Privacy Policy

Effective date: November 1, 2026

This policy describes what information is handled when you read glassinvenice.it, a blog about Murano glass, Venice exhibitions and everyday life in Venice. In these pages, we and us mean whoever runs Glassinvenice, referred to as the operator.

What our servers record

When a page about a glass furnace or a gallery show is requested, the server that delivers it keeps an ordinary log entry. It can contain your IP address, the time of the request, the page asked for, the type of browser and device, and the page that sent you here. We use these logs to keep the blog available, to find faults and abuse, and to see in broad terms which subjects readers open most.

Cookies and similar technology

Glassinvenice may use cookies or comparable browser storage. Some make pages load correctly. Others, where switched on, count audiences, remember a setting, support advertising or record that a visitor arrived through a link to a shop or booking service, so that affiliate attribution works. A cookie set by an advertiser, a map provider or a video host is handled under that company’s own rules, not ours.

Controlling tracking in your browser

Your browser settings let you refuse or clear cookies, and private windows or tracker-blocking add-ons reduce what is stored while you read about glass houses or exhibition calendars. Where your browser sends a global privacy or do-not-track signal, we treat it as a request to opt out of optional tracking, as far as our tools can read it. Blocking certain cookies may change how parts of the blog behave, for example embedded maps or videos.

Emails and forms

If you write to [email protected], we receive your address and whatever you decide to include, such as a question about a Murano piece or a correction to an exhibition date. Your message is used to answer you, to correct the page you mention and to remember what was said if you write again. We do not sell messages and will not publish them without asking you.

Newsletters

Should a newsletter or sign-up form appear, the address you give is used for the updates on glass, shows or city life that you chose to receive, and for nothing else. Every issue carries a way to stop the emails, and a short note to us also removes you from the list.

Outside services we rely on

Publishing online involves providers such as hosting and content delivery services, analytics tools, advertising or affiliate networks, and embedded material such as video, maps or social posts. These providers may receive technical details about your visit so their service can function. What they do with that data is set by their own notices, not by us.

How long information is kept

Visit logs are held for a short period, after which they are erased or boiled down to figures that identify no one. Emails are kept while they help us answer you, correct a page or meet a legal duty, and are removed once that need has passed.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may be entitled to ask what personal data we hold about you, to have it corrected or erased, to object to some uses and to withdraw consent you gave earlier. To make a request, email [email protected] and say what you would like. Before acting we may need proof that the request comes from you, and we will answer within the time limit that applies where you live.

Children

Glassinvenice is written for a general adult readership planning trips or learning about Venetian craft, and is not aimed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect their personal data. A parent who finds that a child has emailed us can write to the address above and we will delete the message.

Security

The blog is served over encrypted connections, and only the operator opens the inbox. Even so, no system on the internet is perfectly safe, so we cannot guarantee complete protection.

Data crossing borders

Our providers may handle data in countries other than your own, where the rules can differ from those you are used to. Reading the blog from Italy or from abroad can therefore involve your technical data passing through servers elsewhere.

Updates to this policy

This policy will be rewritten when the blog adds a feature, changes a provider or when the law requires it. The effective date at the top shows when the current version began, and continuing to use the blog after a change means you accept the revised text.

Withdrawing consent and complaints

You may take back any consent you gave us at any point; what happened before stays lawful. The Cookie Policy lists every cookie this site sets and explains how to change your choice. If you live in the EU, EEA or UK you can complain to your local data protection authority (in the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office); in Australia, to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.