Last updated: 18 July 2026
This Cookie Policy explains the use of cookies and similar technologies on www.fondazionefiammaviva.org, operated by Fondazione Fiamma Viva ETS, Corso d’Italia 38, 00198 Rome RM, Italy, Italian tax code 96623930581. It supplements the Privacy Policy.
1. What cookies and similar technologies are
Cookies are small text files that a website or external service may store on a user’s device. Similar technologies include identifiers, local storage, pixels, tags and other tools capable of reading or writing information on the device. They may be used to operate the website, remember preferences, protect the service, measure use or load third-party content.
2. Applicable rules
Cookie use is governed in particular by Article 122 of Italian Legislative Decree No. 196/2003, Directive 2002/58/EC and Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent. Non-essential cookies and tools are activated only after consent where required.
3. Categories of tools
3.1 Technical and strictly necessary cookies
These are needed to transmit communications, protect the website, operate pages, manage forms and provide a feature requested by the user. They are not used for advertising and do not require prior consent.
3.2 Preference cookies
These remember choices such as the browsing language. Where the preference is necessary to provide the requested feature, the cookie is treated as technical; otherwise, the legal basis applicable to the specific feature is used.
3.3 Analytics cookies
These may measure visits, pages viewed and website use. As of the last update, the technical frontend inventory does not show an independently active web-analytics tool. If analytics tools that cannot be treated as technical are introduced, they will be activated only after consent and this Policy will be updated.
3.4 Profiling and marketing cookies
These observe behaviour, create profiles or display personalised advertising. As of the last update, the website does not use its own advertising-profiling tools. Any future introduction will require an updated Policy and prior consent where applicable.
3.5 Third-party content and services
Embedded services such as maps, videos or other external content may receive technical data and use their own cookies. Where the service is not strictly necessary, the content must remain blocked until the user has made a choice.
4. Tools identified on the website
4.1 WPML language cookie
The multilingual website uses the technical cookie wp-wpml_current_language to remember the selected language and display the correct version of each page.
- Provider: Fondazione Fiamma Viva ETS, through WPML.
- Purpose: remember the browsing language.
- Category: technical/necessary preference.
- Observed duration: 1 day.
- Consent: not required because it supports the multilingual feature requested by the user.
4.2 Consent management
When a consent-management tool is active, it may store one or more technical cookies to record preferences, avoid repeatedly displaying the banner and provide evidence of the choice. Actual names, purposes and duration must be shown in the preference panel and kept aligned with the installed configuration.
4.3 Google Maps
Contact pages include an embedded Google Maps map. Loading it may send Google the IP address, browser and device information, the visited page, date and time and information linked to a Google account where the user is signed in. Google may use cookies and similar technologies whose names and duration vary according to settings, location and sign-in status. Examples described by Google may include NID, SOCS and other functionality or security cookies. Where required, the map must be activated only after consent for external content.
4.4 Google Fonts
The website requests stylesheets and font files from fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com. This connection may disclose technical data to Google, including IP address, browser, device, date and time and referring page. Google Fonts is not described here as a first-party website cookie, but as an external connection for transparency.
4.5 Social links and sharing
The website links to Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and other services and may allow the user to open a sharing page. Simple links do not automatically load platform content into the website. After a click, the external provider may use cookies and process data under its own policies and the user’s account settings.
4.6 Contact Form 7 forms
Contact forms are managed with Contact Form 7. In the verified configuration, the component is not used for profiling. Form data is processed as described in the Privacy Policy. Any external anti-spam or security service added in the future must be disclosed and, where necessary, subject to consent.
5. Summary list
- wp-wpml_current_language — first party — website language — technical/necessary preference — 1 day.
- Consent-tool cookies — first party — record user choices — technical — duration shown in the active preference panel.
- Google Maps cookies — third party — map functionality, security and preferences — variable duration according to Google — consent where required.
The list may change when services are added, removed or reconfigured. Where available, the consent panel is the operational, up-to-date reference for categories, providers, names and duration.
6. How consent is collected
Where non-essential tools are used, the banner must allow users to accept, reject or select categories before unnecessary cookies are installed. Scrolling or continuing to browse does not by itself constitute consent. Acceptance and rejection options must be clear and must not use misleading design.
7. Changing or withdrawing preferences
Consent may be changed or withdrawn at any time through the preference link or panel available on the website when active. Withdrawal does not affect processing carried out before it. Disabling a category may prevent the related external content from loading, but should not block access to the essential website.
8. Browser settings
Users may delete or block cookies through browser settings. Blocking all technical cookies may affect features such as remembering the language or correctly submitting a form. Instructions are available in the help pages of the browser used.
9. Third-party services and international transfers
External providers operate under their own privacy notices. Some may process data outside the European Economic Area. Where relevant, European Commission adequacy decisions, the EU-US Data Privacy Framework for certified US recipients, Standard Contractual Clauses and other safeguards apply.
10. User responsibility for external services
If a user opens Google Maps, a social network or another platform while signed into an account, the provider may associate the visit with the user’s profile. The Foundation does not control how the third party combines data and recommends reviewing the service’s privacy settings.
11. Updates to this Cookie Policy
The Foundation may update this Policy to reflect legal changes, installation or removal of services, changes to cookie duration or updates to the consent tool. The date at the beginning identifies the current version.
12. Contact
Questions about cookies or personal-data processing may be sent to privacy@carmelitaniscalzi.com. For general information on processing, see the Privacy Policy.
