COOKIES POLICY
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files sent by the site to the terminal equipment of the person concerned (usually the browser), where they are stored and then transmitted back to the site the next time the same user visits. A cookie cannot retrieve any other data from the user’s hard disk or transmit computer viruses or acquire e-mail addresses. Each cookie is unique to the user’s web browser. Some of the functions of cookies may be delegated to other technologies. In this document the term ‘cookies’ refers both to cookies, properly so called, and to all similar technologies.
Cookies can be used to record information about your preferences, such as the pages you browse or the files you download from our website. site or other similar actions performed while browsing our site.
FIRST- OR THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
Cookies may be first or third party, where ‘first party’ means cookies developed by the site owner itself, and ‘third party’ means cookies developed by third parties other than the site owner.
NATURE OF COOKIES
Regarding the nature of cookies, there are several types:
Technical cookies Technical cookies are those used for the sole purpose of “carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network, or to the extent strictly necessary for the provider of an information society service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user to provide such a service” (cf. Art. 122(1) of the Code).
They are not used for any further purposes and are normally installed directly by the owner or operator of the website. They can be subdivided into:
– navigation or session cookies, which ensure normal navigation and use of the website (allowing, for example, to make a purchase or authenticate to access restricted areas); they are in fact necessary for the proper functioning of the site;
– analytics cookies, assimilated to technical cookies where used directly by the site operator to collect information, in aggregate form, on the number of users and how they visit the site, in order to improve the site’s performance;
– functionality cookies, which allow the user to navigate according to a set of selected criteria (e.g. language, products selected for purchase) in order to improve the service rendered to the user. Users’ prior consent is not required for the installation of such cookies (more information in the section Cookie Management below).
Profiling cookies Profiling cookies are designed to create user profiles and are used to send advertising messages in line with the preferences expressed by the user when browsing the web.
The use of profiling cookies requires the consent of the person concerned. According to measure no. 229 of 8 May 2014, the user must be able to authorise or deny consent to the installation of profiling cookies if they are present.
In the case of third-party cookies, the site has no direct control over individual cookies and cannot control them (it can neither install them directly nor delete them). You can however manage these cookies through your browser settings (follow the instructions below), or the sites indicated in the section ‘Managing Cookies’.
COOKIE DURATION
Cookies have a lifetime dictated by the expiry date (or a specific action such as closing the browser) set at the time of installation. Cookies can be:
temporary or session cookies: these are used to store temporary information, allow links to actions performed during a specific session and are removed from the computer when the browser is closed;
persistent (persistent cookies): these are used to store information, e.g. login name and password, so that the user does not have to type them in again each time they visit a specific site. These remain stored on the computer even after closing the browser.
Session cookies, once the connection to this website is terminated, are not retained.
COOKIES INSTALLED ON THIS SITE
These cookies enable the operation of Google Analytics: they collect data on the n. of times a user has visited the site, as well as data on the first and most recent visit, the browser used, the time of access to the site and the time spent there, and much more. This software allows us to understand whether the browsing and purchasing experience for the user can be improved. All collected data are securely stored and are only accessible by authorised persons.
COOKIE MANAGEMENT
You may object to the recording of cookies on your hard disk by configuring your browser to disable cookies. Below are the modalities offered by the main browsers:
Internet Explorer > http://windows.microsoft.com/it-it/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9
Chrome > https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=it
Firefox > https://support.mozilla.org/it/kb/Gestione%20dei%20cookie
Safari > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677?viewlocale=it_IT
After this operation, however, some functions of the web pages may not be executed correctly.
ACCEPTANCE AND WAIVER OF COOKIES
By continuing to browse this site, closing the information wrapper or clicking on any part of the page or scrolling down to highlight further content, you agree to the Cookie Policy and cookies will be set and collected. If you do not accept cookies by abandoning the navigation, any cookies already stored locally in your browser will remain stored there but will no longer be read or used by us until you later accept the Policy. You will always be able to remove these cookies at any time via the methods mentioned.