Privacy Policy

Last updated: 22 April 2026

This privacy policy explains how Marco Telesca ("I", "me") collects, uses, and protects personal data submitted through marcotelesca.com. I am committed to handling your information in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Italian data protection law.

1. Data Controller

Marco Telesca
Viterbo (VT), Italy
Email: [email protected]

2. Data Collected

The only personal data collected on this site is submitted voluntarily through the contact form:

• Name
• Email address
• Message content

No analytics, tracking pixels, or advertising cookies are set by this site.

3. Purpose and Legal Basis

Your data is used solely to respond to your enquiry. The legal basis for processing is legitimate interest (responding to a contact request you initiated) under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

4. Third-Party Processors

Form submissions are handled by the following third-party services:

• Web3Forms (web3forms.com) — processes and forwards contact form submissions to my email inbox. Your name, email, and message are transmitted to their servers. Web3Forms Privacy Policy.
• Cloudflare Turnstile — used for bot protection on the contact form. Cloudflare may process your IP address and browser signals to verify that you are human. No persistent tracking cookies are set. Cloudflare Privacy Policy.
• Cloudflare — this site is served through Cloudflare's network. Cloudflare processes request metadata (IP address, browser type) as part of standard CDN and security operations.

5. Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained in my email inbox for as long as necessary to fulfil the request or maintain a professional relationship. You may request deletion at any time by contacting me directly.

6. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data I hold about you
• Rectify inaccurate data
• Erase your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Restrict or object to processing
• Data portability where applicable
• Lodge a complaint with the Italian data protection authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali)

To exercise any of these rights, contact me at [email protected].

7. Cookies

This site does not set first-party cookies. Cloudflare Turnstile may use technically necessary cookies or local storage for bot detection. No advertising or tracking cookies are used.

8. External Links

This site contains links to external websites (portfolio projects, social profiles). I am not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.

9. Changes to This Policy

This policy may be updated occasionally. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised.

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Questions? Email [email protected].