Privacy and Cookie Policy – LCA Architetti
Last updated: 7 November 2026
This policy explains how LCA architetti processes the personal data of people who visit lcarchitetti.com or contact the studio, under Articles 13 and 14 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR).
1. Data controller
LCA architetti – Arch. Luca Compri
Via Carbonin 16, 21100 Varese (VA), Italy
VAT no. IT02858720127
Phone +39 0332 483576
Email info@lcarchitetti.com
The studio has not appointed a Data Protection Officer, as this is not required for its activity.
2. What data we collect
- Browsing data: IP address, browser and device type, pages visited, date and time, logged automatically by the servers hosting the site.
- Data you send us: name, email, phone number and message content when you write to the studio.
- Statistics: only if you accept statistics cookies (see section 4).
We do not collect special categories of data (health, political opinions, etc.); please do not send them.
3. Why we use it and on what legal basis
3.1 Running and securing the website. Legal basis: the studio's legitimate interest in a secure, working website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
3.2 Answering your enquiries (by email). Legal basis: steps taken at your request before a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR). Without this data we cannot reply.
3.3 Professional relationship, if you become a client: quotes, commissions, invoices. Legal basis: contract (Art. 6(1)(b)) and legal obligations such as tax rules (Art. 6(1)(c)).
3.4 Visitor statistics with Google Analytics. Legal basis: your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you can withdraw at any time.
3.5 Comments on blog posts. If you leave a comment we collect your name, email (never published), optional website, comment text and IP address. Name and text become public only after we approve them. Comments pass through the Akismet spam filter. If you tick the box provided, your browser remembers your name and email with a cookie for about a year. Using the boxes provided, you can also ask to receive new comments or new posts by email; WordPress.com sends them and you can unsubscribe from the link in every email. Legal basis: your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). The comment stays online as long as the post is published or until you ask us to remove it.
We do not use your data for advertising, profiling or automated decisions, and we never sell it.
4. Cookies
When you open the site, a banner offers two buttons: Accept and Decline. Your choice is stored for 6 months; you can change it at any time through the “Cookie preferences” link at the bottom of every page.
| Type | Purpose | Consent needed? | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical (site and WordPress.com) | Make the site work, remember your language and your cookie choice | No | Session to 6 months |
Statistics – Google Analytics 4 (_ga, _ga_*) |
Count visits and page views in aggregate | Yes | Up to 14 months |
Google Analytics is loaded only after you click Accept. For visitors from the European Union, Google does not log full IP addresses. Statistics are kept in Analytics for 14 months. Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy.
You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings.
5. Who receives the data
Data is processed by the controller and by providers acting as processors (Art. 28 GDPR):
- Automattic (WordPress.com): website hosting, the comment spam filter (Akismet) and email notifications for those who request them. For European users the provider is Aut O'Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd., Ireland.
- Google (Google Ireland Ltd. and Google LLC): Google Analytics statistics, only with your consent.
- Aruba S.p.A., Italy: the studio's email and domain.
- The studio's accountant and other advisers, for clients only and only when needed.
Data is disclosed to public authorities only where required by law.
6. Transfers outside the European Union
Automattic and Google may process some data in the United States. Both are certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, recognised as adequate by the European Commission on 10 July 2023, and also use the Commission's standard contractual clauses.
7. How long we keep data
| Data | Retention |
|---|---|
| Browsing data in server logs | Up to 12 months, unless needed to investigate abuse |
| Messages and enquiries | 24 months after the last exchange, if no commission follows |
| Client and project data | 10 years after the end of the commission (tax and civil-law duties) |
| Blog comments | As long as the post is online or until you ask for removal |
| Google Analytics statistics | 14 months |
8. Your rights
You may at any time ask to:
- access your data and receive a copy;
- correct or erase it;
- restrict processing, or object to it where it is based on legitimate interest;
- receive it in a machine-readable format (portability);
- withdraw consent to statistics cookies, without affecting processing already carried out.
Write to info@lcarchitetti.com. We reply within one month.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian data protection authority, the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, Piazza Venezia 11, 00187 Rome, www.garanteprivacy.it, or with the authority of the country where you live or work.
9. Changes
We may update this policy. The date at the top shows the current version.