Provision of the Italian Data Protection Authority dated 08.05.2014
Cookies are pieces of information that a server may send to a PC, smartphone, or tablet when a user visits a website or uses a social network. The same server that transmitted them can later read and record the cookies stored on the user’s device in order to obtain various types of information.
Cookies have different functions. In many cases they are used because they make browsing easier and faster, as happens with technical cookies, which are used, for example, to save browsing preferences (language, shopping cart, etc.).
In other cases, cookies are used to monitor users during browsing. The so-called profiling cookies record information about purchases or potential purchases by analyzing reading habits, hobbies, travel, and other activities in order to personalize the advertisements shown when opening emails or browsing social networks.
There are also third-party cookies, which are information recorded by websites other than the one being visited and are used for profiling purposes.
Further information can be found on the website of the Italian Data Protection Authority at the following address:
http://www.garanteprivacy.it/cookie
By continuing to browse this website or by clicking the “Accept” button on the short information banner, you declare that you have read and accepted the Privacy Policy and this Cookie Policy, thereby consenting to the use of cookies on this website.
The cookies used on this website may be of two types: session cookies and persistent cookies.
Session 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, and the browser identifies them as such.
Persistent cookies, unlike session cookies, do not disappear when the browser is closed. Instead, they expire on a specific date or after a certain period of time. This means that for the entire lifetime of the cookie, its information will be transmitted to the server every time the user visits the website or views a resource belonging to that site from another website (for example, 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. However, they are also used for legitimate purposes, such as keeping users logged into their accounts on websites to avoid entering login credentials every time they visit the site.
Technical cookies are those whose use does not require the user’s consent. These cookies are essential to allow navigation on a website and to use all its functionalities.
Without these cookies, which are absolutely necessary, a website could not provide certain services or functions, and browsing would not be as smooth and efficient as it should be.
A cookie of this type is also used to store a user’s decision regarding the use of cookies on the website.
Other technical cookies are those that allow, for example, saving preferences related to language or the shopping cart.
This website has been developed using the WordPress CMS, therefore it uses cookies implemented by this CMS.
The stored cookies concern users who have registered an account on the WordPress blog and those who comment on articles.
The cookies used by WordPress are:
wordpress_[hash]
wordpress_logged_in_[hash]
wp-settings-{time}-[UID]
cookie_notice_accepted (the cookie used to store a user’s decision regarding the use of cookies on the website)
All these cookies are persistent cookies and are used to ensure a better browsing experience on this website.
This website does not use cookies of this type.
Advertising cookies are installed to show visitors content related to their preferences. They may therefore be used to display advertising content tailored to the user’s interests.
These cookies operate in collaboration with third-party websites and may track browsing activity across different domains.
Cookies of this type usually track the user’s IP address, along with other information, some of which may be personal.
Third-party cookies belong to domains different from the one shown in the browser’s address bar.
These types of cookies generally appear when web pages contain content such as advertising banners from external websites.
This implies the possibility of monitoring the user’s browsing history and is often used by advertisers to provide relevant and personalized advertisements for each user.
Advertisers may use these cookies to build a browsing history of users across all websites that display advertisements from the same advertiser.
Most modern web browsers include privacy settings capable of blocking third-party cookies.
These cookies are sent from external third-party domains.
This website uses third-party performance cookies from Google Analytics with anonymized IP (a service provided by Google Inc.) in order to collect anonymous information and analyze visitor behavior while using the website, and to improve its usability and user experience.
These cookies are defined as anonymous because they cannot be used to identify specific individuals.
Through the Google Analytics dashboard, it is possible to understand whether visits were made by new or returning visitors by analyzing navigation methods such as:
entry and exit links
navigation between pages
time spent on pages
geographic origin of visits
For more information about Google Analytics, please consult:
https://www.google.it/policies/privacy/partners/
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage
It is possible to disable Google Analytics through the tools provided by Google. For more information visit:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
The cookies used by Google Analytics are:
_ga (persistent – 2 years)
_utma (persistent – 2 years)
_utmb (session)
__utmt (session)
__utmz (session)
_gat (persistent – 10 minutes)
Most browsers are configured to accept, control, or disable cookies through their settings.
For more information on managing cookies, visit the appropriate links:
Internet Explorer
Chrome / Windows Phone
Safari / iOS
Firefox
For more information about cookies and to manage cookie preferences (first-party and/or third-party cookies), you can also visit:
In order to allow website content to be shared on social networks by visitors, pages may include tools (widgets) provided by social networks.
These tools (usually blocks of code embedded in the host website pages) may collect third-party cookies installed by social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.
This website does not share any information with these widgets.
For more information about cookies used by major social networks, you can visit the following links:
Facebook Privacy
Twitter Privacy
Instagram Privacy
Google+ Privacy
LinkedIn Privacy
Pinterest Privacy
Please note that if you do not consent to our use of cookies and decide to disable the cookies we use, this may affect your user experience while visiting our website.