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Cookie Policy
Last updated: 23 September 2026
This Cookie Policy describes the cookies and similar technologies used on www.phdaiethics.com, in line with art. 122 of the Italian Privacy Code, the ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC, the GDPR and the Italian Data Protection Authority “Guidelines on cookies and other tracking tools” of 10 June 2021.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device. Similar technologies include local storage and pixels. They may be technical (needed for the site to work, no consent required) or used for other purposes such as statistics, profiling or loading third-party content (consent required).
How we ask for consent
On your first visit a banner lets you accept all, reject all or customise your choice by category. Closing the banner with the “X” keeps only technical cookies. No non-technical cookie or third-party content is loaded before you choose. Your choice is stored for 6 months, after which we ask again; we also ask again if the categories change. If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, it is treated as a refusal.
You can change or withdraw consent at any time:
Cookies used on this site
| Name / provider | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
phd_consent — this site (first party) | Strictly necessary | Stores your cookie choices | 6 months |
| YouTube (youtube-nocookie.com) — Google Ireland Ltd / Google LLC | External media (consent) | Playing embedded videos (home page background video and event recordings). Google may use local storage and cookies such as VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, YSC, __Secure-YEC once you interact with a video. | Session – 6 months (set by Google) |
| Google Forms (docs.google.com) — Google Ireland Ltd / Google LLC | External media (consent) | Displaying the membership and contact forms. Google may set cookies such as NID, __Secure-3PSID, COMPASS (the latter only if you are signed in to Google). | Session – 6 months (set by Google) |
Google Analytics 4 (_ga, _ga_*) | Statistics (consent) | Anonymised audience measurement (page views, traffic sources), loaded via Google Tag Manager. IP addresses are anonymised. Loaded only if you accept the "Statistics" category. Provider: Google Ireland Ltd / Google LLC. | Up to 13 months |
Fonts are hosted on this site (no connection to Google Fonts). Links to LinkedIn, YouTube and Twitter/X are simple links: no content is loaded from those networks until you click them.
Third-party privacy policies: Google · How Google uses cookies.
Managing cookies in your browser
You can also delete or block cookies from your browser settings (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).
Data controller and rights
For the data controller’s details and your rights under the GDPR, see our Privacy Policy.