Last update: Milan, November 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar technologies are used on www.shiraghaffari.com (the “Site”) and how you can manage your preferences.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites send to your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) and that are stored by your browser. At each subsequent visit, cookies are sent back to the website that set them (first-party cookies) or to another website that recognises them (third-party cookies).

Similar technologies (such as pixels, web beacons, local storage and similar tools) can also be used for the same purposes. In this Policy, the term “cookies” refers to all these technologies.

2. Types of cookies used on this Site

The Site uses different types of cookies with different functions, which may be stored on your device for different periods of time.

2.1 Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of the Site and cannot be disabled through the standard preference tools. They are usually set in response to actions you perform, such as:

– navigating between pages;
– setting privacy or language preferences;
– filling in forms (Formidable Forms);
– authenticating to access reserved sections (if present);
– ensuring the security and integrity of the Site.

Without these cookies, the Site or some parts of it may not function properly.

2.2 Analytics / performance cookies (Google Analytics)

With your consent, we use analytics cookies to collect aggregated information on how visitors use the Site, in order to improve structure, content and usability. These cookies allow us to know, for example:

– the number of visitors and sessions;
– the most visited pages and sections;
– the time spent on the Site and on individual pages;
– navigation paths;
– the approximate geographic area (country/region) from which visitors connect;
– the type of device and browser used.

The main analytics tool used is Google Analytics 4 (“GA4”), provided by Google Ireland Limited. GA4 uses cookies and similar technologies to collect information on the use of the Site and to generate reports for the Controller. GA4 does not store IP addresses in standard reports and offers additional privacy controls for users in the European Economic Area, but may still process identifiers and other data that qualify as personal data under the GDPR.

Analytics cookies are activated only if you accept them via the cookie banner.

2.3 Functionality and preference cookies

Some plugins or components of the Site may use cookies or local storage to remember certain choices you make (for example, form states, preferences, layout options) and to offer an improved experience. These cookies are typically set by the Site itself and are used only to provide the requested service.

2.4 Marketing cookies

At the time of writing, the Site does not intentionally implement third-party marketing or profiling cookies (such as advertising network cookies, remarketing tools, or social media tracking pixels). If such cookies are introduced in the future, this Cookie Policy and the cookie banner will be updated accordingly and, where necessary, your prior consent will be requested.

3. Cookie list

The exact list of cookies and similar technologies used on the Site may change over time, for example following updates or the introduction of new services.

For an up-to-date overview, including:
– cookie name;
– provider;
– purpose;
– duration;
– type (necessary, analytics, etc.),

you may consult the cookie settings panel accessible via the cookie banner or through a specific “Cookie settings” link on the Site, where implemented.

4. How to manage cookie preferences

4.1 Through the Site’s cookie banner / settings

When you first visit the Site, a cookie banner informs you about the use of cookies and asks for your preferences. Through this interface you can:

– accept all non-essential cookies;
– refuse non-essential cookies;
– customise your choices by category (for example, enable only analytics cookies).

Your preferences will be stored in a specific technical cookie that records your consent or refusal and will be used for subsequent visits for a certain period, unless you delete cookies or change your choices.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the “Cookie settings” link or an equivalent control available on the Site (if implemented).

4.2 Through your browser settings

You can also configure your browser to block or delete cookies, both on this Site and on others. The procedures for managing cookies vary from one browser to another. For further information, please refer to the help section of your browser (for example, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).

If you block all cookies, including technical ones, certain services or functionalities of the Site may not be available or may not function properly.

5. Third-party cookies

Some cookies and similar technologies used on the Site are provided by third parties. In particular, analytics cookies may be set by Google through Google Analytics (GA4).

These third parties act in part as independent data controllers and in part as processors on behalf of the Controller. Their processing of personal data is governed by their respective privacy and cookie policies.

For more information on how Google processes data through Google Analytics and how it handles data protection and transfers outside the EEA, you can consult Google’s official documentation and privacy notices relating to GA4 and its data practices.

If, in the future, other third-party services that use cookies (such as embedded videos, maps, social widgets or advertising tools) are integrated into the Site, their presence and purpose will be described in an updated version of this Cookie Policy, and consent will be requested where required.

6. Relation with the Privacy Policy

This Cookie Policy forms part of the Privacy Policy of the Site. For more information on:

– the identity and contact details of the Controller;
– purposes and legal bases of processing;
– recipients and categories of recipients;
– international data transfers;
– data retention criteria;
– your rights as data subject and how to exercise them,

please refer to the Privacy Policy available on the Site.

7. Changes to this Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated to reflect changes in the cookies used, in the technologies adopted or in applicable legislation. Any updates will be published on this page with indication of the latest revision date.