Last Updated: January 8, 2026
This policy describes how Growth Solution Technology by Francesco Vergallo collects, uses, and protects the personal data of users who visit the website https://www.francescovergallo.it, in accordance with EU Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR).
1. Data Controller
Our website address is: https://www.francescovergallo.it. The Data Controller is Growth Solution Technology by Francesco Vergallo, located at Via Purgatorio, snc – 74026 Pulsano (TA), VAT No. 02989160730, Fiscal Code VRGFNC84D10E882H. For any information regarding the processing of personal data, you may contact:
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Email: info@francescovergallo.it
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PEC: growthsolutiontechnology@pec.it
2. Data Collected and Purposes of Processing
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Contact Forms and Questionnaires (Elementor Form Widget): When visitors fill out contact forms or “Listening” questionnaires on the site, we collect the data shown in the form (e.g., name, email, telephone, company data).
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Purpose: To provide the requested consultancy, send self-assessment test results, and manage business contacts.
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Legal basis: Execution of pre-contractual measures or the consent of the data subject.
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Comments: When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string (hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service.
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Analytics and Statistics (Google Analytics 4 & Search Console): We use services from Google Ireland Limited to monitor and analyze website usage to optimize performance (anonymized IPs).
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Marketing and Retargeting (Meta Pixel): We use the Meta Platforms Ireland Limited Pixel to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and propose relevant content.
3. Third-Party Services and Security
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Google reCAPTCHA: Used to protect contact forms from spam and abuse by analyzing visitor behavior.
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Cloudflare: A performance optimization and security service (CDN) to ensure stability and protection.
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Google Fonts & Font Awesome: Services for displaying font styles and icons that may involve the processing of technical data (IP).
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WordPress (self-hosted): The CMS may process data necessary for the technical operation of the site.
4. Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included, as visitors can download and extract this data.
5. Cookies
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Comments: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name and email in cookies for your convenience (duration: 1 year).
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Login: Temporary cookies determine if your browser accepts cookies (deleted when closed). Upon login, cookies last for 2 days (screen options: 1 year). If you select “Remember Me,” login persists for 2 weeks.
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Tracking: Analytical and profiling cookies (Google/Meta) are only activated upon prior consent via the dedicated banner.
6. Data Retention and Sharing
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Retention: Data from contact forms is kept for the time necessary to process the request; comments are kept indefinitely.
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Sharing: Data is not transferred to third parties for purposes other than the technical ones mentioned above. In the event of a password reset, your IP will be included in the email.
7. Rights of the Data Subject
You can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you or request the deletion of all data (excluding data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes).
8. Data Submission
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.