This document describes the cookies and tracking tools used by the fortgale.com site (hereinafter the "Site"), managed by Fortgale S.r.l., and complements the general notice provided in the Privacy Policy.
01 What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that visited sites send to the user's terminal (computer, tablet, smartphone), where they are stored to be retransmitted to those same sites on the next visit. Similar technologies include web beacons, local storage, session storage and fingerprinting; all are subject to the same legal regime.
Cookies can be "first-party" (set directly by the Site) or "third-party" (set by different domains, typically service providers such as Microsoft, LinkedIn or analytics providers). By duration, cookies can be "session" (deleted on browser close) or "persistent" (kept for a defined period).
02 Categories used
In compliance with EU cookie regulations and national DPA guidelines, Fortgale uses three categories of cookies:
2.1 Technical cookies (always active)
These are cookies strictly necessary for the operation of the Site or for the provision of services explicitly requested by the user (e.g. storing cookie preferences, session management, appointment booking). They include session, functionality and first-party analytics cookies with anonymised IP (treated as technical cookies under regulator guidance).
Legal basis: legitimate interest of the Controller (Art. 6.1.f GDPR) and ePrivacy Directive — they do not require consent. They can only be disabled by changing browser settings, with potential malfunction of the Site.
2.2 Analytics cookies (consent required)
Cookies used to collect aggregated statistical information on the use of the Site (number of users, most visited pages, traffic sources, time spent). They serve to optimise the structure and content of the Site.
Legal basis: consent of the Data Subject (Art. 6.1.a GDPR), except where they are configured as technical cookies according to the supervisory authority's indications (anonymised IP, no cross-referencing with other processing, no sharing with the analytics provider).
2.3 Marketing cookies (consent required)
Cookies installed by third parties to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and personalise the content shown to the user on the Controller's channels and on other sites participating in the provider's advertising network.
Legal basis: consent of the Data Subject (Art. 6.1.a GDPR). They are disabled by default; they are only installed after explicit consent via the cookie banner or the preferences panel.
03 Cookies and providers list
Below is the list of cookies and providers that may be activated on the Site. The list is subject to update; check the current version of the document (at the bottom of the page).
| Cookie / key | Category | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fortgale-cookie-consent | Fortgale (first party) | Stores the user's choice on cookie preferences (necessary/analytics/marketing) | 12 months | |
| fortgale-theme | Fortgale (first party) | Stores the user's selected visual theme preference | 12 months | |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Microsoft (Outlook Bookings, embed iframe) | Session management during appointment booking | Session | |
| MSFPC | Microsoft (Outlook Bookings) | Client identifier for the operation of the Bookings service | 12 months | |
| _pa_* | Plausible Analytics (EU) — privacy-first, no profiling | Aggregate, anonymous traffic measurement (page views, sources, device) | 30 days | |
| _ga / _ga_* | Google LLC (optional, only with consent) | Site usage statistics via Google Analytics 4 with IP anonymisation | 13 months | |
| li_sugr / bcookie / lidc / UserMatchHistory | LinkedIn Ireland (Insight Tag) | Measures the effectiveness of LinkedIn campaigns, audience retargeting, conversion analysis | From session to 24 months |
Extra-EU transfers. Where a provider is subject to extra-EU jurisdiction (e.g. Google LLC, LinkedIn Corporation), the transfer takes place on the basis of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) approved by the European Commission (Decision 2021/914) and/or an Adequacy Decision (EU-US Data Privacy Framework, where applicable).
For details on the privacy policies of individual providers:
- Microsoft: privacy.microsoft.com
- Google: policies.google.com/privacy
- Plausible: plausible.io/data-policy
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
04 How to give and revoke consent
On first access to the Site a cookie banner is displayed, allowing you to:
- Accept all cookies (technical + analytics + marketing);
- Reject all non-technical cookies;
- Customise consent by choosing per category.
The user's choice is stored in a first-party technical cookie (fortgale-cookie-consent),
with a duration of 12 months. After that period or in the event of substantial change
of provider/purpose, the banner is shown again to obtain new consent.
Withdrawal of consent is always free and does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent given before withdrawal (Art. 7.3 GDPR). Once consent is withdrawn, the corresponding cookies will no longer be installed on subsequent visits; those already installed can be deleted from the browser as indicated in the next point.
05 Disable cookies from the browser
You can manage and delete cookies directly from browser settings. Below the links to the official instructions for the most common browsers:
Disabling all cookies may cause some sections of the Site to malfunction or prevent some operations from being completed (e.g. appointment booking).
06 Contacts and rights of the Data Subject
The Data Controller is Fortgale S.r.l., Via San Damiano 2, 20122 Milan (MI), VAT IT10684000962, email privacy@fortgale.com.
The Data Subject can exercise at any time the rights provided for by Articles 15-22 GDPR (access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, withdrawal of consent, complaint to the Supervisory Authority) as detailed in the Privacy Policy · § 8.
07 Document updates
This Cookie Policy is subject to periodic review. Any updates — including the addition or removal of providers or categories — will be published on this page; in case of substantial change, consent will be requested again via the cookie banner.
Last updated: 5 May 2026 · Version: 2.0