Cookie Policy

Last updated: 8 November 2026

This page explains which cookies and similar tools stefaniacola.com uses and how you can manage them, in line with the Italian Data Protection Authority’s guidelines of 10 June 2021. The controller is Stefania Cola, Via Senigallia 5, 60131 Ancona (AN), Italy, stefania.cola@gmail.com. For everything about personal data, see also the Privacy Policy.

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files that a website stores in your browser to remember information during your visit or on later visits. Some are essential for the website to work; others collect statistics and need your consent.

Technical cookies (always active)

They make the website work and remember your choices. They do not require consent.

Name Domain Purpose Duration
pll_language stefaniacola.com Remembers your chosen language (Italian or English) 1 year
cookieconsent_status stefaniacola.com Remembers your choice on the cookie banner 1 year
comment_author_* stefaniacola.com Remembers your name and email for comments, only if you choose so 1 year
wordpress_*, wp-settings-* stefaniacola.com Login to the admin area (administrators only) Session / 1 year

Analytics cookies (only with your consent)

The website uses Google Analytics 4 (Google Ireland Ltd.) to understand, in aggregate form, how it is visited. These cookies are set only if you click “Accept” on the banner; if you decline or close the banner, they are not used.

Name Domain Purpose Duration
_ga stefaniacola.com Google Analytics 4: distinguishes visitors under a pseudonym 2 years
_ga_BZ69YV17MX stefaniacola.com Google Analytics 4: keeps the session state 2 years

Google’s privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy. You can also install the Google Analytics opt-out add-on: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Third-party content

Some page elements are loaded from external servers. These services do not set cookies on the website’s domain, but they receive your IP address and technical browser data in order to deliver the content:

  • Google Fonts (Google) – the website’s typefaces
  • Cloudflare Turnstile and cdnjs (Cloudflare) – contact form spam protection and cookie banner files
  • AddToAny – sharing buttons
  • Trustindex – Google reviews widget (profile pictures are loaded from Google servers)

The Facebook and Instagram icons are plain links: those networks receive no data unless you click them.

Managing your consent

On your first visit, a banner asks whether you accept analytics cookies. You can change your mind at any time by deleting the website’s cookies from your browser: the banner will appear again on your next visit.

You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge. If you block technical cookies, some features of the website may not work properly.

Contact

For questions about this Cookie Policy, write to stefania.cola@gmail.com.