Effective Date: March 25, 2025

ItalianTaxes.com ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website https://www.italiantaxes.com/ (the "Site"). By using the Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including but not limited to:

• Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.
• Financial Information: Tax identification numbers, income details, and other financial data necessary for tax filing services.
• Property Information: Details about properties you own in Italy, including addresses and rental income.

Additionally, we may automatically collect certain information when you visit our Site, such as:

• Log Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages viewed.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Information about your browsing behavior on our Site. (See Section 6 on Cookies for more details.)

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To Provide Services: Processing tax filings, offering tax advisory services, and delivering related support.
• Communication: Sending updates, newsletters, and responding to inquiries.
• Improvement: Enhancing our website, services, and user experience.
• Legal Compliance: Fulfilling legal obligations and responding to lawful requests from public authorities.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Contractual Necessity: To fulfill our contractual obligations to you when providing our services.
• Legal Obligation: To comply with legal requirements, such as tax laws and regulations.
• Consent: When you have given explicit consent for specific processing activities.
• Legitimate Interests: For purposes such as improving our services and ensuring the security of our Site.

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others. However, we may share your data with:

• Service Providers: Third-party companies that perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing and data analysis.
• Legal Authorities: When required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Specifically:

• Tax-Related Information: Retained for a minimum of 10 years in accordance with Italian tax laws.
• Other Personal Data: Retained as long as you have an active account with us or as needed to provide you with our services.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Site uses cookies to enhance user experience. Cookies are small files placed on your device that help us understand how you use our Site. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent. However, some parts of the Site may not function properly without cookies.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:

• Access: The right to request copies of your personal data.
• Rectification: The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure: The right to request deletion of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Restriction of Processing: The right to request limitation on the processing of your data, under certain conditions.
• Data Portability: The right to request transfer of your data to another organization or directly to you, under certain conditions.
• Objection: The right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@italiantaxes.com.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include encryption, firewalls, and secure server facilities.

9. International Data Transfers

As we operate globally, your information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your country where data protection laws may differ. We ensure that such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws and that your data remains protected.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on our Site and updating the effective date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Starne Consulting LLC
196 W. Ashland St.
Doylestown, PA 18901, USA
Email: support@italiantaxes.com