PRIVACY & COOKIE POLICY

PRIVACY & COOKIE POLICY Information pursuant to EU Regulation 2016/679 ("GDPR") Personal data collected for the following purposes and using the following services:
	Database management of contacts and sending messages ∎ MailChimp Personal Data: name, surname, email address, telephone number and website, various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
	Statistics ∎ Google Analytics with anonymized IP ∎ Tracking conversions of Facebook Ads Personal Data: Cookies and Usage Data
	Interaction with social networks and external platforms ∎ Facebook Like button and social widgets (Facebook, Inc.) ∎ PayPal button and widget (Paypal) -under implementation- ∎ YouTube social button and widgets (Google Inc.) ∎ AddToAny Personal Data: Cookies and Usage Data ∎ OneSignal Personal Data collected: Cookies, Usage data, emails, unique identifiers of devices for advertising (eg Google Advertiser ID or IDFA identifier), language, geographical location and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
	Comment of the contents ∎ Disqus Personal Data: Cookies, Usage Data and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service
	Commercial affiliation ∎ Amazon Associate (Amazon) ∎ eBay Partner Network (eBay, Inc.) Personal Data: Cookies and Usage Data
	Displaying content from external platforms ∎ Google Fonts Personal Data: Usage data and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service ∎ YouTube Video Widget (Google Inc.) ∎ Cookie-Script (generates the banner for consent / rejection of cookies) Personal Data: Cookies and Usage Data
	Hosting and backend infrastructure ∎ Aruba S.p.a. Personal Data: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service

In compliance with the obligations deriving from national legislation (Legislative Decree 30 June 2003 No. 196, Code for the protection of personal data, and subsequent amendments) and European (Disclosure pursuant to EU Regulation 2016/679, "GDPR"), This site respects and protects the privacy of visitors and users. The purpose of the privacy statement is to provide maximum transparency regarding the information that the site collects and how it is used.

In compliance with the 2016/679 EU Regulation, known as GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), I communicate that all subscribers to comments or the newsletter have voluntarily subscribed to the double opt-in technique.

You can unsubscribe at any time through the newsletter by clicking "unsubscribe" or by sending an email to photogear4fun@gmail.com

The same email also applies to inform you of the existence of data concerning you in the server.

The emails will not be used, or transferred to third parties, for purposes other than those accepted during the registration, double verification, voluntary.

Data Controller Simone Caldirola Email address of the Owner: photogear4fun@gmail.com

The Data collected through this site are divided into:

Navigation data

This category of data includes IP addresses or domain names of the computers used by users who connect to the site, the addresses in URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) notation of the requested resources, and other parameters connected to the http protocol and related to the operating system and to the user's computer environment. These data are used for the sole purpose of obtaining anonymous statistical information on the use of the site and to check its correct functioning and are deleted immediately after processing. The data could be used to ascertain responsibility in case of hypothetical computer crimes to the detriment of the site: except for this possibility, such data are never used for the identification or profiling of the User and are periodically deleted. Consent is not necessary.

Data provided voluntarily by the user

The optional, explicit and voluntary sending of e-mails to the addresses indicated on this site entails the subsequent acquisition of the sender's address, necessary to respond to requests, as well as any other personal data included in the message. The site may collect other data in case of voluntary use of services by users, such as comments, communication services (eg contact forms, comments box), and will be used exclusively for the provision of the requested service:

- first name

- email address

Legal basis of the processing

This site processes data mainly based on user consent. The consent is given through the banner at the bottom of the page, or through the use or consultation of the site, which behavior is final. With the use or consultation of the site visitors and users approve this privacy statement and consent to the processing of their personal data in relation to the methods and purposes described below, including any disclosure to third parties if necessary for the provision of a service. Through the communication or service request forms, further consents are collected concerning the specific purpose of the service.

The provision of data and therefore consent to the collection and processing of data is optional, the User can refuse consent, and may revoke at any time a consent already provided (through the banner at the bottom of the page or browser settings for cookies). However, denying consent may make it impossible to provide certain services and the browsing experience on the site would be compromised.

Purpose of the treatment

The processing of data collected by the site, in addition to the purposes related, instrumental and necessary for the provision of the service, is aimed at the following purposes:

- Statistics (analysis)

Collection of data and information in an exclusively aggregate and anonymous form in order to verify the correct functioning of the site. None of this information is related to the physical person-user of the site, and they do not allow identification in any way. Consent is not necessary.

- Accessory activities

Communicate the data to third parties who perform functions necessary or instrumental to the operation of the service (eg comment box), and to allow third parties to perform technical, logistical and other activities on our behalf. Providers only have access to the personal data that are necessary to perform their duties, and undertake not to use the data for other purposes, and are required to process personal data in accordance with applicable regulations.

