The software applications used may contain “cookie” technology. Cookies are primarily used to facilitate the user navigation. Cookies may provide pieces of information regarding the navigation within the Site as well as enable the functioning of some services which require the identification of the user’s path through different pages of the Site.

For any access to the portal the system records the type of browser and operating system (for example Microsoft, Apple, Linux..), the host and visitor’s URL , and data on the requested page.

The user may set his own browser in order to be informed when he’s receiving a cookie and take decision to delete it. Further informations about cookies can be found on the browser suppliers’ websites.

What are cookies? Cookies are small text strings stored in the user’s computer, whenever some webpages are visited.

Cookies are not dangerous for device. In the cookies we generate we do not store personal identification data, but we use informations just to allow you a better navigation in the present website. For example cookies are useful to identifying and solving mistakes. Further informations about cookies are available on the following websites: www.allaboutcookies.org ; www.youronlinechoise.eu.

Cookies may perform different functions, for example they let the navigation more efficient.

The Data Controller reserves the right to use cookies, with user’s consent when needed, to personalize the different functions and provide to the user a better navigation on the present website. The Data Controller reserves also the right to use similar systems to collect informations regarding website’s users, for example browser and operation system used, for security needs or for statistical purposes.

Different types of cookies

“Cookies are divided into “session cookies” and “persistent cookies”. Session cookies are temporarily stored in the computer memory only during a user’s browsing session and are automatically deleted from the user’s computer when the browser is closed. On the contrary, persistent cookies are stored on the computer hard drive of the visiting user until they expire.

Session cookies are used to expedite the analysis of internet traffic and facilitate user access to services offered by the site .

Session cookies are mainly used in the process of authentication, authorization and navigation services which are accessed via registration.

The most part of browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you don’t want to accept cookies it’s possible to set your personal computer to refuse them or show notices when cookies are stored.

If you refuse the use of cookies some site’s features may not work properly and some services not being available. The use of so called session cookies is strictly limited to the transmission of session identifiers needed to enable a safe and efficient site . Those data have technical nature, temporary validity and they are not collected to identify users but, because of their operation and in combination with other data held by third parties (such as the Internet connection provider), they may allow the identification. First part cookies are only associated with the domain that created them.

Third-part Cookies: third-party cookies are created by another domain respect the one you are visiting, such as, for example, Google Analytics. The software used create a cookie for statistical purposes. These data are then stored in Google Inc.

For more information about Google Analytics cookies please refer to Google’s official documentation by visiting following url: http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/concepts/gaConceptsCookies.html

Technical and profiling cookies

Technical cookies are used in order to provide a required service (cfr. art. 122, comma 1, del Codice Privacy). These kind of cookies are not used for further purposes and they are normally installed by Data Controller or webmaster, e.g. languages tracking cookies

Analytics Cookies are supposed to be technical cookies whenever they are used for anonymous purposes.

Profiling cookies are deputed to create users profiles and they are used to send to the user focused advertising messages. In this case users have to be informed about and give the consent.

How can I disable cookies?

Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you ,may choose to don’t accept them . If you do not want your computer to receive and store cookies, you can modify the security settings of your browser (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox , Safari etc …). There are several ways to manage cookies and other tracking technologies . By changing your browser settings, you can accept or reject cookies or choose to receive a notice before accepting a cookie from the visited websites. You can delete all cookies installed in your browser’s cookies folder. Each browser has different procedures for managing settings .

To get specific instructions please click on the following links:

Microsoft Internet Explorer

You can menage cookies setting just going in “Instruments” – “Internet settings” and then by choosing “Privacy”. Or you can manage the cookies setting by clicking this link:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/block-or-allow-cookies

Google Chrome

You can menage cookies setting just going in “Settings” – “Internet settings” – “Advances setting” and modify Privacy setting. Or you can manage the cookies setting by clicking this link:
https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647&p=cpn_cookies

Mozilla Firefox
You can menage cookies setting just going in “Options” – “Privacy”. Or you can manage the cookies setting by clicking this link:
http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Enabling%20and%20disabling%20cookies

Apple Safari

You can set cookies by choosing “Preferences” in the browser menu and then “Security” or by clicking this link http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Safari/5.0/en/9277.html

If you don’t use one of the mentioned browsers, you can choose “Cookies” in the browser guide, in order to discover how to set the functions.

How disable Flash cookies

Please click on the following link:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager02.html#118539

Cookie Google Analytics

In order to disable Google Analytics Cookies and inhibit Google Analytics to collect navigation data, please download browser add : https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Please have a look to our Privacy Policy to be informed pursuant to Article 13 of Italian Data Protection Code.