Last updated: 30 September 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar technologies are used on francescoscarel.com.
For more information about how personal data is processed through this website, please see the Privacy Policy.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites may store on a user’s device when they are visited. They can be used for technical purposes, to remember preferences, to provide specific functionalities, or by third-party services embedded in a website.
Some cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly, while others require the user’s consent before they can be activated.
2. How this website uses cookies
This website uses a limited number of cookies related to:
- the technical operation of the website;
- storing and managing cookie consent preferences;
- embedded video content provided by YouTube and Vimeo.
Non-essential third-party content is blocked until the visitor provides the relevant consent through the cookie banner.
Visitors can accept, reject or customise non-essential cookies and can change their preferences at any time through the Cookie Settings link available on the website.
3. Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies support essential functions of the website and consent management. They do not require consent where they are strictly necessary for these purposes.
wpEmojiSettingsSupports
Provider: francescoscarel.com
Duration: Session
Purpose: Used by WordPress to determine whether the visitor’s browser can display emojis correctly.
cookieyes-*
Provider: francescoscarel.com / CookieYes
Duration: 1 year
Purpose: Used by CookieYes to manage and remember the visitor’s consent preferences.
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA
Provider: YouTube
Duration: 6 months
Purpose: Used by YouTube to store the user’s cookie consent state.
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Provider: Vimeo / Cloudflare
Duration: 1 hour
Purpose: Used by Cloudflare to support bot management and security functions associated with Vimeo.
4. Functional cookies
Functional cookies support additional features provided by third-party services. These cookies are subject to the visitor’s consent where required.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Provider: YouTube
Duration: 6 months
Purpose: Used by YouTube to measure bandwidth and determine the appropriate player interface.
ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY
Provider: YouTube
Duration: Persistent
Purpose: Used by YouTube in connection with user interactions and previous result entries.
vimeo
Provider: Vimeo
Duration: Session
Purpose: Used to provide embedded Vimeo video content.
5. Analytics cookies
Analytics cookies may be used by embedded third-party services to understand interactions with their content. They are activated only after the relevant consent has been provided.
YSC
Provider: YouTube
Duration: Session
Purpose: Used by YouTube to track views and interactions with embedded video content.
This website does not currently use Google Analytics as a first-party website analytics service.
6. Advertisement cookies
YouTube may use certain cookies associated with its embedded content for advertising, security, feature management or related purposes. These cookies are blocked until the relevant consent has been provided.
__Secure-YNID
Provider: YouTube
Duration: 6 months
Purpose: Used by YouTube in connection with security and fraud prevention.
__Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN
Provider: YouTube
Duration: 6 months
Purpose: Used by YouTube to manage feature rollouts, experiments and interface changes.
__Secure-YEC
Provider: YouTube
Duration: As determined by YouTube
Purpose: Cookie associated with YouTube services. CookieYes currently does not provide a specific description for this cookie.
7. Embedded video content
The website contains videos embedded from YouTube and Vimeo.
These embedded services are blocked by default where consent is required. Before consent is provided, the website displays a placeholder instead of loading the third-party video player.
If the visitor provides the relevant consent, the video player is loaded and YouTube or Vimeo may set cookies or process technical information according to their own privacy and cookie practices.
Rejecting these cookies does not prevent access to the rest of the website, but embedded video content requiring consent will not be available.
8. Managing or withdrawing consent
When first visiting the website, visitors can use the cookie banner to:
- accept non-essential cookies;
- reject non-essential cookies;
- customise their preferences.
Consent can be changed or withdrawn at any time by selecting Cookie Settings on the website.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
9. Third-party services
For further information about cookies and data processing performed by third-party services, visitors should consult the privacy information provided by the respective service providers:
YouTube / Google — embedded video content
Vimeo — embedded video content
Cloudflare — security technology associated with third-party services
CookieYes — consent management
10. Changes to this Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy may be updated if the cookies, embedded services or other technologies used by the website change.
The date at the top of this page indicates the latest revision.