Methods of data processing

The processing of the collected data is managed by the Site through IT and telematic tools with logic strictly related to the purposes indicated below and, in any case, in order to guarantee the security and confidentiality of the data.

For the delivery and management of the Newsletter, PhotoGear4Fun.com uses the service offered by MailChimp (The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 512 Means St., Suite 404 - 30318 - Atlanta, Georgia) and then simply "MailChimp".

The collected data is stored on the secure MailChimp servers.

Under the privacy policy of MailChimp your data will never be used directly by MailChimp or sold to third parties. MailChimp uses properly authorized operators to maintain the service and in the exercise of said function they may have access to your data. In any case, the guarantees provided by the MailChimp privacy policy apply.

In relation to the purposes described below, when the administrator will send the newsletter, the data are retrieved using the tools made available by MailChimp and through them the newsletter will be sent.

Place of treatment

The data collected from the site are processed at the headquarters of the Data Controller, and at the datacenter of the web Hosting (Aruba Spa), which is responsible for data processing, processing data on behalf of the owner, is located in the European Economic Area and acts in accordance with European standards. Google is appointed data controller, processing data on behalf of the owner (Google Analytics).

Data retention period

The data collected by the site during its operation are kept for the time strictly necessary to carry out the activities specified. At the expiry date the data will be deleted or anonymised, unless there are further purposes for the storage of the same.

Transferring the collected data to third parties

The data collected by the site are generally not provided to third parties, except in specific cases: legitimate request by the judicial authorities and only in the cases provided by law; if it is necessary for the provision of a specific service requested by the User; for the execution of security checks or site optimization.

Data transfer in non-EU countries

This site may share some of the data collected with services located outside the European Union area. In particular with Google, Facebook and through the social plugins and the Google Analytics service. The transfer is authorized on the basis of specific decisions of the European Union and the Guarantor for the protection of personal data, in particular Decision 1250/2016 (Privacy Shield - here the information page of the Italian Data Protection Authority), for which no further consent is required. The companies mentioned above guarantee their adherence to the Privacy Shield.

Pursuant to Article 7 of Legislative Decree 196/03 - Article 7 - Right to access personal data and other rights.

1. The interested party has the right to obtain confirmation of the existence or not of personal data concerning him / her, even if not yet registered, and their communication in intelligible form.

2. The interested party has the right to obtain the indication:

to. the origin of personal data;

b. of the purposes and methods of processing;

c. of the logic applied in case of treatment carried out with the aid of electronic instruments;

d. of the identifying details of the holder, of the responsible and of the designated representative according to article 5, paragraph 2;

e. of the subjects or categories of subjects to whom the personal data may be communicated or who can learn about them as appointed representative in the territory of the State, managers or agents.

3. The interested party has the right to obtain:

to. updating, rectification or, when interested, integration of data;

b. the cancellation, transformation into anonymous form or blocking of data processed unlawfully, including data whose retention is unnecessary for the purposes for which the data were collected or subsequently processed;

c. the attestation that the operations referred to in letters a) and b) have been brought to the attention, also with regard to their content, of those to whom the data have been communicated or disseminated, except in the case in which this fulfillment proves impossible o involves a use of means manifestly disproportionate to the protected right.

4. The interested party has the right to object, in whole or in part:

to. for legitimate reasons, the processing of personal data concerning him, even if pertinent to the purpose of the collection;

b. to the processing of personal data concerning him for the purpose of sending advertising or direct sales material or for carrying out market research or commercial communication.

REVISED AND POSTED AS OF September 19, 2022.

COOKIE POLICY

This website uses cookies, text files that are recorded on the user's terminal or that allow access to information on the user's terminal. Cookies allow us to store information about visitors' preferences, are used to verify the correct operation of the site and to improve its functionality by customizing the content of the pages according to the type of browser used, or to simplify navigation by automating the procedures (es Login, site language), and finally for the analysis of visitors' use of the site.

This site uses the following cookie categories:

- technical cookies, used for the sole purpose of transmitting an electronic communication, to ensure the correct display of the site, the navigation within it, for reasons of site security and to optimize the User's browsing experience. These cookies include, for example, those for setting the language and currency or for the management of statistics by the owner of the site. Some of these cookies are deleted when the browser is closed (session cookies), others have a longer duration (such as the cookie necessary to keep the user's consent in relation to the use of cookies, which lasts for 1 year). For these cookies, no consent is required;

- aggregated analysis and statistical cookies, used directly by the site operator to collect information, in aggregate form, on the number of users and how they visit the site. They are similar to technical cookies if the service is anonymized.

- profiling and marketing cookies, used exclusively by third parties, detailed below, different from the owner of this site to collect information on the behavior of users during navigation, and on interests and consumption habits, also in order to provide personalized advertising.

