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Privacy Policy & Cookie Law for users visiting this website in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679

WHY THIS INFORMATION

The following information pertains to the use of personal data and cookies on this website.

As for cookies, this notice is provided to the user/browser in accordance with the measure of the Italian Data Protection Authority of June 10, 2021, “Cookie Guidelines and Other Tracking Tools,” and in compliance with Article 13 of EU Regulation 2016/679 for the protection of personal data.

In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (hereinafter “Regulation”), this page describes the processing of user/browser personal data while using the services of the site, and the options for contacting and acquiring user personal data, in full compliance with Article 13 of EU Regulation 2016/679 for the protection of personal data, regarding users who access the following websites via electronic means:

www.ethicalhorsemanship.com

This information does not concern other websites, pages, or online services accessible through hyperlinks that may be published on the sites but refer to resources external to the domains.

DATA CONTROLLER

Following the consultation of the aforementioned sites, data relating to identified or identifiable individuals may be processed.

The Data Controller is:

Claudia Monaci

Dutovlje 108, 6221, Slovenia

info@ethicalhorsemanship.com

DPO (Data Protection Officer)

The owner has identified and appointed the Data Protection Officer, as required by Art 37 of the European regulation for the protection of personal data EU 2016/679, as required by paragraph 6, who can be contacted by email at info@ethicalhorsemanship.com

Other contact information:
Claudia Monaci

Dutovlje 108, 6221, Slovenia

info@ethicalhorsemanship.com

CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL DATA AND PURPOSES OF THE PROCESSING

Navigation Data

The computer systems and software procedures used to operate this website acquire certain personal data during their normal operation, the transmission of which is inherent in the use of Internet communication protocols.

This category of data includes, by way of example but not exhaustively, IP addresses or domain names of computers and terminals used by users, the URI/URL addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier/Locator) of the requested resources, the time of the request, the method used in submitting the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the response given by the server (successful, error, etc.), and other parameters relating to the operating system and the user’s IT environment.

These data, necessary for the use of web services, are also processed for the purpose of:

– obtaining statistical information on the use of services (most visited pages, number of visitors per time or day, geographical areas of origin, etc.);

– checking the proper functioning of the services offered.

Navigation data does not persist for more than the time strictly necessary and is deleted immediately after its aggregation (except when necessary for the detection of crimes by the judicial authorities).

Data Provided by the User

The optional, explicit, and voluntary sending of messages to the contact addresses of the Data Controller, as well as the completion and submission of forms on the website, entail the acquisition of the sender’s contact data, necessary to respond, as well as all personal data included in the communications.

Specific information notices will be published on the Data Controller’s websites pages dedicated to the provision of specific services.

Cookies and other tracking devices

This website uses cookies to ensure the correct use of the site’s contents.

The site uses technical and session cookies (non-persistent) strictly limited to what is necessary for safe and efficient navigation of the site. The storage of session cookies on terminals or browsers is under the user’s control. On the servers, at the end of HTTP sessions, information relating to cookies remains recorded in the service logs, with retention times strictly necessary for proper functioning.

Banner operation

The privacy management banner activated on this site does not allow any profiling cookies to be activated until the user has given their consent. If the user clicks the “I agree” button, all profiling cookies will be activated. If the user decides to click the “Personalize” button, they can customize their choices and decide which profiling cookies to activate. If the user clicks on the “Reject” button or the “X” in the top right of the banner, no profiling cookies will be activated.

The user’s choices will be stored for six months through a technical cookie that will be installed on the device used by the user to access the site. It is essential to explain that if the user changes their device, for example, from a computer to a mobile phone, the choices cannot be transferred to the new device for technical reasons, and they will need to be selected again on the new device.

The user’s choices can be changed at any time by accessing the control panel from the privacy control icon. The new configuration will last for six months.

The site uses cookies for third-party profiling as specified below.

Which cookies are installed on this site?

