Cookies and other tracking systems

Definition of Cookies

Cookies are pieces of information transmitted from the website to the user's device in the form of small text files that allow the site to store data to make it accessible upon subsequent user access.

Cookies are divided into two categories:

• First-party cookies, which are created, deleted, and modified directly by the visited site.
• Third-party cookies, which are created by other sites that own content, such as advertisements, images, social buttons, or other services, to which one connects via a link on the site being visited.

Cookies can be:

• Temporary (e.g., session cookies) which are automatically deleted when the browser is closed.
• Permanent, which remain available until explicitly deleted by the user or until their natural expiry, set by the site itself.

This site uses the following categories of cookies:

• Technical cookies, used solely for the purpose of transmitting an electronic communication, to ensure the correct display of the site and navigation within it. Furthermore, they allow distinguishing between various connected users to provide a requested service to the correct user (Login), and for site security reasons. Some of these cookies are deleted when the browser is closed (session cookies), others have a longer duration (such as the cookie necessary to retain user consent regarding the use of cookies, which lasts 1 year).
  Consent is not required for these cookies;
• Analytics cookies, used directly by the site operator to collect information, in an aggregated form, on the number of users and how they visit the site. They are assimilated to technical cookies because the service is anonymized.

By clicking OK on the banner displayed upon first access to the site or by browsing the site, you are asked to expressly consent to the use of cookies and similar technologies, and in particular to the recording of such cookies on your device for the purposes indicated above, or to access information on your device via cookies.

Profiling cookies

Disabling cookies

The user can refuse the use of cookies and can revoke previously given consent at any time. Since cookies are linked to the browser used, THEY CAN BE DISABLED DIRECTLY FROM THE BROWSER, thus refusing/revoking consent to the use of cookies, or via the banner at the bottom of the page.

DISABLING COOKIES MAY PREVENT THE CORRECT USE OF CERTAIN SITE FUNCTIONS, in particular, services provided by third parties may not be accessible, and therefore may not be viewable.

Disabling cookies also prevents you from being shown any service messages only once, or from knowing if you are a new user or a user who has already visited the site.

Third-party cookies

This site also acts as an intermediary for third-party cookies (such as social network buttons), used to provide additional services and functionalities to visitors and to simplify the use of the site itself, or to provide personalized advertising. 

This site has no control over their cookies, which are entirely managed by third parties, and has no access to the information collected through said cookies. 

Information on the use of these cookies and their purposes, as well as on how to possibly disable them, is provided directly by the third parties.

It should be remembered that, generally, user tracking does not involve user identification, unless the User is already registered for the service and is also already logged in, in which case it is understood that the User has already expressed their consent directly to the third party when registering for the relevant service (e.g., Facebook).

This site uses cookies from the following third parties

• Google Ireland Ltd 

For information on the use of data and its processing by Google Ireland Ltd, it is recommended to consult Google's privacy policy and how Google uses data when using partner sites or apps. 

• Google Analytics: 

Used to analyze site usage by users, compile reports on site activities and user behavior, check how often users visit the site, how the site is tracked, and which pages are visited most frequently.

• HotJar: 

Occasionally, this site uses these cookies which allow the aggregation of behavioral data on navigation in order to optimize web pages. This data is acquired anonymously. For more information on HotJar policies, visit the link: https://www.hotjar.com/privacy.

• Google Fonts: 

In some parts of the site, fonts provided by the Google Fonts service are used. For information on the cookies in question, here is the link https://www.google.it/intl/it/policies/privacy/.

• Vimeo: 

Vimeo is a video sharing platform owned by Vimeo LLC, which uses cookies to collect information from users and browsing devices.

For more information on the use of data and its processing by Vimeo, it is recommended to consult the information at the following internet address: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

The information is combined with information collected from other sites to create a comparative picture of site use compared to other sites in the same category. 

Data collected: browser ID, date and time of interaction with the site, referrer page, IP address. 

Data processing location: European Union, as the service is anonymized.

The collected data does not allow for personal identification of users, and is not cross-referenced with other information relating to the same person. It is processed in an aggregated and anonymized form (truncated to the last octet). Based on a specific agreement (DPA), Google Inc. (data controller) is prohibited from cross-referencing such data with data obtained from other services.

Further information on Google Analytics cookies can be found on the Google Analytics Cookie Usage on Websites page. 

Users can selectively disable (opt-out) data collection by Google Analytics by installing the appropriate component provided by Google (opt out) on their browser. 

• Youtube: 

Platform, owned by Google, for video sharing. Cookies are set upon accessing pages containing the embed, and when the video starts, and do not allow user identification unless the user is already logged into their Google profile.

For the videos on the site, the "advanced privacy (no cookie)" option has been activated, which ensures that YouTube does not store information about visitors unless they voluntarily play the video. 

Data collected: number and behavior of service users, IP address, information linking site visits to the Google account for already logged-in users, video viewing preferences. 

Social network plugins

This site also incorporates plugins and/or buttons to allow easy sharing of content on your favorite social networks. When you visit a page on our website that contains a plugin, your browser connects directly to the servers of the social network from which the plugin is loaded, which server can track your visit to our website and, if applicable, associate it with your social account, especially if you are logged in at the time of the visit or if you have recently browsed one of the websites containing social plugins. If you do not want the social network to record data relating to your visit to our website, you must log out of your social account and, probably, delete the cookies that the social network has installed in your browser.

The collection and use of information by such third parties are governed by their respective privacy policies, which you are encouraged to consult.