Privacy Policy

Last updated: 14 November 2026

This policy explains which personal data is processed when you visit this website, download a Halftone Audio plugin or write to me, in accordance with Art. 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR").

This is a translation. The Italian version prevails in case of any difference.

In short: this website uses no cookies, no analytics or tracking tools, and loads nothing from other sites (the typeface and the videos are served by this website itself). The plugins collect no data. The only data I receive is whatever you choose to write to me.

1. Data controller

Andrea Morana, Italy. Email: [email protected].

Halftone Audio is the name of a personal, non-commercial project, not a company.

2. Browsing the website

3. Downloading plugins

Plugins are downloaded directly from this website, with no registration and without leaving any data: I do not ask for an email address, a name or anything else. During a download, only the hosting provider's technical data described in section 2 applies. To know how much the plugins are used, I count downloads in aggregate: for each file I store only the date and the number of downloads, with no IP addresses or any other data that could identify you.

4. Email and reports

If you write to me (including to report a security issue), I process your email address and message only to reply and handle your request (legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) or, for reports, legitimate interest in product security, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). I keep the correspondence as long as needed to handle it and no longer than 24 months after the last exchange. Messages sent to [email protected] are forwarded by Cloudflare, Inc. (Email Routing service, which does not keep their content) to a mailbox run by Proton AG, based in Switzerland; both act as processors. Switzerland is recognised by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection (Art. 45 GDPR).

5. The plugins

Halftone Audio plugins do not collect or transmit personal data: they do not connect to the internet, contain no usage statistics and require no activation. Settings and presets are stored only on your computer.

6. Transfers outside the European Union

Some providers (the hosting provider, for example) are based in or process data in the United States. When data is processed outside the European Economic Area, the transfer relies on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework for providers certified under it, or on the Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission (Arts. 45 and 46 GDPR).

7. Is providing data required?

Browsing the website and downloading the plugins requires no data at all.

8. Your rights

You can ask me at any time to access, correct or delete your data, restrict its processing, receive it in a portable format, or object to processing based on legitimate interest (Arts. 15-22 GDPR), by writing to [email protected]. I reply within one month.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority, Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (garanteprivacy.it), or with the authority of the country where you live or work.

I do not make automated decisions or profile anyone.

9. Children

The website and plugins are not directed at children under 14 and I do not knowingly collect their data.

10. Changes

I may update this policy; the date at the top shows the latest version. Significant changes will be noted on this page.