Notice on the use of Cookies and similar tracking technologies

1. Introduction and regulatory references
This notice sets out the main information relating to the processing of personal data and the use of cookies within this site.
This notice is addressed to anyone who accesses or uses this site, describing how the user’s personal data may be collected, used and protected through cookie and similar technologies, as well as the rights granted by law.
These provisions do not concern other websites, pages or online services accessible through external links that may be present on the site, in respect of which you are invited to consult the relevant privacy notices.
This notice is provided in compliance with the principal national and international regulations on the protection of personal data, including:

• Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and Directive 2002/58/EC, known as the ePrivacy Directive
• Other regulations that may be applicable.

2. Who manages your data and how can you contact us?
Your personal data is processed by:
Claudia Monaci
Dutovlje 108, 6221, Slovenia
info@ethicalhorsemanship.com

For any information concerning the processing of personal data or to exercise the rights granted by law, data subjects may contact the Data Controller.

3. What data do we collect when you visit the site?
When you browse this site, we may collect certain information through cookies, related tools and tracking technologies. The main types of data that may be recorded include:

• Technical and navigation information: IP address, identifiers of the device in use, information about the browser and operating system, date and time of accesses, pages visited, technical commands necessary for the correct display of content, system errors.
• User preferences: choices made in relation to cookies and privacy settings, collected through panels, banners or similar tools.
• Statistical and usage data: information used to assess and improve the functioning of the site, for example the frequency of visits or the most consulted areas. This data may be processed in aggregated or anonymised form where the tool used allows it; in other cases the related processing takes place according to the preferences expressed by the user and as indicated in the detailed list of cookies.
• Interactions with integrated external services: technical data shared when the site integrates third-party services (e.g. fonts, maps, image display), always in accordance with the rules of the operators involved.

For details on the processing of data provided through contact forms, service requests or other features, we invite you to consult our Personal Data Policy.

4. What types of cookies (and similar) exist?
In general, there are several categories of cookies and similar technologies (web beacons, local storage and equivalent technologies). Below is a description of the categories that can generally be used; the list of those actually present on this site is set out in the following section “Detailed list of cookies”.

• Strictly necessary cookies: essential for the technical functioning of the site, they allow, for example, access to protected areas, session management or remembering essential preferences.
• Cookies for preferences and personalisation: they serve to store display choices, such as language, text size or viewing mode, in order to offer you an interaction closer to your preferences.
• Analytics and performance cookies: they help us understand how the site is used. They can be treated as technical cookies only when they are configured so as to reduce their identifying power and are used exclusively for aggregated statistics; in other cases they are activated only with the user’s prior consent.
• Cookies for promotional or advertising activities: used to offer personalised commercial content and to monitor the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
• External components and services: by interacting with social plugins, analytics tools or third-party platforms, cookies or comparable systems managed directly by external parties may be installed.

5. How can you give or refuse consent to the use of cookies?
Jurisdictions EU, or in any case in countries with legislation similar to the GDPR:

• The use of cookies and similar technologies that are not strictly necessary requires the prior consent of the user, freely given and specific, which is collected through a dedicated cookie banner.
• The user can manage and modify their preferences at any time, withdraw the consent granted and access the “Manage cookie preferences” function.

Operational details:
On first access to the site, a banner is displayed that allows you to manage preferences relating to cookies and tracking tools.
Through the banner, the user can choose whether to:

• Accept all cookies: by clicking the dedicated button, all non-essential cookies will be activated.
• Customise the settings: you can select in detail which cookies to authorise and which to keep disabled.
• Reject optional cookies: by pressing the reject button or closing the banner without giving consent, only the technical cookies necessary for the functioning of the site will be activated.

The preferences expressed through the banner are retained for a period of 180 days by means of a technical cookie. If you access from a different device or browser, you will need to reconfigure your preferences.
The user may, in any case, at any time modify the choices made by accessing the dedicated functionality, identifiable by the icon or the link dedicated to consent management.

