Welcome to Italy In My Pocket!

Your privacy is of the utmost importance to us. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal information we collect, how it is used, and the steps we take to ensure your personal data is handled securely and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information from you when you use our website, including but not limited to:

– Personal Identification Information: This includes First Name, Last Name, Phone Number, Email Address, Date of Birth, and City, which we collect through our forms.

-Usage Data: When you navigate through and interact with our website, we use Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and Google Tag Manager to collect data such as your IP address, browser type, browser version, our website pages that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.

– Transaction Information: For transactions processed through our website, we use Stripe. Stripe may collect payment information including credit card numbers and other payment method details necessary to process your payments.

2. How We Use Your Information

The information we collect is used in various ways, including:

– To provide, operate, and maintain our website

– To improve, personalize, and expand our website

– To understand and analyse how you use our website

– To develop new products, services, features, and functionality

– To communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes

– To process your transactions

– To find and prevent fraud

3. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.

We may share your information with third parties to whom you explicitly ask us to send your information or if you consent to us sharing your information with third parties.

4. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

5. Data Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Under data protection laws, you have rights including:

– The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.

– The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.

– The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

– The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

– The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

– The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

7. Third-Party Services

Our website may contain links to other websites. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at maria@italyinmypocket.com.

This document was last updated on 2 February 2024.