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Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 30, 2026

This Privacy Policy outlines how personal information is handled on emanuelevilla.com, adhering strictly to European Union Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) and relevant privacy protection standards.

1. Data Controller

The Data Controller is Emanuele Villa, an independent freelance web developer based in Desio (Monza Brianza / Milan area), Italy.

For any inquiries or to exercise your statutory data privacy rights, reach out directly at: emanuele@emanuelevilla.com.

2. Collected Data and Processing Purpose

Only strictly necessary data is collected to deliver services and respond to inquiries:

  • Contact Information (Name, Email, Message): voluntarily provided via the contact form. Used solely to respond to project requests or client inquiries.
  • Technical & Security Logs: hosting servers capture essential pseudonymous technical telemetry (IP address, browser type, timestamp) strictly to maintain infrastructure security and prevent malicious traffic.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

Contact form submissions are processed under the performance of pre-contractual or contractual measures initiated by the data subject (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).

Technical security logging is performed under the legitimate interest of maintaining infrastructure security, integrity, and resilience (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

4. Zero Profiling & No Advertising Trackers

This website adheres to a privacy-first engineering standard:

No profiling cookies, marketing pixels, or third-party tracking scripts (such as Meta Pixel, Google Ads, or advertising networks) are installed. Your data is never sold, rented, or distributed to marketing third parties.

5. Third-Party Infrastructure & Security

To guarantee robust performance and security, this website utilizes essential technical service providers:

  • Firebase Hosting (Google Cloud): global static edge network ensuring TLS-encrypted delivery.
  • Web3Forms & hCaptcha: encrypted form relay service with automated spam mitigation to maintain form safety without behavioral tracking.

6. Data Retention

Information received via the contact form is retained only as long as necessary to address your inquiry and manage any subsequent professional collaboration, in compliance with applicable statutory retention requirements.

7. Your Rights under GDPR

Under Articles 15–22 of the GDPR, you have the right at any time to request:

  • Access to and rectification of your personal data.
  • Erasure of your personal data (the right to be forgotten).
  • Restriction of or objection to data processing.
  • Data portability in a structured, machine-readable format.
  • The right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority (such as the Italian Garante Privacy).