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Cookie Policy

Last updated: 27 August 2026  ·  Version 1.0

This Cookie Policy describes the cookies used by www.ibsbc.cnr.it and is provided in accordance with the Guidelines on cookies and other tracking tools issued by the Italian Data Protection Authority. It supplements the Privacy Notice.

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files that websites send to the user’s device, where they are stored and then sent back to the same websites on subsequent visits. They can serve different functions: enabling the website to work, remembering preferences, or reconstructing browsing behaviour for statistical or advertising purposes.

The applicable rules distinguish two main categories:

  • Technical cookies, necessary to deliver the service requested by the user. No consent is required for their use.
  • Profiling cookies and tracking tools, used to build user profiles or monitor behaviour. These require prior consent.

Cookies used by this website

This website uses technical cookies only. There are no profiling cookies, analytics tools or tracking technologies of any kind.

Since no cookies requiring consent are used, the website does not display a consent banner. The notice shown on the first visit is purely informative and does not ask the user to make any choice.

This configuration is the result of a technical review of the website, which involved removing the traffic measurement tools previously in place and the connections to external resources. Should third-party content or services be introduced in future, this policy will be updated and a consent mechanism will be put in place.

List of cookies

Cookies set for all visitors
NameDomainDurationPurpose
WHIBSBCID www.ibsbc.cnr.it Session Technical cookie of the CNR hosting infrastructure. It routes the user’s requests to the same application node for the duration of the session, ensuring continuity of browsing. It is deleted when the browser is closed.
ccwps_consent www.ibsbc.cnr.it 1 year Technical preference cookie. It records that the informative notice has been dismissed, so that it is not shown again on every page.
Cookies set only for authorised staff accessing the restricted area
NameDurationPurpose
wordpress_logged_in_*SessionMaintains the user’s authentication status
wordpress_sec_*SessionSecure authentication in administration areas
wordpress_test_cookieSessionChecks that the browser accepts cookies
wp-settings-* · wp-settings-time-*1 yearDisplay preferences for the administration panel
wp-wpml_current_admin_language_*1 yearLanguage of the administration interface

These cookies concern only authorised users who log in to the restricted area and are not set for website visitors.

Third-party cookies

The website uses no third-party cookies. All resources needed to display the pages, including fonts, are hosted on the website’s own domain.

The website links to external resources. Such links do not set cookies on the website’s domain: any cookies used by the destinations are governed by their own policies, available on the websites of the relevant operators.

Managing cookies

Users may at any time view, restrict or delete stored cookies through their browser settings. Instructions are available in the support pages of the main browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge), under the section dealing with privacy and website data.

Disabling technical cookies may impair the correct functioning of the website and, in particular, access to the restricted area.

Controller and contacts

Data Controller
National Research Council of Italy (CNR)
Piazzale Aldo Moro, 7 — 00185 Rome, Italy

IBSBC privacy contact point: privacy.ibsbc@cnr.it
Data Protection Officer: rpd@cnr.it

For fuller information on the processing of personal data, please refer to the Privacy Notice.