Cookies
There are four in all. Last updated 11 November 2026 — everything else is in the privacy notice.
The short version
No third-party cookies. No advertising pixels, no social media plugins, no Google Analytics. The page's typefaces come from my domain, so your browser doesn't contact any other server while you read.
The ones the site can't do without
They keep the site running and remember the choices you've made, such as the language: without them, it doesn't work as it should. For these the law doesn't require consent (Article 122 of the Italian Electronic Communications Code) — but it's only right that you know they're there.
| Name | What it does | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| jwm_consent | Remembers whether you said yes or no to statistics, so you aren't asked again on every page. | 1 year |
| jwm_lingua | Remembers which language to show you the site in: the one you chose, or the one inferred from the country you're connecting from. | 1 year |
| sb-*-auth-token | Keeps you logged in. It only exists if you have an account. | Until you log out, or 1 year if you stay logged in |
The statistics cookies
They're set only if you say yes. If you decline, nothing is written and no event is recorded: it isn't a collection that's “anonymous anyway” — there simply isn't one.
| Name | What it does | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| jwm_vid | A random number that tells one visit apart from another. It contains nothing about you and doesn't follow you to other sites. | 1 year |
The video on the home page
At the top of the home page there's a YouTube video. Nothing starts until you press play: what you see is just an image, served from my domain. On the first play the YouTube player loads and, from that moment on, Google's cookies apply too — which is why it sits there and doesn't start on its own.
Changing your mind
Right here, right now, without digging through your browser settings. Your choice lasts a year and you can reverse it whenever you like.
You haven't chosen yet.
This only affects the jwm_vid cookie, the one that tells one visit apart from another. Logging in and reading work the same either way.