Cookie Policy
Website: Places of Virginia (placesofvirginia.com) · Last updated: November 9, 2026
What cookies are
Cookies are small files saved by your browser. Similar technologies (local storage, pixels) work in a similar way. In this policy we call them all “cookies”.
Cookies and similar technologies on this website
| Name | Who sets it | Why | How long | Needs your consent? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Consent choices (for example SOCS, FCCDCF, FCNEC) |
Google’s consent platform | Remember your privacy choices | SOCS: 13 months; others: as set by Google’s consent platform |
No (strictly necessary) |
__gads |
Google (AdSense) | Lets the site show Google ads | 13 months | Yes, where the law requires it |
IDE |
Shows Google ads on non-Google sites and, if allowed, personalizes them | 13 months in the EEA, Switzerland and the UK; 24 months elsewhere | Yes, where the law requires it | |
id |
Remembers that you turned off personalized ads | 13 months in the EEA, Switzerland and the UK; 24 months elsewhere | No when it records an opt-out | |
DSID |
Respects the ad settings of signed-in Google users on other sites | 2 weeks | Yes, where the law requires it | |
NID |
Shows ads to signed-out users in Google services | 6 months after last use | Yes, where the law requires it | |
AEC |
Detects spam and fraud related to ads | 6 months | No (security) | |
| Other Google advertising cookies | Google and its advertising partners | Show and measure ads | See Google’s list of cookies | Yes, where the law requires it |
Durations of Google cookies come from Google’s official page: How Google uses cookies (checked on November 9, 2026). Google may change them.
Maps and live data: the map images come from USGS The National Map, and the live data from the National Weather Service, USGS and NOAA. They are loaded by your browser and are not used by us to track you. Fonts and the map software are served from our own server and set no cookies.
Your choices
- When you first visit from the EU/EEA, UK or Switzerland, a consent message from a Google-certified consent management platform lets you accept, reject or choose. Rejecting is as easy as accepting.
- In U.S. states with a consumer privacy law, you can opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal data and of targeted advertising.
- You can change your choice at any time with the “Privacy choices” link at the bottom of every page. We also honor Global Privacy Control signals (see the Privacy Policy).
- You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Personalized ads: Google Ads Settings and www.aboutads.info.
Note: Google requires a certified consent platform integrated with the IAB TCF to serve personalized ads in the EEA and UK (since January 16, 2024) and Switzerland (since July 31, 2024) (Google AdSense Help).
Contact
privacy@scovasconti.it – Data controller: Giordano Trapani.