Cookie Policy – As required by European Law
1. COOKIES: A DEFINITION
Cookies are files which are downloaded on web-navigating devices (such as personal computers, tablets, smarphones and so on) when accessing a web page or an application like ours.
Cookies make it possible to store and retrieve information on several topics, from the user's web-surfing preferences to recognizing whether they had previously registered, allowing to recognize them as a customer.
Information obtained thus refers to the number of visited pages, to the language, to the location from which the website is being accessed, to the number of new users, to the frequency and repetition of visits, to their duration, and to the browser, or device type, being used to access the website itself.
2. COOKIES USED BY THIS WEBSITE
Technical and Session Cookies:
Cookies of this type are necessary for some areas of the website to function. They can be classified as persistent cookies and session cookies. Persistent cookies are kept on the hard disk even after the browser is closed, until a preset expiry date, while session cookies are destroyed as soon as the browser is closed.
Since without such cookies the website might not correctly function, either totally or partially, these cookies are always employed, user preferences notwithstanding.
Cookies belonging to this category are always sent from our domain.
List of cookies being used:
_utma / _utmz / _ga / _gat
Google Analitycs third party cookies. They only serve the purpose of identifying users visiting the website (they contain identifiers).
Cookies used by the third party Shinystat service They only serve the purpose of identifying users visiting the website and are automatically anonimized.
ASP.NET_SessionID
Cookies used by ASP.NET to keep track of the session
Profiling Cookies:
Profiling Cookies create profiles on specific users and are used to send advertising messages in line with the preferences that the users themselves have shown by surfing the net. They are perceived as more deeply invasive of users' private spheres, and for this reason European and Italian Law require for the users to be adequately informed regarding their use and thus express their valid agreement, as stated by article 122 of the Privacy Code where it says that “storage of information on a user's terminal, or access to such information, is only allowed if the same user has expressed their agreement, after being informed through the simplified methods stated in articled 13, comma 3, of the Privacy Code.”
This website does not make use of profiling cookies, but third-party services exist, such as specific plug-ins or sharing functions, which may. For more information we advise reading the following paragraph on third-party cookies, and directly documenting yourself on their use policies.
Third party cookies:
Third party analysis cookies
These cookies gather information in anonymous form regarding Website use by users: visited page, time spent on the website, origin of incoming traffic, geo-location, age, gender and interests, in order to allow for marketing campaigns to be implemented. These cookies are sent by third-party domains, and thus are external to this website.
Cookies for third-party products and functions integration
These cookies allow for integration of third-party functionality inside this website's pages, such as the possibility of expressing preferences or sharing content on social networks or use third-party software – such as map-generating software. These cookies are sent by third parties and partner sites which offer their functionalities on this website's pages.
Source: Google Youtube
Cookies: GEUP (duration : 2 years), PREF (duration : 8 months), VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE (duration : 8 months), YSC (duration : current session)
Source: Google Google Maps
Cokies: PREF (duration: 2 years), NID (duration: 6 months)
3. HOW CAN COOKIES BE DISABLED THROUGH BROWSER OPTIONS?
Chrome
Run Chrome
Click on the menu located in the browser toolbar, next to the field where URLs are input
Select Settings
Click on Show Advanced Settings
Under “Privacy” click on“Content settings“
Under “Cookies” you can change settings regarding cookies:
Allow for local storage of data
Only modify local data until browser is closed
Block sites from setting cookies
Block third party cookies and site data
Manage exceptions for select Internet sites
Erase one or more cookies
For more information, visit the dedicated page.
Mozilla Firefox
Run Mozilla Firefox
Click on the menu located in the browser toolbar, next to the field where URLs are input
Select Options
Select the Privacy tab
Click on Show Advanced Settings
Under “Privacy” click on “Content Settings“
Under “Tracking” you can change settings regarding cookies:
Require sites to effect no tracking
Communicate sites that you are available for tracking
Give no preference regarding tracking of personal data
Under “History” you may:
Enable “Use Custom Settings” and select to accept third party cookies (always, never, or only from most visited sites) and store them for a specific time period (until expiry, until firefox is closed, or ask every time)
Remove single stored cookies
For more information, visit the dedicated page.
Internet Explorer
RunInternet Explorer
Click on Tools and select Internet Settings
Click on Privacy and under Settings modify the slide bar to your desired action:
Block all cookies
Allow all cookies
Select sites to allow cookies from: move the cursor to an intermediate position, then click Websites, add a website URL in the Website Address field, and click on Block or Allow
For more information, visit the dedicated page.
Safari
Run Safari
Click on Safari, select Preferences, click on Privacy
Under “Block Cookies” specify how Safari should accept cookies from Internet websites.
To view which sites have stored cookies, click on Details.
For more information, visit the dedicated page.
Safari iOS (mobile devices)
Run Safari iOS
Tap Settings, then Safari
Tap Block Cookies and choose among the options: “never”, “third parties and advertisers” and “Always”
To delete all cookies stored by Safari, tap Settings, then Safari and then Delete Cookies and data
For more information, visit the dedicated page.
Opera
Run Opera
Click Preferences, then Advanced, then Cookies
Select one of the following options:
Accept all cookies
Only accept cookies from the website being visited: third party cookies and cookies coming from a ifferent domain will be blocked
Never accept cookies: no cookies will ever be stored
For more information, visit the dedicated page.
How to disable third-party cookie services
Google services http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/?hl=it
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/help/cookies?ref_type=sitefooter
Twitter https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170519-uso-dei-cookie-e-di-altre-tecnologie-simili-da-parte-di-twitter
Google Privacy policy https://www.google.com/intl/it/policies/privacy/
Sharethis http://www.sharethis.com/legal/privacy/#sthash.q25kjrn6.dpbs
Piwik http://piwik.org/blog/2011/03/piwik-1-2-custom-variables-first-party-cookies-and-more/
Shinystat http://www.shinystat.com/it/informativa_privacy_generale.html
Tool to disable Google Analytics on a specific browser: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/
Link to disable Shinystat on a specific browser: http://www.shinystat.com/it/opt-out.html
This page can be viewed through a link at the bottom of all website pages as per art.122 , comma 2, of the D.lgs. 196/2003 and according to the simplified method for information and agreement gathering for Cookie use, published on the Official Gazette, issue 126, on june 3rd 2014, and matching law registry # 229, dated May 8th 2014.
Fore more information
WIKIPEDIA http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie
GOOGLE http://www.google.com/intl/it/policies/technologies/cookies/