Legal
Cookie Policy
Last updated: April 2026
Contents
01
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device — computer, tablet, or mobile — when you visit. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to the website operator about how the site is being used.
Cookies are not programs and cannot carry viruses or malware. They do not give us access to your device or any information on it beyond what you choose to share.
Similar technologies — such as web beacons, pixels, and local storage — may function in comparable ways. Where we refer to "cookies" in this policy, we include these technologies unless we specify otherwise.
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Who Sets Cookies on This Website
Cookies on this website may be set by two parties:
First-party cookies
Set directly by Habit Collection (the operator of this website) for purposes such as remembering your cookie preferences and supporting the technical operation of the site.
Third-party cookies
Set by external services that we use — such as analytics providers — when you visit our site. These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies, which govern how they use the data they collect. Where we use third-party services that place cookies, we identify them in section 4 below.
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Cookie Categories
We classify the cookies on this website into four categories, in line with the ICC UK Cookie Guide and GDPR guidance from the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante):
Strictly necessary cookies
Essential for the website to function. Without these cookies, the site cannot operate correctly. They do not require your consent and cannot be disabled through our cookie settings. They include cookies that remember your consent choices and maintain session continuity.
Performance & analytics cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use the website — which pages are visited most often, whether error messages are received, and how visitors navigate between pages. All information collected is aggregated and anonymous. We use this data solely to improve the site. These cookies require your consent.
Functional cookies
These cookies enable the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, personalised features. These cookies require your consent. No functional cookies are currently in use on this website.
Marketing & targeting cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertising relevant to you and your interests, and to limit how often you see an advertisement. They may also be used to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. At present, Habit Collection does not run targeted advertising campaigns and does not use marketing cookies on this website.
04
Cookies We Use
The following table lists the specific cookies currently used on this website.
Strictly necessary
| Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookie_consent | Habit Collection | Stores your cookie consent preferences so you are not asked again on each visit | 12 months |
| PHPSESSID | Habit Collection | Maintains your session while you navigate the site (WordPress) | Session |
Performance & analytics
| Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number; used to calculate visit, session, and campaign data | 2 years |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics | GA4 property-specific identifier; used alongside _ga to maintain measurement across sessions | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users for analytics reporting | 24 hours |
Functional
No functional cookies are currently used on this website.
Marketing & targeting
No marketing or targeting cookies are currently used on this website.
05
Your Consent
Under the GDPR and the Italian implementation of the ePrivacy Directive, we are required to obtain your consent before placing any non-essential cookies on your device. Strictly necessary cookies are exempt from this requirement.
On your first visit to this website, a cookie banner will appear presenting you with a clear choice: to accept or decline non-essential cookies. Your choice will be stored in a strictly necessary cookie so that we do not ask you again on subsequent visits.
Your consent is:
- Freely given — accepting cookies is not a condition of accessing the website
- Specific — you are presented with distinct choices by cookie category, not a single all-or-nothing option
- Informed — this policy provides full details of the cookies in use before you make your choice
- Unambiguous — consent is given by a positive action (clicking "Accept"), not by scrolling or continued use of the site
- Withdrawable — you may change or withdraw your consent at any time (see section 6)
We do not use pre-ticked boxes or treat inaction as consent.
06
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You may update or withdraw your cookie consent at any time. To do so, you can:
- Click the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of any page on this website to reopen the consent panel
- Adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies (see section 7)
- Use opt-out tools provided directly by third-party services, such as the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on
Please note that withdrawing consent for certain categories of cookie may affect the functionality or performance of the website. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled without disabling the website itself.
07
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically choose to block all cookies, block third-party cookies only, or delete cookies that have already been placed on your device. The method for doing this varies by browser:
Please be aware that blocking all cookies through your browser will affect not only this website but all other websites you visit. Some features of those sites may cease to function correctly.
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Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting that sends a signal to websites requesting that your browsing not be tracked. There is currently no universally agreed standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. Our website does not alter its behaviour in response to DNT signals at this time.
If you wish to limit tracking, we recommend using the cookie preference controls described in sections 5 and 6, or adjusting your browser settings as described in section 7.
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Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time — for example, if we introduce new cookies or if regulatory guidance changes. The date of the most recent revision is shown at the top of this page.
Where we make material changes — such as adding a new category of cookie — we will reissue the consent banner so that you have the opportunity to review and confirm your preferences.
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Contact
If you have questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us:
Habit Collection
Via Roma 104, 23880 Casatenovo (LC), Italy
connect@habit-collection.com
+39 02 23666640
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) at www.garanteprivacy.it if you believe your rights in relation to cookies or personal data have not been respected.