Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 23, 2025

1. Data Controller

The Data Controller of this website is Sotschi, operated by Lorik Thaqi (P.IVA 03280090212). You can contact the Controller regarding data protection at: contact@sotschiofficial.com

2. Types of Data Processed

  • Contact data voluntarily provided by the user (e.g., name, email address, message content).
  • Browsing data automatically collected by server logs for technical security and performance (e.g., IP address, browser, pages visited).
  • Cookies strictly necessary for operation; optional analytics cookies are only used with consent. See the Cookie Policy.

3. Purposes and Legal Bases

  • Site functionality and security — Legitimate interest (Art. 6 §1 f GDPR).
  • Replying to user requests — Contractual or pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 §1 b GDPR).
  • Analytics (if consented) — Consent (Art. 6 §1 a GDPR).

4. Data Recipients

Data may be processed by technical service providers (e.g., hosting or email providers) acting as data processors, bound by GDPR-compliant agreements. No data is sold or shared for marketing purposes.

5. Data Transfers Outside the EU

If third-party services (such as analytics or hosting) are located outside the EU, data transfers occur under adequacy decisions or Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) with additional safeguards.

6. Data Retention

  • Contact requests: kept for up to 24 months after the last interaction.
  • Server logs: kept for 30–180 days for security and maintenance.
  • Analytics data: retained per tool settings (typically 14–26 months) before anonymization.

7. User Rights

You have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to the processing of your data, as well as request data portability and withdraw consent at any time by contacting contact@sotschiofficial.com.

8. Complaints

You can lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali), garanteprivacy.it.

9. Automated Decisions

No automated decision-making or profiling is carried out.

10. Updates

This policy may be updated to reflect legal or technical changes. The most recent version will always be available on this page.