Cookie Policy
Which cookies Kitesurf Culture uses, what they do, and how you can accept, refuse or change your choice at any time.
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1What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device. Similar technologies, such as the local storage of your browser, work the same way, and this policy covers them too. Some are needed for the Site to work; others measure how it is used or come from services embedded in our pages. The controller is Gabriele Fabrizio Sbalbi, trading as Kitesurf Culture (see the Privacy Policy for details and for your data rights).
2Your choice
When you first visit, the cookie banner asks you to accept all, reject all or choose in the settings. Strictly necessary cookies are always on, because the Site cannot work without them, and they do not need consent. Everything else stays off until you accept it. Rejecting is as easy as accepting, and the Site works in the same way.
We remember your choice in your browser for 12 months and then ask again. You can change or withdraw it at any time with the button below or the “Cookie settings” link at the bottom of every page. Withdrawing deletes the analytics cookies we can delete.
3The cookies and technologies we use
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Lasts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHPSESSID |
Kitesurf Culture | Keeps your session (forms, sign-in, security tokens) | Until you close the browser | Strictly necessary |
kc_cookie_consent (local storage) |
Kitesurf Culture | Remembers your cookie choice and its date | 12 months | Strictly necessary |
__cf_bm, cf_clearance and similar |
Cloudflare | Security: tells humans from bots and protects the Site from attacks. Set only when the security service needs it | Up to 30 minutes, or up to a year | Strictly necessary |
_GRECAPTCHA and technical data |
Google reCAPTCHA | Anti-spam check on forms (contact, school enquiries, submitting data). Loaded only on pages that have such a form | Up to 6 months | Security (necessary to protect our forms) |
_ga, _ga_7QQ83HMHP4 |
Google Analytics, via Google Tag Manager | Count visitors and see which pages are useful, with a random identifier | Up to 2 years | Analytics: only with your consent |
| Cookies of embedded content | Windy.com (forecast map), YouTube (video), Stadia Maps (map tiles), Gravatar (avatar images) | Show the embedded map, forecast, video or picture. These providers get your IP address and may set their own cookies, which we do not control: see their policies | Set by each provider | Third-party content |
We do not use advertising or retargeting cookies, social network tracking pixels or sell data. The share buttons on blog posts are plain links: they send nothing to the social networks until you click them.
4Other ways to control cookies
You can also delete cookies, or block all or some of them, in your browser settings (the help pages of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge explain how). Blocking necessary cookies may stop forms and sign-in from working. You can opt out of Google Analytics everywhere with the browser add-on from Google.
5Changes and contact
When we add or remove a cookie or a service, we update this page and its date, and ask for your consent again if the change needs it. Questions: [email protected] or the contact form.