What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your browser or device when you visit them. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide site owners with information about how their site is being used.
This policy explains what cookies and browser storage technologies are used on grillodigital.com, why they are used, and how you can control them.
Grillo Digital is an independent project with minimal infrastructure. We use as few cookies as technically possible. There are no advertising cookies, no tracking pixels, and no behavioral profiling systems active on this site.
Cookie Inventory
Current status of all cookies and browser storage on this site:
Cookies We Use
WordPress functional cookies — WordPress may set a small number of cookies that are strictly necessary for the site to operate correctly (for example, to maintain the admin session if you are logged in as an administrator). These cookies do not track visitors and contain no personal information about readers.
As a reader visiting the public-facing site, you are unlikely to receive any WordPress cookies unless you interact with features that require them (such as a future comment or account system).
Strictly necessary exemption — under the EU ePrivacy Directive and equivalent laws, cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of a website do not require prior consent. The WordPress functional cookies listed above fall within this exemption. No consent banner is currently displayed because no non-essential cookies are active. If non-essential cookies are introduced in the future, a consent mechanism will be implemented before they are activated.
Cloudflare — this site is served through Cloudflare's network. Cloudflare may set a cookie named __cf_bm for bot management purposes. This cookie is strictly necessary for Cloudflare's security service to function and is classified as a functional/security cookie. It does not track you across other websites. Duration: 30 minutes. See Cloudflare's Cookie Policy for details.
Google Search Console
Google Search Console is a webmaster tool connected to this site. It is important to understand what it does and does not do:
- It does not set cookies on visitor browsers.
- It does not track individual users or their behavior.
- It provides the site owner with aggregated, anonymized data about how the site appears in Google Search results — including which search queries lead to the site, indexing status, and technical errors.
- This data is collected and processed by Google, not by grillodigital.com.
Google Search Console is a passive monitoring tool. It has no impact on your experience as a visitor and does not collect any personal data about you.
Local Storage (Pantheon Minigame)
The interactive minigame on the Philosophical Pantheon page uses your browser's localStorage to save your score during and between sessions.
This is a browser-side technology. Your score data:
- Is stored entirely within your own browser.
- Is never sent to any server, database, or third party.
- Is not linked to any personal identifier.
- Persists between sessions until you clear your browser data.
To clear this data, go to your browser settings and clear site data for grillodigital.com.
Future Changes
This site is actively evolving. The following features are planned and will introduce changes to this Cookie Policy when implemented:
- Google Analytics: if activated, a cookie consent banner will be displayed before any analytics cookies are set, and this policy will be updated.
- User login / account system: will introduce session and authentication cookies. Full details will be provided in an updated policy.
- Global leaderboard: will require storing scores server-side, which will be disclosed in detail when implemented.
We commit to always updating this policy before any new cookies or tracking technologies are introduced, and to obtaining appropriate consent where required by law.
How to Control Cookies
You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View cookies currently stored by websites you have visited.
- Delete individual cookies or all cookies.
- Block cookies from specific sites or all sites.
- Clear localStorage and sessionStorage data.
Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect the functionality of this site. Blocking localStorage will prevent the Pantheon minigame from saving your score.
Amazon Affiliate Cookies
Grillo Digital participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program (tag: grillodigit01-20). When you click an Amazon affiliate link on this site, Amazon may set third-party tracking cookies on your device.
Cookies typically set by Amazon at click time:
- session-id / session-id-time: session attribution cookie. Duration: up to 24 hours after click.
- ubid-main / x-main: Amazon account identifiers (set if you are logged in). Duration: set by Amazon.
- ad-id / ad-privacy: Amazon advertising preference cookies. Duration: set by Amazon.
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. These cookies are set and controlled exclusively by Amazon — Grillo Digital has no access to the data they contain. Their use is governed by Amazon's Privacy Notice.
Legal basis (GDPR, Art. 6(1)(f)): legitimate interest in enabling commission tracking to sustain this independent project. You may opt out via Amazon's advertising preferences or by clearing browser cookies after visiting Amazon. No affiliate cookie is placed by Grillo Digital directly — only by Amazon when you voluntarily click a link to their site.
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Questions about this Cookie Policy or the technologies used on this site: