Privacy Policy
Indications regarding respect for visitors' privacy
Welcome to the page relating to the treatment of personal data on our website focustravel.eu.
This website talks about the travels and countries visited by the author. It is not a journalism website, but the countries are told from the point of view of the author, as result of the personal travel experience.
Some photographs portray people met on traveling. If someone recognizes themselves and he is annoyed about this, can email to info@focustravel.eu and those photos will be immediately deleted.
focustravel.eu cares to provide clear and complete informations about the use of personal data. This web page explains which data is used, how it is stored and how it can be managed.
On May 25, 2018, European Union released the new general regulation on the protection of personal data. This regulation provides strict and specific guidelines on how personal data must be collected and managed. This also affects companies and people who live outside the EU but collect data from EU citizens.
focustravel.eu follows a careful privacy policy which is illustrated on this web page and in all those pages connected to it.
If you cannot find the information you are looking for or if you have found inaccuracies, please contact us at info@focustravel.eu
Information pursuant to EU Regulation 679/2016 or GDPR (from 25/05/2018) concerning provisions on the protection of personal data.
GDPR
Pursuant to art.13 of the legislative decree 30 June 2003 n. 196 we inform the Visitor that the Personal Data transmitted to the activity “The Owner of focustravel.eu”, through the focustravel.eu site will be treated in compliance with current legislation and with all the appropriate tools to guarantee safety and confidentiality of information.
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Personal Data will not be disclosed to third parties for purposes not allowed by law or without any declared consent of the Web-Site Visitor.
Some of these data may be indispensable to fulfill obligations deriving from laws or regulations or for the supply of other services available on the Web-Site and requested by the Visitor.
Sending to focustravel.eu further Personal Data, other than that of mandatory provision, is instead optional and does not entail any consequence in relation to the services offered by the Web-Site.
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We also inform the Visitor that the computer systems and software procedures necessary to make this Web-Site operative, they acquire, in the normal course, no data are implicitly transmitted through the use of internet communication protocols.
These are data relating to telematic traffic which by their nature cannot be immediately associated with identified interested people, no browsing data are collected by external services for monitoring and analysis.
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We remind the Visitor that the activity “The Owner of focustravel.eu”, is not responsible for the content of any other website the User has reached through any hyperlink. The Owner of focustravel.eu is not responsible for the content available on the websites accessible via hyperlinks outside the domain focustravel.eu
The Owner of focustravel.eu, is in no way responsible for any loss or damage suffered by the User for any reason as a result of the access by the same, to websites to which the Site is connected via hyperlinks.
The Owner of focustravel.eu is also not responsible for damages deriving from any interruptions, suspensions, delays or anomalies in the connection to the Site due to the supply of electricity or the telephone service or the malfunctioning of the Internet network or any other cause not dependent on the website www.focustravel.eu.
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The Owner undertakes to take measures to protect personal data against their possible loss, falsification, manipulation and improper use by third parties, however, due to the characteristics and technical limitations relating to the protection of electronic communications via the Internet, the The Owner cannot guarantee that the informations or data displayed by the visitor on the site cannot be accessed or viewed by unauthorized third parties. The Visitor is in turn responsible for the safekeeping and correct use of his personal information, including the credentials that allow access to the reserved services as well as for any harmful consequence that may derive from the Owner doing an incorrect use, loss or theft of such information.
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According to art. 7 of the aforementioned legislation, the User may at any time consult, integrate, modify or delete their data by accessing their account or oppose in whole or in part to their use, by sending an e-mail at info@focustravel.eu
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“The Owner of focustravel.eu” may modify or simply update the Privacy Policy of the Site at any time, in whole or in part, also in consideration of the modification of the laws or rules that regulate this matter and protect people’s rights.
Changes and updates to the Site Privacy Policy will be notified to users on the Site Home page as soon as they are adopted and will be added as soon as they are published on the website, in this section.
So we ask the User to regularly access this section to verify the publication of the most recent and updated Privacy Policy for the Site.
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Personal data are accessible based on criteria of necessity and are communicated to third parties in the following cases:
(i) when the communication is required by applicable laws and regulations with respect to legitimate third parties recipients of communications, such as authorities and public bodies for their respective institutional purposes;
(ii) communication to third parties in the event of extraordinary transactions (e.g. mergers, acquisitions, sale of company, etc.).
User personal data is also shared with our service providers, e.g. for technical and organizational services that are functional to the purposes indicated above as independent collaborators, also in associated form – e.g. companies that manage our website, companies that are specialized in market research and data processing, advertising companies, etc.
We provide these subjects only with the data necessary to perform the agreed services and they act as Data Processors, based on the instructions received from the Owner, with the utmost respect for privacy. The Data Controller does not communicate User data to third parties so that they can use them for their own marketing or profiling purposes.
Types of data collected
Purposes of the Processing of Collected Data
The services below inform focustravel.eu to monitor and analyze traffic data and are used to keep track of User behavior.
Google Analytics (Google Inc.)
Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google uses the Personal Data collected for the purpose of tracking and examining the use of focustravel.eu, compiling reports and sharing them with other services developed by Google. Google may use the Personal Data to contextualise and personalize the advertisements of its own advertising network. Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data. Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Subject adhering to the Privacy Shield.
