Privacy
This notice explains which personal data we process when you visit catinadomus.it, contact us or stay with us, why we process it and what your rights are. The Italian version is the legally binding one.
Data controller
Rosario Shari Rapisarda, Via Luigi Sturzo 243, 95131 Catania, Italy. Email: catinadomus@gmail.com.
Browsing data
The website uses no profiling cookies and no analytics tools. The hosting provider automatically records some technical data, such as IP address, browser type, date and time of the visit, needed for the website to work and to stay secure. This processing is based on our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) and the data is kept only as long as strictly necessary.
Data you send us when you contact us
If you message us on WhatsApp or by email, we process the data you give us, such as your name, phone number, dates of stay and number of guests, to answer your requests and manage your booking. This processing is necessary to take steps at your request before and under a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
WhatsApp is a service of WhatsApp Ireland Limited, part of the Meta group, which processes data under its own privacy policy and may transfer it outside the European Union with the safeguards required by the GDPR. If you prefer, you can contact us by email.
Payments
To secure your dates we ask you to pay the first night through a SumUp payment link. You enter your card details directly on SumUp's page: we never see or store them. SumUp processes them as an independent controller, under its own privacy policy. From SumUp we only receive the data needed to identify the payment, such as name, amount and date. This processing is necessary for the contract and for tax obligations (Art. 6(1)(b) and (c) GDPR).
Guest data
When you stay with us, Italian law requires us to collect guests' identity document details and report them to the police through the Alloggiati Web service (Art. 109 of the Consolidated Public Security Act), and to process the data needed for tourism statistics, the tourist tax and tax obligations. This processing is based on legal obligations (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR).
Before you arrive we ask for a photo of each guest's identity document, which you can send us on WhatsApp, also as a view-once photo, or by email. We use it only to register you on the Alloggiati Web service and do not keep it longer than needed to complete the registration.
Who we share data with
Data may only be shared with the competent authorities, where required by law, and with the service providers we use (website hosting, and SumUp for payments). We never sell or give your data to third parties for commercial purposes.
How long we keep it
Messages and contact details are kept for as long as needed to handle your request and your stay. Data subject to legal obligations, such as tax records, is kept for the periods required by law.
Links to other websites
The website contains links to Booking.com, Airbnb, Google and WhatsApp. When you open them, your data is processed under those services' privacy policies.
Your rights
You can ask us at any time for access to your data, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, or object to processing (Arts. 15–22 GDPR), by writing to catinadomus@gmail.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority, the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali.
Last updated: 9 November 2026.