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PRIVACY AND COOKIE POLICY

Last updated: July 3, 2024.

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This Privacy and Cookie Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used and shared when you visit or interact with a form on www.comitesmanchester.co.uk  (the "Site")

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PERSONAL INFORMATIONS
 

When you visit the ​​Site, we automatically collect information about your device, including web browser, time zone, IP address and cookies installed on your device. As you browse the Site, we collect information about each web page or form you view or interact with, and what websites or search terms brought you to the Site. We refer to this automatically collected information as "Device Information". These are collected using the following tools:

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  • “Cookies”: these are data files placed on your device or computer which often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information on cookies and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

  • Log files: these record and track the actions performed on the Site, together with the IP address, Internet service provider, referring / exit pages, browser data and date / time.

  • Web beacons, tags, and pixels are electronic files that record information about how you browse the Site.

  • Additionally, when you fill out a form on the Site, we collect certain information from you, which includes your name, surname, email address and any other information you choose to include in your message. We refer to this information as Form Information.

 

When we talk about Personal Information in this Privacy Policy, we are talking about both Device Information and Form Information

 

HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
 

We use the personal information we collect generally to answer any questions you send us via the site. We also use this personal information to:

  • Communicate with you about your request, if any, and answer any questions asked through the forms

  • Screening for potential risks and fraud (in particular, your IP address) and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, generating analyzes on how our customers navigate and interact with the Site, and to evaluate the success of the our marketing and advertising campaigns).​

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The content of the reports we receive may be used, in anonymized form, to help Comites in carrying out its institutional tasks. By way of non-exhaustive examples, subject to anonymisation, the reports could be discussed during a public meeting, or mentioned in public communications not addressed to the Consulate, Ministries and other bodies of the Italian state, other Comites, patronages or associations.

 

SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
 

We share your personal information with third parties to help us use your personal information. We may share device information and form information with the following third parties:

  • Wix, used as the host of this website. You can read more about how Wix uses your personal information here:  https://www.wix.com/legal/privacy. 

  • Google Analytics, used to understand how users use the Site. You can read more information on how Google uses your personal information here:  https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also disable Google Analytics here:  https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

  • Authorities or third parties that can help us answer your question sent through the form. In this case, you will be informed before the sharing takes place, and the same will happen only with your permission.

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When you visit ​​our website, it is possible that statistical analyses are performed on your behavior. This analysis is generally anonymous, so we will not normally be able to identify you from this data. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools and by rejecting non-essential cookies via the banner on the first visit, or by deleting the cookies before visiting again.

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Finally, we may also share your personal information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legitimate request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

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Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance's opt-out portal at

 http://optout.aboutads.info/.

 

DO NOT TRACK
 

Please note that we do not alter our site's data collection and usage practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

 

YOUR RIGHTS
 

If you are a resident of Europe or the UK, you have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and to request that your personal information be corrected, updated or deleted. If you wish to exercise this right, please contact us via the contact information below.

Please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including Canada and the United States, to companies that comply with the European General Data Protection Regulation.

 

DATA RETENTION
 

When you contact us through the Site, we will retain your information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

 

COOKIES

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Our website uses the following cookies. Please note that it is not possible to disable technical cookies, as they are necessary for the operation of our website.

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  • ssr-caching(Technician). This cookie is set by Wix and indicates how a site was viewed. The cookie is set by the Wix website builder platform on the Wix website. The cookie is used for security purposes. Duration: 1 minute.

  • XSRF-TOKEN(Technician). This cookie protects against XSRF / CSRF attacks. Duration: Session.

  • TS011d20c8(Technician). The cookie is used for security purposes. Duration: Session.

  • hs(Technician). The cookie is used for security purposes. Duration: Session.

  • ​bSession (Technician). The cookie is used for security purposes. Duration: Session.

  • svSession  (Technical). The cookie is used in connection with the user's login. Duration: 2 years.

  • consent-policy(Technician). Used for cookie banner parameters. Duration: 12 months.

  • wixLanguage(Functional). Used on multilingual websites to save the user's language preference. Duration: 12 months.

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More information about these cookies, all set by Wix, can be found here:  https://support.wix.com/en/article/cookies-and-your-wix-site.

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UPDATES
 

We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.

 

CONTACT US
 

The owner of the data processing of the Manchester Comites is the Comites itself, whose legal representative is the elected President. The data can be shared with the elected directors and the website management staff appointed by Comites.

For more information regarding privacy, or if you have any questions or if you wish to file a complaint, review, correct or delete your information, please contact us by email at comitesmanchester@yahoo.co.uk

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