6. On what legal bases do we process the data collected through cookies and related technologies?
The installation of cookies and the use of tracking tools are based on different legal bases depending on the category of the tool and the applicable legislation. In general:

1. Technical cookies and strictly necessary tools: they are used without the user’s consent, as they are necessary to carry out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network or to provide an information society service expressly requested by the user. This category includes, for example, cookies necessary for the functioning of the site, session management, security, the storage of consent preferences and, where the conditions are met, certain analytics cookies configured so as to reduce their identifying power.

Where personal data is processed through cookies, the related processing is based on the legal bases provided for by the GDPR, such as, depending on the case, the user’s consent, the performance of a requested service, the fulfilment of legal obligations or the legitimate interest of the Data Controller, for example to ensure the security of the site and prevent abuses.

Refusing or withdrawing consent to the use of certain cookies may limit access to some personalised features of the site.

7. How is your data protected?
The personal data collected through this site by means of cookies and tracking tools is processed by electronic means in accordance with the principles of lawfulness, fairness, minimisation, integrity and confidentiality.

The Data Controller also adopts further technical and organisational measures appropriate to ensure a level of security suited to the risk. For details of such measures, please refer to the Personal Data Policy on this site.

8. Where can your data be processed and transferred?
Some of the cookies and third-party tools listed in the following section “Detailed list of cookies” are provided by parties that may process the data in countries other than the one in which you reside, including foreign countries.

The data collected through cookies and tracking tools is processed, as a rule, within the European Union / European Economic Area (EEA). Where a supplier processes personal data in third countries, the transfer takes place only where an applicable adequacy decision exists, such as the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework for US suppliers that are actually certified, or on the basis of appropriate safeguards pursuant to Articles 44 et seq. of the GDPR, including, where applicable, the Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the European Commission.

9. Who can receive your data?
The personal data collected through cookies and tracking tools may be processed by the Data Controller, by authorised persons and by technical service providers or third parties involved in the provision of the services on the site.

Such parties may act, depending on the case, as Data Processors, independent Data Controllers or, where applicable, joint Data Controllers. The related information is indicated, where available, in the detailed list of cookies and in the privacy notices of the individual suppliers.

The updated list of suppliers can be consulted in the table in section 10 and is also available on request at the Data Controller’s contact details.

10. Detailed list of cookies

This site does not use any third-party cookies or tracking tools.

11. How long do we keep your data and preferences?

The preferences expressed on the use of cookies and tracking technologies through the banner or the consent management platform are retained for a period of 180 days.

For the retention, duration and methods of deletion of data other than those mentioned, you can consult the specific provisions set out in the Personal Data Policy on this site

12. What are your rights regarding the data collected?
In relation to the data collected through cookies and tracking tools, the user can exercise at any time the rights granted by the applicable legislation.

In particular, the right most directly connected to cookies is the right to withdraw the consent previously given to the use of non-technical cookies and to modify one’s preferences at any time, through the dedicated consent management function identifiable by the icon or the dedicated link, without this affecting the lawfulness of processing based on the consent given before the withdrawal.

The user also has, under the applicable legislation, the further rights granted to data subjects — including access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection to processing, data portability and lodging a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. For a full description of these rights and the methods of exercising them, please refer to the Personal Data Policy on this site.

13. How to delete cookies

Each browser provides different procedures to prevent the use of cookies or to remove them. You can act from the settings of your browser to block and/or delete them. Below you will find references to the official guides of the main browsers on how to manage and delete cookies:

• instructions for Google Chrome
• instructions for Safari
• instructions for Mozilla Firefox
• instructions for Microsoft Edge

If you use a browser other than those indicated, consult the support section of the official website of the relevant manufacturer.

14. How do we inform you of changes to this notice?
This notice is subject to periodic revision to reflect regulatory changes or modifications to the services offered through the site. Any significant change will be communicated through this page.

LEGAL BASIS FOR THE PROCESSING

The personal data indicated on this page is processed by the Data Controller in the performance of the services provided by the website and subsequently, if provided by the website itself, in compliance with contractual or legal obligations.

