Privacy & Cookie Policy
Last updated: 22 September 2026
1. Data Controller
The Data Controller for personal data collected through this website is:
Marco Osio Violinmaker
Via Bardellona 9
26100 Cremona, Italy
VAT No. 02101650980
E-mail: info@marcoosio.com
This Privacy & Cookie Policy explains how personal data is collected and processed when you visit www.marcoosio.com, contact the workshop or subscribe to the newsletter.
2. Information collected through the website
When you visit this website, certain technical information may be processed automatically in order to operate the website securely and understand how it is used. This may include information about your browser, device and network, IP address, referring pages, pages visited and interactions with the website.
The website is hosted by Squarespace and uses Squarespace Analytics. Squarespace Analytics collects information about website traffic and visitor activity through browser technologies.
3. Contact form
When you submit the contact form, the following information is collected:
First name, e-mail address and message.
This information is used solely to receive, manage and respond to your enquiry and, where relevant, to take steps requested by you before entering into a contractual relationship.
Form submissions are processed through Squarespace and a notification is sent to info@marcoosio.com. Squarespace also makes form submissions available through its form and Contacts management tools.
The optional “Sign up for news and updates” checkbox is separate from the contact request. Selecting it constitutes a voluntary request to receive newsletter communications.
4. Newsletter
If you subscribe to the newsletter, the website collects your e-mail address for the purpose of sending news from the workshop and information about upcoming events.
Newsletter subscribers are managed through Squarespace Contacts. A confirmation e-mail is used to verify the subscription.
You may withdraw your consent and unsubscribe at any time.
5. Cookies and analytics
This website uses cookies and similar technologies.
Essential cookies are used to ensure that the website works correctly and securely and may be placed without prior consent where permitted by law.
Analytics and performance cookies used by Squarespace help understand website traffic and visitor activity. On this website, non-essential cookies are restricted until the visitor has given consent through the cookie banner. Visitors can Accept all, Decline all, or Manage cookies, and can change their preferences later.
Squarespace currently documents analytics cookies with durations ranging from approximately 30 minutes to two years, depending on their purpose.
Consent may be withdrawn at any time through the Cookie preferences button available on the website.
6. Google reCAPTCHA
The contact form and newsletter form use Google reCAPTCHA to help protect the website against spam and automated abuse.
reCAPTCHA is an invisible security service provided by Google and may process technical information necessary to distinguish legitimate users from automated submissions.
7. Legal basis for processing
Personal data submitted through the contact form is processed where necessary to respond to enquiries, to take steps requested before entering into a contract, and/or on the basis of the legitimate interest in managing communications with website visitors and customers.
Newsletter communications are sent on the basis of your consent. You may withdraw this consent at any time.
Non-essential cookies and similar tracking technologies are used only where the required consent has been provided. Essential technologies necessary for the operation and security of the website do not require such consent.
8. Data retention
Personal data received through the contact form is retained only for as long as necessary to answer the enquiry, manage any subsequent professional relationship and comply with applicable legal obligations.
Newsletter data is retained until you unsubscribe or withdraw your consent, subject to any limited retention that may be necessary to document the withdrawal or comply with legal obligations.
Technical and analytics information is retained according to the purposes for which it is collected and the settings and retention periods applied by the relevant service providers.
9. Service providers and international data transfers
The website uses Squarespace for website hosting, forms, subscriber management and analytics, and Google for reCAPTCHA.
These service providers may process information outside the European Economic Area. Where required, international transfers are protected by safeguards provided under applicable data protection law. Squarespace states that it uses mechanisms including the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses for relevant international transfers.
10. Your rights
Under applicable data protection law, you may have the right to request access to your personal data, correction or deletion of your data, restriction of processing, data portability and objection to certain processing.
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority, including the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali).
To exercise your rights or ask questions about the processing of your personal data, contact:
11. Changes to this policy
This Privacy & Cookie Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, the services used or applicable legal requirements. The date of the latest revision is indicated at the top of this page.