Privacy Policy

1. Controller

Luca Mele · Zurich, Switzerland · info@lucamele.ch

2. Data Collection Overview

This website collects personal data only with your explicit consent. Without consent, no tracking cookies are set and no personal data is processed beyond what is technically necessary to serve the website.

3. Google Analytics & Google Signals

With your consent, this site uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4) with Google Signals enabled. Google Analytics collects information about your usage of this website (pages visited, time spent, device type, approximate location).

Google Signals extends this by associating your visit with your Google account data (if you are signed in to Google and have enabled ads personalization). This enables cross-device reporting and audience insights. Google may use this data to improve its advertising services.

Legal basis: Your explicit consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw consent at any time by clearing your browser's local storage or cookies for this site.

Data retention: 14 months. Data is processed by Google LLC (USA) under EU Standard Contractual Clauses.

4. Google AdSense

With your consent, this site displays ads through Google AdSense. Google may use cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising at Google Ad Settings.

Legal basis: Your explicit consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

5. Cookies

This site uses cookies only after you give consent via the cookie banner. Without consent, only a local storage entry is saved to remember your choice. With consent, Google Analytics and AdSense may set cookies to track usage and serve personalized ads.

You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time.

6. Contact Form

When you use the contact form, your name, email address, and message are sent to info@lucamele.ch. This data is used solely to respond to your inquiry and is not stored beyond what is necessary for that purpose.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

7. Hosting

This website is hosted on Vercel Inc. (USA). Vercel may process server logs containing your IP address, browser type, and access times. See Vercel's Privacy Policy.

8. Your Rights

Under the GDPR and the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP), you have the right to: access the personal data we hold about you, request correction or deletion, restrict or object to processing, data portability, and withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise these rights, contact info@lucamele.ch.

9. Changes

This privacy policy may be updated from time to time. The current version is always available on this page.