External agents for the provision of managed services
The focustravel.eu site relies on the hosting services provided by Aruba S.p.A.
For more information on the privacy policies adopted by Aruba S.p.A. we invite you to consult the following links:
– www.aruba.it/informativa_arubaspa.pdf
– guide.hosting.aruba.it/certificato-ssl-dv.aspx
User Rights
- Oppose the processing of Personal Data. The User can object to the processing of their Data when it takes place on a legal basis other than consent.
- Right of Access of the person concerned. The User has the right to obtain information about the Data processed by focustravel.eu, about certain aspects of the treatment and has the right to receive a copy of the Data processed.
- Duty to provide the requested informations. The Owner has the duty to provide the information requested to the User without any financial burden; the duty to provide the requested information is connected to the request of the User formulated in the exercise of the Right of Access.
- Right of Corrigendum. The User may verify the correctness of his Data and request its updating or correction whenever the User finds the use of inaccurate Personal Data.
- Restriction of processing. When certain conditions are met, the User may request limitation of the processing of his Data. In such case focustravel.eu will not process the Data for any other purpose than for their preservation.
- Right to be forgotten. When certain conditions are met, the User can request the deletion of their data by focustravel.eu
- Data portability. The User has the right to receive his Data in a structured format, easy to use and readable by an automatic device and, where technically feasible, to transfer without obstacles to another Supplier. This provision is applicable when the Data are processed with automated tools and the treatment is based on the User’s consent, on a contract of which the User is a part or on contractual measures connected to it.
- Possibility to file a complaint or appeal. The following right is granted to the User in case the Owner of the website fails to provide the requested information.
The User may lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority or take legal action.
Changes to this privacy policy
2. Cookie Policy
When the installation of Cookies takes place on the basis of consent, this consent can be revoked freely at any time following the instructions contained in this document.
This site uses cookies to ensure a better user experience. In general, cookies are used to store user preferences and third-party applications such as cache systems. If you prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others, focustravel.eu navigation may be slowed down. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser.
- Informations
The User may use the informations provided by EDAA (EU), Network Advertising Initiative (USA) and Digital Advertising Alliance (USA), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan) or other similar services. With these services it is possible to manage the tracking preferences of most advertising tools. The Owner advises the Users to use these resources in addition to the information provided in this document. - Management
The User can manage cookie preferences directly within his browser and prevent – for example – that third parties can install them. Through browser preferences, it is also possible to delete the cookies installed in the past, including the cookie in which the User consent to the installation of cookies. The User can find information on how to manage cookies with some of the most popular browsers, for example at the following addresses: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Microsoft Internet Explorer. - Optimization and statistics
focustravel.eu uses Cookies to save browsing preferences and to optimize the User’s browsing experience. These cookies include those for the management of statistics by the owner of the site. - Technical cookies
focustravel.eu uses Cookies to carry out other activities that are strictly necessary for the operation of focustravel.eu, for example in relation to the distribution of traffic and the loading of content.
The use of the so-called cookie’s session (which are not stored permanently on the user’s computer and disappear when closing the browser) is strictly limited to the transmission of session identifiers (consisting of random numbers generated by the server) necessary to allow safe and efficient site navigation.
Cookie’s session used on this site avoid the use of other IT technologies that are potentially detrimental to the confidentiality of user navigation and do not allow the acquisition of the user’s personal identification data.
Other useful resources
- European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EU)
- Internet Advertising Bureau (US)
- Internet Advertising Bureau (EU)
Browser developers provide help pages for cookie management:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Mozilla Firefox
- Safari (Desktop)
- Safari (Mobile)
- Android Browser
- Opera
- Opera Mobile
If your browser is not included in the list, refer to the documentation attached to it.
Definitions and legal references
- Personal Data (or Data)
It constitutes any information that, directly or indirectly, also in connection with any other information, including a personal identification number, makes a natural person identified or identifiable. - Usage Data
These are the information collected automatically through focustravel.eu (also from third party applications integrated into focustravel.eu, including: the IP addresses of the computers used by the User who connects at focustravel.eu, the time of the request, the country of origin, the characteristics of the browser and operating system used by the visitor, the various temporal connotations of the visit (for example the time spent on each page) and the details of the itinerary followed within the Application, with particular reference to the sequence of pages consulted, parameters relating to the operating system and the User’s IT environment. - User
The individual who uses focustravel.eu which, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the person concerned - Person concerned
The interested party so the natural person to whom the Personal Data refers. - Supervisor of Data Processing (or Supervisor)
The natural person, legal entity, public administration and any other entity that processes personal data on behalf of The Owner of the website, as set out in this privacy policy, The Data Processor, unless otherwise specified, is The Owner of the website. - Data Controller
The natural or legal person, public authority, service or other body which, individually or together with others, determines the purposes and means of processing the personal data and the tools adopted, including the security measures relating to the operation and use of focustravel.eu. - focustravel.eu (or this Web-Site)
The hardware or software tool through which Users’ Personal Data is collected and processed. - Service
The service provided by focustravel.eu as described in the relative terms and on this site / application. - European Union (or EU)
Unless otherwise specified, any reference to the European Union contained in this document is intended to be extended to all current member states of the European Union and the European Economic Area. - Cookie
Small portion of data stored within the User’s device.