Cookies and Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

The data controller of your personal data is L'accademia dei sogni​, with registered office at 41 Via Turritana, Sassari, 07100, Sardegna​, VAT ID IT02866000900, CIN IT090064B4000F0480, Legal seat: S.V. Li Buttangari, 10 - 07100 Sassari - Sardegna, Italy.You can contact us at:

Email: info@laccademiadeisogni.it

  • Telephone: ​+39 3402892006

  • Website: https://www.laccademiadeisogni.it

2. Categories of Personal Data

When you visit this website and/or use our services, we may process the following categories of personal data:

  • Identification and contact data (e.g. name, surname, email address, telephone number, address, company/agency details).

  • Booking and stay information (e.g. dates of stay, number of guests, special requests, preferences).

  • Payment information (e.g. partial card details or payment status, processed via secure payment providers).

  • Technical and browsing data collected via cookies and similar technologies (e.g. IP address, browser type, device, pages visited, date and time of access).

3. Purposes and Legal Bases of Processing

We process your personal data for the following purposes and legal bases under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and applicable Italian law:

  1. Managing enquiries and bookings

    • To respond to your information requests and to manage reservations, modifications, cancellations, and your stay.

    • Legal basis: performance of a contract or pre‑contractual measures (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).

  2. Compliance with legal obligations

    • To fulfil obligations under Italian and EU laws, such as tax and accounting requirements, public security regulations, and guest registration.

    • Legal basis: compliance with a legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR).

  3. Customer care and communication

    • To send service communications relating to your booking or stay (e.g. confirmations, reminders, important information).

    • Legal basis: performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).

  4. Marketing communications (optional)

    • To send newsletters, promotions, and offers related to our services, if you give your consent.

    • Legal basis: consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time.

  5. Website optimisation and statistics

    • To understand how the website is used and to improve its performance and content (for example via aggregated, anonymised statistics).

    • Legal basis:

      • our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) for strictly necessary analytics, or

      • your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) for non‑essential cookies/trackers, depending on the configuration you choose in the cookie banner.

  6. Protection of rights

    • To prevent fraud and misuse and to protect or defend our rights in judicial or administrative proceedings.

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

4. Data Retention

We keep your personal data only for as long as strictly necessary for the purposes for which it has been collected and in accordance with applicable laws, including:

  • Booking and billing data: for the time required by tax and civil law (normally 10 years from the end of the financial year).

  • Guest records required by public security laws: for the period required by Italian regulations.

  • Marketing data: until you withdraw your consent or request deletion, and in any case no longer than is necessary for the purpose.

  • Technical logs and cookies: according to the lifetimes set out in the cookie section below.

When data is no longer needed, it is deleted or irreversibly anonymised.

5. Data Recipients

Within L'accademia dei sogni, your data may be accessed only by authorised staff who require it to perform their duties (e.g. reception, reservations, administration, marketing).

We may also communicate your personal data to third parties acting as data processors or independent controllers, including:

  • IT service providers, hosting providers, and booking/website platforms.

  • Payment service providers and banks.

  • Professional advisors (e.g. accountants, lawyers) and consultants.

  • Public authorities and law enforcement, when required by law.

Where we use data processors, we enter into data processing agreements in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

6. Transfers Outside the European Economic Area (EEA)

Some of our service providers may be located outside the European Economic Area. In such cases, we ensure that any transfer of personal data takes place in compliance with Chapter V GDPR, for example by:

  • Adequacy decisions of the European Commission, and/or

  • Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission, possibly combined with additional safeguards.

You can request more information on the safeguards in place by contacting us at the address indicated above.

7. Your Rights

Under GDPR and applicable Italian law, you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data and obtain a copy.

  • Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data.

  • Erase your data in the cases provided for by Art. 17 GDPR.

  • Restrict processing in the cases provided for by Art. 18 GDPR.

  • Object to processing based on our legitimate interests (Art. 21 GDPR).

  • Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

  • Data portability, where applicable (Art. 20 GDPR).

To exercise your rights, you can contact us at: info@laccademiadeisogni.it.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali):

8. Security Measures

We adopt appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised or unlawful access, alteration, disclosure or destruction, and against accidental loss or damage, taking into account the state of the art, implementation costs and the nature of the data.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy and Cookie Policy from time to time, for example to reflect changes in laws or in our services. The updated version will be published on this page and will indicate the new “Last updated” date. We invite you to check this page regularly.

Cookie Policy

This section explains how cookies and similar technologies are used on this website.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites send to your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) where they are stored and then sent back to the same sites on your next visit. Cookies can perform various functions, such as allowing you to navigate efficiently, remembering your preferences, and improving the user experience.

Cookies can be:

  • First‑party cookies, set directly by this website.

  • Third‑party cookies, set by domains different from this website (e.g. analytics or advertising providers).

  • Session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser.

  • Persistent cookies, which remain stored for a defined period.

2. Types of Cookies Used on This Website

Depending on the configuration of your website and cookie banner, we may use the following categories of cookies:

  1. Strictly necessary (technical) cookies

    • Essential for the proper functioning of the website and to provide the services you have requested (e.g. remembering your session, security, load balancing).

    • These cookies do not require your consent.

  2. Preferences (functionality) cookies

    • Used to remember your choices and preferences (e.g. language, region, login details) to enhance your experience.

    • Depending on the case, these may require your consent.

  3. Analytics (statistical) cookies

    • Used to collect aggregated and anonymised information on how visitors use the website (e.g. pages visited, time spent, error messages) to improve content and functionality.

    • Where analytics tools allow tracking of individuals or are combined with other data, your consent is required in accordance with the guidelines of the Italian Data Protection Authority.

  4. Marketing and profiling cookies

    • Used to display personalised advertising based on your interests and to measure the effectiveness of campaigns, possibly also across different websites or social networks.

    • These cookies are optional and require your prior consent.

A detailed and up‑to‑date list of the cookies actually used on this website (name, type, provider, purpose, duration) is accessible via the cookie banner or cookie settings link displayed on the site.

3. Cookie Management and Consent

When you first visit our website, a cookie banner will appear allowing you to:

  • Accept all cookies,

  • Reject non‑essential cookies, or

  • Manage your preferences by selecting specific categories of cookies.

You can change your preferences at any time by clicking on the “Cookie settings” link (or similar) available on the website footer.

In addition, you can manage or delete cookies directly through your browser settings. The procedure varies depending on the browser; for more information, please refer to the help pages of your browser (e.g. Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).

Please note that disabling or blocking certain cookies may affect the proper functioning of the website or some of its features.

4. Third‑Party Cookies

Our website may include elements (e.g. maps, videos, widgets, social plugins) from third‑party services that set their own cookies. These third parties act as independent controllers and are responsible for their own processing of personal data.

For more information on how these third parties use cookies and how to manage them, please refer to their respective privacy and cookie policies, accessible via the links provided in the cookie banner or in the third party’s website.

5. Contacts

For any questions regarding this Cookie Policy or our privacy practices, you can contact us at:

  • Email: info@laccademiadeisogni.it

  • Address: 41 Via Turritana, Sassari, 07100, Sardegna, Italy