Cookie Policy

TATTOO LIFE – WWW.TATTOOLIFE.COM
Last updated: May 2026

This Cookie Policy applies to the website www.tattoolife.com (the “Website”), owned and managed by Mediafriends S.r.l. in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation – “GDPR”).

This Policy explains how cookies and similar technologies are used on the Website and applies only to this Website, not to any third-party websites that may be accessed via links. For detailed information on the processing of personal data, please consult the Privacy Policy available on the Website.

For questions or to exercise your rights, contact: info@tattoolife.com

1. Data Controller

The Data Controller responsible for this Website is:
Mediafriends S.r.l.
C.so Lodi 18, 20135 Milano (MI) – Italy
VAT / C.F.: IT12877390158
R.E.A.: 1594429 – C.C.I.A.A. MI-199024/1999
Operative Office: V.le Papiniano 49, 20123 Milano – Italy
Email: info@tattoolife.com

2. What Are Cookies?

A cookie is a small text file that is stored by your browser on your device when you visit a website. Cookies allow the website to recognise your device on subsequent visits and may store user preferences, session data, or tracking identifiers.
Scripts are pieces of code used to ensure that the Website functions correctly and interactively. This code may be executed on our servers or on your device.
Web beacons (also known as pixel tags) are small invisible elements used to monitor traffic on a website. They may collect information about user interactions for analytical or marketing purposes.

3. Categories of Cookies Used

3.1 Functional Cookies (Always Active)
These cookies are strictly necessary for the proper functioning of the Website and cannot be disabled. They enable essential features such as page navigation, caching, access to secure areas, form protection against spam and abuse, and storage of your cookie consent choice. The Website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR – legitimate interest in ensuring the secure and proper functioning of the Website. No consent required.

3.2 Statistics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use the Website so we can improve content, performance, and user experience. They collect aggregated or pseudonymised information and do not directly identify individual users. Statistics cookies are activated only with your consent. You can disable them at any time without affecting the basic functionality of the Website.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR – consent.

3.3 Third-Party Content Cookies
This category enables embedded content from third-party services, such as videos (YouTube, Vimeo). Third-party providers may set cookies and process personal data for their own purposes, including analytics and advertising, acting as independent data controllers. Some of these providers may transfer data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), including to the United States, under applicable data protection safeguards. For further information on applicable safeguards, please refer to the Privacy Policy available on the Website.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR – consent.

4. Security Service: Google reCAPTCHA v3

To protect the Website from spam and automated abuse, we use Google reCAPTCHA v3, a security service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). Unlike traditional CAPTCHAs, reCAPTCHA v3 works invisibly in the background — it analyses user behaviour on the page (such as mouse movements, browsing patterns, and interaction signals) to assign a risk score, without requiring any action from the user. It may be active on contact forms and newsletter subscription fields.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR – legitimate interest of the Data Controller in ensuring the security of the Website and protecting its forms against spam and abuse. No consent required. For information on data transfers and applicable safeguards, please refer to the Privacy Policy available on the Website.
This Website is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

5. Statistics Service: Google Analytics 4

The Website uses Google Analytics 4 (“GA4”), a web analytics service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). GA4 collects browsing data and generates aggregated statistical reports on Website usage. IP addresses are anonymised before any data is stored. GA4 is activated only after the user grants consent to Statistics cookies via the cookie banner.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR – consent.
Data transfer: Covered by the EU–US Data Privacy Framework and/or Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs — Decision 2021/914/EU).
Opt-out: Withdraw consent via the cookie preferences panel at any time, or install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on (tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).
Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy

6. Third-Party Embedded Content

The Website embeds content from the following third-party platforms. These providers may set cookies and collect personal data for their own purposes, acting as independent data controllers. Third-party embedded content is loaded only where the user has consented to the Third-Party Content category via the cookie banner. For information on data transfers outside the EEA and applicable safeguards, please refer to the Privacy Policy available on the Website.

YouTube (Google LLC)
Some pages of the Website embed videos hosted on YouTube. YouTube is used in two configurations:
– Background videos are loaded via privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com). No cookies are set on page load and no data is transmitted to Google LLC unless the user actively interacts with the player.
– Embedded videos are loaded via the standard YouTube embed (youtube.com) and are blocked by the cookie consent banner until explicit consent is granted. Upon activation, YouTube may set cookies and collect data including the user’s IP address, device information, and viewing behaviour.

Please note that background videos loaded via youtube-nocookie.com do not require consent and do not intentionally set cookies on page load. However, if the user is logged into a Google or YouTube account in their browser, YouTube may set technical session cookies independently of the preferences expressed on this Website and outside the control of the Data Controller.

Vimeo (Vimeo LLC)
Some pages of the Website embed videos hosted on Vimeo, a platform operated by Vimeo, LLC (555 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011, USA). Vimeo players are blocked by the cookie consent banner until explicit consent is granted. Upon activation, Vimeo may collect the user’s IP address and other technical data as an independent data controller.

7. Social Sharing

The Website includes social sharing buttons for Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Pinterest, and Telegram. These buttons are implemented as standard hyperlinks and do not establish any automatic connection to third-party servers on page load. A connection is made only when the user actively clicks a sharing button, at which point the respective platform may collect the user’s IP address and other data in accordance with its own privacy policy. The Data Controller is not responsible for such independent data processing.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR – legitimate interest in enabling content sharing.
Privacy policy: Facebook: www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/ — X: x.com/privacy — Pinterest: policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy — Telegram: telegram.org/privacy

8. Advertising Banners

The Website displays paid advertising banners from suppliers and partners in the tattoo industry, managed directly by Mediafriends S.r.l. These banners are not served through any third-party advertising network or programmatic platform and do not set cookies or use tracking pixels, retargeting technologies, or any other profiling mechanism on the user’s device.

Where a banner image is technically served from the advertiser’s own server, the user’s browser establishes a standard connection to that server solely for the purpose of loading the image. In such cases, the advertiser’s server may register the user’s IP address as part of standard server log activity. This processing is outside the control of Mediafriends S.r.l.

All banners are clearly identified as paid commercial communications through a visible “Sponsored” label, in compliance with Directive 2005/29/EC and applicable Italian consumer protection law (D.Lgs. 206/2005, Art. 22).

9. Cookie Consent Management – Complianz

Cookie consent on this Website is managed through Complianz, a cookie consent management platform provided by Complianz B.V. (Kalmarweg 14-5, 9723 JG Groningen, Netherlands). Complianz displays the cookie banner, records user consent choices by category, and ensures that only authorised scripts and third-party services are activated based on the user’s preferences. Consent preferences are stored locally via functional cookies (see Cookie Reference Table for details). No personally identifiable data collected through the consent process is shared with third parties.

When you first visit the Website, the cookie banner allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies and to manage your preferences by category. Functional cookies are always active and do not require consent. All other categories are activated only upon your explicit consent.

You can modify or withdraw your consent at any time by accessing the “Cookie preferences” link available in the Website footer. Please note that withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal.
For further information: complianz.io/privacy-statement

10. Cookie Reference Table

The following table lists the main cookies currently used on the Website, their provider, duration, category, and purpose. This list is updated periodically and may not be exhaustive due to the dynamic nature of third-party content.

11. Managing Cookies via Browser Settings

In addition to the consent management tool on the Website, you may manage or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

– View and delete individual cookies;
– Block all cookies or only third-party cookies;
– Configure the browser to notify you before cookies are stored.

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the proper functioning of the Website or limit access to certain features. For guidance on cookie management for common browsers:

– Google Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
– Mozilla Firefox: support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer
– Safari: support.apple.com/en-us/105082
– Microsoft Edge: support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/delete-and-manage-cookies

12. Your Rights Regarding Personal Data

In accordance with Articles 15–22 of the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding personal data processed through cookies and tracking technologies:

– Right to be informed about processing purposes, retention periods, and recipients (Art. 13–14 GDPR);
– Right of access to your personal data and obtain a copy (Art. 15 GDPR);
– Right to rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data (Art. 16 GDPR);
– Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’) where processing lacks a lawful basis (Art. 17 GDPR);
– Right to restriction of processing in specific circumstances (Art. 18 GDPR);
– Right to withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing (Art. 7(3) GDPR);
– Right to data portability in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format (Art. 20 GDPR);
– Right to object to processing based on legitimate interest (Art. 21 GDPR);
– Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Requests to exercise any of the above rights can be submitted to: info@tattoolife.com. We will respond within one month of receipt of the request (extendable by two further months in complex cases — Art. 12(3) GDPR).

The competent supervisory authority in Italy is the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali – www.garanteprivacy.it. Users may also lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority of their habitual residence or place of work within the EU.

13. Amendments to this Cookie Policy

Mediafriends S.r.l. reserves the right to update this Cookie Policy at any time to reflect changes in applicable law, the technologies used, or the cookies deployed on the Website. The updated version will be published on this page with a revised ‘Last updated’ date.

Users are encouraged to review this page periodically.