COOKIES
Cookies are text files that internet sites send to users’ internet access devices (usually browsers) where they are stored for transmission to the same sites at the next user visit. There may be:
Session cookies
These cookies are not stored permanently on the user’s device and are deleted when the browser is closed. Unlike other cookies, session cookies do not have an expiration date.
Persistent cookies
Persistent cookies expire on a specific date or after a certain period of time. This means that, for the entire lifetime of the cookie (which may be long or short depending on the expiration date decided by its creators), your information will be transmitted to the server each time the user visits the website, or whenever the user views a resource belonging to that site from another site (such as an advertisement). For this reason, persistent cookies can be used by advertisers to record information about a user’s web browsing habits for an extended period of time. However, they are also used for technical reasons (such as keeping registered users in their account on websites, in order to avoid, at each visit, the insertion of credentials for accessing websites).
It is also possible to classify cookies based on their purpose.
Technical cookies
Technical cookies are those used for the sole 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 such information. service. They are not used for other purposes and are normally installed directly by the website owner or manager. They can be divided into browsing or session cookies, which guarantee the normal navigation and use of the website (allowing, for example, to make a purchase or authenticate to access restricted areas); functional cookies, which allow the user to browse according to a series of selected criteria (for example, the language, the products selected for purchase) in order to improve the service rendered to the same. Disabling cookies may limit your ability to use the Site and prevent you from taking full advantage of the features and services on the site.
Analytical cookies
The cookies in this category are used to collect information on the use of the site. They are used for anonymous statistical analysis in order to improve the use of the Site and to make the contents more interesting and relevant to the wishes of users. This type of cookie collects anonymous data on user activity and how it arrived on the Site.
Profiling cookies
Profiling cookies are aimed at creating user profiles and are used in order to send advertising messages in line with the preferences shown by the user in the context of web browsing.
All cookies can then be classified according to their origin.
First-party cookies:
The cookie domain will correspond to the domain that is displayed in the address bar of the web browser; are cookies sent to the browser directly from the site you are visiting. This is called a first party cookie. They can be either persistent or session; they are managed directly by the owner and / or manager of the site and are used, for example, to guarantee their technical functioning or keep track of preferences expressed regarding the use of the site itself.
Third-party cookies
Third-party cookies belong to domains other than the one shown in the address bar. These types of cookies generally appear when web pages have content, such as banner ads, from external websites. This implies the possibility of monitoring the user’s browsing history, and is often used by advertisers, in an attempt to serve relevant and personalized ads to each user.
CONSENT TO USE COOKIES
All technical cookies do not require consent, therefore they are automatically installed following access to the site or service. The consent to the use of profiling cookies is provided by the user in the following ways: closing the banner containing the brief information, scrolling the page hosting the banner or clicking any of its elements and can be revoked at any time in the following ways .
How to change the settings on cookies
Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but the user can normally change the settings to disable this function. You can block all types of cookies, or accept to receive only some and disable others. The “Options” or “Preferences” section in the browser menu allows you to avoid receiving cookies and other user tracking technologies, and how to get notification from the browser of the activation of these technologies.
Microsoft Internet Explorer in the Tools option, select Internet Options and access Privacy.
Firefox:
for MAC in the Preferences option, select Privacy, go to the Show Cookies section.
For Windows in the Tools section, select Options, go to Privacy and then configure a custom option for the data history.
Safari: from the Preferences Menu, select Privacy.
Google Chrome: in the menu select Tools. Then options (preferences for MAC) access Advanced and select the Privacy-Content Settings option.
Alternatively, you can also consult the “Help” section of the toolbar in most browsers.
For more information on cookies and to manage cookie preferences (first and / or third party), users are also invited to visit the www.youronlinechoices.com/it platform. However, please note that disabling navigation or functional cookies can cause this site to malfunction and / or limit the service offered by the Site.
If the navigators deactivate the technical cookies they risk not being able to use some parts of the sites they intend to visit.
THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES:
the site may contain links to other websites that have their own privacy policy.
LIST OF COOKIES
Category: Preferences
Preferences cookies allow a website to remember information that influences the way the site behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region you are in
Category: Statistics
Statistical cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with sites by collecting and transmitting information anonymously.
Category: Marketing
Marketing cookies are used to monitor visitors on websites. The intent is to display relevant and engaging ads for the individual user and therefore those of greater value for third-party publishers and advertisers.
