Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website or use an online service. Similar technologies may include local storage, session storage, pixels, or device identifiers.
Cookies and similar technologies can be used to keep a user signed in, protect account access, remember preferences, support platform functionality, and help operate online services securely.
ER Democracy Bologna uses cookies and similar technologies mainly to operate the platform, support account access, maintain secure sessions, remember choices, and protect the service against misuse.
The platform is not intended to use non-essential advertising or profiling cookies as part of its core civic participation functionality.
Essential cookies are required for the platform to work properly. They may be used for authentication, session continuity, account security, request protection, cookie-preference storage, and access to secure areas.
Because these cookies are necessary for core platform functionality, they cannot normally be disabled through the platform without affecting login, account access, or secure participation features.
Authentication and security cookies help keep users signed in, protect sessions, support password and email-verification flows, and reduce the risk of unauthorized access.
If these cookies are blocked or deleted, you may be logged out, unable to access account-based features, or required to sign in again.
Preference cookies may be used to remember choices such as cookie preferences, interface settings, or other user-selected options.
Where preference cookies are necessary to respect a user choice or provide a requested setting, they may be treated as functional cookies.
At this time, the platform is intended to rely on essential and functional cookies for operation, security, and user preferences.
If optional analytics, advertising, profiling, or third-party tracking technologies are introduced in the future, this Cookie Policy should be updated and any legally required consent mechanism should be provided before those technologies are activated.
You should be able to refuse non-essential cookies without losing access to the core platform, unless a specific optional feature clearly depends on them.
The platform may rely on service providers for hosting, infrastructure, database operation, email delivery, security, and other operational support.
Those providers may process technical information necessary to deliver their services. They are not intended to place non-essential tracking cookies through the core platform unless this is clearly disclosed and, where required, consent is obtained.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block cookies, delete stored cookies, or receive warnings before cookies are stored.
Blocking essential cookies may prevent login, session continuity, email verification, password reset, secure participation, and other account-based functionality from working correctly.
Where the platform uses cookies that require consent, consent should be requested before those cookies are used.
Where consent is requested, you should be able to withdraw or change your choice through the available cookie controls or browser settings, subject to technical limitations.
Essential cookies used for security, authentication, and core platform operation may continue to be used because they are necessary for the service.
Cookies may involve the processing of personal data where they identify or can be linked to a user, device, account, or session.
For more information about how personal data is processed, including purposes, legal bases, retention, rights, and contact details, please review the Privacy Policy.
This Cookie Policy may be updated to reflect legal, technical, operational, or platform changes.
The latest version will be published on this page. Where required by law, additional notice or consent may be requested for material changes.
For questions about cookies, privacy, or platform data practices, contact admin@er-democracy-bologna.xyz.
