are using it.
Media
If you upload images, avoid files with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract such data from images published on the site.
Cookies
We use technical and functional cookies to:
- save your preferences (name, email, website) when commenting, for up to 1 year;
- manage login sessions (2 days for login, 1 year for screen display preferences);
- keep sessions active if you select “Remember Me” (2 weeks).
Embedded Content
Articles may include embedded content (videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor visited the source site and may collect data according to their privacy policies.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data on the basis of:
- Consent: for comments, subscriptions, contacts, and marketing;
- Contractual obligations: to provide requested services;
- Legal obligations: to comply with requests from competent authorities;
- Legitimate interest: for website security and abuse prevention.
4. Data Sharing
Data may be shared with:
- Technical service providers (hosting, anti-spam);
- Competent authorities when required by law.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
5. Data Retention
- Comments and related metadata: retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
- Registered user profiles: stored until the account is deleted.
- Cookies: retained as per the durations listed in Section 2.
6. Your Rights
Under GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access your personal data;
- Rectify or erase your data;
- Restrict or object to processing;
- Receive your data in a portable format;
- Withdraw consent at any time;
- File a complaint with the Data Protection Authority.
Requests can be sent to privacy@veronocci.com.
7. Data Transfers
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service, which may be located outside the EU, in compliance with international data transfer rules.
8. Data Security
We implement technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or destruction.