Information on the processing of personal data on the website and the use of cookies

Data controller
The Data Controller of personal data relating to users of www.alexisharding.com (hereinafter referred to as the Website) is Alexis Harding, email alexis@alexisharding.com, hereinafter referred to as the Data Controller.

Purpose and methods of data processing
Data is collected and used to enable navigation on the Website and for statistical purposes. The personal data provided by users who request services or information is used solely for the purpose of performing the services or providing the information requested, as well as to respond to such requests for information. 

Types of data processed
Browsing data: during normal operation, the IT systems and software procedures used to operate this website acquire some personal data whose transmission is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols. This information is collected anonymously and cannot be associated with identified data subjects. This category of data includes IP addresses or domain names of computers used by users connecting to the site, URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) addresses of requested resources, the time of the request, the method used to submit the request to the server, the response given by the server (e.g., successful, error, etc.) and other parameters relating to the user's IT environment. This data is used for the sole purpose of obtaining anonymous statistical information on the use of the site and to check its correct functioning and is deleted immediately after processing. The data could be used to ascertain responsibility in the event of hypothetical computer crimes against the site. Data provided voluntarily by the user: the optional, explicit, and voluntary sending of data in web forms or emails to the addresses indicated on this site entails the subsequent acquisition of the sender's address, which is necessary to respond to requests, as well as any other personal data included in the message.

to other websites and banners
This privacy policy refers exclusively to this Website. The Website contains links to third-party websites, over which the Data Controller has no control. The Data Controller shall therefore not be liable in any way for the processing of personal data that users may provide while browsing such websites. Advertisements or commercial information relating to third parties (companies or individuals) may appear on the Website. The Data Controller has no control over such banners or over the processing of personal data that may be carried out by third-party advertisers.

Optional nature of data provision
Apart from what has been specified for navigation data, the user is free to provide personal data to request the services offered by the Data Controller. Failure to provide such data may make it impossible to obtain the requested service.

Data processing methods
The processing is carried out using automated tools (e.g., using electronic procedures and media) for the time strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which the data was collected and, in any case, in accordance with the relevant regulations in force. Specific security measures are observed to prevent data loss, illicit or incorrect use, and unauthorized access.

Rights of data subjects (Art. 7 of Legislative Decree 196/03 and Art. 15 et seq. of EU Regulation 206/679)
The subjects to whom the personal data refer (“Data Subjects”) have the right at any time to obtain confirmation of the existence or otherwise of such data and to know its content and origin, verify its accuracy or request its integration or updating, or correction. Data subjects have the right to obtain the following information: the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data processed, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular if recipients in third countries or international organizations, where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period; the existence of the right of the data subject to request from the data controller the rectification or erasure of personal data or the restriction of processing of personal data concerning him or her or to object to their processing. They have the right to request the transformation into anonymous form or the blocking of data processed in violation of the law, as well as to object in any case, for legitimate reasons, to their processing. Requests should be addressed to the Data Controller using the contact details provided above.

Cookies
Cookies are computer records of information transmitted from a web server to the user's computer for future identification of that computer when visiting the same website again. Cookies help facilitate web traffic analysis and allow web applications to send information to individual users. With exclusive reference to users of this Site, we inform you that:
a) the Site uses technical cookies, strictly necessary for navigation and for the use of the Site's functions, and cookies for performance analysis (e.g. GoogleAnalytics) used to compile anonymous aggregate statistics. Cookies of this type do not allow the acquisition of personal data identifying the user;
b) this site does not directly use profiling cookies: cookies are not used to transmit personal information, nor are persistent cookies of any kind used, i.e. systems for tracking users;
c) However, this Website may incorporate objects (images, maps, music files, links to specific web pages of other domains) that download third-party cookies, which are often able to collect information about the activities that the user performs on this Website and/or the advertisements that they have clicked on. These cookies include, among others, social media networks and social plug-ins (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Google+, etc.). To disable or refuse third-party cookies, the user must refer to the websites of those third parties.

Social network widgets
Social network widgets are those particular “buttons” or ‘blocks’ on the Website that display social network icons and allow users who are browsing to interact directly with social platforms with a “click.” Below are links where users can view the privacy policies relating to data management by the social networks to which the buttons and widgets refer. No information is shared by the Website where the widget is embedded. For more information, including on how to disable these cookies, please refer to the following links:
Twitter - https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170519-uso-dei-cookie-e-di-altre-tecnologie-simili-da-parte-di-twitter
Twitter - http://twitter.com/privacy
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/help/cookies
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie_policy
Google Plus - http://www.google.it/intl/it/policies/technologies/cookies/
Other Google services (es. YouTube) - http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
ShareThis - http://www.sharethis.com/legal/privacy/


cookies
Users may delete cookies from their system at any time and set specific privacy preferences so that cookies are not stored, using different methods depending on the browser used. For more information: Internet Explorer - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835
Chrome - https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB
Firefox - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/remove-recent-browsing-search-and-download-history
Safari - http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042
Opera - http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/security/privacy/

Consent
By using this Website, the user consents to the processing of their data and the use of cookies, in accordance with this Policy. If the user does not wish to consent to the processing, they must immediately stop browsing the Website. Continuing to browse the Website will be considered as consent for all purposes.

Last update: December 12, 2025