Cookie Notice – “Reviews” Pages

Last updated: 2026

This page transparently describes how the Reviews section of Readings uses cookies and similar technologies, with particular reference to the use of Geniuslink and Amazon affiliate links.

1. Data controller

Readings Community – Free Cultural Work
Independent cultural editorial project
Website: https://www.letture.eu/
Single contact address: postmaster@letture.eu

2. Introduction

The Readings project is a non-commercial editorial and cultural initiative dedicated to the dissemination of critical and bibliographical content. This Cookie Notice applies exclusively to the Reviews section and is provided alongside the Privacy Notice .

European legislation distinguishes between:

• Privacy: concerns personal data and the ways in which it is processed;
• Cookies and similar technologies: concern files or information stored on the device for technical, statistical or profiling purposes.

Readings limits the use of similar technologies to what is strictly necessary in order to:

• manage the storage of consent relating to affiliate links;
• enable the proper functioning of external links to Geniuslink and Amazon;
• avoid direct profiling and remarketing activities.

3. Essential cookies and localStorage in the Reviews section

Readings uses a form of local storage (for example localStorage ) to record the user’s consent choice.

The key may be similar to:

letture-consent-recensioni-v1

Characteristics:

• it is set only after the user has made a choice;
• it is used exclusively to remember the preference;
• it does not contain identifying data;
• it is not transmitted to third parties;
• it is used only to show or hide the “Book” buttons.

The legal basis for the technical processing is the legitimate interest of the controller and the management of the consent given.

4. External cookies and redirects (Geniuslink and Amazon)

The buttons on the Reviews pages may redirect to purchase pages on Amazon through the Geniuslink smart linking service.

• the links redirect to external domains (geni.us);
• they may set cookies or equivalent technologies;
• they may be used for statistics and conversion measurement.

Readings does not access cookies set by Geniuslink or Amazon and receives only aggregated, non-identifying data.

Further information is available from:

Geniuslink privacy notice:
https://geniuslink.com/privacy

Amazon privacy notice:
https://www.amazon.com/privacy

5. Any technical security cookies

At present, the Reviews section does not use additional technical security cookies. Any future introduction will be documented transparently.

6. No profiling cookies

Readings does not use:

• profiling cookies;
• remarketing cookies;
• invasive analytics tools.

Any future analyses will be aggregated and anonymous only.

7. Technical summary

Consent storage – Reviews section

• Name / key: letture-consent-recensioni-v1
• Type: localStorage
• Source: Letture.eu
• Purpose: Storage of the consent choice for affiliate links in Reviews
• Duration: Until manual deletion by the user
• Legal basis: Legitimate interest of the controller + consent given

Third-party cookies and technologies (external redirects)

• Name / type: Redirect and technical measurement cookies
• Type: Third-party cookies
• Source: Geniuslink / Amazon
• Purpose: Geographic routing and aggregated conversion measurements
• Duration: Variable, according to the policies of the third parties
• Legal basis: User’s explicit consent

8. Changing consent preferences

If, after reading this notice, you wish to change the choice previously made, you may voluntarily reopen the consent preference management. The choice remains optional: you may accept or reject again.