Privacy Policy
This privacy policy is intended to inform users of this website about the nature, scope and purpose of the collection and use of personal data by the website operator.
The website operator takes the protection of your data very seriously and treats your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal provisions. Since new technologies and the constant development of this website may lead to changes to this data protection declaration, we recommend that you periodically review the data protection declaration.
The definitions of the terms used (eg “personal data” or “processing”) can be found in art. 4 DSGVO.
Flow measurement and cookies
This website uses pseudonymous range measurement cookies, which are transmitted to the user’s browser from our server or from a third party server. Cookies are small files that are stored on your terminal. Your browser accesses these files. The use of cookies increases the ease of use and security of this website.
If you do not want cookies to be stored on your terminal device to measure the range, you can object to the use of these files here:
Cookie deactivation page of the network advertising initiative: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1#!/
Cookie deactivation page of the United States website: http://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2#!/
Cookie deactivation page of the European website: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1#!/
The most popular browsers offer the setting option to not allow cookies. Note: Unrestricted access to all features of this website is not guaranteed if you set the appropriate preferences.
Collection and processing of personal data
The website operator collects, uses and discloses your personal data only if this is permitted by law or if you consent to the collection of such data.
Personal data is any information that can be used to personally identify you and that can be traced back to you – for example, your name, e-mail address and telephone number. The website www.topsecretsicily.com does not save this type of personal data. However, in order to improve our online services, we store (without personal reference) your access data to this website. This access data includes, for example, the file you requested or the name of your Internet provider. By making the data anonymous, it is not possible to draw conclusions about your person.
We process personal data such as name, IP address, e-mail address and details of the content of the contact form.
We process personal data only with the express permission of the users concerned and in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations.
The processing of personal data is based on our legitimate interest in optimizing our online services.
Google Analytics
This website uses the “Google Analytics” service by virtue of our legitimate interest in optimizing and analyzing our online offer pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 letter f. DSGVO the “Google Analytics” service, provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). The service (Google Analytics) uses “cookies” – text files that are stored on your terminal. The information collected by cookies is usually sent to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
Google LLC complies with European data protection law and is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
IP anonymization is used on this website. The user’s IP address is shortened within the member states of the EU and the European Economic Area and in the other contracting states of the agreement. Only in individual cases was the IP address initially transmitted to a Google server in the USA shortened. This shortening removes the personal reference of your IP address. The user’s IP address transmitted by the browser is not combined with other data stored by Google.
Pursuant to the data protection agreement that we, as the website operator, have entered into with Google Inc., the latter uses the information collected to evaluate the use of the website and the activity of the website and provides services related to the use of the Internet.
The data collected by Google on our behalf is used to evaluate the use of our online offer by individual users, for example to create reports on website activity in order to improve our online offer.
You have the option of preventing cookies from being stored on your device by making the appropriate settings in your browser. Access to all functions of this website without restrictions is not guaranteed if your browser does not allow cookies.
Furthermore, a browser plug-in can be used to prevent the information collected by cookies (including your IP address) from being sent and used by Google Inc. The following link leads to the corresponding plugin: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
Alternatively, you can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data about you within this website by clicking on this link (IMPORTANT: insert the opt-out link). By clicking on the link above, you will download an “opt-out cookie”. Your browser must therefore generally allow the storage of cookies for this purpose. If you regularly delete your cookies, you will need to click the link again each time you visit this website.
Here you can find more information on the use of data by Google Inc:
https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners?hl=it (data collected by Google partners)
https://adssettings.google.de/authenticated (preferences on advertisements shown to you)
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=it (use of cookies in advertising)
User rights
As a user, you have the right to receive, upon request and free of charge, information about which personal data has been stored about you. You also have the right to have inaccurate data corrected and to have your personal data restricted or deleted. If applicable, you can also exercise your right to data portability. If you believe that your data has been processed unlawfully, you can lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
Content Embedded From Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, maps, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, incorporate further third party tracking and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged into that. website.
Deletion of data
Unless your request conflicts with a legal data retention obligation (e.g. data retention), you have the right to have your data deleted. The data stored by us will be deleted if they are no longer required for their intended purpose and there are no statutory retention periods. If the deletion cannot be done because the data is necessary for permitted legal purposes, the data processing will be limited. In this case the data will be blocked and not processed for other purposes.
Right to object
Users of this website can exercise the right to object to the processing of their personal data at any time.
If you would like to correct, block, delete, or obtain information about your personal data, or if you have questions about the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, or if you would like to revoke any consents you have given, please send an email to [email protected].