Cookie Policy

This document provides information on the use of cookies and similar technologies within this website, and on the purposes and methods for controlling or disabling them by the user.

 

1. What cookies are and how they are used

Cookies are small text files sent by a server to a web client when the latter accesses a page of a website. They are generally used to remember preferences, data, and information to be reused during the same visit to the site (session cookies) or later (persistent cookies).
Cookies facilitate site navigation, allow the storage of visited pages and other specific information, such as most frequently consulted pages, connection errors, etc.
Cookies are stored, based on user preferences, by the individual browser on the specific device used (computer, tablet, smartphone).
Browsers (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, etc.) are often set to automatically accept cookies. However, users can modify the default configuration, choosing to disable or delete cookies. However, this could preclude the optimal use of some areas of the site.
Furthermore, during navigation, the user may also receive cookies from different sites on their terminal (so-called “third-party cookies”), set directly by the managers of said websites and used for the purposes and according to the methods defined by them.

 

2. Types of cookies

Cookies, based on their characteristics and use, are divided into:

a) Technical cookies: they are necessary for browsing a website and using its features (for example, access to restricted areas and correct display); for this reason, disabling them does not allow such activities.

Technical cookies are not used for further purposes and are divided into:

– navigation or session cookies: guarantee normal navigation and use of the website;

– functionality cookies: allow the user to browse according to a series of selected criteria (for example, language).

b) Performance cookies: they collect information in an anonymous form on how users use the website, for example which pages they visit most often and any error messages they receive during their visit. These cookies do not collect information that identifies visitors.

c) Profiling cookies: they are aimed at creating user profiles and are used to send advertising messages in line with the preferences expressed by the user while browsing the web.

 

THIS SITE DOES NOT USE PROFILING COOKIES

 

3. Third-party cookies

By visiting this website, the user may also receive cookies on their device from sites managed by other organizations (so-called “third-party cookies”): this happens because elements such as, for example, images, maps, specific links to web pages of sites or web services may be present on the site.
For informational transparency purposes, below is a list of third-party services present on the site, the purposes, and the links to the informational pages of the various services:

 

ServicePurpose
Google AnalyticsThe Site uses Google Analytics, a web traffic analysis service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). This service is used to collect statistical data that allows us to improve the user experience of the website. Google Analytics uses “cookies” to collect and analyze information regarding user interactions with the website in aggregate form (for example, most visited pages, geographical origin of visitors, etc.). Google stores the information collected on its servers in the United States.
The data generated by Google Analytics is stored by Google as indicated in the Policy available at the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=it. To consult the privacy policy of Google Inc., independent data controller for data relating to the Google Analytics service, please refer to the website: http://www.google.com/intl/it/policies/privacy/. The user can disable Google Analytics by installing the opt-out add-on provided by Google on their browser: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

4. Cookie management

The user can decide whether or not to accept cookies by clicking on the following button

 

 

or by using their browser settings.

 

Below are the links to the informational pages of the main browsers:

– Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=it

– Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/it/kb/Gestione%20dei%20cookie

– Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/it-it/edge/manage-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-view-allow-block-delete-and-use#ie=ie-11

– Safari: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677?viewlocale=it_IT

 

Please note that if you choose to block the receipt of cookies, this may compromise or prevent the proper functioning of the site.

 

5. Further information

For more information on the use of cookies and how to block them, you can visit the following sites:

– www.youronlinechoices.eu

– www.allaboutcookies.org