Cookie policy
This policy, together with the Privacy Policy, sets out certain rules for the management of the website, including with regard to the use of user information. The following applies to this website alone and not to any other websites that the user may consult via links.
More specifically, this section provides information about which cookies are active on the website and how they are used. The Cookie Policy (or “Extended Policy”) set out below relating to the use of cookies on the website is provided to the user in implementation of the Provision of the Data Protection Authority entitled “Identification of simplified procedures for the provision of information and the acquisition of consent for the use of cookies”, or in accordance with the further clarifications and guidelines published and issued in this regard by such Authority and the relevant European Authorities (see Guidelines for cookies and other tracking tools – 10 June 2021).
Data Controller
What are cookies
Cookies are sent from a web server (which is the computer running the website you are visiting) to your browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, etc.) and stored on your device.
For more information and to find out more about cookies in general you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
What they are for
Cookie types and purposes
- Duration on the user’s device: in this case we are talking about session/temporary cookies or persistent cookies.
- Origin: in this case we are talking about first-party cookies (sent to the browser directly from the website you are visiting) or third-party cookies (sent to the browser from other websites and not from the one you are visiting).
- Purpose: in this case, also in accordance with what is regulated in this regard by the Data Protection Authority, we are talking about technical cookies, analytical identifying cookies or profiling cookies.
Following this classification, one cookie may also have all these characteristics at the same time, and therefore, for example, be a persistent cookie originating from a third party and with profiling purposes.
Duration
Persistent cookies: these are stored on the user’s device until they are deleted by the user or until they reach their expiry date if pre-established. They are therefore not automatically deleted from the user’s device when leaving the website.
Origin
Third-party cookies: these are cookies issued by a website other than the one visited by the user.
Purpose
- Browsing/communication/performance cookies: these ensure normal browsing and use of the website (e.g. allowing you to make a purchase or log in to access restricted areas). If these cookies are blocked, the website may no longer function properly.
- “Strictly necessary” cookies (functionality/preferences/localisation/session status): these allow storing information that changes the behaviour or appearance of the website (preferred language, text and font size, user location). If they are blocked, the browsing experience will be less functional but not compromised. These cookies allow the website to remember the choices made (such as language, preferred content, etc.) and to provide the customised features selected by the user in order to improve the browsing experience. In some cases these cookies may also be used to offer online services (e.g. a live chat service) or to prevent the user from being offered services that were already refused in the past.
- Analytical cookies: Analytical cookies are used to enable web services to collect information relating to user access, for example, the number of visitors to the website, how long they stay and which parts of the site they visit. These cookies may be first- or third-party cookies.
- Third-party statistical/analytical cookies without power to identify (with IP masking and no cross-referencing with other data held by the third party): in line with current law, these cookies can be considered similar to technical cookies as they meet the following conditions: adoption of measures that reduce the identifying power of cookies by masking portions of the IP; the third party refers to the commitment to use such cookies exclusively for the provision of the service, and to store them separately and not to “enrich” or “cross-reference” them with other information it holds.
- Third-party statistical/analytical cookies with power to identify: these are cookies that are used to collect information and generate website usage statistics, to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies are considered to have a high identifying value when the following conditions are not in place at the same time: (i) no features are in place to reduce the cookies’ power to identify (e.g. by masking significant portions of the IP); (ii) the third party cross-references the information contained in the cookies with other information it already has.
Social Widgets and Command Buttons
What types of cookies we use and how to manage or delete them
Browsing and session cookies
Browsing and session cookies ensure normal navigation and use of the website (for example, by displaying content in the language of the country the user is connecting from, and by preserving the user’s status on different pages of the site). Browsing cookies are technical cookies and are therefore necessary for the operation of the website by improving its quality and browsing experience, and they help to make a website usable by enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Analytical and statistical cookies
This website uses analytical/statistical cookies to collect and process statistical analysis of how users navigate the site via computer or mobile applications, the number of pages visited or the number of clicks made on a page while browsing. The information generated about our website is used by our company to generate reports on its use so we can improve its usability, functionality, interface and communication. Our website processes the results of these analyses anonymously and solely for statistical purposes.
Google cookie policy and for its analytics services
Marketing and profiling cookies
Marketing cookies are used to track website visitors. The purpose is to present advertisements that are relevant and engaging to the individual user and therefore of greater value to third-party publishers and advertisers. They are designed to understand the preferences of individual users so that they are presented with targeted content of interest to them based on previous pages viewed.
Additional third-party requests
Third-party requests include all the requests that a website makes to load content from third-party domains. The connection may be a sub-domain of the current domain or a completely unrelated domain. While some third-party requests are necessary for the functionality of a website, such as content uploaded by a content distribution network, other requests are used to display advertisements, social media buttons, tracking scripts or other content.
Furthermore, this website uses device fingerprinting systems. The anonymous data collected are associated with the characteristics of the device used by the user and allow presenting advertisements that are relevant and engaging to the individual user. All the information acquired does not necessarily reveal personal information about the user (e.g. name, address, etc.), but is useful for the purpose of proposing ads in keeping with the user’s preferences.
How to disable cookies
Most web browsers are initially set to accept cookies automatically. It is possible to modify these settings in order to block cookies or to be warned whenever cookies are sent to the browsing device. Furthermore, at the end of each browsing session it is possible to delete the cookies collected from one’s device. There are several ways to manage cookies. Please refer to the specific instructions of the browser being used. If a user uses different devices to view and access the website (computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.), the user must ensure that the settings for each browser on each device reflect their cookie preferences.
As already mentioned above, preferences for the management of cookies used for behavioural advertising can be set at the following address:
https://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices
The links below provide you with specific instructions for managing cookies through some of the main browsers:
If the browser used is not listed above, select the “cookies” entry in the relevant section of the browser’s help section to find out where the folder for managing cookies is located.
The sections below show the details of the cookies in use, updated in real time, and the link to modify and/or withdraw consent.