Cookie Policy
Last updated: 25 September 2026
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how alessandrostrazzanti.com uses cookies and similar technologies to ensure the proper functioning of the website, protect its contact form and understand website traffic.
This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on a visitor's device when accessing a website.
They allow websites to recognise certain browser information, remember preferences, maintain essential functionality and collect information about website usage.
Some cookies are necessary for the operation of the website, while others require the visitor's consent.
3. Types of Cookies Used
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are used to ensure the website operates correctly and securely.
These cookies support essential website functionality, security mechanisms and, where applicable, the storage of cookie consent preferences.
Strictly necessary cookies do not require prior consent.
Analytics and Performance Cookies
This website uses Squarespace Analytics to understand how visitors interact with its content.
Analytics cookies may help identify website traffic patterns, visitor sessions and interactions with individual pages.
Where required by applicable law, analytics cookies are activated only after visitors have provided consent through the cookie banner.
Visitors can reject these cookies without preventing access to the website's essential content.
Security Cookies
This website uses Google reCAPTCHA to protect its contact form against automated submissions, spam and abuse.
Google reCAPTCHA may use a security cookie known as _GRECAPTCHA to perform its risk analysis.
4. Squarespace Cookies
The website is hosted by Squarespace, which uses cookies and similar technologies to provide website functionality and analytics.
Depending on the website's configuration and the visitor's choices, these may include the following cookies.
Essential and preference-related cookies
Squarespace may use necessary cookies and storage technologies for security, website functionality and remembering visitors' cookie preferences.
For example, ss_performancecookiesAllowed records a visitor's preferences concerning performance and analytics cookies and has a documented duration of 30 days.
Analytics cookies
Squarespace documents the following analytics and performance cookies:
CookiePurposeDurationss_cidVisitor identification and session tracking2 yearsss_cpvisitVisitor identification and session tracking2 yearsss_cvisitVisitor identification and session tracking30 minutesss_cvrVisitor identification and session tracking2 yearsss_cvtVisitor identification and session tracking30 minutes
These cookies are subject to the applicable consent requirements and the website's cookie configuration.
Additional technical cookies may be used depending on Squarespace's functionality and future platform updates.
For further information, visitors can consult the official Squarespace cookie documentation:
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001264507
5. Google reCAPTCHA
Google reCAPTCHA is used to protect the website's contact form.
The service analyses technical information and interaction signals to distinguish legitimate visitors from automated or potentially abusive activity.
reCAPTCHA may use the security cookie _GRECAPTCHA when performing its risk analysis.
This technology is used for website security and spam prevention rather than advertising or marketing purposes.
Further information is available in Google's reCAPTCHA documentation:
https://cloud.google.com/recaptcha/docs/faq
6. Cookie Consent
When visitors access the website, they are presented with a cookie consent banner, where required.
The banner provides the following options:
Accept All
Reject All
Manage Preferences
Non-essential analytics cookies are restricted unless the visitor provides the required consent.
Rejecting optional analytics cookies does not prevent visitors from accessing the website.
Essential cookies remain active where necessary for the operation and security of the website.
7. Managing Cookie Preferences
Visitors can review and change their cookie preferences through the Cookie Preferences option available on the website.
Visitors can also configure their browsers to block or delete cookies.
Disabling essential cookies through browser settings may affect certain website functions.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before the withdrawal.
8. Third-Party Services
The website currently uses the following external services:
Squarespace
Website hosting, contact form functionality and website analytics.
Google reCAPTCHA
Protection of the contact form against spam and automated submissions.
The website does not currently use Google Analytics, advertising tracking pixels or social media tracking integrations.
If additional services are introduced, this Cookie Policy and the relevant consent settings will be reviewed and updated.
9. Changes to This Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy may be updated to reflect changes in the website, the cookies used or applicable data protection requirements.
Any updates will be published on this page, together with the date of the latest revision.
10. Contact
For questions concerning this Cookie Policy or the processing of personal information, please contact:
Alessandro Strazzanti
Email: alessandrostrazzanti0@gmail.com
Website: www.alessandrostrazzanti.com
For further information about the processing of personal information, please consult our Privacy Policy.