Information text on the use of cookies

This website uses technical cookies to ensure the proper functioning of the procedures and improve the experience of using online applications. This document provides information on the use of cookies and similar technologies, on how they are used by the site and on how to manage them.

Definitions of cookies

Cookies are small text files that the sites visited by users send to their terminals, where they are stored before being re-transmitted to the same sites on the next visit. The cookies of the c.d. “third parties” are instead set by a website other than the one the user is visiting. This is because on each site there may be elements (images, maps, sounds, specific links to web pages of other domains, etc.) that reside on servers other than that of the site visited.

Types of cookies

Based on the characteristics and use of cookies, different categories can be distinguished:

Technical cookies

Technical cookies are those used for the sole purpose of “transmitting a communication over an electronic communications network, or to the extent strictly necessary for the provider of an information society service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user to provide this service “(see Article 122, paragraph 1, of the Code). They are not used for other purposes and are usually installed directly by the owner or manager of the website. They can be divided into navigation or session cookies, which guarantee the normal navigation and use of the website; analytics cookies, 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 in order to improve the service provided. For the installation of these cookies, the prior consent of the users is not required, while the obligation to provide information pursuant to art. 13 of the Code, which the site manager, if he uses only such devices, will be able to provide in the manner he deems most suitable.

Profiling cookies

Profiling cookies are designed to create user profiles and are used in order to send advertising messages in line with the preferences expressed by the user while surfing the net. 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 on the use of the same and thus express their valid consent. The art. 122 of the Code where it provides that “the storage of information in the terminal equipment of a contractor or a user or access to information already stored are permitted only on condition that the contractor or user has given his consent after having was informed with the simplified procedures referred to in article 13, paragraph 3 “(article 122, paragraph 1, of the Code).

* This site does not use profiling cookies.

Third party cookies

By visiting this website you may receive cookies from sites managed by other organizations (“third parties”). An example is the presence of “social plugins” for Facebook, Instagram or Google+ or systems for displaying embedded (integrated) multimedia content such as Youtube. These are parts generated directly by the aforementioned sites and integrated into the web page of the visited host site. The presence of these plugins involves the transmission of cookies to and from all sites managed by third parties. The management of information collected by “third parties” is governed by the relevant information.

Cookie Analytics

The site may also include components transmitted by Google Analytics, a web traffic analysis service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). These cookies are used for the sole purpose of monitoring and improving the performance of the site. The user can selectively disable the action of Google Analytics by installing the opt-out component provided by Google on his browser. To disable the action of Google Analytics, please refer to the link below: tools.google.com

Google Maps

This is a map service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”) which uses cookies that are stored on the user’s computer to store information and display preferences (such as the zoom level set). To consult the privacy policy of the company Google Inc., independent data controller of the Google Maps service, please refer to the website policies.google.com.

Duration and management of cookies

Some cookies (session cookies) remain active only until the browser is closed or the logout command is executed. Other cookies “survive” when the browser is closed and are also available on subsequent visits by the user. These cookies are called persistent and their duration is set by the server at the time of their creation. In some cases a deadline is set, in other cases the duration is unlimited. The user can decide whether or not to accept cookies using the settings on his browser.

Attention: with the total or partial disabling of technical cookies it could compromise the optimal use of the site.

Disabling “third party” cookies does not affect navigability in any way.

The setting can be defined specifically for different websites and web applications. Furthermore, browsers allow you to define different settings for “proprietary” and “third party” cookies. As an example, in Firefox, through the menu Tools->Options->Privacy, you can access a control panel where you can define whether or not to accept the different types of cookies and proceed with their removal. On the internet it is easy to find documentation on how to set the rules for managing cookies for your browser, by way of example, some addresses relating to the main browsers are reported:

Chrome: support.google.com

Firefox: support.mozilla.org

Microsoft Edge: support.microsoft.com

Opera: help.opera.com

Safari: support.apple.com