Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy (EU)
Last updated: January 16, 2025 — Applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

1. Introduction
Our website, https://www.essenzawebdesign.com (hereinafter: "the website"), uses cookies and other related technologies (collectively referred to as "cookies" for convenience). Cookies may also be placed by third parties we have engaged. This document explains how and why we use cookies on our website.

2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small files sent alongside the pages of this website and stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive or other devices. The information they collect may be sent back to our servers or to third-party servers during a subsequent visit.

3. What are scripts?
A script is a piece of code used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code runs either on our servers or on your device.

4. What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (or pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or an image embedded in a webpage, used to monitor website traffic. To do so, certain data about you is stored through web beacons.

5. Types of Cookies
5.1 Technical / Functional Cookies
These cookies ensure the website works correctly and that your preferences are remembered. By placing functional cookies, we make your visit easier — for example, items remain in your shopping cart until you complete your purchase. These cookies may be placed without your consent.
5.2 Marketing / Tracking Cookies
Marketing and tracking cookies are used to build user profiles for advertising purposes, or to track your activity across this website and other websites for similar marketing goals.
5.3 Social Media
Our website includes embedded content from Instagram and Pinterest to allow you to like, pin, or share pages on social networks. This content is embedded using code provided by those platforms and may place cookies that collect and process certain information for personalised advertising.
We encourage you to read the privacy policies of these social networks (which may be updated periodically) to understand how they handle the personal data processed through these cookies. Data is anonymised wherever possible. Please note that both Instagram and Pinterest are based in the United States.

6. Your Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, a cookie consent banner will appear explaining our cookie usage. By clicking "Save preferences", you consent to our use of the cookie categories and plugins described in this policy. You may withdraw or adjust your consent at any time through your browser settings, though please be aware that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

7. Enabling, Disabling, and Deleting Cookies
You can configure your browser to automatically or manually delete cookies, block specific cookies from being placed, or notify you each time a cookie is set. For guidance, please refer to the Help section of your browser.
Please note that disabling all cookies may result in parts of our website not functioning as intended. If you delete cookies, they will be placed again upon your next visit once you provide consent.

8. Your Rights Regarding Personal Data
Under applicable data protection law, you have the following rights:
Right to information — You have the right to know why your personal data is collected, what happens to it, and how long it will be retained.
Right of access — You may request access to the personal data we hold about you.
Right of rectification — You have the right to have your data corrected, completed, or deleted.
Right to withdraw consent — Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time and request the deletion of your data.
Right to data portability — You may request a copy of your data and have it transferred to another controller.
Right to object — You have the right to object to the processing of your data. We will honour this unless there are compelling legitimate grounds to continue.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. If you have concerns about how your data is handled, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority (the Data Protection Authority).

9. Contact Details
For any questions or comments regarding this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Essenza Web Design — Francesca Bertani
Via De Gasperi n°2, 10015 Ivrea (TO), Italy
📧 info@essenzawebdesign.com