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Cookies Policy

Cookie Policy

Last updated: 19 August 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how www.ermannocantoni.com (the "Site") uses cookies and similar technologies. It supplements the Privacy Policy and is provided in accordance with Article 5(3) of Directive 2002/58/EC ("ePrivacy Directive"), Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR"), Article 122 of the Italian Privacy Code, and the Guidelines on cookies and other tracking tools issued by the Italian Data Protection Authority on 10 June 2021 (Decision no. 231/2021).

1. Data Controller

Ermanno Cantoni Bologna, Italy Email: contact@ermannocantoni.com

2. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by the websites you visit. They allow a site to recognise your device, remember your preferences, and understand how the site is being used.

Similar technologies — such as local storage, pixels and software development kits — perform comparable functions. Where this Policy refers to "cookies", it covers all of these.

Cookies can be classified in two ways:

By who sets them

  • First-party cookies — set by the Site itself.

  • Third-party cookies — set by a domain other than the one you are visiting.

By how long they last

  • Session cookies — deleted when you close your browser.

  • Persistent cookies — remain on your device until they expire or you delete them.

3. Categories of cookies used

3.1 Strictly necessary (technical) cookies

These are required for the Site to function, to route traffic correctly, to protect against fraud and cross-site request forgery, and to remember your cookie choices. They do not require your consent under Article 122 of the Italian Privacy Code, and they cannot be disabled through the consent banner.

The Site is hosted on the Wix.com Ltd. platform, which sets the following technical cookies:

CookieProviderDurationPurpose

XSRF-TOKENWixSessionSecurity — protection against cross-site request forgery

hsWixSessionSecurity

TS*WixSessionSecurity and fraud prevention

svSessionWix2 yearsIdentifies unique visitors and tracks sessions across the site

smSessionWixSession / up to 2 weeksIdentifies logged-in site members

SSR-cachingWix1 minuteIndicates how the page was rendered by the server

bSessionWix30 minutesSystem effectiveness measurement

_wixCIDXWix3 monthsSystem monitoring and debugging

_wix_browser_sessWixSessionSystem monitoring and debugging

fedops.logger.*Wix12 monthsPlatform stability and performance measurement

consent-policyWix12 monthsStores your cookie banner preferences

ForceFlashSiteWixSessionForces display of the desktop version on mobile devices

3.2 Functional cookies

These remember choices you make — such as language — to improve your experience. They are set only where the relevant feature is active on the Site.

CookieProviderDurationPurpose

wixLanguageWix12 monthsStores the selected language on multilingual sites

3.3 Analytics cookies

These help me understand how visitors use the Site — which pages are viewed, how long visitors stay, where traffic comes from. These cookies are installed only after you give consent through the banner.

Where Google Analytics is active, the following may be set:

CookieProviderDurationPurpose

_gaGoogle2 yearsDistinguishes unique users

_ga_*Google2 yearsMaintains session state

_gidGoogle24 hoursDistinguishes unique users

_gatGoogle1 minuteLimits the rate of requests

Wix also provides built-in traffic statistics. Where these are collected in aggregated form and cannot be traced back to an identified individual, they are treated as technical measurement tools.

3.4 Profiling and advertising cookies

The Site does not use profiling, advertising or retargeting cookies. No behavioural advertising profile is built from your visit, and no data is shared with advertising networks.

4. Third-party content

Pages on the Site contain links to external platforms including LinkedIn, Amazon, Instagram and X. Following those links takes you to sites governed by their own cookie and privacy policies, over which I have no control.

Where third-party content (such as an embedded video or social widget) is displayed directly within a page, that provider may set its own cookies. Please refer to the provider's own policy for details.

5. Managing your preferences

Through the Site

You can accept or refuse non-essential cookies through the banner shown on your first visit. Refusing is as straightforward as accepting. You may change your choice at any time by clearing the consent-policy cookie from your browser, which will cause the banner to be displayed again.

Through your browser

All major browsers let you block or delete cookies. Note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of the Site from working correctly.

  • Google Chrome — Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies

  • Mozilla Firefox — Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data

  • Safari — Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data

  • Microsoft Edge — Settings → Cookies and site permissions

Opting out of Google Analytics

You can opt out of Google Analytics across all websites by installing the browser add-on available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

6. Data transfers outside the EEA

Wix.com Ltd. is established in Israel, which benefits from an adequacy decision of the European Commission. Google LLC is established in the United States; transfers are covered by the EU–US Data Privacy Framework and, where applicable, by Standard Contractual Clauses adopted under Article 46(2)(c) GDPR.

7. Your rights

In relation to any personal data processed through cookies, you may exercise the rights set out in Articles 15 to 22 GDPR — access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability and objection — and you may withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out beforehand.

Requests should be sent to contact@ermannocantoni.com.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian supervisory authority:

Garante per la protezione dei dati personali Piazza Venezia 11, 00187 Rome, Italy www.garanteprivacy.itgarante@gpdp.it

8. Changes to this Policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated when the cookies used on the Site change, or to reflect developments in applicable law. Any revised version will be published on this page with an updated date. Where changes are material, consent will be requested again.

9. Contact

contact@ermannocantoni.com

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