Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2026

1. Data Controller

Hinton Consulting S.r.l.
Strada S. Margherita 155, Turin (TO), Italy
VAT: IT09847560019
Email: info@hinton-consulting.com
Tel: +39 333 4005804

2. Data Collected and Purposes

The website collects the following categories of personal data:

  • Contact data (name, email, message) — provided voluntarily via the contact form. Legal basis: consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) and legitimate interest in responding to enquiries (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
  • Navigation data (IP address, pages visited, session duration) — collected automatically via Google Analytics 4. Legal basis: consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

Data is not used for direct marketing purposes or sold to third parties.

3. Google Analytics

The site uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4) provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. GA4 collects aggregated site usage data via cookies and similar technologies. IP addresses are anonymised before transmission.

Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy.
Opt-out: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

4. Retention

  • Contact form data: retained for as long as necessary to handle the request and, where a contract is entered into, for 10 years as required by law.
  • Analytics data: retained for 14 months per GA4 default settings.

5. Recipients

Data may be shared with:

  • Web3Forms (contact form processor) — EU-based, appointed as data processor.
  • Google LLC (Google Analytics) — US transfer covered by Standard Contractual Clauses.
  • Vercel Inc. (hosting) — US transfer covered by a Data Processing Agreement.

Data is not sold to third parties.

6. Your Rights

Under Arts. 15–22 GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data;
  • Request rectification or erasure;
  • Object to processing or request restriction;
  • Request data portability;
  • Withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing;
  • Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise your rights: info@hinton-consulting.com

7. Cookies

The site uses technical cookies (required for operation) and third-party analytical cookies (Google Analytics). Analytical cookies are activated only upon consent. Cookies can be disabled in your browser settings; disabling technical cookies may impair certain site functionality.

8. Changes

We reserve the right to update this policy. The date of the last update is shown at the top of this page.

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