What cookies are
Cookies are small files the site stores in your browser. Some are needed for it to work (technical cookies), others collect information on how it is used (statistics cookies). This page describes the ones used by astrai.biz; the data controller is named in the Privacy Policy.
Technical cookies
They don't require your consent, because the site needs them to work.
Site language
- Name:
- NEXT_LOCALE
- Purpose:
- remember the chosen language (Italian, English or German)
- Duration:
- until you close the browser
Cookie choice
- Name:
- astrai-consent
- Purpose:
- remember whether you accepted or refused statistics cookies, so you aren't asked on every page
- Duration:
- until you clear your browsing data
Statistics cookies
They are used only if you accept them in the banner: without your consent they aren't activated.
Google Analytics 4 – Google Ireland Limited
Measures visits: pages visited, time spent, source, device and browser type, approximate geographic area. It doesn't record the full IP address; advertising features (Google Signals, ad personalization) are turned off.
- Cookies:
- _ga and _ga_<ID>, up to 2 years
- Data retention:
- 14 months
- Role:
- processor on our behalf
- Place of processing:
- Ireland and United States (Data Privacy Framework)
- Provider's privacy policy:
- policies.google.com
- Opt-out:
- Google's browser add-on
Microsoft Clarity – Microsoft
Records how pages are used (clicks, scrolling, mouse movement, pages viewed) and summarizes it in heatmaps. Text you type in form fields is hidden and never reaches Microsoft.
- Cookies:
- _clck (up to 1 year) and _clsk (1 day); Microsoft may also use its own cookies, for example MUID
- Data retention:
- 30 days for recordings, 9 months for heatmaps and recordings saved for analysis
- Role:
- independent controller
- Place of processing:
- United States (Data Privacy Framework)
- Provider's privacy policy:
- privacy.microsoft.com
How to manage your preferences
- On your first visit a banner asks whether to accept or refuse statistics cookies. Until you choose, they aren't used.
- You can change your choice at any time from the "Cookie preferences" link at the bottom of every page. If you withdraw consent, statistics cookies are deleted and no longer used.
- You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings; without technical cookies some site functions may not work.