Cookie Policy

Last updated: October 1, 2026 · Version 1.2

This Cookie Policy describes how Giovanni Martinotti uses cookies on giovannimartinotti.com, in compliance with EU Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR), Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003, and the guidelines of the Italian Data Protection Authority.

What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files that websites save in the user’s browser while browsing. They allow the site to remember user preferences and collect information about how the site is used.

This site uses technical cookies, necessary for the site to function; Google Analytics 4 statistical cookies, only with your consent; and — only if you voluntarily choose to play a video — the YouTube cookies described in Section 3. There are no advertising profiling cookies.

Cookies We Use

Technical cookies — always active

Necessary for the site to function. They do not require your consent under Art. 122 of Legislative Decree 196/2003.

Name	Purpose	Duration	Type
`ccwps_consent`	Stores your cookie choices	6 months	Technical
`ccwps_version`	Version of the recorded consent	6 months	Technical

Statistical cookies — only with your consent

Set by Google Analytics 4 only after you accept the Statistics category in the banner. They measure, in aggregate and pseudonymous form, how the site is used. Without consent, Google’s Consent Mode prevents Google Analytics from setting them. If you withdraw consent, they are deleted from your browser.

Name	Purpose	Duration	Type
`_ga`	Distinguishes visitors pseudonymously	2 years	Statistics
`_ga_MH37YG4QYY`	Maintains session state	2 years	Statistics

YouTube Videos

Videos on the Media page are handled by the WP YouTube Lyte plugin using “click-to-load”:

Before you click play: no request is sent to YouTube or Google. Thumbnails are served from our own server, not from Google’s servers — your IP address is not transmitted to Google.
When you click play: the YouTube player loads and the cookies described below activate. Your click is the action by which you consent to this loading, as indicated by the notice displayed above the videos.

For this reason, YouTube cookies are not managed through a banner category: they only activate following your direct action on the individual video, not when the page loads or when you accept the banner in general.

Name	Purpose	Duration	Activation
`VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE`	Estimates user bandwidth for YouTube	6 months	Click on play
`YSC`	YouTube session tracking	Session	Click on play

Third-Party Services

YouTube

Google LLC — United States

Videos embedded on the Media page, loaded only after you voluntarily click play (see Section 3).

Contextual consent Privacy policy →

Google Analytics 4

Google Ireland Limited — Ireland (EU) · Google LLC — United States

Aggregate statistics on how the site is used, active only with your consent. Google acts as a processor (Art. 28 GDPR) under the data processing terms accepted by the Controller. Google Signals, advertising links, User-ID and granular location and device data collection are disabled.

Consent Statistics Privacy policy →

Google Tag Manager

Google Ireland Limited — Ireland (EU) · Google LLC — United States

Technical tool that loads the Google Analytics code in line with the choices made in the banner. It sets no cookies; loading it connects your browser to Google’s servers.

Legitimate interest Technical Privacy policy →

Managing Cookies

From the site banner

You can change your preferences at any time — in particular, accept or withdraw statistical cookies — by clicking the cookie icon at the bottom of the page. No action is needed for YouTube cookies: they are simply activated or avoided depending on whether you click play on a video.

From your browser

You can also manage cookies directly from your browser settings:

🌐 Chrome 🦊 Firefox 🧭 Safari 🔷 Edge 🦁 Brave 🔴 Opera

Consequences of Refusal

Technical cookies are necessary for the site to function and cannot be refused. If you refuse statistical cookies, the site still works fully: your visit simply does not contribute to the statistics. If you choose not to click play on a video, you simply won’t view it: no other part of the site is affected.

Contact

For any question about cookies or to exercise your rights:

Giovanni Martinotti
📧 giovanni.martinotti@gmail.com
✉️ Via del Forte Trionfale 36 — 00135 Rome (RM), Italy

For more information about the processing of personal data, see our Privacy Policy.

The Controller reserves the right to update this Cookie Policy. The current version is always available at this URL, together with the date of the last update.