In case there are specific sections for newsletter subscriptions or marketing services, they will be managed through specific information notices.

OPTIONALITY OF DATA SUPPLY

As provided by the resolution of 10 June 2021 “Guidelines on cookies and other tracking tools”, the user of the site is free to authorize or not authorize profiling cookies according to their free choice and will. In some cases, such as the Google reCaptcha cookie, blocking such profiling cookie prevents being able to send the request via data acquisition forms. If necessary, it will be possible to re-enable the cookie from privacy preferences, or possibly if you decide to keep the cookie block, send such a request via email.

Apart from what specified for navigation data, the user is free to provide personal data reported in the request forms present on the sites or otherwise indicated in contacts with the structures to request the sending of the newsletter, of informative material or other communications.

Their failure to provide may result in the impossibility of obtaining what is requested.

LEGITIMATE INTEREST

The data controller does not rely on legitimate interest for the processing of personal data except for the protection of their own rights.

PROCESSING METHODS

Personal data is processed with automated tools for the time strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected.

Specific security measures are observed to prevent data loss, illicit or incorrect use and unauthorized access.

DATA RECIPIENTS

The recipients of the data collected following the consultation of the sites listed above are the subjects designated by the Data Controller, according to Article 28 of the Regulation, as data processors. The complete list of data processors is available at the Data Controller’s office and can be requested by email.

The collected personal data is also processed by staff authorized to process it, who act based on specific instructions provided regarding the purposes and methods of the same processing.

DATA TRANSFER

Data will only be transferred within the EU.
Some applications like Google Analytics and reCaptcha may undergo extra-EU transfers.

DATA CONSERVATION PERIOD

The retention time of the user’s choices relating to cookies is six months as required by the measures.

The time for retaining cookies changes depending on the type of belonging. For third-party profiling cookies, the specifics can be consulted directly on their relative sites.

Personal data processed for contact or economic purposes will be processed for the times mandatory under the laws of competence.

DATA SUBJECT RIGHTS PURSUANT TO ART. 15 EU 2016/679

Data subjects have the right, in the cases provided for, to obtain from the Controller access to their personal data and the rectification or erasure of such data or the restriction of processing concerning them or to object to the processing (Arts. 15 and following of the Regulation). Requests should be addressed to the Data Controller at the contact details provided at the beginning of this information.

RIGHT TO COMPLAIN

Data subjects who believe that the processing of personal data referred to them carried out through this site occurs in violation of what is provided by the Regulation have the right to lodge a complaint with the Guarantor, as provided for by Article 77 of the same Regulation, or to take action in the appropriate judicial venues (Article 79 of the Regulation).

Information about about the California CCPA Act

The CCPA requires companies and organisations doing business in California to comply with the new rules regarding data generated by end users on their websites.
The CCPA regulations empower users with new data rights (the first in the US), such as the right to opt-out of having their data sold to third parties; the right to disclosure of what data has been collected of them in the past year; and the right to deletion of that data.
This means that companies need to know what cookies and other tracking technology is embedded on their websites – both those belonging to their own domains (first party cookies) and those belonging to ad tech companies or social media platforms (third party cookies) that are embedded through plugins, tags and tools.
This Cookies Policy explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them. In some cases we may use cookies to collect personal information, or that becomes personal information if we combine it with other information. Having accurate information about you allows us to provide you with a smooth, efficient and personalised experience. We may share your information with our Affiliates, in which case we will require those Affiliates to honor this Cookies Policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.

PERFORMANCE AND FUNCTIONALITY COOKIES:
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Websites but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality (like videos) may become unavailable.

TARGETING, ADVERTISING, ANALYTICS AND CUSTOMIZATION COOKIES:
These cookies collect information that is used both in aggregate to help us understand how our websites are used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, and to help us personalise our websites for you.

SOCIAL NETWORKING COOKIES:
These cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on our Websites through third party social networking and other websites. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes too.

HOW CAN I CONTROL COOKIES?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in the cookie table above. You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As to how you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser’s help menu for more information.