Privacy policy

Policy Summary

This document explains how this Website collects, uses, and protects the Personal Data of its Users. It can be printed for reference using the print command in any browser.

Personal Data collected for the following purposes and using the following services:

  • Contacting the User
    • Contact Form: Collects Name and Email address to respond to inquiries.
  • Newsletter Subscription
    • Brevo Form: Collects Name and Email address to send newsletters.
  • Analytics
    • Google Analytics: Collects Usage Data and uses Tracking Tools for statistical analysis. This service is disabled by default and requires User consent.
  • Content Sharing
    • Social Sharing Buttons (Facebook, X, LinkedIn, WhatsApp): These are direct links for sharing content. They do not track users until clicked. Interaction with these platforms is subject to their respective privacy policies.

How to Manage Your Preferences

This Website allows you to manage your tracking preferences directly through a cookie consent banner. Upon your first visit, all non-essential tracking services are disabled. You can review and change your choices at any time by accessing the cookie settings link in the footer of the Website.

Contact Information

Elisa Vanelli Sculptor
Manchester by the Sea (MA)
Owner contact email: elisa[at]mael83.com

Complete Policy

Data Controller and Owner

The entity responsible for processing the data collected through this Website is identified in the contact information section above.

Types of Data Collected

Among the types of Personal Data that this Website collects, by itself or through third parties, there are: Name, Email, Usage Data, and various types of Tracking Tools (Cookies).

Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to the Data collection.

Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, as in the case of filling out a contact or newsletter form, or, in the case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using this Website.

Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by this Website’s forms (e.g., Name, Email) is required to fulfill the User's request. Failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for this Website to provide its services. In cases where this Website specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate this Data without consequences to the availability or the functioning of the Service.

The use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools – by this Website or by the owners of third-party services used by this Website serves the purpose of providing the Service required by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document and in the Cookie Policy section. At the initial visit, all tracking cookies are disabled and require explicit consent from the User to be activated.

The User assumes responsibility for the Personal Data of third parties obtained, published, or shared through this Website and confirms that they have the third party's consent to provide the Data to the Owner.

Mode and Place of Processing the Data

Methods of processing

The Data Controller takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data.

The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT-enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Data Controller, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of this Website (administration, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, hosting providers, IT companies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Data Controller at any time.

Place

The Data is processed at the Data Controller's operating offices in Manchester by the Sea, MA, and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. Data collected by third-party services is processed in the locations specified in their respective privacy policies.

Depending on the User's location, data transfers may involve transferring the User's Data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing of such transferred Data, Users can check the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data.

Retention time

Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for.

  • Personal Data collected for purposes related to responding to a User's request (e.g., via the contact form) shall be retained indefinitely to manage and track correspondence.
  • Personal Data collected for the newsletter service shall be retained as long as the User remains subscribed.
  • Personal Data collected for purposes related to the Data Controller’s legitimate interests shall be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes.
  • Data collected based on User consent (e.g., for analytics) will be retained until such consent is withdrawn.

The Data Controller may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to do so for the performance of a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.

Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right to access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification, and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after the expiration of the retention period.

Detailed Information on the Processing of Personal Data

Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:

Contacting the User
Contact Form (This Website)

By filling in the contact form with their Data, the User authorizes this Website to use these details (Name, Email) to reply to requests for information or any other kind of request as indicated by the form’s header.

Personal Data processed: Name; Email.

Newsletter
Brevo (Brevo SAS)

By registering on the mailing list or for the newsletter, the User’s email address and name will be added to the contact list of those who may receive email messages containing information of a commercial or promotional nature concerning this Website. Your email address might also be added to this list as a result of signing up to this Website or after making a purchase.

Brevo is an email address management and message-sending service provided by Brevo SAS. We do not have direct control over the data processed by Brevo. For all data management requests concerning their service, please contact Brevo directly.

Personal Data processed: Name; Email.

Place of processing: France – Privacy Policy.

Analytics

The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior. These services are only activated upon explicit User consent.

Google Analytics (Google LLC)

Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Website, to prepare reports on its activities, and share them with other Google services. Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. We do not have direct control over the data processed by Google Analytics. For all data management requests concerning their service, please contact Google directly.

Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.

Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

Social Sharing Buttons

This Website includes buttons for sharing content on third-party social media platforms. These buttons are simple links and do not install cookies or track user behavior on this Website. When a user clicks a sharing button, they are redirected to the respective social media site, which is governed by its own privacy policy. The Owner of this Website has no control over the data collection and processing activities of these third-party platforms.

Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of these services:

Cookie Policy

This Website uses Trackers. Trackers are small pieces of data stored in the User's browser that enable the Owner to provide the service, as well as to monitor and analyze traffic and user behavior.

Types of Cookies and Trackers Used
  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the basic operations of this Website, such as navigation and security. They do not store any personally identifiable information and cannot be switched off in our systems.
  • Analytics Cookies: These cookies, such as those from Google Analytics, allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance. These are disabled by default and require your consent.
Managing Cookie Preferences

Users can manage preferences for Cookies directly from within their own browser and prevent – for example – third parties from installing Cookies.

In addition to the consent banner provided on this Website, which is accessible from the footer, it is also possible, through browser preferences, to delete Cookies installed in the past, including the Cookie that may have saved the initial consent for the installation of Cookies by this Website.

Users can find information about how to manage Cookies in their browser at the following addresses: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Edge.

Your Privacy Rights

Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Data Controller. Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

  • The right to know and access. You have the right to know what personal information is collected and to request access to your Personal Data.
  • The right to request deletion. You have the right to request that we delete any of your Personal Data that we have collected.
  • The right to correct. You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal information.
  • The right to opt-out of sale or sharing. This Website does not "sell" or "share" your personal data as commonly understood by laws like the CCPA. We only use third-party services for analytics upon your consent.
  • The right to non-discrimination. You will not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights.
For Users in the European Economic Area (EEA)

If you are a resident of the EEA, you have the following data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

  • The right to access, update or delete the information we have on you.
  • The right of rectification.
  • The right to object.
  • The right of restriction.
  • The right to data portability.
  • The right to withdraw consent at any time.

You also have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the EEA.

How to exercise your rights

Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Owner through the contact details provided in this document. These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be addressed by the Owner as early as possible.

Please note that for data collected and managed by third-party services (like Google Analytics and Brevo), you must direct your requests to them. This Website has no direct control over that data and cannot process deletion or access requests on their behalf.

Additional information about Data collection and processing

Legal action

The User's Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Data Controller in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this Website or the related Services.

The User declares to be aware that the Data Controller may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.

System logs and maintenance

For operation and maintenance purposes, this Website and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with this Website (System logs) or use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.

Changes to this privacy policy

The Data Controller reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying its Users on this page and possibly within this Website and/or - as far as technically and legally feasible - sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Data Controller. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom.

Should the changes affect processing activities performed on the basis of the User’s consent, the Owner shall collect new consent from the User, where required.

Last updated: July 28, 2025