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Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which cookies this Website uses, and how you can manage or disable them. It applies to the website www.tattoolifemagazine.com and all its sub-pages, including those dedicated to the Tattoo Life Magazine Yearbook publications (Annuario Tatuatori Italiani, Jahrbuch, Yearbook, and related editions), and is to be read in conjunction with the Privacy Policy.
01 What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website sends to your browser when you visit it. They are stored on your device and sent back to the same website on subsequent visits. Cookies allow the website to recognise your browser and remember certain information about your session or preferences.
Cookies can be set by the website you are visiting (first-party cookies) or by other websites whose content is embedded on the page (third-party cookies). They can also be classified by duration:
- Session cookies — temporary cookies that are deleted automatically when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies — cookies that remain on your device for a defined period of time, or until you delete them manually.
02 Cookies Used on This Website
This Website uses only technical cookies, which are strictly necessary for its correct functioning. No profiling cookies, behavioural advertising cookies, retargeting cookies, or third-party tracking cookies of any kind are used.
In accordance with the ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC) and the guidelines issued by the Italian data protection authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali), technical cookies do not require prior consent from the user. However, in the interest of full transparency, the following table describes all cookies currently active on this Website.
Technical Cookies — Detail
No third-party cookies are set by this Website. Font files (Playfair Display and DM Sans) are self-hosted on the Website's own server — no requests are sent to Google's servers or any other external provider in connection with typography.
Social media links (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube) present on this Website are implemented as standard hyperlinks. They do not load any external scripts or set any cookies on page load. A connection to the respective platform is established only if the user actively clicks the link and is redirected to that platform.
03 What We Do Not Use
For complete transparency, the following technologies and cookie categories are not used on this Website:
- Analytics or web tracking cookies (e.g. Google Analytics, Matomo, or similar)
- Advertising or retargeting cookies
- Social media tracking pixels (e.g. Meta Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag)
- Third-party embedded content that sets cookies on page load
- Fingerprinting or other non-cookie tracking technologies
04 Legal Basis for Technical Cookies
Technical cookies are used on the basis of the legitimate interest of the Data Controller in ensuring the correct and secure functioning of the Website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), and in compliance with the obligation to record and honour the user's consent choices (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR). As confirmed by the guidelines of the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali and the ePrivacy Directive, prior consent is not required for strictly necessary technical cookies.
The Data Controller is Mediafriends S.r.l., C.so Lodi 18, 20135 Milano (MI) — Italy. VAT: IT12877390158. For any enquiry related to cookies or data processing, please contact: info@tattoolife.com.
05 How to Manage or Disable Cookies
You can configure your browser to accept, block, or delete cookies at any time. Please note that disabling technical cookies may impair the correct functioning of certain features of this Website (for example, the Website may no longer be able to remember your consent preference and may display the cookie notice on every visit).
Below are links to the cookie management instructions for the most commonly used browsers:
- Google Chrome — Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox — Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Safari — Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
- Microsoft Edge — Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies
- Opera — Settings > Advanced > Privacy & security > Site Settings > Cookies
For general information on how to manage cookies across different browsers and devices, you may also visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
06 Changes to This Cookie Policy
The Data Controller reserves the right to update this Cookie Policy at any time, for example to reflect changes in the technologies used or in applicable law. The updated version will be published on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. Users are encouraged to review this page periodically.
This Cookie Policy is to be read in conjunction with the Privacy Policy of Tattoo Life Magazine, which contains full information on the processing of personal data, your rights under the GDPR, and the contact details of the Data Controller. For the full privacy and cookie policy applicable to the main Tattoo Life editorial platform, please refer to www.tattoolife.com/privacy-policy/.