Cookie Policy

1. Definitions, characteristics and application of the legislation.

Cookies are small text files that the sites you visit send and store on your computer or mobile device, and then retransmit them to the same sites the next time you visit. Thanks to cookies, a site remembers the user’s actions and preferences (such as, for example, login data, the chosen language, font size, other display settings, etc.) so that they do not have to be indicated again when the user returns to visit that site or navigates from one page to another of it. Cookies, therefore, are used to perform computer authentication, session monitoring and storage of information regarding the activities of users who access a site and may also contain a unique identification code that allows the user’s navigation within the site itself to be tracked for statistical or advertising purposes. While browsing a site, the user may also receive cookies from sites or web servers other than the one they are visiting on their computer (so-called “third-party” cookies). Some operations could not be carried out without the use of cookies, which in some cases are therefore technically necessary for the site to function.

There are various types of cookies, depending on their characteristics and functions, and these can remain on the user’s computer for different periods of time: so-called session cookies, which are automatically deleted when the browser is closed; so-called persistent cookies, which remain on the user’s equipment until a predetermined expiry date.

According to the legislation in force in Italy, the use of cookies does not always require the express consent of the user. In particular, “technical cookies”, i.e. those used for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication on an electronic communications network, or to the extent strictly necessary to provide a service explicitly requested by the user, do not require such consent. In other words, these are cookies that are essential for the operation of the site or necessary to perform activities requested by the user.

Among the technical cookies, which do not require express consent for their use, the Italian Data Protection Authority (cf. Guidelines for cookies and other tracking tools of 10 June 2021 amending the Provision Identification of simplified procedures for the information and acquisition of consent for the use of cookies of 8 May 2014 and subsequent clarifications, implementing the European regulation EDPB Guidelines 05/2020 of 4 May 2020) also includes:

– “analytics 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,

– navigation or session cookies (to authenticate),

– functionality cookies, which allow the user to browse according to a series of selected criteria in order to improve the service provided to the user.

For “profiling cookies”, on the other hand, i.e. those aimed at creating user profiles and used in order to send advertising messages in line with the preferences expressed by the user in the context of web browsing, the user’s prior consent is required. This site does not use profiling cookies.

Types of cookies used by the Site

On this site, we have classified the cookies we use according to their type of use, as follows:

– Necessary cookies

– statistical cookies

Your Cookie Decisions

You can select a feature whereby your computer will notify you whenever a cookie is set, or you can choose to disable all cookies. You can select these features through your browser settings. Each browser is slightly different, so we invite you to identify in the “Help” menu of your browser the most correct way to modify the functionality related to cookies. If you choose to disable cookies, you will not have access to many features that make your experience on our site more efficient and some of our services will not function properly.

2. Cookies and browser settings.

In this section you will find information on how to disable cookies on your browser. Please note that if you disable Cookies, some parts of the Website may not function properly. If your browser is not listed below, please refer to the instructions on your browser regarding how to manage Cookies.

Internet Explorer

• Select “Tools” in your browser bar
  • Select “Internet Options”
  • Select “Privacy” and then click on “Advanced”
  • Select “Override automatic cookie management”
  • Disable “Cookies from websites viewed” by selecting the “Block” item
  • Disable “Third-party cookies” by selecting “Block”
  • Disable “Session cookies” by unchecking the item “Always accept session cookies”
  • Click on “OK”

Firefox version

• Select “Tools” in your browser bar
  • Select “Options”
  • Select “Privacy”
  • In the “History” area, choose the “use custom settings” option from the drop-down menu
  • Disable cookies by unchecking the item “Accept cookies from sites”
  • Click on “OK”

Google Chrome

• Select “Chrome Menu” in your browser bar
  • Select “settings”
  • Select “Show Advanced Settings”
  • In the “Privacy” section, click on “Content settings”
  • Disable all cookies by selecting “Prevent sites from setting data” and “Block third-party cookies and site data”
  • Click on “OK”