What are cookies and main types
Cookies are text files that are downloaded to the user’s device.
Based on the purpose of the cookies, the following can be distinguished:
Necessary/technical cookies
These cookies are used to enable basic site functionality, such as providing secure access or changing consent preferences. They do not store personally identifiable data.
Functional cookies
These cookies are used for certain features such as sharing website content on social networks, collecting feedback and other third-party features.
Analytical cookies
These cookies are used for statistical purposes to monitor metrics such as number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Advertising cookies
Advertising cookies are used to provide visitors with personalized advertisements based on the pages they have previously visited and to analyze the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
Based on the domain that downloads the cookies, the following can be distinguished:
First party cookies
These are cookies managed directly by our website.
Third party cookies
These are cookies managed by third-party domains (e.g. Google, Facebook…)
We report below the Privacy Policy of the main third-party domains that manage cookies through the use of their services (only some are used on this website).
Depending on the duration, cookies are divided into:
Session cookies which expire when the browser is closed or other user actions (e.g. logout)
Permanent cookies that last over time or that do not expire
Duration and expiration and purpose of cookies may vary depending on what is set by the site or by each third party supplier.
As regards the classification of cookies, we remind you that there is not yet a universally accepted system to objectively distinguish them and we must rely on the indications contained in the privacy policy of the domain from which they are downloaded.
Furthermore, we remind you that checks on the cookies downloaded to the user’s device give different results depending on the browser used.
We report some online databases that help the user identify the type of cookies:
How we manage user consent
Cookies banner
The cookie banner allows the following choices:
- REJECT ALL
to refuse unnecessary and non-technical cookies - ACCEPT ALL
to accept all cookies - CUSTOMIZE
to customize your consent preferences
To make navigation better, once the user has expressed his preferences, the cookie banner will no longer be shown.
At any time it will be possible to change your preferences in terms of consent, by clicking on the button at the bottom left of the site (COOKIES INFORMATION).
Cancellation of cookies
Privacy Policy
The Cookies Policy of this site is part of the information relating to the Privacy Policy where the user can find further information regarding the processing of personal data and the data controller.
Cookies used by the site
Necessary
Cookie | Duration | Description |
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wp-wpml_current_language | session | First party cookies. This cookie is used by the site to manage language settings |
cookieyes-consent | 1 year | First party cookies. Manages user consent to the use of cookies |
Functional
Cookie | Duration | Description |
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__Secure-ENID | 13 months | Third party cookies. It is used to memorize user preferences and whether Google’s SafeSearch filter should be active |
CONSENT | 13 months | Third-party cookies. Used to memorize cookie consent preferences |
SOCS | 13 months | Third party cookies. This cookie is used to manage the user’s consent choices with respect to cookies |
AEC | 6 months | Third-party cookies. This cookie is used to ensure that requests within a browsing session are made by a user and not by spam sites |
Analytics
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
_ga | 2 years | Third party cookies. Used by Google for analytical and statistical purposes, stores page views |
_ga_* | 16 months | Third party cookies. Used by Google for analytical and statistical purposes, stores page views |
Advertisement
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
NID | 13 months | Third party cookies. This cookie is used for marketing, retargeting and to track user preferences. It is used by Google Maps. |
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