COOKIE POLICY — PLAY FOR CHANGE INTERNATIONAL PORTAL
Website: https://www.playforchange.org
Canonical URL: https://www.playforchange.org/cookie-policy
Effective Date: October 2026
Data Controller: Play for Change Impresa Sociale S.r.l.
Registered Office: Corso di Porta Nuova 15, 20121 Milan (MI), Italy
Italian Fiscal Code & VAT Number: 11128750962 | REA Number: MI-2581113
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1. OVERVIEW AND PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY
This Cookie Policy explains how Play for Change Impresa Sociale S.r.l. ("Play for Change", "we", "us", or "our") uses cookies, tracking tags, web beacons, and related technologies on our international website https://www.playforchange.org.
This policy is established in full compliance with:
• Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (ePrivacy Directive), as amended by Directive 2009/136/EC;
• Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR);
• Article 122 of Italian Legislative Decree No. 196/2003 (Personal Data Protection Code);
• Guidelines on cookies and other tracking tools issued by the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) on 10 June 2021;
• Official specifications for Google Consent Mode v2 and European Data Protection Board (EDPB) recommendations on consent mechanics.
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2. CONSENT ARCHITECTURE AND PRE-CONSENT BLOCKING
To protect user privacy, Play for Change employs strict pre-consent blocking integrated with Google Consent Mode v2:
• Default Denied State: Prior to explicit user choice, all non-essential scripts, advertising conversion tags, and optional cookies are automatically blocked (ad_storage: denied, analytics_storage: denied, ad_user_data: denied, ad_personalization: denied).
• Conversion Tag Gating: Any Google Ads conversion or remarketing tags (AW-18310851211) remain blocked until the user actively clicks "Accept All" or explicitly enables the "Advertisement" category in the preference center.
• Wix Privacy Control: Non-essential persistent or behavioral cookies remain suppressed until affirmative consent is registered.
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3. WHAT ARE COOKIES AND DIGITAL TRACKERS?
Cookies are small text strings that websites place on your computer, tablet, or smartphone when you visit. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, provide security against malicious bot attacks, remember user preferences, and supply reporting information to site operators.
• First-Party Cookies: Set directly by playforchange.org to ensure functionality and navigation continuity.
• Third-Party Cookies: Set by external domains (such as Google or Wix cloud systems) providing security or advertising features.
• Session Cookies: Temporary files that expire when you close your web browser.
• Persistent Cookies: Remain stored on your device until they reach their defined expiry date or until you manually erase them.
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4. INVENTORY OF COOKIES USED ON PLAYFORCHANGE.ORG
4.1 Category 1: Strictly Necessary & Technical Cookies (Always Active — 8 Cookies)
Strictly necessary cookies enable core website functionalities such as security, server-side rendering, load distribution, and consent recording. Pursuant to Article 122(1) of the Italian Privacy Code and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive, these cookies do not require prior consent:
• consent-policy / wix-cookieyes-consent (.www.playforchange.org - Wix / CookieYes): Records and stores the visitor's cookie consent choices and preferences (Duration: 180 days / 1 year).
• XSRF-TOKEN (.www.playforchange.org - Wix): Security token preventing Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks (Duration: Session).
• hs (.www.playforchange.org - Wix): Ensures core session security and data transmission integrity on Wix platform (Duration: Session).
• svSession (.www.playforchange.org - Wix): Technical HttpOnly cookie issued by Wix platform to identify unique visitors and maintain session security across pages (Duration: 1–2 years).
• SSR-caching (.www.playforchange.org - Wix): Indicates how a page was rendered and manages server-side rendering cache for page speed (Duration: less than 1 minute).
• bSession (.www.playforchange.org - Wix): Measures system effectiveness and stability of the Wix cloud infrastructure (Duration: 30 minutes).
• server-session-bind (.www.playforchange.org - Wix): Technical session binding cookie used for API security and server routing stability (Duration: Session).
• client-session-bind (.www.playforchange.org - Wix): Technical session binding cookie used to synchronize client-server state securely (Duration: Session).
4.2 Category 2: Functional, Performance & Analytics Cookies (Optional — Currently 0 Active Cookies)
No optional functional, performance, or statistical analytics cookies (such as Google Analytics) are currently deployed on playforchange.org. Default State: Disabled.
4.3 Category 3: Advertisement, Remarketing & Conversion Cookies (Optional — 3 Cookies Strictly Blocked by Default)
These cookies are employed to track ad campaign efficiency, measure conversion actions on international donor appeals, and present relevant promotional messaging regarding Play for Change social initiatives via Google Ads (AW-18310851211). Default State: Strictly Denied and Blocked Prior to Consent.
• _gcl_au (.playforchange.org - Google Ads): Google conversion linker tag used to store and track conversions across campaigns (Duration: 90 days).
• IDE (.doubleclick.net - Google DoubleClick): Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report user actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads, measuring efficacy and presenting targeted ads (Duration: 1 year 24 days).
• test_cookie (.doubleclick.net - Google DoubleClick): Technical check by doubleclick.net to determine whether the user's browser supports cookies (Duration: 15 minutes).
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5. HOW USERS CAN GRANT, REFUSE, AND MANAGE CONSENT
5.1 First-Layer Consent Banner
Upon first arriving at playforchange.org, a clear banner ("Notice on the Use of Cookies") is presented containing:
• An "Accept All" button enabling all cookies;
• A "Reject All" button with equal visual prominence, allowing you to decline all non-essential cookies with a single click;
• A "Customise" button providing access to granular category toggles;
• A close ("X") button in the upper-right corner, which dismisses the banner and maintains default settings (strictly necessary technical cookies only).
5.2 Modifying or Withdrawing Consent at Any Time
Under GDPR Article 7(3), withdrawing consent must be as simple as granting it. You can reopen the cookie preference panel at any moment via the persistent "Cookie Settings" button located in the bottom-left corner of every page to modify or completely revoke your consent.
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6. MANAGING COOKIES VIA WEB BROWSER SETTINGS
In addition to our on-site consent banner, you may manage, filter, or erase cookies directly through your web browser configuration:
• Google Chrome: Settings ➔ Privacy and security ➔ Third-party cookies.
• Mozilla Firefox: Settings ➔ Privacy & Security ➔ Enhanced Tracking Protection or Cookies and Site Data.
• Apple Safari: Settings (or Preferences) ➔ Privacy ➔ Block all cookies or enable Prevent cross-site tracking.
• Microsoft Edge: Settings ➔ Cookies and site permissions ➔ Manage and delete cookies and site data.
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7. CONTACT DETAILS OF THE DATA CONTROLLER
For any questions, requests, or to exercise your rights under Articles 15–22 of the GDPR:
• Data Controller: Play for Change Impresa Sociale S.r.l.
• Registered Address: Corso di Porta Nuova 15, 20121 Milan (MI), Italy
• Italian Tax Code / VAT Number: 11128750962 | REA: MI-2581113
• Email: info@playforchange.org | info@playforchange.it
• Telephone: +39 02 3672 3660
Last Updated: October 2026