Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

At TRICUATRO (accessible at tricuatro.com), we take the privacy of our visitors seriously. This policy describes what personal data we collect, the purposes and legal bases for processing it, how long we keep it, with whom we share it, and what rights you have over your information.

The data controller responsible for your personal data is TRICUATRO, a technology, science, and geek culture news portal, with digital address at tricuatro.com.

For any privacy-related inquiry or to exercise your rights, you can reach us at [email protected].

Depending on how you interact with our site, we may collect the following data:

2.1. Browsing Data

When you visit our site, our servers automatically log certain technical information:

• IP address (anonymized when possible)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages visited and time spent
• Referring page (where you came from)
• Date and time of access

2.2. Your Account Data

If you create a reader account, we collect:

• Registration data: first name, last name, and email address.
• Profile data (optional): username, date of birth, gender, phone number, links to your social networks, and a profile picture (avatar) you choose to upload.
• Login credentials: if you set a password, we store it encrypted using hash functions, never in plain text. If you enable two-factor authentication (2FA), we store the data needed to validate it in encrypted form, along with a set of backup codes.
• Sign-in with external providers: if you register or log in through an external provider (for example, Google), we will receive from that provider the profile data you authorize, typically your name, email address, and profile picture.

2.3. Voluntarily Provided Data

• Newsletter: if you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address and, optionally, your name. If you subscribe from your account, the subscription is linked to it.
• Comments: a registered account is required to leave comments. We associate each comment with your account and display the name or username on it, together with the comment content.
• Contact forms: if you reach out through a contact form, we collect your name, email address, and your message.

2.4. Account Activity Data

To provide your account features, we store the following associated with it:

• Saved articles: the articles you bookmark to read later, so you can sync them across your devices.
• Interests and subscriptions: the topics you choose to follow and your communication preferences.
• Channel membership: if you let us know that you joined our Telegram channel, we store that preference in your account. You can reverse it at any time from the "My Account" section.
• Activity log: for your security and to prevent abuse, we keep a record of relevant actions taken with your account (logins, registration, posting comments, bookmarking articles, changes to your subscriptions or profile), along with the date and time of each and the date of your last login.

2.5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience, keep you logged in, and analyze site usage. For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.

We use your data for the following purposes:

• Site operation: ensuring the proper display and functioning of tricuatro.com, including your language and theme preferences.
• Account management: creating and managing your account, authenticating you, and keeping you logged in.
• Personalized features: letting you save articles, follow topics of interest, and sync everything across your devices.
• Communications: sending you our newsletter if you subscribed, managing your comments, and responding to your inquiries.
• Security: protecting your account (including two-factor authentication) and preventing abuse, fraud, and malicious activity.
• Service improvement: analyzing usage patterns in aggregate to improve content and experience.
• Legal obligations: complying with applicable legal requirements.

We process your personal data on the following bases:

• Your consent: for sending the newsletter, non-essential cookies, and the profile data you choose to complete. You may withdraw it at any time.
• Performance of our relationship with you: to create and manage your account and provide its features when you register.
• Our legitimate interest: to ensure the security of the site, prevent abuse, and improve the service.
• Compliance with legal obligations: when a regulation requires us to process certain data.

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected:

• Browsing data: stored in anonymized form for a maximum of 12 months.
• Account data: for as long as your account remains active. If you delete it, we erase or anonymize your data as appropriate.
• Activity log: for as long as your account remains active. If you delete it, it is erased or anonymized along with the rest of your associated data.
• Newsletter data: until you request to unsubscribe.
• Comments: for as long as the related content remains published. If you delete your account, your comments are anonymized to preserve the coherence of conversations, unless you request their deletion.
• Contact data: for the time necessary to resolve your inquiry and up to 12 months thereafter.

You have the right to:

• Access: request information about what personal data of yours we have stored.
• Rectification: correct inaccurate or incomplete data. If you have an account, you can update most of your data from the "My account" section.
• Erasure: request the deletion of your personal data. You can delete your account at any time from the "My account" section; when you do, we erase or anonymize the data associated with it.
• Objection: object to the processing of your data under certain circumstances.
• Portability: receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.
• Withdrawal of consent: withdraw at any time the consent you have given us, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
• Newsletter unsubscription: unsubscribe at any time using the link included in each email, from your account, or by writing to us directly.

To exercise any of these rights, write to [email protected] specifying your request. We will respond within a maximum of 30 days.

We may use third-party services that process data in connection with the site:

• Web analytics: we use analytics tools to understand how our site is used. These tools may collect anonymized browsing data.
• Authentication providers: if you choose to log in with an external provider (such as Google), that provider will process your data according to its own privacy policy.
• Embedded content: some articles may include third-party content (YouTube videos, social media posts). These services may set their own cookies and collect data according to their own privacy policies.
• Share buttons: social media sharing buttons may transmit data to the corresponding platforms when you interact with them.

Your account data and the files you upload (such as your avatar) are stored on our own infrastructure, under our control.

Some of the third-party providers mentioned (for example, analytics or sign-in tools) may process data on servers located outside your country of residence. In those cases, we seek to ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with applicable regulations.

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These include encrypted storage of passwords, the availability of two-factor authentication, and access controls to our systems. However, no transmission or storage system is completely secure.

TRICUATRO is not directed to individuals under 16 years of age and does not intentionally collect their personal data. You must be at least 16 years old to create an account. If you are a parent or guardian and believe a minor has provided us with personal data, contact us at [email protected] so we can delete it.

We may update this privacy policy periodically. Any changes will be posted on this page with the corresponding update date. We recommend reviewing it regularly.

If you have questions, comments, or requests related to this privacy policy, you can contact us at:

• Email:[email protected]
• Website:tricuatro.com/en/pages/contact