Information on Cookies

WHAT IS A COOKIE?
Cookies are small text strings that the sites visited by the user send to his terminal (usually the browser), where they are stored before being re-transmitted to the same sites at the next visit by the same user. During navigation on a site, the user can also receive on his terminal cookies that are sent from different websites or web servers (so-called “third parties”), on which certain elements may reside (such as, for example, images, maps, sounds, specific links to pages of other domains) present on the site that he is visiting.

Cookies, which are usually found in users’ browsers in very large numbers and sometimes with features of long temporal persistence, are used for different purposes: computer authentication, session monitoring, storing information on specific configurations regarding users accessing the server, etc.

In this regard, two macro-categories are therefore identified: “technical” cookies and “profiling” cookies.

Technical cookies

Technical cookies are those used for the sole purpose of “transmitting a communication over an electronic communication network, or as strictly necessary for the provider of an information society service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user to provide this 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); analytics cookie, similar to technical cookies when used directly by the site manager to collect information, in aggregate form, on the number of users and how they visit the site; functionality 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.

Profiling cookies

Profiling cookies are aimed at creating user profiles and are used to send advertising messages in line with the preferences shown by the user in the context of web browsing. Due to the particular invasiveness that such devices may have in the private sphere of users, European and Italian legislation provides that the user must be adequately informed about their use and thus express their valid consent.

Why do we use cookies?

We use cookies to carry out activities that are strictly necessary for the site to function (authentication and access to the reserved area) and to provide the company service explicitly requested by the user. Therefore, the technical cookies used consist only in the transmission of session identifiers, for the sole purpose of facilitating access to the contents of our site; that of analytics cookies instead serves only for gathering information in aggregate form on the number of users and how they visit the site.

How can cookies be disabled?

You can express your options regarding the use of cookies on our site by setting your browser, using one of the configuration procedures described below. Please note that the complete disabling of technical cookies by the user could compromise the use of some features of our site.

Firefox:

1. Apri Firefox;
2. Premi il pulsante “Alt” sulla tastiera;
3. Nella barra degli strumenti situata nella parte superiore del browser, seleziona “Strumenti” e successivamente “Opzioni”;
4. Seleziona quindi la scheda “Privacy”;
5. Vai su “Impostazioni Cronologia:” e successivamente su “Utilizza impostazioni personalizzate”. Deseleziona “Accetta i cookie dai siti” e salva le preferenze.

Internet Explorer:

1. Apri Internet Explorer;
2. Clicca sul pulsante “Strumenti” e quindi su “Opzioni Internet”;
3. Seleziona la scheda “Privacy” e sposta il dispositivo di scorrimento sul livello di privacy che desideri impostare (verso l’alto per bloccare tutti i cookies o verso il basso per consentirli tutti);
4. Quindi clicca su OK.

Google Chrome:

1. Apri Google Chrome;
2. Clicca sull’icona “Strumenti”;
3. Seleziona “Impostazioni” e successivamente “Impostazioni avanzate”;
4. Seleziona “Impostazioni dei contenuti” sotto la voce “Privacy”;
5. Nella scheda “Cookies” è possibile deselezionare i cookies e salvare le preferenze.

Safari:

1. Apri Safari;
2. Scegli “Preferenze” nella barra degli strumenti, quindi seleziona il pannello “Sicurezza” nella finestra di dialogo che segue;
3. Nella sezione “Accetta cookie” è possibile specificare se e quando Safari deve salvare i cookies dai siti web. Per ulteriori informazioni clicca sul pulsante di Aiuto (contrassegnato da un punto interrogativo);
4. Per maggiori informazioni sui cookies che vengono memorizzati sul vostro computer, clicca su “Mostra cookie”.