This page describes the privacy policy for the website www.sicilywithsebastian.com with regard to the processing of personal data about those who provide it to Sebastiano Melita. This is a policy that is provided pursuant to art. 13 of EU Reg. 679/2016 also to those who interact with the web services provided by Sebastiano Melita.

The policy is also modeled on Recommendation # 2/2001 that the European Data Protection Working Party (WP art. 29) adopted on May 17, 2001 to identify certain minimum requirements for the collection of personal data on-line, and in particular, the methods, time periods, and nature of the information that data controllers must provide to users when they connect to web pages, regardless of the purposes for which they connect.

This policy is valid only for the www.sicilywithsebastian.com website, and not for any other websites that users may visit through links.

PURPOSES OF THE PROCESSING, LEGAL BASIS, AND RETENTION

Processing of your personal data is necessary to allow you to correctly navigate this website and its content. Processing of the aforementioned data does not require your consent, since it is a legitimate interest of the Data Controller to be able to offer correct navigation of its website and guarantee adequate use of its content (art. 6, point f), GDPR).

Additional specifications related to the methods and purposes of the processing can be found in the “Types of data processed” section of this policy.

Data furnished to Sebastiano Melita are processed principally using automated tools, solely for the purposes indicated and for the time strictly necessary for achieving the goals for which it was collected. Specific security measures are followed to prevent loss of the information, its illegal or improper use, and access to it by unauthorized parties.

DATA CONTROLLER AND DPO

The Data Controller and DPO is Sebastiano Melita, with registered office in Via Giovanni Calabró 10, 98035 – Giardini Naxos (ME) – Italy, and can be contacted at

DATA SUBJECT’S RIGHTS

Under articles 15 through 21 and article 13 of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to request from the Data Controller, using the channels provided above:

  • access to, rectification of, or deletion of personal data;
  • updating, or, where interested therein, integration of the data;
  • anonymization or blocking of data that have been processed unlawfully, including data whose retention is unnecessary for the purposes for which they have been collected or subsequently processed;
  • restriction of the processing of data concerning the data subject or to object to their processing;
  • their right to data portability.

The data subject may also lodge a complaint with supervisory authority at the Italian Privacy Authority, located at Piazza Venezia # 111 – 00186 Rome (RM), Italy – Tel. +39 06 696771 – Email: garante@gpdp.it – Certified email: protocollo@pec.gpdp.it.

TYPES OF DATA PROCESSED

Navigation data

The information systems and software procedures responsible for the operation of this website acquire certain personal information during the course of their normal operations, the transmission of which is implicit in the use of Internet communications protocols. The information is not collected in order to be associated with identified individuals, but by its very nature, if processed and associated with data held by third parties, the information could make it possible to identify users.

This category of data includes the IP addresses or domain names of the computers used by users who connect to the website, addresses in URI notation (Uniform Resource Identifier) of the resources requested, the time of the request, the method used in submitting the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numeric code indicating the status of the response given by the server (success, error, etc.), and other parameters related to the operating system and IT environment of the user.

This data is used only to derive anonymous statistical information about usage of the site and to verify that it is operating correctly, and is deleted immediately after processing. The data may be used to ascertain responsibility in the event of hypothetical computer crimes against the site.

Data voluntarily supplied by the user

Contact Form and Communications: optional, voluntary, and explicit sending of email to the addresses indicated on this website or through one or more of the contact forms on the site and its sections (such as the Contacts section) will result in the acquisition of the sender’s address, necessary in order to respond to their requests, along with any other personal information included in the message.

OPTION TO PROVIDE DATA

Providing data is optional, but may be essential for using the services offered, including on the site www.sicilywithsebastian.com.

Failure to provide data may make it impossible to satisfy the request.

COOKIES

This website uses

  • technical cookies, which ensure that the website content functions correctly;
  • third-party Analytics cookies, as an anonymous and aggregate analysis tool regarding the behaviors of browsers on the website;
  • third-party profile cookies used to promote offers that meet your needs.
  • social network cookies used to share the contents of the website with other users as well. These cookies are typically used to enable the “Like” or “Follow” functions of Social Networks such as Facebook, Instagram and TripAdvisor. These functions allow Social Networks to identify their users and collect information, including when they surf other websites.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small strings of text that a website can send to a user’s device while they surf (whether they are using a desktop, laptop, smartphone, or tablet; they are normally saved directly by the browser used when surfing). The same website that sent them can then read and record the cookies found on the device to obtain various kinds of information.

