Privacy Policy

Effective date: 01-01-2025

1. Data Controller

  • Name: Urban Vineyards Association

  • Legal representative / DPO: Nicola Purrello

  • Registered office: Via Catira, 44, 95027 San Gregorio di Catania, CT, Italy

  • Privacy contacts:

2. Types of Personal Data Collected

  • Banking / tax data, in case of donations via bank transfer or PayPal (e.g., IBAN, company name, tax code, other fiscal references)

  • Contact details, such as name, surname, email address, from direct email communications

  • Technical and navigation data: cookies, IP address, access logs (if present on the site)

3. Collection Methods

  • Online donation form, via PayPal or bank transfer instructions

  • Emails sent by users to info@urbanvineyards.org

  • Server logs / cookies, if applied on the site

4. Purpose of Processing

  • Managing donations, including tax and operational procedures

  • Managing communications received via email (information requests, collaborations, etc.)

  • (If applicable) Web traffic and user behaviour analysis to improve the site and services

5. Legal Basis

  • Compliance with legal obligations (tax requirements related to donations)

  • Explicit consent of the data subject: for example, when voluntarily providing data via email to be contacted or for making a donation

  • Legitimate interest: in the case of web traffic analysis, to optimise the service offered

6. Sharing with Third Parties

  • Payment platforms such as PayPal or banks for transfers

  • Tax or legal consultants for regulatory compliance

  • Hosting providers, if involved in the management of the website

  • (Specify any other suppliers or platforms used)

7. International Transfers

In the case of using PayPal or other external services, data may be transferred outside the EU. Adequate safeguards are adopted, such as Standard Contractual Clauses or other GDPR-compliant measures.

8. Data Retention Period

  • Data from email contacts: retained for 4 months, unless otherwise required by law

  • Donation data: retained for the period required by tax regulations (e.g., 10 years)

9. Data Subject Rights

Data subjects may exercise the following rights by contacting Urban Vineyards Association at info@urbanvineyards.org:

  • Right of access to personal data

  • Right to rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing

  • Right to data portability

  • Right to object to processing

  • Right to withdraw consent, where applicable

  • Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (in Italy, the Data Protection Authority)

10. Security

Urban Vineyards Association adopts adequate technical and organisational measures, including:

  • Secure connections (SSL/TLS)

  • Regular backups

  • Firewalls and intrusion protection systems

  • Authorised and controlled access to management systems

11. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The site may use technical cookies strictly necessary for its operation.
If third-party cookies are used (e.g., Google Analytics), a consent banner compliant with regulations is displayed.

12. Changes to the Privacy Policy

This policy is valid from the date of publication.
Any changes will be communicated to users via notice on the website and/or by email, if applicable.