This page explains what personal data we collect on www.amalfi5stars.com, why we collect it, how long we keep it,
and the rights you have. It applies to visitors from the UK, Italy and the rest of the European Union.
Who we are
The website is run by Andrea Bottone, Amalfi, Italy, who is the data controller for the personal data described
on this page. For any privacy question or request, please use the privacy request form at the bottom of this page.
What we collect and why
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Contact form: your name, email address, phone number (optional) and message. We use them only to
answer your enquiry. Legal basis: steps taken at your request before a booking, and our legitimate interest in replying to you.
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Guest review form: your name, email address, date of stay, rating and review. We check every review
before it is published. If it is approved, we publish your full name, your rating, the month and year of your stay
and your review text. Your email address is never published; we use it only if we need to contact you about your review.
Legal basis: your consent, which you can withdraw at any time by asking us to remove your review.
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Privacy request form: your name, email address, the type of request and your message. We use them
only to deal with your request. Legal basis: our legal obligation to answer privacy requests.
We do not sell your personal data, and we do not use it for marketing.
Cookies and other services used by this site
- ASP.NET_SessionId (strictly necessary): keeps the website working while you browse, including the anti-spam check on our forms. Deleted when you close your browser.
- BotDetect CAPTCHA (strictly necessary): the "retype the characters" check on our forms, used to block spam. It uses the session cookie above.
- a5s_consent (strictly necessary): remembers your cookie choice for 6 months, so the banner does not appear on every page.
- Google Analytics (_ga, _ga_*): helps us understand how visitors use the site, for example which pages are visited most. Used only if you click "Accept analytics" on the cookie banner. Provided by Google; the data is kept for the period set in our Google Analytics account.
You can change your choice at any time with the Cookie settings link at the bottom of every page.
If you reject analytics after accepting, the Google Analytics cookies are removed.
To show the site, your browser also loads files from Google Fonts and Font Awesome. These providers
receive your IP address as part of the normal web request.
Where your data is stored
The website, the reviews database and our email inbox are hosted by WinServe, our hosting provider. Google Analytics
data is processed by Google, which may transfer it outside the UK and the European Economic Area under its own
data protection safeguards.
How long we keep your data
- Enquiries (contact form emails): deleted 1 month after we receive them.
- Privacy requests: deleted 1 month after we have answered them.
- Guest reviews: kept for up to 2 years, then checked and removed unless they are still relevant. Reviews that are not approved are deleted.
Your rights
Under the UK GDPR and the EU GDPR you have the right to:
- see the personal data we hold about you;
- ask us to correct it;
- ask us to delete it;
- ask us to limit how we use it, or object to how we use it;
- receive a copy of it in a common format;
- withdraw your consent at any time (for example, to remove your review).
We will answer within one month. If you are not happy with our answer, you can complain to the Italian data protection
authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, www.garanteprivacy.it) or, in the UK, to the Information
Commissioner's Office (www.ico.org.uk).
Last updated: 12 November 2026