Cookie Policy

This website uses cookies to ensure the proper functioning of its pages and to collect anonymous statistical data about user visits, in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR - EU Regulation 2016/679) and applicable European privacy laws.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites send to a visitor's device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) while they are browsing. These files are stored on the device and sent back to the website during subsequent visits to improve user experience.

2. What types of cookies does this website use?

This blog is hosted on the Squarespace platform. By default, it utilizes the following categories of cookies:

  • Technical and Functional Cookies (Necessary): These cookies are essential for the core functionality of the website, allowing you to navigate securely and use vital features (such as remembering your preferences chosen on the cookie banner). They cannot be disabled and do not require prior user consent.

  • Analytics Cookies (Squarespace Analytics): We use these cookies to collect aggregated, anonymous data on website traffic and visitor behavior (e.g., which pages are read most frequently, where visitors come from). This data is strictly used to improve our blog content and is never used for user profiling or advertising.

3. Third-Party Cookies

If external multimedia content is embedded within blog posts (such as videos from YouTube or Vimeo, or social media sharing widgets), these third-party platforms may place their own cookies on your device when you interact with them. The Owner of this blog has no control over these external cookies. Visitors are encouraged to consult the respective privacy and cookie policies of those third-party services.

4. How to manage or disable cookies?

You can adjust your preferences at any time using the cookie banner provided on this website. Alternatively, you can configure your web browser to block or delete cookies entirely. Below are links to instructions for the most popular browsers:

Please note that disabling necessary technical cookies may impact your user experience and cause parts of the website to function incorrectly.

5. Data Controller

The Data Controller for this website is Inga Akulauskaite-Manocchia, who can be reached via email at: inga.akulauskaite@gmail.com.

Last updated: June 2026