Cookie Policy

What are cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) by the websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, to remember your preferences and to provide information to the owners of the site. Similar technologies — such as web beacons, pixels, local storage and SDKs — perform comparable functions and are treated in the same way as cookies in this policy.

A cookie is typically defined by:

• Origin: first-party cookies are set by the website you are visiting; third-party cookies are set by a different domain.
• Duration: session cookies expire when you close the browser; persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period.
• Purpose: technical, analytics, or profiling/marketing.

Categories of cookies we use

This website uses three categories of cookies, with different rules regarding consent:

• Technical   necessary for the operation of the site — no consent required.
• Analytics   used to measure traffic and improve content — treated as technical when properly anonymised, otherwise require consent.
• Profiling / Marketing   used to personalise content and measure advertising effectiveness — require explicit prior consent.

At your first visit, a banner allows you to accept, reject or customise the use of analytics and marketing cookies. You can change your preferences at any time, see Section 8 below.

Technical cookies

Technical cookies are necessary to allow you to browse the website and to use its features. Without them, services such as form submission, secure browsing or basic navigation may not work properly. According to Italian law and the Garante guidelines, technical cookies do not require consent.

Analytics cookies

Analytics cookies allow us to measure traffic in aggregate, understand which pages are most visited and improve the quality of our content. When IP addresses are masked and data are not shared with the third-party provider for its own purposes, the Garante allows the use of analytics cookies as technical, without prior consent. Otherwise, your explicit consent is required.

To opt-out from Google Analytics across all websites, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Profiling & marketing cookies

Profiling and marketing cookies allow us, or our advertising partners, to show you content and offers tailored to your interests, and to measure the effectiveness of our communications. These cookies are activated only after your explicit and prior consent, given through the cookie banner. Consent can be withdrawn at any time, with no consequences on the use of the website.

The above list may vary depending on the campaigns active at a given time. The most up-to-date list is available through the cookie banner.

Third-party cookies

Some cookies are set by external providers whose content is embedded in our website, for example videos, maps, fonts or social sharing buttons. For these cookies, the third-party provider acts as an independent data controller and applies its own privacy and cookie policies. We invite you to read them by following the links below:

• Google Maps (map embedded in the contact section): policies.google.com/privacy
• Google Fonts (typography): policies.google.com/privacy
• Formspree (contact form processing): formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy
• Unsplash (images served from the Unsplash CDN): unsplash.com/privacy
• Meta & Instagram: facebook.com/policy.php

Retention periods

Each cookie has its own duration, as specified in the tables above. In general:

• Session cookies are deleted automatically when you close the browser.
• Persistent cookies remain on your device until the expiry date or until you delete them manually.
• Consent records are kept for up to 12 months. After that period, the banner is shown again so you can renew or update your choices.

Managing your preferences

You can manage cookies in two ways:

Through the cookie banner

At your first visit, the banner allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-technical cookies, or customise your choice category by category. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking “Cookie preferences” available in the footer of the site (once the banner is implemented).

Through your browser

You can also configure your browser to block or delete cookies. Disabling technical cookies may affect the proper functioning of the website. Below are the instructions for the most common browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Edge
• Opera

Your rights

In accordance with articles 15–22 GDPR, you can exercise the rights listed in our Privacy Policy, including the right to access, rectify, erase or restrict the processing of your data, the right to object to processing, the right to data portability and the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can also lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (gpdp.it).

Updates & contact

This Cookie Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in the technologies used, in the law or in the guidance of the Italian Data Protection Authority. The latest version is always available on this page, with the date of the last update at the top.