Last updated: 27 September 2026

This notice explains how personal data are processed for visitors to anitagalafate.it and for couples who contact me to plan a wedding or event, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003 as amended by Legislative Decree 101/2018.

1. Data controller

Anita Galafate – Wedding Planner
Via del Casale Solaro 119, Rome, Italy
VAT no. IT12799921007
Email: anitagalafate@gmail.com – Phone +39 348 184 9580

2. What data I collect

  • Data you give me through the contact forms, email, phone, WhatsApp or when booking a call: name, email, phone number, country, destination, approximate wedding date, number of guests, approximate budget and anything you choose to share in your message.
  • Data needed to provide the service, if we decide to work together: personal and tax details for the contract and invoicing, and organisational details about the wedding (suppliers, guests, preferences). Please do not share special categories of data (for example about health or religious beliefs) unless strictly necessary for planning, such as dietary requirements or the type of ceremony.
  • Browsing data: IP address, browser and device type, pages visited and other technical data collected automatically, including through cookies (see section 8).

3. Why I process your data and on what legal basis

  • Answering your enquiries, arranging a discovery call and sending you a proposal: pre-contractual steps taken at your request (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
  • Planning your wedding or event and performing the contract: performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
  • Tax and accounting obligations: legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR).
  • Website security and abuse prevention: legitimate interest of the controller (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
  • Visitor statistics through third-party analytics cookies: your consent where required (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you can withdraw at any time.

Fields marked as required in the forms are needed to answer your request; without them I will not be able to get back to you.

4. How your data are processed

Data are processed electronically and, where necessary, on paper, with appropriate security measures to prevent loss, misuse or unauthorised access. I do not carry out profiling or automated decision-making.

5. Who may receive your data

  • Technical service providers acting as processors: website hosting (SiteGround), email services (Google), analytics tools (Google Analytics, Jetpack/Automattic), appointment booking (Calendly).
  • If we work together, and only as far as needed: suppliers involved in your event (venues, caterers, florists, photographers, hotels, transport) and my accountant for tax purposes.
  • Public authorities, where required by law.

Your data are never sold or made public.

6. Transfers outside the European Union

Some providers (such as Google, Meta/WhatsApp, Calendly and Automattic) may process data in the United States. Such transfers rely on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, for participating companies, or on the Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

7. How long I keep your data

  • Enquiries that do not lead to an assignment: up to 24 months from the last contact.
  • Contract and invoicing data: 10 years, as required by Italian civil and tax law.
  • Browsing and statistical data: as described in the Cookie policy.

8. Cookies and external services

This website uses technical cookies and, with your consent where required, third-party analytics cookies. Full details are in the Cookie policy. The site also contains links and buttons to external services (WhatsApp, Calendly, Facebook, Instagram): when you click them you move to those services, which process data under their own privacy notices.

9. Your rights

At any time you can request access to your data, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing and data portability, object to processing based on legitimate interest, and withdraw any consent given, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal (Arts. 15-22 GDPR). Just write to anitagalafate@gmail.com.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (www.garanteprivacy.it) or with the supervisory authority of your EU country of residence.

10. Changes

This notice may be updated from time to time. The version in force is always the one published on this page, with the date of the last update shown at the top.