Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12 September 2026

Who is responsible for your data

This website is operated by Carlo Pignataro, an independent professional based in Italy.

Data Controller: Carlo Pignataro
Professional address: Carlo Pignataro C/o Studio Festa, Via Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, 27, 47921 Rimini (RN)
VAT Number: 04843640402
Website: carlopignataro.com

For any privacy related request, you may contact the Data Controller through the Contact page of this website.

Personal data collected

This website may collect the following personal data:

·    Information submitted through the contact form, including your first name, last name, email address, telephone or WhatsApp number, and message.

·    Technical information generated when you visit the website, including your Internet Protocol address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring website, date and time of access, and cookie preferences.

·    Information contained in communications exchanged after you submit an enquiry.

Please do not include sensitive personal information in the message field unless it is strictly necessary for your enquiry.

How and why personal data is used

Personal data may be processed for the following purposes:

·    To receive and respond to enquiries.

·    To evaluate potential speaking, training, advisory or other professional engagements.

·    To take steps requested by you before entering into a professional agreement.

·    To operate, protect and maintain the security of the website.

·    To understand how visitors use the website, where analytics cookies have been accepted.

·    To comply with legal, administrative, accounting or regulatory obligations.

The applicable legal bases may include the performance of precontractual measures requested by you, compliance with legal obligations, the legitimate interest in operating and protecting the website, and your consent where consent is required.

Contact form

When you submit the contact form, the information entered into the form is transmitted through Squarespace and delivered to the storage destination connected to the form.

The fields marked as required are necessary to receive and respond meaningfully to your enquiry. Providing a telephone or WhatsApp number is optional. If you provide one, it may be used to respond to your enquiry through telephone or WhatsApp.

Information submitted through the contact form will not be used for unrelated marketing communications without an appropriate legal basis.

Data retention

Information relating to an initial enquiry will normally be retained for no longer than twenty four months after the last meaningful communication.

If the enquiry develops into a professional relationship, relevant information may be retained for the period required to manage that relationship and comply with applicable legal, accounting and tax obligations.

Technical and cookie related information is retained according to its purpose, the applicable settings and the retention periods described in the Cookie Policy.

Information may be retained for a longer period where reasonably necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims or comply with a legal obligation.

Service providers and recipients

Personal data may be processed by carefully selected service providers that support the operation of the website and professional activity, including:

·    Squarespace Ireland Limited and its authorised subprocessors, which provide website hosting, form functionality, analytics, security and related services.

·    The service used to receive and store contact form submissions.

·    Professional advisers, technical providers or administrative service providers where necessary.

·    Public authorities where disclosure is required by law.

Personal data is not sold.

International data transfers

Some service providers may process data outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States.

Where required, these transfers are carried out using recognised legal safeguards, such as adequacy decisions, the European Union and United States Data Privacy Framework, or Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies for essential website functions and, where consent has been provided, analytics or other optional functions.

Further information is available in the Cookie Policy. You may review or change your preferences at any time through Cookie Settings.

Your rights

Subject to the conditions established by applicable law, you may request:

·    Access to your personal data.

·    Correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.

·    Deletion of your personal data.

·    Restriction of processing.

·    Objection to processing based on legitimate interests.

·    Data portability where applicable.

·    Withdrawal of consent at any time, without affecting processing carried out before withdrawal.

You may exercise these rights through the Contact page of this website.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority, the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, at www.garanteprivacy.it.

External websites

This website may contain links to external websites, including LinkedIn and YouTube. When you follow an external link, the destination website processes your data according to its own privacy policy and practices. Carlo Pignataro is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.

Security

Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, alteration or disclosure. No method of transmission or storage can, however, be guaranteed as completely secure.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated to reflect changes to the website, the services used or applicable law. The date shown at the top indicates the latest revision.