This Cookie Policy explains which cookies and tracking tools are used by the website K9-v (https://k9-v.com/), for what purposes, and how you can give, change or withdraw your consent.
Cookies are small text files that the websites you visit save on your device and read again on later visits. Similar tools (pixels, scripts, the browser’s local storage) work in a similar way and, for simplicity, are also called “cookies” in this document.
Data controller
K9V. S.r.l., with registered office at Via Giambattista Vico, 31, 00196 Roma (RM), Italy, VAT number 18070351004.
For any request concerning your personal data you can write to office@k9-v.com.
Types of cookies and legal basis
Technical (necessary) cookies. They are needed for the website to work and to provide the services you request, for example navigation, security, the shopping cart or remembering your cookie choices. They do not require your consent.
Marketing and profiling cookies. They allow us to show you content and advertising in line with your interests and to measure the effectiveness of campaigns, also on other websites. They are used only with your consent.
Consent is optional: you can refuse it without any effect on your ability to browse the website. Closing the banner with the “X” keeps only technical cookies.
Services and cookies used
Below is the list of services on the website, grouped by category, with the cookies they use.
Necessary
Contact Form 7
Provider: K9V. S.r.l. (Italy). Purpose: Sending of contact forms. Does not require consent.
Google Fonts
Provider: Google LLC (United States). Purpose: Loading of the fonts used by the website: the visitor's browser contacts Google's servers, which receive the IP address. Does not require consent.
Google reCAPTCHA
Provider: Google Ireland Limited (Ireland). Purpose: Protection of forms against spam and automated abuse. Does not require consent.
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _GRECAPTCHA | third party | 6 months | Risk analysis to tell people and automated programs apart |
Google Ireland Limited privacy policy
Gravatar
Provider: Automattic Inc. (United States). Purpose: Display of the profile pictures (avatars) of article authors and commenters: the visitor's browser contacts the provider's servers, which receive the IP address. Does not require consent.
Automattic Inc. privacy policy
NDV Privacy (cookie consent)
Provider: K9V. S.r.l. (Italy). Purpose: Storage of the visitor's cookie choices and recording of consent. Does not require consent.
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| ndv_consent | first party | 180 days | Remembers the cookie consent choices, so that the banner is not shown again |
NDVcdn
Provider: NDV (Italy). Purpose: Delivery of the website's videos and files from a server of the agency that manages the website, located in the European Union: the server receives the visitor's IP address, does not use cookies and the data is not used for any other purpose. Does not require consent.
PayPal
Provider: PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (Luxembourg). Purpose: Payment processing. Does not require consent.
PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. privacy policy
Stripe
Provider: Stripe Payments Europe, Limited (Ireland). Purpose: Payment processing and fraud prevention. Does not require consent.
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| __stripe_mid | first party | 1 year | Payment fraud prevention |
| __stripe_sid | first party | 30 minutes | Payment fraud prevention |
Stripe Payments Europe, Limited privacy policy
WooCommerce
Provider: K9V. S.r.l. (Italy). Purpose: Cart, checkout and customer area of the online shop. Does not require consent.
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| woocommerce_cart_hash | first party | session | Detects changes to the cart |
| woocommerce_items_in_cart | first party | session | Indicates whether the cart contains products |
| wp_woocommerce_session_* | first party | 2 days | Visitor's shopping session |
| woocommerce_recently_viewed | first party | session | Recently viewed products |
Marketing and profiling
YouTube
Provider: Google Ireland Limited (Ireland). Purpose: Display of videos embedded in the pages. Activated only with your consent.
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | third party | 6 months | Bandwidth estimate and player preferences |
| YSC | third party | session | Statistics on videos watched |
Google Ireland Limited privacy policy
List checked against the latest analysis of the website on 16/10/2026.
How to manage your preferences
On your first visit a banner lets you accept all cookies, reject them or choose by category. You can change your mind at any time with the “Change your preferences” button below or with the cookie preferences button always available on the website’s pages. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of the use made before.
Your choice is remembered for 6 months; the banner is shown again earlier if the services used by the website change.
You can also delete or block cookies in your browser settings: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge. Blocking technical cookies may prevent the website from working properly.
Your rights
You can exercise at any time the rights provided by Articles 15–22 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, portability) by writing to the data controller at the contact details above, and you can lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali). More information is available in the website’s Privacy Policy.
Version 2026.10.1 – updated on 16/10/2026
