Privacy and Cookie Policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2026

This page explains what personal data the mihaelacojocaru.com website collects, why it collects it, how long it keeps it and what rights you have. It is written in accordance with Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and the Italian Personal Data Protection Code (Legislative Decree 196/2003 as amended). This is a translation: in case of doubt, the Italian version prevails.

1. Who the Data Controller is

MC Consulting di Cojocaru Mihaela – San Pancrazio Salentino (BR), Italy – VAT IT02811530746.

Email for any privacy request: info@mihaelacojocaru.com.

The Controller has not appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO), as this is not mandatory for its activity.

2. What data we collect and why

a) Contact form and email

When you fill in the form in the Contact section or write to info@mihaelacojocaru.com, we collect the data you give us: name, email address, phone number (optional, if present) and the text of your message.

• Purpose: to reply to your request and, if you ask, to send you information or a quote for consultancy, coaching and training.
• Legal basis: performance of pre-contractual measures taken at your request (Art. 6.1.b GDPR).
• Retention: for the time needed to handle the request and in any case no longer than 24 months from the last contact. If the request leads to an engagement, the data are kept for the duration of the relationship and then for 10 years for tax and civil-law obligations.
• Providing the data is optional, but without your name, email and message we cannot reply to you.

b) Booking a call (Calendly)

The «Book a call» button takes you to the booking page on Calendly, a service of Calendly LLC (United States). There you enter your name, email and any answers to the form questions and choose the date and time of the appointment.

• Purpose: to organise and hold the introductory or consultancy call.
• Legal basis: pre-contractual measures at your request (Art. 6.1.b GDPR).
• Retention: for the time needed to manage the appointment and any relationship that follows, within the same limits indicated in point a).
• Calendly processes these data on behalf of the Controller. Calendly’s own cookies and processing are covered by its privacy notice: calendly.com/privacy.

c) Browsing data

The systems that run the website automatically collect some technical data related to browsing: IP address, browser and device type, pages visited, date and time of the request. They are used to run the website, to keep it secure and to produce aggregate statistics on visits.

• Legal basis: the Controller’s legitimate interest in the secure operation of the website (Art. 6.1.f GDPR).
• Retention: according to the platform’s technical timeframes, normally no longer than 12 months, unless needed to investigate offences.

d) Embedded videos (YouTube)

Some blog articles contain YouTube videos (Google Ireland Limited). Videos are loaded only if you consent to «External content» in the cookie banner or by clicking the button shown in place of the video. From that moment Google may collect data about your browsing according to its own privacy notice: policies.google.com/privacy.

• Legal basis: consent (Art. 6.1.a GDPR), which you can withdraw at any time from the «Cookie preferences» link at the bottom of every page.

e) External links

The website contains links to external sites and profiles (Youcanprint for the book, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, podcast). By clicking a link you leave mihaelacojocaru.com: from that moment the privacy notices of the respective operators apply. Our website does not send them any data, apart from the referrer information your browser sends automatically.

3. Cookies

To find out which cookies the website uses and how to manage your consent, read the Cookie Policy further down this page.

4. How we process data and who may receive it

Data are processed with IT tools, with security measures suitable to prevent unauthorised access, loss or misuse. We do not sell your data and we do not use it to profile you. We do not take automated decisions concerning you.

Only for the purposes indicated above, the data may be received by these providers, who act as Processors on behalf of the Controller:

• Register.it S.p.A. (Italy) – Simply Site platform, website hosting, management of the contact form and email; the platform technology is provided by Duda Inc. (United States);
• Calendly LLC (United States) – appointment booking;
• professionals who assist the Controller (e.g. accountant), only if a contractual relationship arises.

The updated list of Processors can be requested by writing to info@mihaelacojocaru.com.

5. Transfer of data outside the European Union

Some providers (Calendly, Duda, Google for YouTube videos) are based in the United States. In these cases the transfer takes place on the basis of the safeguards provided by the GDPR: the European Commission’s adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, for participating companies, or the standard contractual clauses approved by the Commission (Arts. 45 and 46 GDPR).

6. Your rights

At any time you can ask the Controller for:

• access to your data and a copy of it (Art. 15);
• the correction of inaccurate or incomplete data (Art. 16);
• the erasure of your data (Art. 17);
• the restriction of processing (Art. 18);
• the portability of the data you provided to us, in a commonly used format (Art. 20);
• to object to processing based on legitimate interest (Art. 21);
• to withdraw the consent you gave, without affecting the lawfulness of what was done before the withdrawal (Art. 7).

To exercise your rights, write to info@mihaelacojocaru.com. The request is free and you will receive a reply within 30 days.

If you believe the processing breaches the GDPR, you can lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (garanteprivacy.it) or with the authority of the EU country where you live or work.

7. Changes to this notice

This notice may be updated, for example if we add new services to the website (such as a newsletter). The version in force is always the one published on this page, with the date of the last update shown at the top.

Cookie Policy

Last updated: October 2026

Cookies are small text files that websites save in your browser. This page explains which cookies mihaelacojocaru.com uses and how you can manage them, in accordance with the Italian Data Protection Authority’s Guidelines of 10 June 2021.

Data Controller: MC Consulting di Cojocaru Mihaela – info@mihaelacojocaru.com. For all other information, read the Privacy Policy higher up on this page.

Which cookies we use

Technical cookies (always active) — These make the website work and remember your choices. They do not require consent. This also includes the basic statistics of the Simply Site platform, used only in aggregate form to know how many visits the website receives, with no advertising purpose and without combining them with other information.

External content (only with your consent) — Some articles contain YouTube videos. Until you give your consent, instead of the video you see a box with a button: the video, and YouTube’s cookies, load only if you accept.

The website does not use profiling or advertising cookies.

List of cookies

How to give, refuse or withdraw consent

On your first visit a banner asks you to choose: «Accept all», «Reject all» or «Customise». Closing the banner with the X rejects all cookies except technical ones. Your choice is remembered for 6 months; after that you will be asked again.

You can change your mind at any time from the «Cookie preferences» link at the bottom of every page, or by clicking here.

You can also block or delete cookies from your browser settings: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge. If you block technical cookies, some parts of the website may not work.

Services reached through links

The «Book a call» button takes you to Calendly and the links to the book take you to Youcanprint: these are external sites that use their own cookies according to their own privacy notices. Our website does not load them until you click the link.