PRIVACY

In order to comply with the GDPR,  the General Data Protection Regulations that come into force 25 May 2018, update to the Data Protection Act 1998, anyone processing personal information must register with the Information Commissioners Office and comply by law. I have registered and I am complying. The following is a declaration of how information is processed.

In brief: If you sign up for a newsletter or contact ItalyTravel&More via the website, we keep your email on file until you ask us to remove it from my list. You may remove your email by emailing editor[@]italytravelandmore.com or following the instructions in the footer of the newsletter. We DO NOT sell your information.

Details about the information processed

Nature of work – Travel Blog

Description of processing

  • The following is a broad description of the way this organization/data controller processes personal information. To understand how your own personal information is processed you may need to refer to any personal communications you have received, check any privacy notices the organization has provided or contact the organization to ask about your personal circumstances.

Reasons/purposes for processing information

We process personal information to enable us to provide a travel blog information service, to maintain our own accounts and records and also to support and manage our collaborators.

Type/classes of information processed

We process information relevant to the above reasons/purposes. This may include:

  • personal  details; name and email address
  • goods and services you have inquired about by contacting us by email or via the website

We DO NOT process information relevant to the above reasons/purposes. This may include:

  • family details
  • lifestyle and social circumstances
  • financial details
  • employment and education details

We DO NOT process sensitive classes of information that may include:

  • racial or ethnic origin
  • physical or mental health details
  • religious or other beliefs
  • trade union membership
  • sexual life
  • offenses and alleged offenses

Who the information is processed about

We process personal information about:

  • website users, customers, and clients
  • suppliers
  • advisers, consultants
  • complainants, enquirers

Who the information may be shared with

We sometimes need to share the personal information we process with the individual themselves and also with other organizations. Where this is necessary we are required to comply with all aspects of the Data Protection Act (DPA). What follows is a description of the types of organizations we may need to share some of the personal information we process with for one or more reasons.

Where necessary or required we share information with:

  • service providers (our web service provider logs IP addresses for security purposes, they do not record your name)

Details about cookies

About this cookie policy

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them. You should read this policy to understand what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used and how to control the cookie preferences. For further information on how we use, store and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.

You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website.

Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.

Your consent applies to the following domains: www.italytravelandmore.com

What are cookies ?

Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. The cookies are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make the website more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.

How do we use cookies ?

As most of the online services, our website uses cookies first-party and third-party cookies for a number of purposes. The first-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.

The third-party cookies used on our websites are used mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.

What types of cookies do we use ?

Essential: Some cookies are essential for you to be able to experience the full functionality of our site. They allow us to maintain user sessions and prevent any security threats. They do not collect or store any personal information. For example, these cookies allow you to log-in to your account and add products to your basket and checkout securely.

Statistics: These cookies store information like the number of visitors to the website, the number of unique visitors, which pages of the website have been visited, the source of the visit etc. These data help us understand and analyze how well the website performs and where it needs improvement.

Marketing: Our website displays advertisements. These cookies are used to personalize the advertisements that we show to you so that they are meaningful to you. These cookies also help us keep track of the efficiency of these ad campaigns.

The information stored in these cookies may also be used by the third-party ad providers to show you ads on other websites on the browser as well.

Functional: These are the cookies that help certain non-essential functionalities on our website. These functionalities include embedding content like videos or sharing contents on the website on social media platforms.

Preferences: These cookies help us store your settings and browsing preferences like language preferences so that you have a better and efficient experience on future visits to the website.

In order to create a better user experience, cookies are used.

Cookies by third party affiliate programs and data management software are also in use. These are from:

  • wordpress.com
  • mailmunch
  • mailchimp.com
  • addthis.com
  • google.com
  • booking.com
  • viator.com
  • getyourguide.com
  • skypicker.com

How can I control the cookie preferences ?

Should you decide to change your preferences later through your browsing session, you can click on the “Privacy & Cookie Policy” tab on your screen. This will display the consent notice again enabling you to change your preferences or withdraw your consent entirely.

In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. To find out more out more on how to manage and delete cookies, visit wikipedia.org, www.allaboutcookies.org.

More information about the GDPR,  the General Data Protection Regulations:  https://ico.org.uk/  
GDPR Italiano https://www.gdpr.net/gdpr-italiano/

DISCLOSURE ABOUT CONTENT

This website is owned by Celia Abernethy, you may contact me at email editor[@]italytravelandmore.com.

ItalyTravelandMore.com is a personal, lifestyle and travel website with blog entries written and edited by Celia Abernethy. Some collaborators and guest post authors also contribute. I and all contributing, guest writers adhere to this disclosure policy.

ItalyTravelandMore.com is an affiliate of Viator.com and Booking.com tours and listings have been aggregated legally with the affiliate API and all pages with affiliate links have a disclosure statement. If for any reason you are in doubt, you may contact me.

Real reviews

I want to give true, honest reviews and only the things I think will enhance my readers’ experience on the site. The majority of my posts are independent reviews and comments.  Occasionally, I am asked to attend events or to review products, restaurants, hotels or other, but this does not guarantee coverage on the website.

The views and opinions expressed on this blog are personal opinions and experiences of my own (or of contributing authors).   Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.

Sponsorship & Promotion

As owner of ItalyTravelandMore.com I sometimes accept forms of monetized advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation or commissions from affiliate programs. I abide by word of mouth marketing standards. I believe in honesty of relationship, opinion and identity. The compensation received may influence the advertising content, topics or posts made in this blog. That content, advertising space or post will be clearly identified as paid or sponsored content using a label or tag ad or adv. Organizations that may have an impact on the content of this site:

    • Tours booked via Viator.com
    • Hotels booked via Bookings.com
    • Banner ads managed via Google.com
    • Tours booked via LakeComoFoodTours.com
    • Sites managed by Celia Abernethy are Milanostyle.com, LakeComoStyle.com, and Italytravelandmore.com

If I endorse a product or service, it’s because I believe it will be of use to my readership.

Why disclose?

I believe the reader should get real, honest information. As a user myself, I don’t like wasting time and I don’t think my readers do either. If I promote a product or service, it’s because I believe it will be of use.

I appreciate you taking time to read ItalyTravelandmore.com disclosure agreement.

 This disclosure policy was created with the help of  http://www.disclosurepolicy.org.

 

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