Cookie Policy
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar technologies may be used on www.dolomitesweddingphotography.com (the “Website”).
The Website is dedicated to wedding photography, elopement photography, engagement sessions and adventure photography in the Dolomites.
This policy explains what cookies are, how they may be used, which types of cookies may be placed on your device, and how you can manage your preferences.
The use of cookies and similar technologies is governed by applicable data protection and electronic communications laws, including Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”), Directive 2002/58/EC (“ePrivacy Directive”), as implemented in applicable national law, and relevant Italian legislation.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites may store on your computer, smartphone or other device when you visit a website.
They allow a website to remember certain information about your visit, maintain essential functionality, remember your preferences or, where applicable, collect information about how visitors interact with the website.
Similar technologies, such as pixels, scripts and local storage, may also be used for related purposes.
3. Types of Cookies
Depending on their purpose, cookies may be classified as follows.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the Website to operate correctly or to provide a service explicitly requested by the visitor.
They may support essential functions such as website security, navigation, form functionality and the storage of cookie consent preferences.
Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent where they meet the applicable legal requirements. They cannot generally be disabled through the Website's preference tool without affecting essential functionality.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow the Website to remember choices or settings and provide enhanced functionality.
These cookies may be used, for example, to remember language preferences or other customisation settings.
Where required by law, functional cookies are activated only after you have given your consent.
Analytics and Performance Cookies
Analytics cookies may collect information about how visitors use the Website, including pages visited, time spent on pages, referral sources and interactions with website content.
This information can help improve the Website's performance, usability and content.
Depending on the analytics service and its configuration, these cookies may be provided by the Website or by third-party service providers.
Where consent is required, analytics cookies are used only after you have given your consent.
Marketing and Advertising Cookies
Marketing cookies and similar technologies may be used to measure advertising effectiveness, understand visitor interests or deliver relevant advertising.
These technologies may allow third-party advertising providers to recognise a browser or device across different websites.
The Website uses such technologies only if they are actually implemented and, where required, after your consent has been obtained.
4. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies
First-party cookies are placed by the Website itself.
Third-party cookies are placed by external service providers whose tools or content may be integrated into the Website.
Depending on the Website's configuration, third-party services may include:
Website hosting and content management providers.
Website analytics services.
Embedded video or other external media providers.
Maps, social media features or external content.
Advertising and conversion measurement services.
Third-party providers may process certain technical information or online identifiers in accordance with their own privacy policies and applicable legal requirements.
The specific providers used on this Website must be identified in the cookie list or consent management tool, where applicable.
5. Legal Basis for Using Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent when they are technically required to transmit a communication or provide a service explicitly requested by the visitor, in accordance with applicable law.
For cookies and similar technologies that require consent, the Website requests your consent before activating them.
Consent must be freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous. You may refuse non-essential cookies without being prevented from accessing the Website's ordinary content.
Where personal data is processed through cookies, the relevant legal basis and information about that processing are provided in accordance with applicable data protection law.
6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit the Website, a cookie banner may allow you to accept, reject or customise non-essential cookies.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time through the Website's cookie settings, where available.
Withdrawing your consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
You can also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the Website.
For further information about cookies and how to manage them, consult your browser's help documentation.
7. Cookie Retention Periods
Cookies may be session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, or persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them.
The duration of each cookie depends on its purpose and the provider responsible for it.
The specific names, purposes, providers and retention periods of the cookies used on this Website should be listed in the cookie declaration or consent management tool, as applicable.
8. International Data Transfers
Some third-party service providers may process information outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
Where personal data is transferred internationally, the Website operator and relevant providers must ensure that the transfer complies with applicable data protection law, including the GDPR's requirements for international transfers.
Further details about relevant providers and safeguards, where applicable, are available in the Website's Privacy Policy and the privacy information provided by those providers.
9. Protection of Personal Data
Information collected through cookies may, in certain circumstances, constitute personal data or be combined with other information relating to an identifiable individual.
Where this occurs, the processing is subject to applicable data protection legislation.
For further information about the data controller, the purposes and legal bases of processing, data retention, recipients, your rights and how to exercise them, please consult the Website's Privacy Policy.
10. Changes to This Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in applicable legislation, the technologies used on the Website or the services provided by third parties.
The latest revision date is indicated at the top of this page.
Where required, changes to the use of cookies will be accompanied by appropriate information and a request for consent.
11. Contact
For questions about this Cookie Policy or the use of cookies on the Website, please contact the Website operator: