Last updated: 1 January 2025. Compliant with EU Cookie Directive and Italian Garante guidance.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work correctly, to remember your preferences, and — with your consent — to collect information about how you use a site so it can be improved. Cookies typically contain: the name of the website that set the cookie, the duration the cookie will remain on your device, and a value (usually a randomly generated unique number).
We use the term "cookies" in this policy to refer broadly to cookies and similar tracking technologies, including localStorage entries used to store your cookie consent preference.
| Cookie name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| sgld_cookie | Essential / functional | Stores your cookie consent preference (accept or decline) set via the cookie banner. Without this cookie, the banner would appear on every page visit. | 13 months |
| PHPSESSID | Essential / session | Standard PHP session cookie used to manage your browsing session (e.g., passing order data between checkout pages). Deleted when you close your browser. | Session |
| _ga | Analytics (consent required) | Google Analytics 4 cookie used to distinguish users. Only set if you accept analytics cookies. | 2 years |
| _ga_* | Analytics (consent required) | Google Analytics 4 session persistence cookie. Only set if you accept analytics cookies. | 2 years |
| _gcl_au | Analytics / advertising (consent required) | Google Ads conversion linker. Only set if you accept analytics cookies and a Google Ads campaign is active. | 90 days |
Essential cookies are necessary for the Site to function. The PHP session cookie (PHPSESSID) is required for the checkout process to function — it allows your selections on the pricing and custom builder pages to be passed securely to the checkout and payment processing steps. The consent cookie (sgld_cookie) is set by the cookie banner and remembers your preference. These cookies do not require your consent as they are strictly necessary for the operation of the Site.
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use the Site — which pages are most visited, how long visitors spend on different pages, and where visitors come from. This information is used only to improve the Site and its content. Analytics cookies are only set if you click "Accept" on the cookie banner. If you click "Decline", no analytics cookies are placed and no behavioural data is collected.
GA4 data is processed by Google LLC on our behalf as a data processor. Google may process this data in the United States. We have a Data Processing Agreement with Google and have configured GA4 with IP anonymisation enabled. For more information on Google Analytics data processing, see policies.google.com/privacy.
Cookie banner: When you first visit the Site, a cookie banner gives you the choice to Accept or Decline non-essential cookies. Your preference is saved for 13 months. If you decline, only essential cookies are placed.
Changing your preference: You can withdraw consent at any time by clearing your browser's cookies and localStorage for seogladiators.com. The banner will reappear on your next visit, allowing you to make a new selection. You can also clear the sgld_cookie value from your browser's developer tools (localStorage) directly.
Browser settings: You can configure most web browsers to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable cookies entirely, some parts of the Site (particularly the checkout process) may not function correctly. Instructions for managing cookies in popular browsers:
Google Analytics opt-out: You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Some third-party services integrated into the Site may set their own cookies. Stripe (our payment processor) may set cookies during the payment process on its own domain (checkout.stripe.com). These cookies are set by Stripe and are governed by Stripe's cookie and privacy policies. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party cookies set by Stripe on their own domain.
This Cookie Policy is designed to comply with the Italian Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali guidance on cookies (Provvedimento 8 Gennaio 2015 and subsequent updates), as well as the EU Cookie Directive (2009/136/EC) and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. The cookie banner on this Site requires a positive affirmative action (clicking "Accept") before any non-essential cookies are placed. Scrolling or continuing to browse does not constitute consent.
We may update this Cookie Policy. The effective date is shown at the top of the page. If we add new cookie types that require consent, we will reset the cookie banner for all visitors.
SEO Gladiators S.r.l. · Via Marinaro, 68 · 80025 Casandrino NA · Italy
Email: hello@seogladiators.com