What types of cookies exist?

There are various types of cookies, with different characteristics.
First, cookies can be classified as:

  • session cookies, which are deleted as soon as the browser (such as Internet Explorer, Safari Google Chrome, etc.) is closed
  • persistent cookies, which, differently from session cookies, remain on the device, continuing to operate even after the browser is closed, and until a given period of time has elapsed
  • first-party cookies, meaning cookies that are generated and managed directly by the managing party for the website on which the user is browsing
  • third-party cookies, which are generated and managed by parties other than the manager of the website on which the user is browsing (generally in force through a contract between the owner of the website and that third-party).

The two functional macro-categories are:

Technical cookies

technical cookies are generally necessary for the correct operation of the website and for allowing browsing; without them, the browser may be unable to correctly display the pages or use certain services. For example, a technical cookie is mandatory for keeping the user connected throughout their visit to a website, or for saving settings regarding the language, display, and so on. Technical cookies can be further separated into navigation cookies, which ensure normal navigation and use of the website (for example, making it possible to make a purchase or authenticate oneself to access protected areas); analytics cookies, equated with technical cookies only where used directly by the manager of the website to collect information, in aggregate form, on the number of users and how they visit the website: functionality cookies, which allow the user to navigate as a function of a series of selective criteria (for example, the language,
products selected for purchase) in order to improve the service provided to that user.

Profiling cookies

the purpose of profiling cookies is to create profiles for the user and they are used to promote offers that match the preferences the user has demonstrated as they browse the web. Given that these tools are not required for correct operation of the website, but are used exclusively to allow the browser to become aware of offers that better meet their needs, for its part, Sebastiano Melita gives the user/browser the option to enable or disable these cookies, providing the link to the controller’s cookie policy.

Mechanics of the website relating with third parties

Facebook

Facebook uses a pixel (code fragment) on each page displayed to make it possible to identify the user and operations performed on the website. This monitoring allows Facebook to identify the target for whom to enable promotions where they exist. Facebook uses cookies for managing like and share buttons and for identifying users and their browsing habits. Details on how Facebook uses cookies are available here: Facebook Cookie Policy

Tripadvisor

Tripadvisor uses cookies for managing and displaying user reviews and awards. Detailed information is available here:
Tripadvisor Cookie Policy

Google Analytics

GA installs cookies in order to send information about the user to the GA server. This information is completely anonymized before it is sent (IP anonymization) and will concern the number of visits, the source of the visit, the technical characteristics of the device, the user’s browsing path, and their socio-demographic characteristics.

The following first party technical cookies are used on this site

CookieTypeDurationDescription
_ga2 yearsThis cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.
_ga_7L46F549KJ2 yearsNo description
_gat_gtag_UA_184588157_11 minuteNo description
_gid1 dayThis cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the wbsite is doing. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages viisted in an anonymous form.
_GRECAPTCHA5 months 27 daysThis cookie is set by Google. In addition to certain standard Google cookies, reCAPTCHA sets a necessary cookie (_GRECAPTCHA) when executed for the purpose of providing its risk analysis.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement1 yearThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Advertisement".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics1 yearThis cookies is set by GDPR Cookie Consent WordPress Plugin. The cookie is used to remember the user consent for the cookies under the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional1 yearThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary1 yearThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessary1 yearThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Non-necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others1 yearNo description
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance1 yearThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
TADCID10 yearsThe domain of this cookie is owned by Tripadvisor. The cookie stores Unique ID for the tripadvisor user. The cookie helps in viewing embedded content from Tripadvisor.

DISABLING COOKIES IN A BROWSER

Every user can configure their own browser in order to not accept cookies automatically. All cookies installed in the browser can be deleted and the installation of new cookies can be blocked.
For specific instructions on each type of browser, choose one of the following links:
SAFARI
CHROME
FIREFOX
OPERA

NAVIGATING WITHOUT REGISTERING

Navigation of the site is free and open and does not necessarily require registration.

COMMUNICATIONS AND CIRCULATION

Except for where explicitly stated in notices regarding individual processing, personal data collected while surfing will not be shared with third parties or circulated.