Cookie Policy

Last updated: June 22, 2026  ·  Version: 4.0

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them on the website www.andreapiani.com, which types of cookies are present, and how you can manage or disable them.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that visited websites send to the user's device (computer, smartphone, tablet), where they are stored to be retransmitted to the same websites on the next visit.

In general, cookies can be used to:

• ✓ Remember your preferences and settings
• ✓ Improve the browsing experience
• ✓ Make the website work properly

On this Site, cookies are used only to remember your cookie banner choice (see §2). They are not used to collect statistics or to track you.

2. Types of Cookies Used

3. Third Parties

The Site sets no third-party cookies. However, in order to serve the website's content, the following third parties may technically receive your IP address (an unavoidable consequence of any HTTP request to their servers). None of them is used by the Owner for analytics or profiling:

Service	Role / Purpose	Privacy Policy
Vercel Inc. (USA)	Static hosting and content delivery network (CDN). May process technical server logs to deliver the pages and protect the infrastructure.	Link
Google Fonts (Google LLC, USA / Google Ireland Ltd.)	Web fonts loaded from fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com. Does not set cookies; receives the IP to deliver the font files.	Link
Meta / WhatsApp (Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd.)	Contacted only if you click a WhatsApp link or send a pre-filled WhatsApp message from a form. No WhatsApp content is loaded otherwise.	Link

Note: We do not have direct control over how these third parties process the technical data they receive. We invite you to consult their respective privacy policies.

3.1 Extra-EU Data Transfers

Serving the Site may involve transfers of technical data (your IP address) to the United States, namely to Vercel Inc. and Google LLC (Google Fonts), and — only upon your own action — to Meta Platforms when you use a WhatsApp link. No data is transferred to China or to any other non-EU country. These transfers are safeguarded under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and/or the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).

4. Legal Basis (GDPR)

• Technical Cookie (cookie_consent): Controller's legitimate interest (Art. 6.1.f GDPR) — does not require consent (Italian DPA Provision 229/2014).
• Analytical / Profiling Cookies: none are used. Were any to be introduced in the future, they would require the User's explicit consent (Art. 6.1.a GDPR) via the cookie banner.

5. How We Manage Your Consent

When accessing the website, you see a cookie banner that lets you record your choice. Since the Site uses only one technical cookie and no tracking, accepting or rejecting does not change the way your browsing data is processed; the banner is provided for full transparency:

• ✅ Accept (records your preference)
• ❌ Reject non-essential cookies (no tracking is performed in any case)

Your consent is stored for 12 months via the technical cookie cookie_consent. You can modify your preferences at any time using the "Manage Cookies" link at the bottom of the page.

6. How to Disable Cookies

6.1 Via the Website Banner

Use our cookie banner (on first access) or click on "Manage Cookies" in the footer to modify your preferences.

6.2 Via Browser Settings

You can disable cookies directly from your browser settings:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and site data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Block all cookies
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data

⚠️ Warning: Completely disabling cookies may cause the cookie banner to reappear on every visit, as the Site can no longer remember your stored preference.

6.3 Analytics opt-out

No analytics tools (first-party or third-party) are active on the Site (see §2), so there is nothing to opt out of. Should any analytics service be introduced in the future, this Cookie Policy will be updated and an appropriate opt-out mechanism will be provided.

7. Cookies and Mobile Devices

If you browse from smartphone/tablet, you can manage cookies via:

• iOS (Safari): Settings → Safari → Privacy & Security → Block cookies
• Android (Chrome): Settings → Site settings → Cookies

8. Cookie Duration

The Site stores only the following items:

• Persistent cookie: cookie_consent — kept for 12 months, then renewed on your next choice.
• Local storage (technical UI preferences): e.g. darkMode — kept on the device until you clear your browser storage. Never transmitted.

9. Updates to the Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated periodically. Changes will be published on this page with date update. We invite you to consult it regularly.

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