Cookie Policy
Last updated: November 3, 2026
Data controller
FORMITALIA Group srl, Via Corticella 5/9, 51039 Valenzatico (PT), Italy. VAT No. IT01448120475. Email for privacy requests: info@formitalia.it.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by the websites you visit. Similar technologies, such as local storage, can also store information on your device. In this policy we call them all "cookies".
How we use them
Technical cookies are necessary for the website to work and do not require your consent. All other cookies are used only with your consent, which you can give, refuse or withdraw at any time. Refusing them does not limit your access to the website, although embedded videos will not load until you choose to play them or accept the relevant cookies.
Manage your choice
Change your cookie preferences or withdraw your consent
You can also delete cookies from your browser settings. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
Cookies used on this website
Necessary
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _shopify_essential | Shopify (formitalia.it) | Operation of the website and checkout | 1 year |
| _shop_app_essential | Shop (shop.app) | Shopping cart functionality | 1 year |
| _shopify_test | Shopify (formitalia.it) | Checks whether the browser accepts cookies | Session |
| __cf_bm | hCaptcha (hcaptcha.com) | Distinguishes humans from bots | 1 day |
| rc::a | Google reCAPTCHA (gstatic.com) | Distinguishes humans from bots | Persistent |
| rc::c | Google reCAPTCHA (gstatic.com) | Distinguishes humans from bots | Session |
| _tracking_consent | Shopify (formitalia.it) | Stores your cookie choice | 1 year |
Preferences
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| localization | Shopify (formitalia.it) | Remembers country and language settings | 1 year |
| forms_previous_session_id | Shopify | Identifies the previous session in website forms | Persistent |
Statistics
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _shopify_analytics | Shopify (formitalia.it) | Internal statistics on how the website is used | 1 year |
| forms_visit_count | Shopify | Counts visits and recognises returning visitors | Persistent |
| _ga, _ga_# | Google Analytics | Measure visits and distinguish visitors | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes visitors | 1 day |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Limits the frequency of requests | 1 day |
Marketing
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _fbp | Meta Platforms | Measures and delivers advertising on Meta services and partner sites | 3 months |
| lastExternalReferrer, lastExternalReferrerTime | Meta Platforms | Record how the visitor reached the website | Persistent |
| _shopify_marketing | Shopify (formitalia.it) | Marketing and retargeting purposes | 1 year |
| YSC | YouTube | Keeps statistics on the videos viewed | Session |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | Estimates bandwidth on pages with videos | 180 days |
| __Secure-YNID, __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | YouTube | Track interaction with embedded content | 180 days |
| __Secure-YEC, LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Embedded video player functions | Session |
| TESTCOOKIESENABLED | YouTube | Embedded video player functions | 1 day |
| yt-icons-last-purged, LogsDatabaseV2, YtIdbMeta | YouTube | Local storage used by the embedded video player | Persistent |
Third parties and international transfers
Some cookies are set by third parties, who process data as independent controllers or as our processors, depending on the service. Data may be transferred outside the European Economic Area. Where this happens, transfers rely on an adequacy decision, such as the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework for certified providers, or on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.
Third-party information: Google and YouTube, Meta, Shopify.
Your rights
You can ask us for access to, correction or deletion of your personal data, restrict or object to its processing, and request portability where applicable, by writing to info@formitalia.it. You may also lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) or with your local authority.
More information is available in our Privacy Policy and in the Privacy Information for EU Visitors.
Visitors from the United States
Marketing cookies may be considered a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information, or targeted advertising, under certain U.S. state privacy laws. You can opt out from Your Privacy Choices. We treat the Global Privacy Control signal as a request to opt out for the browser and device that send it. We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of individuals under 16.