Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2026

Who I am

My name is Melisa De Bartolo, and this is my personal portfolio website located at [YOUR DOMAIN].

I am based in Italy.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact me at

hello@melisadebartolo.com.

What data I collect and why

Contact form

When you fill out the contact form, I collect:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • The content of your message

This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry. I do not use this information for marketing purposes, and I do not sell or share it with third parties.

Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC.

Google Analytics helps me understand how visitors use the website, such as pages visited, time spent on the site, browser type, device type, and approximate geographic location.

This data is used only to improve the website and user experience. I do not use analytics for advertising or profiling.

Google’s Privacy Policy is available at:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

You can opt out using:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Legal basis for processing

  • Contact form: processing is necessary to respond to your request and is based on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures.
  • Analytics: processing is based on your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.

Cookies

This website uses cookies only for analytics purposes. No advertising or profiling cookies are used.

You can accept or refuse cookies through the cookie banner or your browser settings.

How long I keep your data

Contact form data is kept only as long as necessary to respond to your message.

Analytics data is retained according to Google Analytics data retention settings.

Data transfers

Some data may be processed outside the European Economic Area (EEA), including in the United States. These transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

Your rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Correct your personal data
  • Request deletion of your personal data
  • Restrict processing
  • Withdraw your consent at any time
  • Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority

To exercise your rights, contact:

hello@melisadebartolo.com

Third-party services

The only third-party service used on this website is Google Analytics. I do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with any other third parties.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.

Melisa De Bartolo
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