Below, we provide transparent information about the operation of so-called Cookies on this website (hereinafter referred to as the "Site").
Cookies are short pieces of text (letters and/or numbers) that allow the web server to store information on the client (the browser, e.g., Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Opera...) to be reused during the same visit to the site (session cookies) or later, even days later (persistent cookies). Cookies are stored, based on user preferences, by the individual browser on the specific device used (computer, tablet, smartphone).
Similar technologies, such as web beacons, transparent GIFs, and all forms of local storage introduced with HTML5, can be used to collect information about user behavior and the use of services.
A cookie cannot retrieve any other data from the user's hard drive, transmit computer viruses, or acquire email addresses. Each cookie is unique to the user's web browser. Some of the functions of Cookies may be delegated to other technologies. The term 'Cookies' refers to both Cookies and all similar technologies.
Based on the characteristics and use of cookies, various types of cookies can be distinguished:
For more information on these cookies, not used by the Website, please visit the dedicated section on the website https://www.garanteprivacy.it/cookie.
The technical cookies used on the Site have the sole purpose of performing computer authentication or monitoring sessions and storing specific technical information regarding users who access the servers managed by the data controller that operates the Site. In this regard, some operations on the Site could not be performed without the use of cookies, which in such cases are therefore technically necessary. For example, access to any reserved areas of the Site and the activities that can be carried out there would be much more complex and less secure without the presence of cookies that allow the user to be identified and maintained in the context of the session.
In order to achieve proper regulation of these devices, it is necessary to distinguish them, since there are no technical characteristics that differentiate them from each other based on the purposes pursued by those who use them. In this direction, the legislator himself moved, implementing the provisions contained in Directive 2009/136/EC, and brought back the obligation to obtain the prior and informed consent of users to the installation of cookies used for purposes other than purely technical ones (cf. art. 1, para. 5, letter a), Legislative Decree no. 69 of May 28, 2012, amending art. 122 of the Code). Among other things, the same European body that brings together all the supervisory authorities for the protection of privacy in the various Member States (the so-called "Article 29 Working Party") clarified in Opinion 4/2012 (WP194) entitled "Exemption from Consent for the Use of Cookies" that there are cookies for which it is not necessary to obtain the prior and informed consent of the user:
The data controller therefore informs that only technical cookies are operational on the Site (such as those listed above) necessary for browsing within the Site, as they allow essential functions such as authentication, validation, session management, and fraud prevention, and allow, for example, to identify whether the user has correctly accessed the areas of the site that require prior authentication or user validation, and session management for various services and applications or secure data storage or control and fraud prevention functions.
For maximum transparency, here are some examples of technical cookies and specific operating cases on the Site:
When visiting a website, you may receive cookies from websites operated by other organizations ("third parties") that may reside in Italy or abroad.
An example found on most websites is the presence of YouTube videos, Google APIs, the use of Google Maps, and the use of "social plugins" for Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and LinkedIn. These are parts of the visited page generated directly by these websites and integrated into the page of the hosting site. The most common use of social plugins is to share content on social networks in order to enhance the visitor's user experience.
The presence of these plugins involves the transmission of cookies to and from all third-party managed sites. The management of information collected by "third parties" is governed by their respective information to which reference should be made. To ensure greater transparency and convenience, the following are the web addresses of the various information and the methods for managing cookies, specifying that the data controller is not responsible for the operation of third-party cookies on this Site.
You can configure your browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies, or notify you when a cookie is sent. Each browser is different, so click on the "HELP" menu in your browser to understand how to change your cookie preferences. For example, in Microsoft Internet Explorer, you can disable or delete cookies by selecting "Tools/Internet Options" and changing the privacy settings or by selecting "delete cookies." Please note, however, that this site has been structured to use cookies, and any deactivation of them may affect the site's functionality and prevent the best use of the site itself.
With regard to the General Provision of the Privacy Guarantor on Cookies of May 8, 2014, it is recalled in this regard: "There are multiple reasons why it is not possible to require the publisher to provide information and obtain consent for the installation of cookies on their own website, even for those installed by 'third parties.' First of all, the publisher should always have the tools and the economic-legal capacity to assume the obligations of third parties and should therefore also be able to verify the correspondence between what is declared by third parties and the purposes actually pursued by those who use cookies. This is made particularly difficult by the fact that the publisher often does not directly know all the third parties that install cookies through their own website and, therefore, neither the logic underlying the processing. Moreover, there are often intermediaries between the publisher and the third parties who act as dealers, making it very complex for the publisher to control the activities of all the parties involved. Third-party cookies could also be modified over time by third-party providers, and it would be impractical to ask publishers to keep track of these subsequent changes."
As indicated by the Privacy Guarantor, this Site does not have the possibility to control third-party cookies if it uses third-party services (YouTube, Google Maps, "social buttons") for which third parties are solely responsible. Furthermore, it is recalled that users can delete and block the operation of cookies at any time, also using browser plugins and changing their settings as indicated in the various manuals contained in the browsers.
It is not mandatory to obtain consent for the operation of technical cookies or third-party or analytical cookies that are assimilated to technical cookies. Disabling them and/or refusing their operation will make it impossible to navigate the Site correctly and/or make use of the services, pages, functions, or contents available there.
The identification details of the data controller of the data subject are as follows:
With particular reference to the rights of users concerning cookies, below are some links for further information:
At any time, it will be possible – without any formality – to exercise the rights referred to in art. 13 of EU Regulation 2016/679, which are better described in the privacy policy on the Site to which reference is made. The exercise of rights is not subject to any formalities.