Pursuant to Articles 13-14 of EU Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) and Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003 as amended by Legislative Decree 101/2018
Last updated: March 2026
1. Data Controller
Villages Italy
Website: www.villagesitaly.com
Contact: Contact form
For any request regarding your personal data, please contact us via the contact form available on the website.
2. Types of Data Collected
2.1 Navigation data
The computer systems and software procedures used to operate this website acquire, in the course of their normal operation, certain personal data whose transmission is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols. This category includes: IP addresses or domain names of the computers and terminals used by users, the URI/URL (Uniform Resource Identifier/Locator) addresses of the requested resources, the time of the request, the method used to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the response given by the server (success, error, etc.) and other parameters relating to the user’s operating system and IT environment.
2.2 Data voluntarily provided by the user
The optional, explicit and voluntary submission of messages via the contact form involves the subsequent acquisition of the sender’s email address and any other personal data included in the message, which are necessary to respond.
2.3 Cookies and tracking technologies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies. For detailed information, please consult our Cookie Policy.
3. Purposes and Legal Basis for Processing
| Purpose | Legal basis | Retention |
|---|---|---|
| Service delivery and website security (technical logs) | Legitimate interest (Art. 6.1.f GDPR) | 30 days |
| Responding to contact form requests | Pre-contractual measures (Art. 6.1.b GDPR) | 2 years from closure of communication |
| Statistical traffic analysis (Google Analytics 4) | Consent (Art. 6.1.a GDPR) | 14 months (GA4 setting) |
| Advertising and remarketing (Google Ads, Meta Pixel — not yet active) | Consent (Art. 6.1.a GDPR) | 13 months |
| Embedded content (Google Maps, YouTube) | Consent (Art. 6.1.a GDPR) | As per respective providers’ policies |
4. Recipients of Data
Personal data may be shared with:
- Technical service providers: hosting provider, CMS systems (WordPress)
- Google LLC (USA) — Google Analytics 4, Google Maps, YouTube, Google Ads — extra-EU transfer covered by Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission
- Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. — Facebook/Instagram Pixel — not currently active; if activated, the transfer will be covered by appropriate safeguards
- Public authorities, in cases provided for by law
Data is not sold to third parties.
5. Transfers Outside the EU
Some of the providers listed in section 4 transfer data to third countries (in particular the USA). Such transfers take place on the basis of Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the European Commission pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR, and/or the EU-USA Data Privacy Framework.
6. Your Rights
Pursuant to Articles 15-22 of the GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access — obtain confirmation of whether or not personal data concerning you is being processed and, if so, obtain a copy
- Rectification — request correction of inaccurate data or completion of incomplete data
- Erasure (“right to be forgotten”) — request deletion of data when no longer necessary or when processing is unlawful
- Restriction — request restriction of processing in certain cases
- Portability — receive data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Objection — object to processing for reasons related to your particular situation
- Withdrawal of consent — withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal
To exercise your rights, contact us via the contact form. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali) at www.garanteprivacy.it.
7. Changes to This Policy
This privacy policy may be updated from time to time. In the case of material changes, appropriate notice will be given on the website. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page indicates when the last revision was made.