Privacy & Cookie Policy
Total transparency on how we safeguard, manage, and process your personal data in full compliance with European data protection regulations.
1. Data Controller
The Data Controller for information collected through this website is:
Simba Web by Ian Alessandro Fava
Headquarters: Rome, Italy
Direct Office Line: +39 06 916500436
Privacy & Inquiries Contact: info@simbaweb.it
2. Categories of Processed Data
While browsing simbaweb.it and interacting with our services, the following categories of data may be processed:
- Data provided voluntarily by the user: full name, corporate email address, phone number, estimated project budget, and technical requirements submitted via our quote request forms or transmitted via email and WhatsApp.
- Browsing and technical telemetry: IP addresses, browser specifications, access timestamps, and operating system metrics gathered solely to ensure cloud infrastructure security and prevent cyber intrusion.
3. Legal Basis and Purposes of Processing
Personal data is processed strictly under the following legal frameworks:
- Fulfilling proposal requests and commercial discovery: pre-contractual measures executed upon request of the data subject (Art. 6.1.b GDPR).
- Delivery of contracted engineering services: bespoke web development, SEO strategies, advertising management, and managed infrastructure (Art. 6.1.b GDPR).
- Security and platform integrity: prevention of fraudulent activity, automated vulnerability scanning, and DDoS defense (Art. 6.1.f GDPR - legitimate interest of the Controller).
- Statutory and fiscal compliance: accounting, invoicing, and tax documentation requirements (Art. 6.1.c GDPR).
4. Processing Methods and Retention Policy
All data processing is conducted using secure computer systems adhering to rigorous encryption, access-control, and confidentiality standards. Data submitted for project quotations is retained only as long as necessary to manage the commercial dialogue. In the event of a client agreement, records are preserved for the contractual duration and the mandatory statutory retention window (10 years under applicable commercial and tax law).
5. Extended Cookie Policy
Cookies are small text identifiers placed on your device to remember user preferences and session states. This platform employs the following categories:
Technical & Strictly Essential Cookies (Always Active)
Essential for baseline web operation, routing, session security, language selection (IT/EN), and persisting cookie consent preferences. These do not require prior consent under GDPR.
Anonymized Performance & Analytical Cookies
We leverage Google Analytics 4 with IP anonymization enabled to analyze aggregated audience traffic patterns and page speed performance, without creating individual behavioral profiles.
You may modify or revoke your cookie choices at any time by clearing your browser cache or updating your browser privacy settings.
6. Your Rights Under GDPR
Under Articles 15–22 of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679), you hold the right to:
- Request confirmation of whether your personal data is being held and access its content;
- Demand prompt rectification of inaccurate data or erasure where processing is no longer lawful;
- Request restriction of processing or object on legitimate grounds;
- Receive your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format (Data Portability);
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Italian Data Protection Authority - Garante Privacy).
To exercise any of these rights, submit a written request to: info@simbaweb.it.