By clicking OK on the banner present at the first access to the site the visitor expressly consents to the use of cookies and similar technologies, and in particular to the registration of these cookies on his terminal for the purposes indicated above, or to access through cookies to information on his terminal.

Disabling cookies The user can refuse the use of cookies and at any time can revoke a consent already provided. Since cookies are linked to the browser used, they CAN BE DISABLED DIRECTLY FROM THE BROWSER, thus refusing / revoking consent to the use of cookies, or through the banner at the bottom of the page. THE DISABILITY OF COOKIES COULD PREVENT THE CORRECT USE OF SOME FUNCTIONS OF THE SAME SITE, in particular the services provided by third parties may not be accessible, and therefore may not be viewable: - YouTube videos or other video sharing services; - social button social networks; - Google maps. Instructions for disabling cookies directly from the browser can be found on the following web pages: Mozilla Firefox - Microsoft Internet Explorer - Microsoft Edge - Google Chrome - Opera - Apple Safari

In addition to technical cookies and aggregated analytics and statistics, the site uses third-party cookies

This site also acts as an intermediary for third-party cookies (such as buttons for social networks), used to provide additional services and features to visitors and to simplify the use of the site itself, or to provide personalized advertising. This site has no control over their cookies entirely managed by third parties and does not have access to the information collected through these cookies. The information on the use of these cookies and their purposes, as well as on how to disable them, are provided directly by the third parties on the pages indicated below. It is recalled that generally the tracking of users does not involve identification of the same, unless the User is already registered for the service and is not already logged in, in which case it means that the User has already expressed his consent directly to the third party when registering for the relevant service (eg Facebook).

Types of cookies or third-party tools that may install them and detail on the processing of Personal Data, collected for the following purposes and using the following services:

Database management of contacts and sending messages

This kind of services allows you to manage a database of email contacts, telephone contacts or contacts of any other type, used to communicate with the User.

These services may also allow us to collect data relating to the date and time the messages are displayed by the User, as well as to the User's interaction with them, such as information on clicks on the links inserted in the messages.

∎ MailChimp (The Rocket Science Group, LLC.)

MailChimp is an address management and email message service provided by The Rocket Science Group, LLC.

Personal Data collected: surname, email address, first name and phone number.

Place of processing: United States - Privacy Policy. Person adhering to the Privacy Shield.

Statistics

The services contained in this section allow the Data Controller to monitor and analyze traffic data and are used to keep track of User behavior.

∎ Google Analytics with anonymized IP (Google Inc.)

Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google uses Personal Data collected for the purpose of tracing and examining the use of PhotoGear4Fun.com, compiling reports and sharing them with other services developed by Google.

Google may use the Personal Data to contextualise and personalize the advertisements of its advertising network.

This integration of Google Analytics makes your IP address anonymous. Anonymisation works by shortening the IP address of the Users within the borders of the member states of the European Union or in other countries participating in the agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the IP address will be sent to Google's servers and shortened within the United States.

Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

Place of processing: USA - Privacy Policy – Opt Out .

∎ Tracking conversions of Facebook Ads (Facebook, Inc.)

Tracking conversions of Facebook Ads is a statistics service provided by Facebook, Inc. which connects data from the Facebook ad network with actions performed within PhotoGear4Fun.com.

Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

Place of processing: United States - Privacy Policy.

Interaction with social networks and external platforms

This kind of services allows interaction with social networks, or with other external platforms, directly from the pages of PhotoGear4Fun.com.

The interactions and information acquired by PhotoGear4Fun.com are in any case subject to the User's privacy settings related to each social network.

If an interaction service with social networks is installed, it is possible that, even if the Users do not use the service, the same collect traffic data relating to the pages in which it is installed.

∎ Facebook Like button and social widgets (Facebook, Inc.)

The "Like" button and Facebook social widgets are services of interaction with the social network Facebook, provided by Facebook, Inc.

Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

Place of processing: United States - Privacy Policy. Person adhering to the Privacy Shield.

∎ PayPal button and widget (Paypal) - under implementation -

The PayPal button and widget are services of interaction with the PayPal platform, provided by PayPal Inc.

Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

Place of processing: Consult the Paypal privacy policy - Privacy Policy.

∎ YouTube social button and widgets (Google Inc.)

The button and the social widgets of YouTube are services of interaction with the YouTube social network, provided by Google Inc.

Personal Data collected: Usage data.

Place of processing: United States - Privacy Policy. Person adhering to the Privacy Shield.

∎ AddToAny (AddToAny LLC)

AddToAny is a service provided by AddToAny LLC that displays a widget that allows interaction with social networks and external platforms and the sharing of the contents of this Application.

