1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are compact alphanumeric text files downloaded to your computer, tablet, or smartphone when you navigate websites. Cookies facilitate reliable communication between your browser and web servers, enabling websites to remember your browsing preferences, verify security credentials, and assess general aggregate traffic patterns without personally identifying you.
2. How We Classify Cookies
In compliance with the ePrivacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC as amended) and the GDPR, Wondercrewpicnic classifies cookies into clear functional categories:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for foundational website functionality, routing, security verification, and persisting your cookie preferences. These cookies do not require prior consent and cannot be disabled in our systems.
- Functional Cookies: Enhance user convenience by remembering navigational choices, such as text scaling preferences or visual layout modes.
- Performance & Analytics Cookies: Enable us to tally visits and traffic sources anonymously, helping us identify which editorial dossiers are most widely read and optimize server load response times.
3. Complete Cookie Inventory
The table below outlines the active cookies and local storage tokens utilized across Wondercrewpicnic.site:
| Cookie Name | Category | Lifespan | Purpose & Details |
|---|---|---|---|
wondercrew_cookie_consent |
Strictly Necessary | 12 Months | Stores your cookie consent selection (accept/reject) in browser localStorage. |
__cf_bm / _sec_token |
Strictly Necessary | Session / 24h | Protects digital infrastructure from malicious bots and DDoS attacks. |
_wcp_pref_theme |
Functional | 6 Months | Retains user reading preferences and mobile layout states. |
_wcp_analytics_id |
Analytics (Optional) | 30 Days | Anonymously tracks aggregated article reading metrics without collecting IP addresses. |
4. Managing and Opting Out of Cookies
You retain absolute authority over how cookies are placed on your terminal equipment. You may modify or revoke your consent at any time through the following mechanisms:
- On-Site Consent Banner: Use the "Preferences" or "Reject Non-Essential" options on our footer banner to decline analytics trackers.
- Browser Configuration Settings: Most modern browsers permit you to reject all cookies, alert you before a cookie is stored, or erase existing caches. Consult the guidance provided by your software developer:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection
- Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Block all cookies
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions
Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies via your browser settings may result in unexpected formatting behaviors or degraded visual layout performance across our website.
5. Inquiries and DPO Contact
For further clarification regarding our cookie practices, please contact our data management team at [email protected] or send postal mail to: Wondercrew Media Ltd, Via Vittorio Emanuele Orlando 3, 00185 Roma, Italy.