Privacy policy

This policy covers the alessandromelia.it website, including the services, projects and contact pages. The game Shardana and its related services have a dedicated policy.

1. Data controller

Alessandro Melia, VAT no. IT05219930236, via Alessandro Manzoni 8, 37038 Soave (VR), Italy. Contact: contact form.

2. Server logs

The server hosting the site records technical data about requests (IP address, date and time, page, browser) to run the site and protect it from abuse. Legal basis: legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Retention: The site and email are hosted by IONOS SE (Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany). Logs stay on IONOS servers for the period set by its default configuration; I do not use them for anything else or copy them elsewhere.

3. Anonymous statistics

The site anonymously counts pages visited, referring domain, campaign parameters (UTM), language, screen-width band and clicks on the main buttons. It uses no cookies or identifiers on your device, does not store your IP address and shares nothing with third parties. Nothing is counted if your browser sends “Do Not Track” or “Global Privacy Control”, or if you switch it off in “Cookie preferences”. Legal basis: legitimate interest in improving the site (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Retention: 13 months.

4. Contact form

If you write to me through the form I process your name, email, the service you are interested in and your message. It reaches me by email together with your IP address and browser, to prevent abuse. You receive no automatic emails and are not added to any list. Legal basis: replying to your request and pre-contractual steps (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR); legitimate interest in security for IP and browser (Art. 6(1)(f)). Retention: for the duration of the conversation and any resulting relationship, and no longer than 24 months from the last contact, unless the law requires otherwise. The form is protected by Cloudflare Turnstile (Cloudflare, Inc., a participant in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework), which processes technical data to tell people from automated programs.

5. External content and links

Steam widgets or YouTube videos load only with your consent. Links to LinkedIn, Steam, Discord, TikTok and Instagram lead to third-party sites with their own policies.

6. Browser preferences

Your cookie choice, accessibility settings and sound preference are stored in your browser. Details in the cookie policy.

7. Recipients

IONOS SE (Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany) for hosting and email; Cloudflare, Inc. for form protection. No data is sold or shared for advertising.

8. Your rights

Access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection and withdrawal of consent: request them through the contact form or the privacy request form. I reply within one month. You can also lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (garanteprivacy.it) or the authority in your country.

9. Updates

The date at the top shows the latest revision of this policy.