Cookie Policy
What are cookies?
Cookies are text files containing minimal information sent to the browser and stored on the user’s computer, mobile phone, or other device every time a website is visited. Upon each connection, cookies send information back to the reference site.
Cookies can be permanent (persistent cookies) if they remain on the computer until the user deletes them, or temporary (session cookies) if they are deactivated when the browser is closed. Cookies can also be first-party cookies if set by the site visited, or third-party cookies if placed by a site other than the one visited.
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies to improve the functionality of our sites, allow the user to move easily between pages, remember their preferences, and ensure the user always has an optimal browsing experience.
Cookies used and their purposes
The cookies used on our sites can be categorized as follows (see the cookie guide prepared by the ICC, International Chamber of Commerce):
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential to allow the user to move around the site and use the requested services, such as accessing protected areas of the site.
Strictly necessary cookies are first-party cookies and can be permanent or temporary. We use this type of cookie to manage the registration and login phase by users. Without these cookies, the user would not be able to access the requested services, and our sites would not function correctly.
Performance cookies:
Performance cookies collect information on the use of a site by users, such as which pages are visited most frequently. These cookies do not store identifying data of individual visitors, but only aggregate and anonymous data.
We use these cookies to:
– statistical purposes, to understand how our sites are used
– measure the distribution of our advertising campaigns.
These cookies can be permanent or temporary, first or third-party. In essence, these cookies collect anonymous information on the pages visited and the advertisements displayed.
Functionality cookies
These cookies allow the site to remember the choices made by visitors (such as the username, language, or country of access) and provide more personalized features. Functionality cookies can also be used to provide services requested by the user, such as accessing a video or leaving a comment on a blog. The information used by these cookies is anonymous, and it is not possible to track user browsing on other sites.
We use these cookies to:
– remember if a particular service has already been provided to the user
– improve the general experience on the site by remembering the user’s preferences.
These cookies can be permanent or temporary, first or third-party. In essence, these cookies remember the individual choices made by users to improve their browsing experience.
Advertising cookies:
These cookies are used to limit the views of an advertisement by the user and to monitor the distribution of advertising campaigns.
Advertising cookies are used to manage advertising on the site.
Advertising cookies are placed by third parties, such as advertisers and their agents, and can be permanent or temporary. In practice, these are cookies linked to advertising services provided by third parties on our site.
Other third-party cookies
On some pages of our site, there may be content from services like YouTube or Facebook. We do not control the cookies used by these services, so we invite the user to access the sites of these third parties for the relevant information.
How to manage and deactivate cookies
To limit, block, or delete cookies, simply adjust your web browser settings. The procedure varies slightly depending on the type of browser used. For detailed instructions, click on the link for your browser.
Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196955
Firefox
http://support.mozilla.org/it/kb/Gestione%20dei%20cookie?redirectlocale=en-US&redirectslug=Cookies
Google Chrome
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=it
Opera
http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/security/privacy/
Safari
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042
Safari iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677?viewlocale=it_IT
If the browser used is not among those proposed, select the “Help” function on your web browser for information on how to proceed.
Attention: some sections of our sites are only accessible by enabling cookies; by deactivating them, it is possible that the user may no longer have access to some content and may not be able to fully enjoy the features of our websites.
To learn more about managing cookies on mobile device browsers, consult the specific user manual. For further information on cookies, you can contact us directly at the address provided on the site’s contact page.
By using the site without refusing cookies and similar online technologies, users consent to our use of such technologies for the collection and processing of information.