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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Luca Palmieri ("we", "us", or "our"), a professional photographer based in the Republic of San Marino, collects, uses, and protects the personal information you provide when visiting this website (lucapalmieri.com) or contacting us via the contact form.

This policy is compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and applicable San Marino data protection legislation.

1. Data Controller

The data controller is:

Luca Palmieri
Republic of San Marino
Email: lu.palmieri@outlook.it

2. Personal Data We Collect

We collect the following categories of personal data:

• Contact form data: name, email address, and message content when you submit the contact form.
• Cookie data: data stored via cookies as described in our Cookie Policy.

We do not collect sensitive personal data (e.g. health data, financial data, or data relating to minors).

3. Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing

• Contact form submissions: processed to respond to your inquiry. Legal basis: legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
• Cookie preferences: essential cookies are stored to ensure basic site functionality. Legal basis: legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

4. Data Retention

Contact form data is retained for a maximum of 12 months from the date of receipt, unless an ongoing contractual relationship requires longer retention. Cookie data is retained according to the individual cookie's lifetime as detailed in our Cookie Policy.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share data with:

• Hosting and infrastructure providers who process data on our behalf under data processing agreements.
• Competent authorities when required by law.

6. Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the right to:

• Access your personal data and receive a copy.
• Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erase your data ("right to be forgotten") where applicable.
• Restrict the processing of your data.
• Object to processing based on legitimate interest.
• Data portability in a structured, commonly used format.
• Withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing prior to withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at lu.palmieri@outlook.it. We will respond within 30 days.

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These include secure HTTPS transmission, restricted access to personal data, and regular security reviews.

8. Third-Party Links

This website may contain links to third-party websites (e.g. Instagram). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date of the latest revision will always be displayed at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact & Complaints

For any privacy-related inquiries, contact us at lu.palmieri@outlook.it.

If you believe your data protection rights have been violated, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in your country of residence.