PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated: September 2026
Vinding Montecarrubo Agricola Srl (“Montecarrubo”, “we”, “us” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information when you visit www.montecarrubo.com, contact us through the website, subscribe to our newsletter or otherwise interact with us online.
1. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for the processing of personal data through this website is:
Vinding Montecarrubo Agricola Srl
Contrada Case Nuove s.n.c.
96010 Melilli (SR), Sicily, Italy
Email: info@montecarrubo.com
2. Personal Data We Collect
Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect the following information:
your name;
your email address;
information you choose to provide through contact forms;
newsletter subscription information;
correspondence and enquiries sent to us;
technical information about your device, browser and use of the website;
IP address and similar technical identifiers;
information collected through cookies and similar technologies.
We only collect personal data that is relevant and necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
3. How We Use Your Personal Data
We may use your personal data to:
respond to enquiries and requests submitted through the website;
provide information about Montecarrubo, our wines, visits, events or other activities;
manage newsletter subscriptions;
send communications where you have chosen to receive them;
operate, maintain and secure the website;
understand how visitors interact with the website and improve its functionality and content;
comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations.
Depending on the circumstances, the legal basis for processing may include your consent, the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures, compliance with a legal obligation, or our legitimate interests in operating and improving our business and website.
4. Newsletter and Marketing Communications
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will use the email address you provide to send you communications from Montecarrubo, including stories from the estate, new releases and selected news.
You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting us at:
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
5. Contact Forms
When you contact us through a form on our website, we process the information you provide in order to respond to your enquiry and manage any subsequent correspondence.
We recommend that you do not include sensitive personal information in free-text fields unless strictly necessary.
6. Website Hosting and Service Providers
Our website is built and hosted using Squarespace.
Squarespace may process certain technical information necessary to provide, secure and operate the website.
We also use Weglot to provide multilingual versions of the website.
Where necessary, we may use other trusted third-party service providers for website hosting, email communications, analytics, security or other technical functions.
These providers may process personal data on our behalf only to the extent necessary to provide their services.
7. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to support essential website functionality, remember preferences and, where enabled, understand how visitors interact with the site.
Non-essential cookies are used only in accordance with your preferences and applicable law.
For further information, please see our Cookie Policy.
8. Sharing of Personal Data
We do not sell personal data.
We may share personal data with selected service providers where necessary for the operation of our website and communications, including providers involved in:
website hosting;
multilingual website functionality;
email and newsletter services;
analytics;
website security and technical support.
We may also disclose information where required by law, regulation, legal process or competent authority.
9. International Data Transfers
Some of the service providers we use may process or store personal data outside the European Economic Area.
Where personal data is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards are used where required by applicable data protection law.
These safeguards may include adequacy decisions, contractual protections or other legally recognised transfer mechanisms.
10. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
In particular:
newsletter subscription data is generally retained until you unsubscribe or withdraw your consent;
information submitted through contact forms is retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to and manage the relevant enquiry;
certain information may be retained for longer where required by law or necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
11. Your Rights
Subject to applicable data protection law, you may have the right to:
request access to your personal data;
request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
request deletion of your personal data;
request restriction of processing;
object to certain types of processing;
withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent;
request data portability where applicable;
lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact:
12. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, publications, social media platforms or other external services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of those external websites.
We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party website you visit.
13. Security
We take reasonable organisational and technical measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no method of transmission or storage over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
14. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, technologies or legal obligations.
The most recent version will always be available on this page.
15. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal data is handled, please contact:
Vinding Montecarrubo Agricola Srl
Contrada Case Nuove s.n.c.
96010 Melilli (SR), Sicily, Italy
info@montecarrubo.com