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Cookie Policy

Information about the use of cookies pursuant to EU Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) and the Italian Data Protection Authority Guidelines

Last updated: March 21, 2026

What are cookies

Cookies are small text files that websites store on your device to remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience.

This website uses local storage technologies (technical cookies, localStorage, and sessionStorage) to ensure core functionality and remember your preferences. Any analytics cookies would be activated only with your explicit consent.

Our approach

We only use strictly necessary cookies. No profiling or advertising cookies.

Local storage and technical cookies

Technical Cookies

Required

Essential for website functionality. They don't require consent because without them the site couldn't function properly.

Name Purpose Duration
localStorage: sb-*-auth-token Supabase authentication (token) Session
localStorage: sb-*-auth-token-code-verifier PKCE verification for Supabase authentication flow Session
localStorage: museo_cookie_consent Stores your cookie preferences 6 months
localStorage: museo-lang Language preference 1 year

Preference Cookies

Required

Store your choices to personalize your site experience. Considered technical as they're linked to the functionality you request.

Name Purpose Duration
sessionStorage: mva_audio_state Audio state (playback and volume) Session
sessionStorage: museo-entered Skip entrance animation for returning visitors Session
localStorage: reading_bookmarks_* Reading position bookmarks Persistent
localStorage: reading_highlights_* Text highlights Persistent
sessionStorage: comingFromOpera Internal page navigation Session

Web Analytics

No cookies

Cloudflare Web Analytics
This website uses Cloudflare Web Analytics, a privacy-friendly web analytics service. This service:

  • Does not use cookies of any kind
  • Does not track users across sessions
  • Does not collect personally identifiable data
  • Collects only aggregate browsing data (pages visited, country, device type, referrer)

Data is processed by Cloudflare Inc. (headquartered in San Francisco, USA) under Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC).

Legal basis: legitimate interest of the Controller pursuant to art. 6.1.f GDPR, for the improvement of the service.

Marketing and profiling cookies

Not used

This website does not use marketing, profiling, or remarketing cookies. No social network cookies or advertising tracking pixels are installed.

Managing your preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time. Your choices are stored for 6 months.

Cookie Banner

On first visit you'll see a banner with options for "Accept all", "Reject all" and "Manage preferences".

Change preferences

You can change your choices by clicking "Cookie Preferences" in the site footer.

Browser settings

You can block or delete cookies through your web browser settings.

Consequences of rejection

Rejecting analytics cookies won't affect navigation. Some features may require technical cookies.

External services

This site uses some external services that may install their own cookies. Here's a list of services and links to their privacy policies:

Supabase (Authentication)

Account management and authentication.
Supabase Privacy Policy

Cloudflare Web Analytics

Privacy-friendly aggregate web analytics. No cookies installed, no individual tracking.
Cloudflare Privacy Policy

Stripe (Payments)

Payment processing via Stripe Checkout.
Stripe Privacy Policy

GSAP (GreenSock Animation Platform)

Animation library loaded from the Cloudflare CDN (cdnjs.cloudflare.com). Part of the Cloudflare infrastructure already declared. Does not install cookies and does not collect personal data.

Typefaces

The fonts used on this website (Cormorant Garamond, DM Sans, Cinzel, Playfair Display, and others) are hosted locally on our server. No requests are made to Google Fonts or other external services for font loading.

Contact

For questions about cookie usage or to exercise your rights, you can contact us at the email address provided.

For complete information about personal data processing, please see our Privacy Policy.