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Cookie Policy
Last updated: April 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Controvento - Italy Cycling and Hiking Tours uses cookies and similar technologies on this website (controventotours.com). It complements our Privacy Policy and is drafted in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), Directive 2002/58/EC ("ePrivacy") and the guidelines of the Italian Data Protection Authority.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone)
when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognize your browser, remember
your preferences and collect information for various purposes: making the site
work, measuring audience, enabling social features or showing personalized ads.
Along with cookies, this policy also covers similar technologies such as web
beacons, pixels and localStorage entries that serve equivalent purposes.
2. Categories of cookies we use
We group cookies into three categories, based on their purpose:
a) Strictly necessary cookies - indispensable to provide the
website and its features (e.g. saving your cookie preferences). They do not
require consent and cannot be disabled from this site.
b) Analytics cookies - help us understand how visitors interact
with our website in an aggregated and anonymized form, so that we can improve
content and usability. Activated only after your consent.
c) Marketing cookies - used to show advertisements that are
relevant to you, measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and enable
conversion tracking. Activated only after your consent.
3. Detailed list
Below is a detailed list of the main cookies and similar technologies that may be set through our website. Please note that third-party providers may update the list of cookies they set at any time.
Strictly necessary
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
cc_consent_v1 |
controventotours.com | Stores the cookie consent choice of the user (localStorage). | Persistent (until removed by the user) |
Analytics
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga, _ga_* |
Google (Analytics 4) | Distinguish unique users and collect aggregated statistics about usage of the site. | Up to 2 years |
_gid |
Google (Analytics 4) | Distinguish users on a short-term basis. | 24 hours |
_gcl_au |
Google Tag Manager | Conversion linker used to manage tags server-side. | 3 months |
Marketing
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_fbp |
Meta (Facebook) | Identifies browsers for advertising and campaign measurement. | 3 months |
fr |
Meta (Facebook) | Delivers relevant advertising on Facebook properties. | 3 months |
_gcl_aw, _gac_* |
Google Ads | Conversion tracking for advertising campaigns. | Up to 90 days |
| Brevo form cookies | Brevo (Sendinblue) | Manage the newsletter subscription form and anti-spam checks. | Session / up to 1 year |
4. Managing your preferences
You can always change your consent choices by opening the
.
From there you can enable or disable each category and save the new configuration.
You can also delete cookies already stored on your device through the settings of
your browser. Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may affect the
correct operation of the website.
Useful links to browser cookie settings:
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Apple Safari
- Microsoft Edge
5. Third-party privacy policies
Third-party providers operate as autonomous data controllers with respect to the
data they collect through their cookies. For more information please consult their
privacy policies:
- Google (Analytics, Tag Manager, Ads)
- Meta (Facebook Pixel)
- Brevo (Sendinblue)
6. Updates
This Cookie Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in the
services used or in applicable legislation. The current version is always
available on this page, with the date of last update shown at the top.
For questions about this policy or to exercise the rights set out in the
Privacy Policy please contact
info@controventotours.com.