Cookie Policy
Last updated: 18 June 2025 – Revision 3
1. What are cookies
Cookies are small text files that websites visited by the User send to their device, where they are stored and later sent back to the same sites during subsequent visits. They perform a variety of functions, such as enabling efficient navigation or analysing how the User interacts with the Site.
2. Legal basis
- Directive 2002/58/EC (“ePrivacy”), implemented in Italy by Legislative Decree 196/2003.
- EU Regulation 2016/679 (“GDPR”).
- Guidelines of the Italian Data Protection Authority on “Cookies and other tracking tools” (10 June 2021).
3. Types of cookies used
| Type of cookie | Description | Consent required |
|---|---|---|
| Technical (session and functional) | Essential for the proper operation of the Site (e.g. language preference management, load balancing). | No |
| First-party anonymised analytics | Collect aggregated and anonymised information on the number of users and their behaviour to improve the Site. Full anonymisation of the IP address. | No (treated as technical – Guidelines 2021, § 2.1) |
| Third-party analytics – Google Analytics 4 | Cookies (_ga, ga*, _gid) installed by Google Ireland Ltd., configured with IP Anonymisation, advertising features disabled, and data retention set to 14 months. Data are processed only in aggregated form. | No (treated as technical as they are anonymised and without marketing features) |
| Third-party functional – Mailchimp® | Cookies necessary for managing the newsletter subscription form (e.g. mailchimp_landing_page, ab_test_). They do not track browsing for profiling purposes. | No |
| Profiling / marketing | Not used. | Yes (but not present) |
4. Third-party cookies
The Site incorporates (i) the newsletter subscription form provided by Mailchimp® and (ii) the Google Analytics 4 script. Both services are configured so that only functional or anonymised analytical cookies are installed, in line with the requirements of the 2021 Guidelines of the Italian Data Protection Authority. The User can consult the relevant privacy policies for further details:
- Mailchimp®
- Google Analytics
5. Managing cookies
The User can manage or disable cookies through their browser settings. They may also:
- block only third-party analytical cookies using the “Manage settings” panel of the banner;
- install the browser add-on to disable Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Disabling technical cookies may compromise some functionality of the Site.
6. Data retention
- Technical session cookies: deleted when the browser is closed;
- Persistent technical / GA4 analytical cookies: maximum duration 14 months.
7. Updates
This Cookie Policy may be subject to changes. Updated versions will be published on the Site with the relevant date.
8. Contact
To exercise the rights provided for by Articles 15–22 of the GDPR or for further information, please contact segreteria@goodfoodconsulting.it.