- Last updated 12 November 2026
Which cookies and browser storage this site uses, what they are for and how you can choose.
What they are
Cookies are small files that a site saves in your browser to remember something from one page to the next. Other browser storage, such as localStorage and sessionStorage, works in the same way, and on this page we treat it as cookies. Some are technical and the site needs them to work; others, set by external services, may also be used by those services for their own purposes, and these require your consent.
Which ones this site uses
The site uses no statistics, advertising or profiling cookies: it counts visits without cookies, as explained below. It uses technical storage, which is always active, and, only with your consent, external content from Spotify and YouTube. The site and the downloadable files are delivered by Cloudflare, which protects them from bots with two technical cookies of its own.
Necessary Always active
Needed for the pages to work, to remember your choices about cookies, language and theme and to protect the site and downloads from bots. They do not identify you, serve no other purpose and do not require consent.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| kiave-consent | This site (localStorage) | Remembers your cookie choice, so you are not asked on every page | Six months |
| kiave-intro | This site (cookie) | Remembers that you have already seen the home page intro, so it is not shown again during your visit | Until the browser is closed |
| kiave-lang | This site (cookie) | Remembers the language you chose at the bottom of the page or in the menu, Italian or English, so the site opens in that language again | One year |
| kiave-theme | This site (cookie) | Remembers that you chose the dark theme with the switch at the top or in the menu, so the site opens that way again; it is deleted when you go back to the light theme | One year |
| kiave-filter | This site (sessionStorage) | Remembers the filter chosen in a list, so you find it again after reloading the page or going back | Until the tab is closed |
| __cf_bm, cf_clearance | Cloudflare (mirkokiave.com) | Protect pages and file downloads, such as the FixTape zip, from bots. They are only present when Cloudflare’s protection is triggered | Usually 30 minutes, set by Cloudflare |
External content
If you turn it on, the Spotify playlist on the Studio page loads by itself. Spotify and YouTube receive your IP address and may set their own cookies, under their own privacy policies. YouTube videos still start only when you press “Watch the video”.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spotify playlist | Spotify (open.spotify.com) | To show and play the playlist on the Studio page | Set by Spotify |
| YouTube videos | Google (youtube-nocookie.com) | To play a video, always after you click “Watch the video” | Set by Google |
External content
The playlist on the Studio page comes from Spotify, the videos from YouTube. When they load, these services receive your IP address and may set their own cookies, including to measure usage or personalise content, as independent controllers and under their own privacy policies: Spotify and Google for YouTube.
If you accept external content, the playlist loads automatically when you open the Studio page. If you do not, the playlist does not load: a note explains why in its place, and the button below opens it directly on Spotify. YouTube videos in any case start only when you press “Watch the video”.
The 30-second track previews are audio files downloaded from Apple’s and Spotify’s servers when you press play: those servers receive your IP address, as with any file.
Statistics
To count visits, the site uses Cloudflare Web Analytics. Every page you open sends Cloudflare a measurement with no identifiers: the page, the referring page, browser, operating system and device, the loading times and the country, derived from the IP address. From these measurements we only see totals, such as the visits that came from Instagram in a week.
The tool uses no cookies or other browser storage and does not recognise you from one page to the next or from one day to the next: that is why it does not appear in the list above and does not ask for consent. If you prefer not to be counted, a content blocker in your browser stops the script, and the site still works. The rest is in the Privacy policy.
Your choices
On your first visit, a box at the bottom of the screen asks whether you accept external content. You can accept, reject or choose in detail with “Customise”. The site works the same whatever you choose, and scrolling the page does not count as consent.
Your choice stays saved in your browser for six months; after that, or if the cookies used by the site change, the box asks you again. You can change it whenever you like from “Cookie preferences”, at the bottom of every page, or with the button below. Withdrawing consent does not delete cookies already set by Spotify or YouTube: for those, use your browser.
From your browser
In your browser settings you can view and delete cookies and storage, and block third-party cookies. The site still works: you only lose the few things it remembers, described above, and without third-party cookies videos and playlists might not play.
Data controller and rights
The data controller is Mirko Filice, known as Kiave: for any question, write to info@mirkokiave.com. How we process personal data, and what rights you have, is explained in the Privacy policy.
Changes to this page
If the site adds a cookie or a service that requires consent, we will update this page and the box will ask you to choose again. The date of the last update is at the top.