Cookie policy
Last updated: 21 September 2026
This policy explains which cookies and similar technologies riccardovicarelliarchitects.com uses, why, and how you can change your choice at any time. It complements our Privacy Policy.
Who we are
The website is operated by RVA Services LTD, 40 Courtlands, Maidenhead SL6 2PU, United Kingdom. For any question about this policy, write to riccardo@riccardovicarelliarchitects.com.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that a website stores in your browser. Similar technologies, such as local storage, work in the same way. Some are needed for the site to work; others help us understand how the site is used and measure our advertising. We only use the second kind if you agree.
Your choice
When you first visit, a banner lets you accept all cookies, reject all of them, or choose by category. Necessary cookies are always active. Analytics and marketing cookies are only set after you accept them, and you can change your mind at any time from Cookie settings, also linked at the bottom of every page. Your choice is kept for six months, then we ask again.
If your device is set to the United Arab Emirates time zone, analytics and marketing cookies are active by default and the banner is not shown. You can still turn them off from Cookie settings.
If you reject analytics or marketing cookies, Google Analytics and Google Ads may still receive a basic, cookieless signal that a page was viewed. It contains no cookies or identifiers and is only used by Google to estimate overall statistics.
Necessary cookies
These are required for the website to work and cannot be switched off.
| Name | Provider and purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
rva_consent |
This website. Remembers your cookie choices. | 6 months |
rvaCity (local storage) |
This website. Remembers the studio you selected: Dubai, London or Umbria. | Until you clear it |
_GRECAPTCHA |
Google reCAPTCHA. Protects the enquiry forms on our campaign pages from spam and abuse. Only on pages with a form. | 6 months |
wordpress_*, wp-settings-* |
This website. Only set for site administrators who log in. | Session to 1 year |
Analytics cookies
With your consent, these help us understand which pages are visited and how the site is used, so we can improve it.
| Name | Provider and purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
_ga |
Google Analytics. Distinguishes visitors to count visits and pages viewed. | 13 months |
_ga_Y7RQ4WPQFQ |
Google Analytics. Keeps track of the current visit. | 13 months |
_clck |
Microsoft Clarity. Recognises the browser across visits for usage statistics and heatmaps. | 1 year |
_clsk |
Microsoft Clarity. Groups the pages of a single visit. | 1 day |
CLID, MUID |
Microsoft, on its own domains. Identifiers used by Clarity. | 1 year |
Marketing cookies
With your consent, these measure the results of our advertising on Google, Meta and LinkedIn and help show our ads to people who may be interested.
| Name | Provider and purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
rva_attr (local storage) |
This website. Remembers the first page you visited and the campaign or ad that brought you here, so an enquiry sent from the site can be linked to it. Without marketing consent only the campaign name is kept, and only for the current visit. | 90 days |
_gcl_au |
Google Ads. Measures how our ads lead to enquiries. | 90 days |
_gcl_aw, _gcl_gb, _gcl_ls (local storage) |
Google Ads. Store the reference of the ad you clicked, so an enquiry can be linked to it. | 90 days |
IDE, NID |
Google, on its own domains. Advertising and measurement. | Up to 13 months |
_fbp |
Meta. Recognises the browser to measure and deliver ads on Facebook and Instagram. | 90 days |
_fbc |
Meta. Stores the reference of the Meta ad you clicked. | 90 days |
lastExternalReferrer, lastExternalReferrerTime (local storage) |
Meta. Record the website you arrived from. | Until you clear them |
bcookie, lidc, li_sugr, UserMatchHistory, AnalyticsSyncHistory |
LinkedIn, on its own domain. Measure the results of LinkedIn ads. | 1 day to 1 year |
Content from other services
Some pages include content from other companies, which may set their own cookies under their own rules:
- Google Maps on our studio pages, to show where each studio is. Google may set cookies such as
NIDon its own domain when the map loads. - WhatsApp. The “Get in touch” form opens WhatsApp in a new window. No WhatsApp cookies are set on this website; your conversation is covered by WhatsApp’s own privacy policy.
Where your data goes
Google, Microsoft, Meta and LinkedIn may process data outside the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area, including in the United States. They rely on adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses to protect it. You can read how each of them handles data here:
- Google Privacy Policy and how Google uses data from sites that use its services
- Microsoft Privacy Statement
- Meta Privacy Policy
- LinkedIn Privacy Policy
Other ways to control cookies
Besides Cookie settings, you can delete or block cookies from your browser settings; blocking necessary cookies may affect how the site works. You can also manage advertising preferences directly with Google, Meta and LinkedIn, and opt out of Google Analytics on every website with the Google Analytics opt-out add-on.
Changes to this policy
We will update this page if the cookies we use change. The date at the top shows the latest version.