Cookie Policy

COOKIE POLICY VARCO — Italian Sales Force varco.sale Last updated: April 2026

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to website owners about how their site is being used.

Cookies can be session cookies (temporary, deleted when you close your browser), persistent cookies (remaining on your device for a set period), first-party cookies (set by varco.sale directly) or third-party cookies (set by external providers such as analytics or booking tools).

2. How VARCO Uses Cookies

varco.sale uses cookies and similar tracking technologies for the following purposes: to ensure the website functions correctly and securely, to remember your cookie consent preferences, to analyse how visitors use our website so we can improve it, and to measure the effectiveness of our content and user experience.

We do not use cookies for advertising, retargeting or tracking you across third-party websites. We do not use cookies to build individual profiles for commercial profiling purposes.

3. Categories of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They do not require your consent under applicable law.

__cf_bm — provided by Cloudflare. Purpose: bot management and security, distinguishing human from automated traffic. Duration: 30 minutes.

cookieconsent_status — provided by varco.sale. Purpose: stores your cookie consent preference so we do not ask again on subsequent visits. Duration: 12 months.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with varco.sale by collecting anonymous, aggregated data. They require your consent.

_ga — provided by Google Analytics. Purpose: distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated client identifier. Duration: 24 months.

_ga_XXXXXXXX — provided by Google Analytics. Purpose: used to persist session state across page requests. Duration: 24 months.

_gid — provided by Google Analytics. Purpose: distinguishes users and throttles request rate. Duration: 24 hours.

_gat — provided by Google Analytics. Purpose: used to throttle request rate. Duration: 1 minute.

We use Google Analytics with IP anonymisation enabled. This means your full IP address is never stored by Google Analytics. Data is processed in aggregated, anonymised form only.

3.3 Functional Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features. They require your consent.

__calendly — provided by Calendly. Purpose: enables the embedded booking calendar functionality for scheduling calls. Duration: session.

calendly_session — provided by Calendly. Purpose: maintains your session state when using the booking widget. Duration: session.

3.4 Cookies We Do NOT Use

VARCO does not use advertising or targeting cookies, social media tracking pixels (including Facebook Pixel or LinkedIn Insight Tag), cookies that track you across third-party websites, or fingerprinting and device identification technologies beyond standard cookies.

4. Third-Party Services and Their Cookies

4.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The information generated by the cookie about your use of varco.sale (including your anonymised IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. You can opt out at any time by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. Google's Privacy Policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.

4.2 Calendly

We use Calendly, a scheduling tool provided by Calendly LLC, 271 17th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30363, USA, to allow visitors to book calls directly from varco.sale. Calendly may set cookies in connection with its booking widget. Calendly's Privacy Policy is available at calendly.com/privacy.

4.3 Swipe Pages

varco.sale is hosted on Swipe Pages, a landing page platform. Swipe Pages may set technical cookies necessary for the hosting infrastructure to function. Swipe Pages' Privacy Policy is available at swipepages.com/privacy.

5. Your Consent and Cookie Banner

When you first visit varco.sale, you will be shown a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept all cookies, accept only strictly necessary cookies, or manage your preferences for individual cookie categories. Your consent is recorded and stored so that we do not ask again on subsequent visits. You may change your preferences at any time by clicking the Cookie Settings link in the footer of varco.sale.

Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent and will always be active. All other categories are only activated with your explicit consent.

Consent is collected in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), Directive 2002/58/EC (ePrivacy Directive), the UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR), and Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003 as amended by Legislative Decree 101/2018.

6. How to Control and Delete Cookies

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view and delete cookies individually, block third-party cookies, block cookies from specific websites, or delete all cookies when you close your browser. Please note that blocking cookies may affect the functionality of varco.sale.

Instructions for the most common browsers: Google Chrome (support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647), Mozilla Firefox (support.mozilla.org/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer), Safari (support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-sfri11471), Microsoft Edge (support.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge).

Additional opt-out tools: Google Analytics Opt-out (tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout), Your Online Choices for EU users (youronlinechoices.eu), Network Advertising Initiative for US users (optout.networkadvertising.org), Digital Advertising Alliance for US users (optout.aboutads.info).

7. Cookie Retention Periods

Session cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for the period specified in Section 3 above, or until you delete them manually. Your consent preference cookie is stored for 12 months, after which you will be asked to provide consent again.

8. International Transfers

Some third-party services we use, including Google Analytics and Calendly, may transfer data to servers located outside the European Economic Area, including the United States. Where such transfers occur, they are carried out under appropriate safeguards including Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission. For more information please refer to our Privacy Policy at varco.sale/privacy-policy.

9. Your Rights Regarding Cookie Data

To the extent that cookies process personal data, you have the right to access information about cookies used, to withdraw consent at any time, to request deletion of data collected through cookies, and to lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority. To exercise your rights contact us at: team@varco.sale.

10. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. When we make material changes we will update the Last updated date at the top of this document and reset your cookie consent where required. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically.

11. Contact

For any questions about this Cookie Policy please contact us:

VARCO — Italian Sales Force Operated by: BeyondTheSale LLC Email: team@varco.sale Website: varco.sale

If you are not satisfied with our response you may contact the relevant supervisory authority: in Italy the Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali at garante.privacy.it, in the EU/EEA your national data protection authority, or in the UK the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.