Cookie Policy
This site uses two technical storage items and, only if you consent, Google Analytics cookies. This page explains what they are, what they are for and how to change your mind.
In short
Until you choose, the site writes no cookies and loads no third-party scripts: the Google script is not even downloaded. If you accept statistics, Google Analytics writes two cookies to tell one visit from another.
No advertising, no ad network pixels, no profiling, no embedded third-party content. Then there are two technical storage items that make things you asked for work, and which by law do not require consent.
You can change your mind whenever you like: “Cookie preferences”, at the bottom of every page. Rejecting takes nothing away from the site: it works exactly the same.
Cookies and storage: the difference
A cookie is a small file that the site asks the browser to keep and that is sent back with every subsequent request. It is the mechanism usually used to recognize returning visitors.
Local storage (localStorage and sessionStorage), by contrast, keeps data in the browser without sending it back to the server: it stays on the device until it is deleted. From a regulatory point of view the same rules apply: what matters is the purpose and whether or not it is necessary, not the technical name.
What this site uses
- mdv:consenso
- Provider
- This site
- Type
- localStorage
- Purpose
- Remembers the choice made on the banner (statistics accepted or rejected) so it doesn’t have to ask again on every visit. It contains the choice, the date and the policy version number: nothing else.
- Duration
- 13 months, then the choice is requested again. It can be changed at any time from “Cookie preferences”, at the bottom of the page.
- Category
- Necessary
- Consent
- Not required
- mdv:brief-draft
- Provider
- This site
- Type
- localStorage
- Purpose
- Keeps a draft of the guided form while it is being filled in, so anyone who stops halfway doesn’t have to start over. It is never sent: it stays on that device until “Send request” is pressed.
- Duration
- Up to 14 days without returning to the guided form page. Each return restarts the count; deletion happens the first time the page is opened after the deadline. After a successful submission it is deleted immediately.
- Category
- Necessary
- Consent
- Not required
- mdv:lingua
- Provider
- This site
- Type
- localStorage
- Purpose
- Remembers the language chosen with the selector at the top, so it can be suggested next time. It contains two letters (“it”, “es” or “en”), the date of the choice and whether the notice has been closed: nothing else. It never changes the page you open on its own.
- Duration
- 6 months from the choice, then it is forgotten. It can be removed by clearing the site data in your browser.
- Category
- Necessary
- Consent
- Not required
- mdv:intro-seen
- Provider
- This site
- Type
- sessionStorage
- Purpose
- Remembers that the opening animation has already been seen, so it isn’t shown again on every page. It contains only the value “1”.
- Duration
- As long as the browser tab stays open.
- Category
- Necessary
- Consent
- Not required
- _ga
- Provider
- Google Ireland Limited
- Type
- cookie
- Purpose
- Assigns a random identifier to the browser, to tell one visit from another in aggregate statistics. It is written only after you have accepted statistics.
- Duration
- 13 months (400 days) from the last visit.
- Category
- Statistics
- Consent
- Required
- _ga_<ID proprietà>
- Provider
- Google Ireland Limited
- Type
- cookie
- Purpose
- Keeps the state of the current session: where you came from and which pages you viewed during the visit. Written only after consent to statistics.
- Duration
- 13 months (400 days) from the last visit.
- Category
- Statistics
- Consent
- Required
List verified by opening the site in a clean browser and reading cookies, localStorage, sessionStorage and IndexedDB on every page, before and after making a choice on the banner. Before consent: no cookies, no requests to Google.
| Name | Provider | Type | Purpose | Duration | Category | Consent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mdv:consenso | This site | localStorage | Remembers the choice made on the banner (statistics accepted or rejected) so it doesn’t have to ask again on every visit. It contains the choice, the date and the policy version number: nothing else. | 13 months, then the choice is requested again. It can be changed at any time from “Cookie preferences”, at the bottom of the page. | Necessary | Not required |
| mdv:brief-draft | This site | localStorage | Keeps a draft of the guided form while it is being filled in, so anyone who stops halfway doesn’t have to start over. It is never sent: it stays on that device until “Send request” is pressed. | Up to 14 days without returning to the guided form page. Each return restarts the count; deletion happens the first time the page is opened after the deadline. After a successful submission it is deleted immediately. | Necessary | Not required |
| mdv:lingua | This site | localStorage | Remembers the language chosen with the selector at the top, so it can be suggested next time. It contains two letters (“it”, “es” or “en”), the date of the choice and whether the notice has been closed: nothing else. It never changes the page you open on its own. | 6 months from the choice, then it is forgotten. It can be removed by clearing the site data in your browser. | Necessary | Not required |
| mdv:intro-seen | This site | sessionStorage | Remembers that the opening animation has already been seen, so it isn’t shown again on every page. It contains only the value “1”. | As long as the browser tab stays open. | Necessary | Not required |
| _ga | Google Ireland Limited | cookie | Assigns a random identifier to the browser, to tell one visit from another in aggregate statistics. It is written only after you have accepted statistics. | 13 months (400 days) from the last visit. | Statistics | Required |
| _ga_<ID proprietà> | Google Ireland Limited | cookie | Keeps the state of the current session: where you came from and which pages you viewed during the visit. Written only after consent to statistics. | 13 months (400 days) from the last visit. | Statistics | Required |
List verified by opening the site in a clean browser and reading cookies, localStorage, sessionStorage and IndexedDB on every page, before and after making a choice on the banner. Before consent: no cookies, no requests to Google.
The guided form draft contains what you wrote, including your name and email. It does not leave your device: it is there for you, so you don’t lose your work if you close the page. How to delete it is explained below and in the Privacy Policy.
Statistics in detail
The tool is Google Analytics 4, provided in Europe by Google Ireland Limited. It serves one purpose only: understanding which pages are read and where visits come from, to decide what to improve.
- What is measured
- Pages viewed, where the visit came from (for example a search engine or a link), device and browser type, approximate geographic area, and a few actions: opening a project, choosing an area in the skills section, clicks on WhatsApp or email, progress through and submission of the guided form.
- What is NOT sent
- Name, email, phone number, message content and any text you write. The events the site sends can contain only labels chosen from a closed list, and numbers: there is no point in the code where free text could get in.
- The IP address
- Google uses it to derive the approximate geographic area. According to what Google states for Analytics 4, IP addresses are not logged or stored in the property.
- How long
- The two cookies last thirteen months from the last visit: this is set by this site, not by Google’s default, which would be twice as long. How long Google keeps the data collected depends on the property settings and on Google’s privacy policy.
How to remove them
For statistics, the most direct way is “Cookie preferences”, at the bottom of the page: if you reject, the cookies already written are deleted and no new ones are created.
Local storage is cleared from your browser settings, under site data. In Chrome and Edge you will find it under Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and site data; in Firefox under Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data; in Safari under Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data.
Clearing it doesn’t break anything: at most you will see the opening animation again, lose a guided form draft you haven’t sent yet and be asked again for your choice on statistics.