Data Controller

Daniele Cardello
Offices: Turin (Italy) and Barcelona (Spain)
Email: daniele.cardello @ outofseo.com
Phone: +34 633 585 086

Purpose of Processing

1. To respond to requests submitted through the contact form.
2. To analyze website usage via Google Analytics 4 (GA4), to improve content and usability.
3. To comply with legal obligations as they may apply.

Note: We do not carry out advertising or marketing profiling activities.

Legal Basis for Processing

• Contact form: consent of the data subject (Art. 6.1.a GDPR).
• Google Analytics 4: consent for non-essential cookies/statistics (Art. 6.1.a GDPR).
• Legal obligations: compliance with legal obligations (Art. 6.1.c GDPR).

Types of Data Processed

• Identification data (name, surname, email) provided voluntarily through the contact form.
• Navigation data (e.g., IP address, user-agent, pages visited, time spent) collected in aggregated form via GA4.

Processing Methods and Security

Data is processed using IT tools and, if necessary, manual tools, with adequate technical and organizational measures to prevent unauthorized access, loss, disclosure, or alteration.

Data Retention Period

• Contact form: up to 24 months from receipt, subject to further legal requirements.
• Google Analytics 4: user/event data is stored for a maximum of 24 months based on GA4 account settings.

Recipients

• Technical providers (hosting, maintenance, security).
• Google LLC for the provision of the GA4 service.
• Competent authorities, where required by law.

Transfers outside the EU

Data processed through Google Analytics 4 may be transferred outside the EEA. The transfer takes place on the basis of adequate safeguards provided for by the GDPR (e.g., standard contractual clauses) and appropriate supplementary measures.

Data Subject's Rights

At any time, you may exercise the rights provided for in Arts. 15-22 GDPR:

• access, rectification, erasure;
• restriction of and objection to processing, where applicable;
• data portability;
• withdrawal of consent without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal;
• lodging a complaint with the Supervisory Authority (in Italy www.garanteprivacy.it).

To exercise your rights: daniele.cardello @ outofseo.com.

Obligation to Provide Data

The provision of data in the contact form is optional but necessary to receive a response. Non-essential cookies are optional and activated only with prior consent.

Changes to this Policy

This policy may be updated; changes will be published on this page with an indication of the last updated date.

What are cookies

Cookies are small text files that websites send to the user's device, where they are stored and then re-transmitted to the same sites on a subsequent visit. They can be strictly necessary for the website to function or used for statistical purposes.

Types of cookies used

Note: We do not use cookies for advertising or marketing profiling purposes.

Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

This website uses Google Analytics 4, an analytics service provided by Google LLC, to generate aggregated and anonymous statistics on website usage. GA4 cookies are set only after your consent through the cookie banner.

• Duration: up to 24 months.
• Data Processed: aggregated information on pages visited, events, sessions, approximate geographic areas, device/browser type.
• Transfers: possible transfers outside the EEA with adequate safeguards (e.g., standard contractual clauses).

Consent Management

A banner is shown on your first visit to choose whether to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking on “Cookie Preferences” (a link in the website footer) or by deleting cookies through your browser.

Management via Browser

You can delete or block cookies through your browser settings. Deactivating technical/strictly necessary cookies may compromise some website functionality.

Contact Information

For information about cookies and to exercise your rights, you can write to: daniele.cardello @ outofseo.com or call +34 633 585 086.

Cookie Policy Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect regulatory or technical changes. Changes will be published on this page with an indication of the date of the last update.