WHAT COOKIES ARE

Cookies, as defined by the Guarantor Authority, are small text strings that the applications visited by the user send to his terminal (usually to the browser), where they are stored before being re-transmitted to the same applications at the next visit of the same. user. The term cookie refers to both cookies, properly speaking, and to all similar technologies.

Cookies are used to access online services more quickly and to improve user navigation by monitoring sessions, storing user information, loading content more quickly, etc.

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TYPES OF COOKIES

First party cookies: they are the proprietary cookies used by the owner of the site in order to allow the user to navigate more efficiently and / or to monitor the actions exercised by the same;

Third party cookies: cookies set by a site other than the one you are currently visiting in order to allow the user to navigate more efficiently and / or to monitor the actions exercised by the same.

Furthermore, different types of cookies are distinguished:
Technical Cookies: used for the sole purpose of "carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network, or as strictly necessary for the provider of an information society service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user to provide this service" ( art.122, paragraph 1, of the Privacy Code). Technical cookies include:

Session or Navigation Cookies: they are used to keep track of the user's activity on the network. They guarantee the normal navigation and use of the Site, allowing for example to browse more quickly, to make a purchase or to authenticate to access restricted areas, and are in fact necessary for its correct functioning.

Functionality cookies: allow the user to browse according to a series of selected criteria (for example, the language, the products selected for purchase) in order to improve the service provided.

First-party analytical cookies: assimilated on a regulatory level to technical cookies if used directly by the owner of the site without profiling the user but only to collect information, in aggregate and anonymous form, on the number of users and how they visit the site for statistical purposes and to improve the performance of the Site.

Third party analytical cookies: they are made available by third parties and are assimilated to technical cookies if the third parties do not perform user profiling through the use of tools suitable for reducing the identifying power of cookies (for example, by masking significant portions of the 'IP address) and without crossing the information collected with others already available.
For technical cookies, only the release of the Cookie Policy is required without the need to request consent (Article 13 of the Privacy Code).

Profiling cookies: they are used to monitor the user's web browsing and create a profile of his habits:

First-party profiling cookies: installed by the site owner to create user profiles in order to send advertising messages in line with the preferences expressed while surfing the net. Given their particular invasiveness in the private sphere of users, the European and Italian legislation requires that the user must be adequately informed on the use of the same, that he expresses his consent and that the Privacy Guarantor is notified.

Third party profiling cookies: used by third parties who access the information in clear text, therefore not in anonymous and aggregate mode, and cross them with other data already in their possession. The Site does not have direct control of individual third-party cookies and can neither install them directly nor delete them. The user is therefore invited to check the relevant cookie information on the third party website. For these cookies, the legislation provides that the user must be adequately informed on the use of the same, that he expresses his consent and that the person using the data is notified to the Privacy Guarantor.

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COOKIES INSTALLED

The cookies on this site are:

technical cookies necessary for the functioning of the site;

• first-party profiling cookies, which are set for the following purposes: Improve the service offered and create remarketing operations via newsletters;

• third-party cookies, which could carry out user profiling activities even without the knowledge of the owner.

For more information, we recommend that you carefully consult the privacy policies of the individual services listed below. Below is the list of third-party cookies on this Site:

Google Analytics with anonymized IP
Google Analytics installs cookies to measure visits to the Site and any purchases made for analysis purposes. The IP address of the users will be anonymized.

For more information and to disable cookies, see the page:  https://www.google.com/intl/it/policies/privacy/

Facebook sharing
Facebook uses cookies to offer the user sharing and "like" functionality on their wall.
For more information, also in relation to how to disable these cookies, see the page:  https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy

Google+ sharing
Google+ uses cookies to offer the user sharing functionality on their wall.
For more information, also in relation to how to disable these cookies, see the page:  http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/cookies/
In relation to third-party cookies, these could carry out user profiling activities even without the knowledge of the Owner. For more information, we recommend that you carefully consult the privacy policies of the services listed.

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DURATION OF COOKIES

Cookies have a duration dictated by the expiration date or by a specific action such as closing the browser set at the time of installation. Cookies can be:

temporary or session: they are used to store temporary information, allow you to link the actions performed during a specific session and are removed from the computer when the browser is closed;

persistent: they are used to store information, such as the login name and password, so as to avoid the user having to type them again each time they visit a specific site. These remain stored on the computer even after closing the browser.

It should be noted that, in accordance with the provisions of the Guarantor regarding the conservation of personal data for profiling purposes, profiling cookies are stored on the user's device for a period not exceeding 12 months. At the end of this term, the user will be re-proposed the banner through which it will be necessary to give consent to the use of cookies again. The user's ability to change the choices made at any time remains unaffected.

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MANIFESTATION OF CONSENT

For cookies that require consent, on the first visit of the Site the user automatically displays a banner, containing both the link to this complete information and the request for consent to the use of cookies. Consent can be given by the user by clicking the OK button on the banner, scrolling the page and / or accessing other sections of the Site by clicking on links on the web page below the banner itself (consequent action).

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HOW TO DISABLE COOKIES

The user can manage cookie preferences directly within their browser and prevent third parties from installing them. Through the browser preferences it is also possible to delete the cookies installed in the past, including the cookie in which the consent to the installation of cookies by this Site is eventually saved. Disabling all cookies, the functioning of this Site may be compromised.
The user can find information and exercise his right to oppose the tracking of cookies in his browser at the following addresses:

Internet Explorer:  http://windows.microsoft.com/it-IT/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies;

Google Chrome:  https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=it;

Mozilla Firefox:  https://support.mozilla.org/it/kb/Gestione%20dei%20cookie;

Opera:  http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.00/it/cookies.html;

Apple Safari:  https://support.apple.com/kb/PH19214?locale=it_IT.

Furthermore, cookies can be deleted by requesting the opt-out directly from third parties or through the website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/it, where it is possible to manage the tracking preferences of most advertising tools.

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USER RIGHTS

The User has the right at any time to exercise the rights recognized by art. 7 of Legislative Decree 196/2003. In particular, it can, among others, obtain a copy of the data processed, their updating, their origin, the purpose and method of processing, their rectification or integration, their cancellation, transformation into anonymous form or blocking for the treatments in violation of the law and can oppose the treatment for legitimate reasons.
To exercise these rights, write to the Data Controller Ilportaledellaconoscenza via degli Scipioni, 1 00058 Santa Marinella Rome, info.ilportaledellaconoscenza@gmail.com
Further information regarding data processing can be found in the privacy policy.