Privacy policy and personal data notice - Magnifico Mondo Italiano

📄 Privacy and Personal Data Policy of Magnifico Mondo Italiano

Date of last revision: Novembre, 24, 2025

Welcome to Magnifico Mondo Italiano (“we”, “us”, “our”).
We are committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and what your rights are under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable laws.

1. Data Controller

The Data Controller responsible for processing your personal data is:

Magnifico Mondo Italiano di Giuseppina Deligios
Via G. M. Angioi 9
09077 Solarussa (OR) – Italy
VAT number (Partita IVA): 01284110952

For any questions about this policy or to exercise your data protection rights, you can contact us at:
📧 Email: info@magnificomondoitaliano.com

2. What personal data we collect and why we collect it

We collect different types of information in order to:

provide our Italian language courses and related services
manage and improve our website
respond to your requests
send you communications only where permitted

Where indicated, some data is necessary to use our services. If you do not provide it, we may not be able to respond to your request or perform the service.

2.1 Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect:

the data shown in the comments form
the visitor’s IP address
browser user agent string

This helps us detect and prevent spam.

If you use the Gravatar service, an anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be sent to Gravatar to check if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

2.2 Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

2.3 Contact and subscription forms

When you contact us or subscribe via forms on the site, we may collect:

name and surname
email address
phone number (if you choose to provide it)
any information you voluntarily include in your message

We use this data to:

respond to your requests for information
manage bookings for free trial lessons and courses
send you newsletters and marketing communications only if you have given explicit consent

You can withdraw your consent for marketing communications at any time by using the “unsubscribe” link in our emails or by contacting us.

2.4 User accounts and purchases

If our website allows registration and/or purchases, we may process:

account data (username, email, password encrypted)
billing details (name, address, tax data where necessary)
purchase history (courses, services, dates)

We use this information to:

create and manage your account
process payments and issue invoices
provide you with the services you have purchased
comply with accounting and tax obligations

Payment data (such as credit card details) is processed directly by secure payment providers and is not stored on our servers.

2.5 Cookies and similar technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

remember your preferences (e.g. language, display options)
enable authentication and keep your session active
analyze the use of our site and improve performance

Examples:

Login cookies may last for two days.
Screen options cookies may last for one year.
If you select “Remember me”, your login may persist for up to two weeks.

Third-party services (such as embedded videos, social media widgets or analytics tools) may also set cookies according to their own privacy policies.

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings and, where implemented, via our cookie banner.

2.6 Embedded content from other websites

Articles and pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles) from other websites.

Embedded content from other websites behaves in exactly the same way as if you visited the other website directly and may:

collect data about you
use cookies
embed additional third-party tracking
monitor your interaction with the embedded content (including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website)

We recommend that you read the privacy policies of those third-party sites.

2.7 Analytics

We use analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to better understand how users interact with our website and to improve our content and user experience.

The information collected is used in an aggregated and pseudonymous form and does not allow us to directly identify individual users. The data may include:

pages visited
time spent on the site
browser and device type
approximate geographical area

Where required by law, we will ask for your consent before enabling non-essential analytics cookies.

2.8 Marketing communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter or expressly consent to receiving marketing communications, we may use your contact details (such as your email address) to send you:

news and updates about Magnifico Mondo Italiano
information about our courses, workshops and services
curated cultural content related to Italian language and culture

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link included in each email or by contacting us directly.

3. Legal basis for processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases:

Performance of a contract (Art. 6.1.b GDPR):
to provide our language courses, manage your bookings and purchases, respond to your requests, and deliver the services you have chosen.
Consent (Art. 6.1.a GDPR):
for sending newsletters and marketing communications, and for the use of non-essential cookies and analytics tools, where required. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
Legal obligation (Art. 6.1.c GDPR):
to comply with tax, accounting and other legal obligations.
Legitimate interest (Art. 6.1.f GDPR):
to ensure the security of the site, prevent abuse and fraud, improve our services and user experience, and defend our rights in case of disputes. When we rely on legitimate interests, we always evaluate and balance them against your rights and freedoms.

4. Who we share your data with

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

We only share your data with trusted third-party service providers who help us operate our website and services, for example:

website hosting and maintenance providers
email marketing and newsletter platforms
analytics and monitoring tools
payment and invoicing service providers

These third parties act as data processors and are bound by contractual obligations to:

process your data only according to our documented instructions
implement appropriate security measures
comply with applicable data protection laws, including the GDPR

5. International data transfers

Some of our service providers may be located outside the European Economic Area (EEA). In such cases, any transfer of your personal data will take place in compliance with the GDPR, for example by:

using countries for which the European Commission has adopted an adequacy decision; or
implementing Standard Contractual Clauses or similar safeguards approved by the European Commission.

You can contact us for more information on the specific safeguards applied to international transfers.

6. How long we keep your data

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, and in any case in accordance with applicable laws.

In particular:

Comments: if you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
Registered users: for users who register on our site (where applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can see, edit or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Site administrators can also see and edit that information.
Purchase and invoicing data: retained for the period required by tax and accounting laws (typically 10 years in Italy).
Marketing data (newsletter subscriptions): retained until you withdraw your consent or we no longer need to use it, and in any case subject to periodic review and clean-up.

When the retention period has expired, or the data is no longer necessary, we will delete or anonymize your personal data in a secure manner.

7. Your rights over your data

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

Right of access: to obtain confirmation as to whether or not we process personal data concerning you and, if so, to access that data.
Right to rectification: to request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”): to request the deletion of your personal data in the cases provided for by law.
Right to restriction of processing: to request that we limit the processing of your data under certain conditions.
Right to data portability: to receive the personal data concerning you, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and to transmit it to another controller where technically feasible.
Right to object: to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your data based on our legitimate interests, including profiling.
Right to withdraw consent: where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
Right to lodge a complaint: you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent Data Protection Authority.
In Italy: Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali (www.garanteprivacy.it).
You may also contact your local authority if you reside in another EU/EEA country.

To exercise any of these rights, you can contact us at: info@magnificomondoitaliano.com.

We may ask you for additional information to verify your identity before responding to your request.

8. Security of your data

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against:

unauthorized access
accidental or unlawful destruction
loss, alteration
unauthorized disclosure

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy and Personal Data Policy from time to time, for example to reflect changes in our services, in applicable laws or in our technical infrastructure.

The “Date of last revision” at the top of this page indicates when the latest changes were made. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. In the case of substantial changes, we may inform you via email or by a notice on the site.