1. General Information on Data Protection
The protection of your personal data is important to us. Personal data is processed on this website only to the extent necessary for its operation or where you have consented to additional processing.
This Privacy Policy explains which personal data may be processed when visiting RainbowCats.org, for what purposes it is processed and what rights you have regarding your personal data.
2. Hosting and Website Security
This website is hosted by Hostinger International Limited, 61 Lordou Vironos Street, 6023 Larnaca, Cyprus.
When you visit the website, technical data may be processed by the hosting provider, including:
- IP address
- Date and time of access
- Pages and files requested
- Amount of data transferred
- Referring URL
- Browser and operating system
- Information about the device used
This processing is necessary to provide the website and maintain its security, stability and functionality.
We also use Cloudflare to improve website performance and protect against malicious traffic and cyberattacks. Cloudflare may process IP addresses, connection information and other technical data necessary to provide these services.
The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the secure and reliable operation of the website.
Depending on the services involved, personal data may also be processed outside the European Economic Area, subject to applicable data protection safeguards.
3. Cookies and Consent Management
This website uses cookies and similar technologies. Some are necessary for the technical operation of the website, while others are used only after you have given your consent.
We use Complianz to manage cookie consent. When you first visit the website, a cookie banner allows you to decide whether to accept non-essential cookies and technologies.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future through the cookie settings available on this website.
Technically necessary cookies are used on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, where required for the secure and functional operation of the website. Where consent is required, processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Further information about the cookies used can be found in our Cookie Policy.
4. Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics 4 to analyse website traffic and understand how visitors interact with our content.
Google Analytics may process information about page views, interactions with the website, technical characteristics of the device, approximate geographical location and other usage data.
Google Analytics is integrated with our consent management system. Analytics data is collected only after you have given your consent through the cookie banner.
The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.
Google Analytics 4 does not log or store visitors’ IP addresses.
The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Personal data may also be processed by other companies within the Google group, including companies located outside the European Economic Area, particularly in the United States. Such transfers are subject to applicable data protection safeguards.
Further information is available in Google’s Privacy Policy.
5. Google Maps
This website uses Google Maps to display the approximate location of the Rainbow Cats Colony in southern Italy.
When the embedded map is loaded, Google may process personal data, including your IP address, browser information and technical connection data.
The map is intended to be loaded only after you have given your consent. The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.
Google Maps is provided by Google. Personal data may also be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area, subject to applicable data protection safeguards.
Further information can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy.
6. External Links and Amazon Wish List
RainbowCats.org contains links to external websites, including an Amazon Wish List through which visitors can purchase food and supplies for the cats cared for by the Rainbow Cats Colony.
When you click an external link, you leave RainbowCats.org and are directed to the website of the respective provider.
The external provider may process technical information, including your IP address, browser information and, where applicable, the referring website.
RainbowCats.org does not automatically transmit personal data to Amazon merely because a link to the Wish List is displayed on our website.
Any personal data processed when visiting Amazon or purchasing items from the Wish List is subject to Amazon’s own privacy policies and data protection practices.
7. Data Retention
Unless a specific retention period is stated in this Privacy Policy, personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was processed.
Where statutory retention obligations apply, the relevant data will be retained for the required period and subsequently deleted.
Data may also be retained where necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
8. Your Rights
Under applicable data protection laws, you have the following rights, subject to the relevant legal requirements:
- The right to access your personal data
- The right to request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
- The right to request the deletion of your personal data
- The right to request the restriction of processing
- The right to data portability
- The right to object to certain types of processing
- The right to withdraw consent at any time with effect for the future
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority, including the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali).
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated to reflect changes to the website, the services used or applicable legal requirements.
The current version published on this website applies.
Last updated: November 2026