Last updated: April 14, 2023
Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains the way the Italics Magazine website (hereinafter defined as “we” or “us”) collects and uses personal information, as well as how you can exercise your privacy rights.
What personal data we collect and why we collect them
Contacts
We collect full name and/or e-mail address when users fill out a contact form or send an email to the email addresses listed in the Contact us webpage. Italics Magazine collects this information only for the purpose of communicating with users and responding to users requests and enquiries.
Subscription Forms
We collect the e-mail address when visitors fill out a subscription form. We use MailChimp to manage our regular and occasional newsletters. The subscription to the newsletter service is optional, but necessary to receive via email all the most recent articles published on this website (including editorial, guest and sponsored content), plus other information related to Italics Magazine. The MailChimp’s privacy policy is available at the following link. Subscribers can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link located at the bottom of every email we send.
Third-parties and external links
We do not directly sell or share personal information with third parties. However, we provide links to other websites. By clicking on an external link you are subject to that website’s privacy policy. Webpages and articles on this website may also include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. By interacting with embedded content you are subject to that website’s privacy policy.
Cookies
We do use cookies. Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information and data. The cookies are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make the website more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement. For more information, please see the Cookie Policy below.
Data storage, processing, retention & security
Methods of storage
We store personal data using third-party services such as email accounts and other computers/IT tools according to the default procedures and configurations foreseen by these third-parties, and exclusively for the purposes laid out in this Privacy & Cookie Policy. In particular, we make use of the storage services provided by the following third-parties: WordPress (CMS), Matomo (web analytics), Google (Gmail, AdSense), MailChimp (newsletter) and SiteGround (web hosting), etc.; which might transfer to and store data on their servers located in the EU and in the United States of America.
We will not directly sell or share your personal information to any other third party without seeking your consent, except in limited circumstances as described in the Cookie Policy below. We require such third parties to use the personal information we transfer to them only for the purpose for which it was transferred and not to retain it for longer than is required for fulfilling the said purpose.
Data processing
We may process personal data only for the purpose(s) for which users granted explicitly their consent. We may also process and disclose personal data for the following: (1) to comply with applicable law, regulation, court order or other legal process; (2) to enforce any agreements with us, including this Privacy Policy; or (3) to respond to claims that your use of the website and related services violates any third-party rights.
Retention time
We will retain your personal data with us for as long as we need it to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected as detailed in this Privacy Policy. We may need to retain certain information for longer periods such as record-keeping / reporting in accordance with applicable law or for other legitimate reasons like enforcement of legal rights, fraud prevention, etc. Residual anonymous information and aggregate information, neither of which identifies you (directly or indirectly), may be stored indefinitely.
Security
The security of your information is important to us and we will use reasonable security measures to prevent the loss, misuse or unauthorized alteration of your information under our control. However, given the inherent risks, we cannot guarantee absolute security and consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk.
Rights over your data
Depending on the law that applies, you may have a right to access and rectify or erase your personal data or receive a copy of your personal data, restrict or object to the active processing of your data, ask us to share (port) your personal information to another entity, withdraw any consent you provided to us to process your data, a right to lodge a complaint with a statutory authority and such other rights as may be relevant under applicable laws.
To exercise these rights, you can write to us at info@italicsmag.com. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law.
You may opt-out of direct marketing communications or the profiling we carry out for marketing purposes by writing to us at info@italicsmag.com.
Do note that if you do not allow us to collect or process the required personal information or withdraw the consent to process the same for the required purposes, you may not be able to access or use the services for which your information was sought.
Cookie Policy
About this cookie policy
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them. You should read this policy to understand what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used and how to control the cookie preferences. For further information on how we use, store and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.
You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website.
Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy above.
Your consent applies to the following domains: italicsmag.com
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information and data. The cookies are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make the website more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.
How do we use cookies?
As most of the online services, our website uses cookies first-party and third-party cookies for a number of purposes. The first-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our websites are used mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
What types of cookies do we use ?
The cookies used on our website are grouped into the following categories.
The below list details the cookies used in our website.
| Cookie | Description |
|---|---|
| Necessary | |
| datadome | This is a security cookie set by Force24 to detect BOTS and malicious traffic. |
| CookieLawInfoConsent | Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category . |
| csrftoken | This cookie is associated with Django web development platform for python. Used to help protect the website against Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks |
| viewed_cookie_policy | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
| Functional | |
| logglytrackingsession | Tracks the length of the period at which a service can store and/or read certain data from your computer by using a cookie, a pixel, an API, cookieless tracking, or other resources. |
| gCStest | Third-party uses the gCStest cookie to help us understand whether browser is supporting cookie usage. |
| mid | The mid cookie is set by Instagram to personalise user experience by remembering user preferences and settings. |
| __cf_bm | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
| Performance | |
| cuid | This cookie is set by ClickDimensions to determine unique visitors to the site and is updated with each page view. It contains a unique ID that helps to keep accounts secure. |
| Analytics | |
| __gads | The __gads cookie, set by Google, is stored under DoubleClick domain and tracks the number of times users see an advert, measures the success of the campaign and calculates its revenue. This cookie can only be read from the domain they are set on and will not track any data while browsing through other sites. |
| CONSENT | YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data. |
| vuid | Vimeo installs this cookie to collect tracking information by setting a unique ID to embed videos to the website. |
| _pk_id.1.9a3e | Matomo uses this cookie to store a few details about the user such as the unique visitor ID. |
| _pk_ses.1.9a3e | Matomo uses this short lived cookie to temporarily store data for the visit. |
| Advertisement | |
| DEVICE_INFO | Cookie used by YouTube to track user’s interaction with embedded content. |
| pv | Infolinks page view tracker. |
| fc | Infolinks frequency cap data. |
| __gpi | Google Ads Service uses this cookie to collect information about from multiple websites for retargeting ads. |
| DSID | This cookie is set by DoubleClick to note the user's specific user identity. It contains a hashed/encrypted unique ID. |
| test_cookie | The test_cookie is set by doubleclick.net and is used to determine if the user's browser supports cookies. |
| IDE | Google DoubleClick IDE cookies are used to store information about how the user uses the website to present them with relevant ads and according to the user profile. |
| YSC | YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
| yt-remote-device-id | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. |
| yt.innertube::requests | This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| yt.innertube::nextId | This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. |
| GoogleAdServingTest | This cookie is used by Google AdSense to determine what ads have been shown to the website visitor. |
| Others | |
| token | Third-party cookie that has not been classified into a category as yet. |
| pmtimesig | Third-party cookie that has not been classified into a category as yet. |
| tv | Third-party cookie that has not been classified into a category as yet. |
| ppwp_wp_session | ProfilePress uses this short lived cookies to temporarily store data for the visit. |
How can I control the cookie preferences ?
You can manage your cookies preferences by clicking on the “Cookie Settings” button of our cookie bar and enabling or disabling the cookie categories on the popup according to your preferences.
Should you decide to change your preferences later through your browsing session, you can click on the “Manage consent” tab on your screen. This will display the consent notice again enabling you to change your preferences or withdraw your consent entirely.
In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. To find out more out more on how to manage and delete cookies, the following links may be helpful.
Cookies settings in Internet Explorer
Cookies settings in Safari web and iOS
Data Owner & Controller
Riccardo Venturi
Contact email: riccardo@italicsmag.com
Changes to Privacy & Cookie Policy
We may modify this Privacy & Cookie Policy at any time without any prior notice to you and will post the revised Privacy & Cookie Policy on this same webpage. We therefore recommend that you periodically review this page.