This cookie policy, which is an integral part of the privacy policy available here, aims at describing the types, methods of use of cookies and provide indications on how to refuse them.

Types of data treated

Browsing data

ITC systems and software procedures responsible for the operation of the web site acquire, during their normal operation, some personal data, whose transmission is implicit during the utilization of internet communication protocols.

These data are not collected in order to be associated with identified data subjects, but due to their nature, through processing and associations of data held by third parties, could allow to identify users.

In this category fall the IP addresses or domain names of computers used by users who connect to the website, the URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) addresses of the requested resources, the time of the request, the method used to submit the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in reply, the numeric code indicating the status of the response given by the server (successful, error, etc.) and other parameters referring to the user’s operative system and IT environment.

These data are used with the sole purpose of obtaining anonymous, statistic information about the use of the web page and monitoring its correct functioning. Moreover, navigation data could be used to ascertain responsibility in the event of hypothetical, informatic crimes against the website.

Data provided voluntarily by the user

The optional, explicit and voluntary sending of electronic mails to the addresses indicated on this website entails the subsequent acquisition of the sender’s address, which is necessary to reply to requests, and any other personal data provided in the email.

What cookies are and their function

Cookies are small text files that websites visited by users send to their terminals where they are stored and then re-sent to the same websites at a later on visit. These data enable the personalization of the navigation through the websites: e.g., they allow to store users’ choices, such as language, currency, favourite search criteria, hence facilitating next visits to the website. Very often they are necessary for the normal functioning of the website and allow to take advantage of some of the essential functionalities of the site where the user is browsing.

Cookies can be divided into:

Technical cookies (which do not require the user’s prior consent):

They are used solely to “transfer a communication onto an electronic communication network, or to the extent strictly necessary for the provider of a service information company service expressly requested by the contractor or user to provide that service” (see Article 122(1) of the Code). They can be divided in:

  • browsing or session cookies, which guarantee the normal browsing and use of the website;
  • analytics cookies, are regarded as technical cookies whenever they are used directly by the website operator;
  • functional cookies, which allow the user to browse according to a number of selected criteria.

Profiling cookies (which require the user’s prior consent):

They are specifically designed to collect data about the taste, habits, personal choices of the visitor, allowing the creation of user’s profiles; these cookies are normally used to send promotional messages corresponding to the preferences expressed by the user while surfing the web.

First or third-party cookies

The cookies can be:

  • “first party” cookies when they are installed on the user’s terminal directly by the operator of the website being visited by the user
  • “third party” cookies when they are installed on the user’s terminal by third parties with respect to the website visited by the user.

Cookie retention time

Cookies have a retention time depending on the date of expiry (or on a specific action such as the browser’s closure) set at installation time. Cookies can be:

  • Session or temporary cookie: they are used to store temporary data, they allow to connect actions performed during a specific session and are removed from the computer when closing the browser;
  • Permanent (persistent cookies): they are used to store information, such as Login name and password, so as to avoid typing them again each time the user visits a specific website. They remain stored in the computer even after the browser’s closure.

Cookies used by the website

This site uses only technical cookies: information collected and saved in the cookies remain anonymous and does not allow to identify the user. Such information is not shared with third parties. This site does not use third party cookies, profiling cookies, or any other tracking methods.

Cookie name Expiry Purpose
laravel_session 1 day Cookie used internally by the site’s owner during loading of the site’s contents
XSRF-TOKEN 1 day Guarantees the safety of the visitors during browsing, avoiding falsifications of the requests among websites. This cookie is essential for the safety of the website and the visitor.

How to refuse cookies

At any time, the user can refuse or enable again the installation of cookies on his/her own terminal by modifying the appropriate option in the browser used. Therefore, it is possible to prevent – for instance – third parties from installing cookies or delete cookies installed in the past.