Depending on the configuration, this service can show widgets belonging to third parties, such as managers of social networks on which to share interactions. In this case, even the third parties that provide the widget will be aware of the interaction and the Usage Data related to the pages in which this service is installed.

Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

Place of processing: USA - Privacy Policy.

∎ OneSignal (Lilomi, Inc.)

OneSignal is a messaging service provided by Lilomi, Inc.

OneSignal allows the Owner to send messages and notifications to users on platforms such as Android, iOS and on the web. Messages can be sent to individual devices, to groups of devices, or based on topics or specific segments of Users.

Depending on the permissions assigned to the CheckBonus App, the Data collected may concern and include information on the precise location (for example, through GPS data), on the Wi-Fi network and on the applications installed and activated by the User. To allow the OneSignal service to work, CheckBonus App uses mobile device identifiers (including the Android Advertising ID or the Advertising Identifier for OS), which are technologies similar to cookies.

The collected data could be used by the service provider for promotional purposes (based on Users' interests), statistics and market analysis. For more details on the use of Data by OneSignal, please see the related privacy policy. Opt-out from push notifications. In most cases, Users will be able to deactivate notifications through the settings of their device (for example the section on Push Notifications), making the related changes in relation to all or some of the applications present. Opt-out from interest-based promotional activity. Users can opt out the OneSignal promotional functions through the settings of their device (for example, those related to advertising management). Different configurations of some devices, or the installation of any updates, could affect the operation of the mentioned settings.

Personal Data collected: Cookies, Usage data, emails, unique identifiers of devices for advertising (eg Google Advertiser ID or IDFA identifier), language, geographical location and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

Place of processing: USA - Privacy Policy – Opt out .

Comment of the contents

The comment services allow Users to formulate and make public their comments regarding the content of this Application.

Users, according to the settings decided by the Owner, can leave the comment also anonymously. In the case of Personal Data issued by the User there is an email, this could be used to send notifications of comments regarding the same content. Users are responsible for the content of their comments.

In the event that a comment service provided by third parties is installed, it is possible that, even if the Users do not use the comment service, the same collect traffic data relating to the pages in which the comment service is installed. .

∎ Disqus (Disqus)

Disqus is a content commenting service provided by Big Heads Labs Inc.

Personal Data collected: Cookies, Usage Data and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

Place of processing: USA - Privacy Policy – Opt out .

Commercial affiliation

This kind of services allows PhotoGear4Fun.com to display advertisements for products or services offered by third parties. The ads can be viewed in the form of advertising links as banners in various graphic forms.

The click on the icon or banner posted on PhotoGear4Fun.com is tracked by the third party services listed below and is shared with PhotoGear4Fun.com.

To find out what data are collected, please refer to the privacy policies of each service.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifyng purchases.

∎ Amazon Associate (Amazon)

Amazon Associate is a commercial affiliate service provided by Amazon.com Inc.

Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

Place of processing: United States - Privacy Policy.

∎ eBay Partner Network (eBay, Inc.)

eBay Partner Network is a commercial affiliate service provided by eBay, Inc.

Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

Place of processing: United States - Privacy Policy.

Displaying content from external platforms
This kind of services allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of PhotoGear4Fun.com and interact with them.
In the event that a service of this type is installed, it is possible that, even if the Users do not use the service, the same collect traffic data relating to the pages in which it is installed. However, for videos on the site, the "advanced privacy (no cookie)" option has been activated, which prevents YouTube from storing visitor information unless they voluntarily reproduce the video.
∎ Google Fonts (Google Inc.)
Google Fonts is a service of visualization of styles of character managed by Google Inc. that allows this Application to integrate such contents within its pages.
Personal Data collected: Usage data and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: USA - Privacy Policy. Person adhering to the Privacy Shield.
∎ YouTube Video Widget (Google Inc.)
YouTube is a video content visualization service managed by Google Inc. that allows PhotoGear4Fun.com to integrate such content on its pages.
Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States - Privacy Policy. Person adhering to the Privacy Shield.
∎ Cookie Script
The cookie "CookieScriptConsent" generates the banner for consent / rejection of cookies
Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Lithuania - Privacy Policy

Hosting and backend infrastructure
This type of service has the function of hosting data and files that allow PhotoGear4Fun.com to work, allow distribution and provide a ready-to-use infrastructure to deliver specific features of PhotoGear4Fun.com.
Some of these services work through geographically dispersed servers in different locations, making it difficult to determine the exact location where Personal Data is stored.
∎ ArubaCloud (Aruba S.p.A.)
ArubaCloud is a hosting service provided by Aruba S.p.A.
Personal Data collected: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: Italy - Privacy Policy.

REVISED AND POSTED AS OF September 19, 2022.