Last Updated: May 12, 2026
We want you to feel comfortable and informed about how this website works behind the scenes, so here’s a plain-language explanation of the cookies we use and why.
What Are Cookies, Anyway?
Cookies are small text files that get stored on your device — whether that’s a computer, tablet, or phone — when you visit our site. Think of them as little notes the website leaves itself so it can remember things about your visit, like your preferences or whether you’ve already answered our cookie banner. They help everything run smoothly and let certain features work the way they’re supposed to.
Your Choice, Your Control
The first time you land on our website, you’ll see a cookie banner where you can choose to accept or reject anything that isn’t strictly necessary. If you ever change your mind, you have a few easy options: click the cookie preferences link in the footer of our site, adjust the settings in your browser, or simply email us at cmllbarrios@yahoo.com and we’ll help you out. One thing worth knowing: a small number of cookies are essential for the site to function and can’t be turned off, but everything else is entirely up to you and won’t be installed until you say yes.
The Cookies We Use, Category by Category
The essentials. These cookies keep the lights on — they maintain your session as you browse, help keep the site secure, and make sure traffic is distributed so the site stays available. Because they’re so fundamental to the site working at all, they don’t require your consent, and they’re deleted automatically once you close your browser.
Making things more convenient for you. This group remembers your language and regional settings, saves whatever cookie choices you made, and generally smooths out your experience so you don’t have to reset things every time you visit. These do require your consent, and they typically stick around for up to 12 months.
Understanding how people use our site. We use Google Analytics 4, a tool from Google LLC, to get a general sense of how visitors move through our website — which pages get visited, how long people stay, what kind of browser or device they’re using, and the paths people take through the site. Your IP address is anonymized (the last portion is removed) before it’s used. This data is processed in the United States and other Google data centers, and Google relies on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework along with Standard Contractual Clauses to handle that transfer responsibly. You’re welcome to opt out at any time, either through our cookie preference center or through Google’s own opt-out browser add-on, which you can find at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. If you’d like to read more about how Google handles data, their privacy policy is at https://policies.google.com/privacy and their Analytics terms are at https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/. The specific cookies involved here are called _ga and ga* (which help distinguish you as a unique visitor and maintain your session, lasting about 2 years) and _gid (which also identifies visitors, but only for 24 hours).
Keeping our tracking tools organized. We also use Google Tag Manager, which is simply a behind-the-scenes system that lets us manage our various tracking and analytics tags without having to dig into the website’s code every time. It’s processed in the United States under the same Data Privacy Framework and Standard Contractual Clauses safeguards mentioned above, and the specific cookies it uses vary depending on which tags are active. More detail is available in Google’s privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Videos and other embedded content. When we embed a YouTube video on our site, YouTube (owned by Google LLC) may collect some information about your visit to that page — even if you never press play. This can include cookies, general usage data, video viewing statistics, and information about your device and browser. It’s processed in the United States, under the same Data Privacy Framework and Standard Contractual Clauses protections. Where possible, we use YouTube’s privacy-enhanced embed mode, which limits what YouTube stores about you unless you actually watch a video. The cookies involved include VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE (used to estimate bandwidth, lasting about 6 months), YSC (which tracks video views for the length of your session), and yt-remote-* (which remembers your video player settings). You can find YouTube’s privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy and their terms at https://www.youtube.com/t/terms.
Managing Your Preferences
You have several ways to stay in control of your cookie settings. On our website, you can revisit the cookie banner that appeared on your first visit, or use the preferences link in our footer — your choices will be remembered on future visits. You can also manage cookies directly through your browser: in Chrome, that’s under Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data; in Firefox, Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data; in Safari, Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data; and in Edge, Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies. Just keep in mind that blocking all cookies may affect how well the site works for you.
If you’d like even more control over advertising and tracking cookies specifically, a few independent industry tools can help: the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance at https://www.youronlinechoices.eu/, the Network Advertising Initiative at https://optout.networkadvertising.org/, and the Digital Advertising Alliance at https://optout.aboutads.info/.
When Your Data Travels Outside the EU/EEA
Some of the services we rely on, particularly those from Google, may process your data outside the European Union, including in the United States. To keep that transfer secure and lawful, Google participates in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and relies on Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission, alongside additional technical and organizational safeguards.
Your Rights Under GDPR
If you’re located in the European Union or EEA, data protection law gives you a real say in how your information is handled. You have the right to access the personal data we hold about you, correct anything inaccurate, request that we delete it, or ask us to limit how we use it. You can object to processing based on legitimate interest, request your data in a portable format, and withdraw your cookie consent at any time. And if you ever feel your rights haven’t been respected, you’re entitled to lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority. In Italy, that’s the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, reachable at https://www.garanteprivacy.it or by email at garante@gpdp.it.
A Note on Children’s Privacy
This website isn’t intended for children under 16, and we don’t knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe we’ve accidentally gathered information from a child, please get in touch with us right away so we can address it.
Keeping This Policy Up to Date
From time to time, we may need to update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in how we operate or in the law itself. You’ll always be able to see when it was last revised at the top of this page. If we make any significant changes, we’ll let you know through a notice on our website, an updated cookie banner, or an email if we have your contact details on file.
A Quick Honesty Note
We’ve done our best to document every cookie and tracking technology used on this site, but occasionally a third-party service may install a cookie that falls outside our direct control. Where that’s the case, we’ve linked to the relevant third party’s own privacy policy so you can learn more. If you ever have a question about a specific cookie or tracking technology, don’t hesitate to reach out.
Who’s Behind This Website
This site is operated by Camille Barrios, based in Italy. You can reach out any time at cmllbarrios@yahoo.com — whether it’s about cookies, privacy, or anything else covered in our full Privacy Policy or Terms of Service.
And, take a breath… we’re done. Keep dancing.
This Cookie Policy is written to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the ePrivacy Directive, and Italian data protection law as enforced by the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali.