cookie policy
this cookie policy is an integral part of the privacy policy and aims to illustrate the types and purposes of cookies used by the homeortigia.com site (hereinafter "site") and to describe how you can manage your preferences.
1. what are cookies
cookies are small text files that sites visited by the user send and record on their computer or mobile device, to be then re-transmitted to the same sites on the next visit. there are different types of cookies:
- technical cookies: these are essential for the proper functioning of the site. they include navigation cookies (to maintain the session) and functional cookies (to remember choices such as language). under italian law, their use does not require user consent.
- analytics cookies: these are used to collect information, in aggregate and anonymous form, on the number of users and how they visit the site (e.g., most visited pages, time spent). if anonymized, they are treated as technical cookies.
- profiling (or marketing) cookies: these are aimed at creating user profiles and are used to send advertising messages in line with the preferences expressed by the user while browsing. their use requires user consent.
- third-party cookies: these are cookies set by a website other than the one you are visiting (e.g., google, facebook).
2. cookies used by this site
this site uses the following types of cookies:
a) technical cookies (necessary)
these cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the site and to allow navigation. disabling them may compromise the correct display of pages or the use of some services.
- legal basis: legitimate interest of the controller (art. 6, par. 1, lett. f, gdpr) and contractual necessity (art. 122, co. 1, legislative decree 196/2003).
- consent: not required.
b) third-party analytics and profiling cookies
the site uses google tag manager (gtm), a service provided by google ireland limited (and google llc for non-eu transfers). gtm is a tag management tool that allows other scripts to be implemented on the site. gtm itself does not install profiling cookies, but it is the vehicle through which third-party services, such as google analytics, can be activated.
- google analytics (assumed, to be confirmed during gtm configuration):
- description: web analysis service provided by google inc. google uses personal data (navigation and usage data) to track and examine the use of this site, compile reports, and share them with other services developed by google. google may use personal data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
- data collected: usage data and ip address (potentially non-anonymized, unless specifically set).
- legal basis: explicit user consent (art. 6, par. 1, lett. a, gdpr).
- third-party policy: google privacy policy | google analytics opt-out
- purpose of these cookies: to understand how users interact with the site (aggregate statistical analysis) and, potentially, for marketing purposes (profiling).
- consent: mandatory and preventive. these cookies and their related scripts (including gtm) are blocked on first access and are activated only after your explicit consent ("accept all" or specific selection in "customize").
3. consent management and browser settings
on your first access to the site, a banner is displayed containing the brief information and commands for managing consent.
you can:
- accept all: consent to the use of all cookies (technical and analytics/profiling).
- reject: refuse all non-technical cookies, continuing navigation with only the necessary technical cookies.
- customize: choose analytically which categories of cookies to consent to.
your choices will be stored via a specific technical cookie.
furthermore, you can manage cookie preferences directly within your browser, preventing – for example – third parties from installing them. through browser preferences, it is also possible to delete cookies installed in the past, including the cookie in which consent to the installation of cookies by this site may have been saved.
for information on how to manage cookies in the most popular browsers:
4. data controller
the data controller is carlo di silvestro, as specified in the privacy policy.
last updated: november 2, 2025
