Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

BuyColosseumTickets.com ("we", "our", "us") is an independent affiliate website providing information and ticket booking guidance for visitors to the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected to the Colosseum (Parco Archeologico del Colosseo) or any Italian government body.

This website is owned and operated by an individual based in the Netherlands. For any privacy-related questions, please use the contact details at the bottom of this page.

2. Data We Collect

Information you provide directly

BuyColosseumTickets.com does not have user accounts, contact forms, or newsletter sign-ups. We do not directly collect names, email addresses, or payment information. If you contact us via email, we will use your contact details only to respond to your enquiry.

Information collected automatically

When you visit our website, certain data is collected automatically through cookies and analytics tools. This may include:

• Your approximate geographic location (country or region level)
• Device type, browser, and operating system
• Pages visited, time spent on pages, and navigation paths
• Referring website (how you arrived at our site)
• IP address (anonymised where possible)

This data is used in aggregate form to understand how visitors use our website and to improve our content. We do not use this data to personally identify individual visitors.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use the information collected for the following purposes:

• Website analytics: To understand traffic patterns and improve our content
• Performance monitoring: To ensure the website loads correctly across devices and browsers
• Affiliate tracking: To measure which booking links are clicked, so we can receive commission from our partners
• Legal compliance: To comply with applicable laws and regulations

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties for their marketing purposes.

4. Cookies

Our website uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to help the site function and to gather analytics data. We use the following types of cookies:

Strictly necessary cookies

These are essential for the website to function. They do not collect personal data and cannot be disabled.

Analytics cookies

We use Google Analytics (or similar tools) to collect anonymised data about how visitors use our site. These cookies help us understand which pages are most popular, how long visitors stay, and where they come from. This data is processed in aggregated, anonymised form.

Affiliate tracking cookies

When you click a booking link on our website, our affiliate partners (such as Viator, GetYourGuide, or similar platforms) may set cookies to track whether you complete a booking. This allows us to receive a small commission. These cookies are set by the third-party booking platform, not by us.

Managing cookies

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling analytics cookies will not affect your ability to read our content or click booking links. Disabling affiliate cookies may prevent us from receiving commission on your booking, but will not affect your booking experience or price.

For more information on managing cookies, visit aboutcookies.org.

5. Affiliate Links & Disclosure

BuyColosseumTickets.com participates in affiliate programmes. This means that when you click certain booking links on our site and complete a purchase, we may receive a small commission from the booking platform at no extra cost to you.

Our affiliate partners may include, but are not limited to:

• Viator (a Tripadvisor company)
• GetYourGuide
• Other reputable tour and ticket booking platforms

Affiliate links are used throughout our content. The price you pay for any ticket or tour is identical whether you book through our links or go directly to the provider. Our editorial recommendations are based on genuine assessment of ticket options and visitor value — not on commission rates.

6. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process data about visitors to our site:

• Google Analytics: Website traffic and behaviour analytics. Google Privacy Policy
• Google Fonts: Fonts loaded from Google's servers. Google Privacy Policy
• Pexels: Stock photography hosted on Pexels CDN. Pexels Privacy Policy
• Affiliate platforms: Viator, GetYourGuide, and similar booking partners have their own privacy policies that apply when you visit their platforms.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.

7. Data Retention

We retain analytics data for as long as necessary to operate and improve our website, typically no longer than 26 months. If you contact us by email, we retain your correspondence only as long as necessary to resolve your enquiry.

You may request deletion of any personal data we hold about you by contacting us at the address below.

8. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights regarding your personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Right of access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
• Right to restrict processing: You can ask us to limit how we use your data.
• Right to data portability: You can request your data in a portable format.
• Right to object: You can object to our use of your data for analytics or other legitimate interest purposes.
• Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 11. We will respond within 30 days. If you are unsatisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority. In the Netherlands, this is the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.

9. Children's Privacy

BuyColosseumTickets.com is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. When we make significant changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Continued use of our website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data rights, or want to report a concern, please contact us: