1. Data Controller
The Data Controller is SAVELIUM S.R.L., Via Monte Grappa 9, 20824 Lazzate (MB), Italy — VAT: IT14474450963 | Email: info@savelium.it
For any enquiry relating to cookies and data processing, please contact the Controller at the address above.
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites store on the user's device (computer, tablet, smartphone) during browsing. They are used to ensure the site functions correctly, improve performance, remember user preferences or collect statistical information.
In addition to traditional cookies, italwine.it uses the browser's localStorage mechanism — a technology analogous to cookies but which does not transmit data to the server with each request. For the purposes of this notice, references to "cookies" include localStorage and similar technologies.
3. Types of cookies used
Italwine.it uses exclusively strictly necessary technical cookies. No profiling, marketing, third-party analytics or social media cookies are used.
3.1 Necessary technical cookies
Technical cookies are essential for the correct functioning of the site and do not require prior user consent pursuant to Art. 122(1) of D.Lgs. 196/2003 (Italian Privacy Code).
3.2 Hosting server session cookies
The hosting provider Aruba S.p.A. may set technical session cookies (containing no identifying content) necessary for the correct routing of HTTP requests to the servers. Such cookies are managed independently by Aruba S.p.A. in accordance with their own privacy policy.
4. Cookies NOT used
Italwine.it does not install the following types of cookies:
- Profiling cookies (behavioural or retargeting)
- Third-party analytics cookies (Google Analytics, Matomo, Hotjar, etc.)
- Social media cookies (Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, etc.)
- Marketing and advertising cookies
- Third-party cookies for embedded widgets or content
Technical navigation data (IP address, browser type, pages visited, date and time) is temporarily recorded in the Aruba server system logs and processed solely for IT security purposes, for a limited period, in accordance with applicable law.
5. Legal basis and consent
Pursuant to Art. 122 of D.Lgs. 196/2003 (Italian Privacy Code, as amended by D.Lgs. 101/2018 implementing GDPR) and the guidelines of the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante), strictly necessary technical cookies do not require prior user consent.
The cookie banner on italwine.it is displayed for transparency purposes, not because it is required by law for purely technical cookies. Users nevertheless have the option to:
- Accept the use of technical cookies
- Decline — in which case the
cookie_consentvalue will not be saved and the banner will reappear on the next visit
In accordance with the Garante's 2022 guidelines and 2026 operational guidance, the decline button is presented with equal visual prominence to the accept button.
6. How to manage cookies
Users may manage, disable or delete cookies at any time via their browser settings. Below are links to the official guides for the main browsers:
To delete the localStorage entry for the italwine.it cookie consent, open your browser's Developer Tools (F12), select the Application tab → Local Storage → italwine.it and delete the cookie_consent entry. Alternatively, clear all site data via your browser settings.
Please note that disabling the cookie_consent technical cookie will not affect your ability to use the site, but the cookie banner will reappear on every visit.
7. Transfer of data to third parties
Data collected through technical cookies is not sold, transferred or disclosed to third parties for commercial or marketing purposes. The only third party with access to server technical logs is the hosting provider Aruba S.p.A., acting as a data processor pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR.
No data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
8. Amendments to this Cookie Policy
SAVELIUM S.R.L. reserves the right to amend this Cookie Policy at any time, in compliance with applicable regulations and the guidelines of the Italian Data Protection Authority. Amendments take effect from the date of publication on this page.
Users are advised to consult this page periodically for any updates.
9. Contact and data subjects' rights
To exercise the rights provided for under Articles 15–22 GDPR (access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection) or for any enquiry relating to cookies, please contact:
SAVELIUM S.R.L.
Email: info@savelium.it
WhatsApp: +39 3888 011 677
The data subject also has the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (garanteprivacy.it), Piazza Venezia 11, 00187 Rome, Italy.