GDPR · COOKIES AND LOCAL STORAGE

Cookie policy

Information on the processing of personal data under Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and on the use of cookies and similar technologies on www.efesto.eu (the “Website”).

Effective date: 13 August 2026Last updated: 13 August 2026

DATA CONTROLLER

EFESTO S.R.L.

Controller: EFESTO S.r.l.
Registered office: Via Enrico Fermi 19, 25030 Roccafranca (BS), Italy
Tax ID: 02978020968
VAT number: 02978020968
Share capital: €30,000
Contact: info@efesto.eu

What cookies and tracking tools are

Cookies are small text files that a website asks a browser to store on a computer or mobile device. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, pixels, tags and identifiers that can read or save information on the User’s device.

In this Policy, “Tracking Tools” is used as a general term. Some tools are strictly necessary to transmit communications, provide a service requested by the User, secure the Website or remember privacy choices. Other tools may be used for experience, audience measurement or marketing and generally require prior consent.

How this Website uses them

The Website currently uses only first-party local or session storage and any technical identifiers strictly necessary for hosting, delivery and security. No optional analytics, advertising or marketing service is currently active.

Optional Experience and Measurement categories are disabled by default. Selecting them records the User’s choice but does not activate a service that is not listed in this Policy. If EFESTO later adds a new optional provider or materially changes processing, this Policy and the consent mechanism will be updated and consent requested again where required.

Current tools and duration

Tool / storage	Provider	Category and purpose	Duration
efesto_cookie_consent_v2 (local storage)	EFESTO / first party	Necessary: records whether the User accepted, rejected or customised optional categories	180 days, or until the User changes or clears the choice
efesto_visit_started_at_v4 (session storage)	EFESTO / first party	Necessary functional state: measures elapsed time within the current browsing session for the contact invitation after 45 seconds	Browsing session
efesto_contact_prompt_seen_v4 (session storage)	EFESTO / first party	Necessary functional state: prevents the contact invitation from being repeatedly displayed after the User closes it or follows its link	Browsing session
Technical delivery and security identifiers	Website hosting and security infrastructure	Necessary: routing, availability, abuse prevention, access protection and technical diagnostics	Session or provider-defined technical period; not used by EFESTO for advertising

Categories shown in the control panel

Necessary — always active. These tools are required to provide and secure the Website or to record the User’s privacy choices.
Experience — optional. Intended for non-essential features that remember preferences or enrich content. No such service is currently active.
Measurement — optional. Intended for audience and performance analytics. No such service is currently active.

Consent and how to change it

On the first visit, the banner allows the User to accept all optional categories, reject them all or choose each category separately. Optional selections are off by default. Closing the banner continues with Necessary tools only.

Consent is freely given and can be withdrawn at any time as easily as it was given. Rejecting optional tools does not prevent access to the Website. The banner will not ordinarily be shown again before six months unless the choice cannot be read, the User reopens the panel or processing materially changes.

Third-party tools

Where a third-party tool is activated, the third party may access its own identifiers and act as an independent controller or processor. No optional third-party Tracking Tool is currently active. Technical hosting and security providers may process necessary connection data to deliver and protect the Website, as described in the Privacy Policy.

Browser controls

Users can also remove or block cookies and other storage through their browser settings. Deleting Website storage may cause the consent banner and the contact invitation to appear again because the Website can no longer read the previous choice. Blocking strictly necessary storage may affect some functions.

User rights

Information about GDPR rights, legal bases, recipients, transfers and how to complain to a supervisory authority is provided in the Privacy Policy. Privacy requests can be sent to info@efesto.eu.

Changes and further information

Because technologies and providers can change, EFESTO may update this Policy and the tool table. Users should review the update date and may contact EFESTO for further information on a tool, provider, duration or safeguard.