Privacy Policy & Cookies

Life In Abruzzo is operated by the Associazione Culturale Life In Abruzzo, a not-for-profit cultural association registered in Italy (CF: 92066290674, IVA: 02162760678), based in Rome. We are committed to protecting your personal data and being transparent about how we use it. This policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Italian data protection law.

Questions? Contact us here.

Who We Are

Life In Abruzzo (lifeinabruzzo.com) is an independent English-language publication about the Abruzzo region of Italy, publishing since 2007. We are the data controller for personal data collected through this website. We are connected to the Abruzzo Insiders Club (abruzzoinsidersclub.com), which has its own separate privacy policy.

What Data We Collect and Why

Newsletter subscriptions

If you sign up for our newsletter, we collect your email address. We use Kit (formerly ConvertKit) to manage our mailing list. We use this data to send you our newsletter and occasional updates about Abruzzo. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email. The legal basis for this processing is your consent.

Purchases and directory listings

If you purchase a directory listing, a calendar subscription, or any other product through our site, we collect your name, email address, and payment information. Payment is processed securely by Stripe or PayPal — we do not store your card details. We use this data to process your order and provide customer support. The legal basis is the performance of a contract with you.

Contact form submissions

If you contact us through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. We use this data solely to respond to your enquiry. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in responding to communications addressed to us.

WhatsApp

Our site includes a click-to-chat link to WhatsApp. If you choose to contact us via WhatsApp, any conversation takes place within WhatsApp's own platform and is subject to WhatsApp's privacy policy. We do not harvest or store data from WhatsApp conversations beyond what is necessary to respond to your message.

Website analytics

We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous data about how visitors use our site — pages visited, time spent, browser type, and approximate location. This data is anonymised and cannot be used to identify you personally. It helps us improve the site. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in understanding how our website is used.

Social media advertising

We use the Meta Pixel (Facebook/Instagram) on our site to measure the effectiveness of our advertising. Meta may use this data in accordance with their own privacy policy. You can opt out at facebook.com/settings. The legal basis is your consent, which you can manage via our cookie banner.

Cookies

Our site uses cookies. A cookie is a small text file stored on your device when you visit a website. We use the following types:

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using our cookie consent tool. For a full list of cookies used on this site, please see the declaration below.

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Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal data to any third party. We share data only with the following service providers, and only to the extent necessary to provide our services:

• Kit (ConvertKit) — newsletter management
• Stripe — payment processing
• PayPal — payment processing
• Google Analytics — anonymous website analytics
• Meta — advertising measurement (with your consent)
• WooCommerce / WordPress — website and shop functionality

Each provider is contractually required to handle your data securely and only for the purposes we specify.

How Long We Keep Your Data

• Newsletter subscribers — for as long as you remain subscribed. Unsubscribe at any time.
• Purchase records — seven years, as required by Italian tax and accounting law.
• Contact form submissions — up to two years, or until the matter is resolved.
• Analytics data — as configured in Google Analytics (default 26 months).

Your Rights

Under GDPR you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to be informed — this privacy policy fulfils that right.
• The right of access — you can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• The right to rectification — you can ask us to correct inaccurate data.
• The right to erasure — you can ask us to delete your data in certain circumstances.
• The right to restrict processing — you can ask us to limit how we use your data.
• The right to data portability — you can ask us to provide your data in a portable format.
• The right to object — you can object to processing where we rely on legitimate interests.
• The right to withdraw consent — where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian data protection authority, the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, at garanteprivacy.it.

Data Security

Our site uses HTTPS encryption. Payment data is processed by Stripe and PayPal and is never stored on our servers. Access to personal data is restricted to those who need it to carry out their work. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, but we do our best to protect your data.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated. We will notify you of significant changes where we are able to do so.

Contact

Associazione Culturale Life In Abruzzo
CF: 92066290674 · IVA: 02162760678
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