Cookie Policy
Last updated: May 2025
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that the websites visited by the user send to their device (computer, tablet, smartphone), where they are stored and then sent back to those same sites on the next visit. They allow the site to remember the user's actions and preferences over time, so they do not have to be re-entered.
This Cookie Policy describes the types of cookies used by the site cestellofirenze.com (hereinafter "the Site"), the purposes for which they are used and how the user can manage or disable them, in compliance with EU Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) and Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003 as amended by Legislative Decree 101/2018.
2. Data controller
The Data Controller is Cestello Firenze, with registered office at Piazza di Cestello, 8 — 50124 Firenze (FI), reachable at the e-mail address info@cestellofirenze.com.
3. Types of cookies used
3.1 Technical cookies (strictly necessary)
These are cookies necessary for the operation of the Site and do not require the user's consent. Without them, certain features — such as navigation between pages and animated transitions — would not be available. They do not collect identifying information.
3.2 Analytics cookies
They make it possible to measure the performance of the Site and to understand how visitors interact with the content. The information collected is aggregated and anonymized. The Site uses Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). The data transmitted to Google is anonymized through the IP Anonymization (IP masking) function before any processing.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics 4 | Distinguishes unique users by recording a randomly generated anonymous identifier. | 2 years |
| _ga_XXXXXXXX | Google Analytics 4 | Maintains session state and calculates visits, duration and conversion data. | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics 4 | Identifies the user's current session. | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics 4 | Limits the rate of requests to the Google server. | 1 minute |
3.3 Preference cookies
They allow the Site to remember the choices made by the user (for example the language) in order to offer a more personalized experience. At present the Site does not use third-party preference cookies.
3.4 Marketing and profiling cookies
The Site does not use its own or third-party profiling cookies for advertising purposes.
4. How to manage cookies
The user can manage, block or delete cookies at any time through their browser settings. Below are links to the guides for the main browsers:
Google Chrome · Mozilla Firefox · Apple Safari · Microsoft Edge
To specifically disable Google Analytics without disabling all cookies, the browser add-on offered by Google is available: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may compromise the proper functioning of some sections of the Site.
5. Updates to the Cookie Policy
The Data Controller reserves the right to modify this Cookie Policy at any time, including in connection with the possible entry into force of new sector regulations, the updating or provision of new services, or technological innovations that may arise. Changes take effect from the moment they are published on the Site.
6. Contact
For any request relating to this Cookie Policy, you can contact the Data Controller by writing to info@cestellofirenze.com.