The present information, pursuant to Article 13 of European Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and the Council, is provided in compliance with the provisions of Legislative Decree 196/2003 and subsequent amendments of the Italian Republic, Provision No. 231 of June 10, 2021, issued by the Italian Data Protection Authority, as well as Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and the Council.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are text strings that websites (so-called "publishers" or "first parties") visited by the user, or other websites or web servers ("third parties"), place and store—either directly in the case of publishers or indirectly through them in the case of third parties—on a terminal device available to the user. These terminal devices include, for example, a computer, tablet, smartphone, or any other device capable of storing information.
Internet browsing software and the operating systems of these devices, such as browsers, can store cookies and then send them back to the websites that generated them upon a subsequent visit by the same user, thereby retaining a record of the user's previous interactions with one or more websites.
The data encoded in cookies may include personal information, such as an IP address, username, unique identifier, or email address, but they can also contain non-personal data, such as language preferences or information about the type of device being used to browse the site.
Cookies serve important and diverse functions, including session tracking, storing information on specific configurations related to users accessing a server, and facilitating the use of online content. They can be used to keep track of items in an online shopping cart or information entered into a digital form.
Cookies also enable web pages to load faster and facilitate the routing of information across a network, ensuring proper website functionality. Additionally, cookies can be used for behavioral advertising, allowing advertisers to tailor advertisements based on user behavior, as well as to measure the effectiveness of an advertisement and adjust the type and method of services provided based on the user's previously observed activities.
Types of Cookies
Italian legislation (Article 122 of Legislative Decree 196/03, "Personal Data Protection Code," hereinafter referred to as the "Privacy Code") has incorporated EU Directive 2009/136/EC, which requires website operators that use cookies or other tracking technologies to inform users about the types of cookies used on their websites.
With Provision No. 231 of June 10, 2021, published in the Official Gazette No. 163 on July 9, 2021, the Italian Data Protection Authority classified cookies into two main categories: technical cookies and non-technical cookies.
Technical Cookies
These cookies are installed by the website owner or operator for the purpose of "transmitting a communication over an electronic communications network, or as strictly necessary for the provider of an information society service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user to provide that service" (Article 122, Paragraph 1, of the Privacy Code).
The installation of technical cookies does not require the user's prior consent.
First-party and third-party analytics cookies
Analytics cookies are considered equivalent to technical cookies and other technical identifiers only if:
- They are used exclusively to produce aggregated statistics related to a single website or mobile application. mobile applications,;
- In the case of third-party cookies, at least the fourth component of the IP address is masked.
- Third parties refrain from combining these analytics cookies with other data processing activities (e.g., customer databases or visit statistics for other sites) or from transmitting them to additional third parties. However, third parties are allowed to generate statistics using data from multiple domains, websites, or mobile applications, as long as they belong to the same publisher or business group.
A data controller that carries out its own statistical processing of data related to multiple domains, websites, or mobile applications under its ownership may also use unmasked data, provided that the purpose limitation principle is respected. mobile applications, a esso riconducibili può utilizzare anche i dati in chiaro, nel rispetto del vincolo di finalità.
Non-technical Cookies
These cookies are used to link specific actions or recurring behavioral patterns in the use of offered functionalities (patterns) to identified or identifiable individuals. This allows the grouping of different profiles into homogeneous clusters of varying sizes, enabling a more personalized service and the delivery of targeted advertisements aligned with the user's browsing preferences.
Article 122 of the Privacy Code applies to these cookies, stating that "the storage of information in the terminal device of a contractor or user, or access to information already stored, is permitted only if the contractor or user has given their consent after being informed through the simplified procedures set out in Article 13, Paragraph 3 of the Privacy Code" (Article 122, Paragraph 1 of the Code).
The Data Protection Authority has also categorized cookies based on the entity responsible for processing the personal data collected by the cookie, distinguishing between first-party cookies and third-party cookies.
First-party Cookies
These are managed by the website owner. The website owner is responsible for providing information about these cookies and must indicate how they can be blocked if necessary.
Third-party Cookies
These are managed by an entity different from the website owner. In this case, the responsibility for providing information about the cookies and the instructions for blocking them lies with the third party. The website owner is required to provide the URL where such information is available.
For both types of cookies (first-party or third-party), if the cookie is used for profiling purposes, user consent must be obtained through a dedicated banner on the website's homepage.
Types of cookies used on our website
This website uses technical cookies, which can be used without requesting the data subject’s consent, as they are strictly necessary for providing the service. Additionally, third-party profiling cookies may be used, and their use is subject to consent given directly to such third parties by accessing their cookie policies. Profiling cookies may be used by the data controller or by the cookie owner to store the choices made by the data subject, provide personalized or optimized functionalities, or store the user's habits and preferences expressed during navigation. For example, profiling cookies can be used to offer the data subject online services, send advertisements that take their interests into account, or prevent the offer of services they have previously declined. The following section of this cookie policy provides a detailed list of all cookies used by this website. The first group lists the so-called technical cookies, whose use does not require user consent. The second group lists profiling cookies. For both groups, the following information is provided for each type of cookie:
- name of the cookie
- function performed by the cookie
- cookie expiration
- indication of whether the cookie is first-party or third-party
- if the cookie is third-party, a link to the third party’s website where its policy on the processing of personal data collected through the cookie is provided, along with instructions on how to block the cookie
| TECHNICAL COOKIES | ||||
| Cookie Name | Function | Expiration/Session | First or Third Party | Link to Third Party Cookie Policy (for third-party cookies) |
| PHPSESSID | Allows recognizing the user's browsing session. | End of session | First-party | |
| hidecta | Stores the user's cookie consent status for the current domain. | End of session | First-party | |
This website does not exchange cookies with external sites or external data providers. Authorization for the collection and storage of data through cookies can be revoked at any time: the data subject can disable the use of cookies through the specific settings options of different browsers.
- Microsoft Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en/kb/Blockingcookies
- Apple Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21411?locale=en_GB
UPDATE OF THIS COOKIE POLICY
This Cookie Policy was last updated on 17/09/2024. Future updates will be published on this page. For more information on the privacy policy, click here
