What are cookies?
In English, the word "cookie" normally means a biscuit, but in web browsing a "cookie" is something entirely different. When you visit our Website, a small amount of text called a "cookie" is stored in your device's browser. This text holds various information about your browsing, habits, preferences, content personalisation, and so on.
Other technologies work in a similar way and are also used to collect data about your browsing activity. We refer to all of these technologies collectively as "cookies".
The specific uses we make of these technologies are described in this document.
What are cookies used for on this website?
Cookies are an essential part of how the Website works. The main purpose of our cookies is to improve your browsing experience — for example, to remember your preferences (language, country, and so on) during your visit and on future visits. The information collected in cookies also allows us to improve the site, adapt it to your interests as a user, speed up your searches, and so on.
In certain cases, where we have obtained your prior informed consent, we may use cookies for other purposes, such as obtaining information that allows us to show you advertising based on an analysis of your browsing habits.
What are cookies NOT used for on this website?
The cookies we use do not store sensitive personally identifying information such as your name, address or password.
Who uses the information stored in cookies?
The information stored in the cookies on our Website is used exclusively by us, with the exception of those identified below as "third-party cookies", which are used and managed by external providers who deliver services that improve the user experience. For example, statistics collected on the number of visits or the most popular content are usually handled by Google Analytics. is usually handled by Google Analytics.
How can you avoid the use of cookies on this Website?
If you prefer to avoid the use of cookies, you can REJECT them or you can CONFIGURE which ones you wish to block and which you allow (this document gives you fuller information about each type of cookie, its purpose, recipient, duration, and so on).
If you have accepted them, we will not ask you again unless you delete the cookies on your device as described in the following section. If you wish to withdraw your consent, you will need to delete the cookies and configure them again.
How do I disable and delete the use of cookies?
The Owner displays information about its Cookie Policy in the cookie banner available on every page of the Website. The cookie banner shows essential information about data processing and allows the User to take the following actions::
- ACCEPT or REJECT the installation of cookies, or withdraw consent previously given. Change cookie preferences from the Cookie Preferences page, which can be reached from the Cookie Notice or from the Cookie Preferences page. Obtain further information on the Cookie Policy page.
- Change cookie preferences from the Cookie Preferences page, which can be reached from the Cookie Notice or from the Cookie Preferences.
- Obtain further information on the Cookie Policy.
To restrict, block or delete the cookies on this Website (and those used by third parties) you may do so at any time by changing your browser settings. Please note that these settings differ in every browser.
The links below contain instructions for enabling or disabling cookies in the most common browsers.
What types of cookies are used on this website?
Every website uses its own cookies. On our site we use the following:
BY THE ENTITY THAT MANAGES THEM
First-party cookies:
These are sent to the User's device from a system or domain managed by the publisher itself, from which the service requested by the User is provided.
Third-party cookies:
These are sent to the User's device from a system or domain managed by the publisher itself, from which the service requested by the User is provided.
Where cookies are served from a system or domain managed by the publisher itself but the information collected through them is managed by a third party, they cannot be regarded as first-party cookies if the third party uses them for its own purposes (for example, improving the services it provides, or providing advertising services on behalf of other entities).
BY THEIR PURPOSE
Technical cookies:
These are necessary for browsing and for the proper functioning of our Website — for example, to control traffic and data communication, identify the session, access restricted areas, submit a registration or event participation request, count visits for the purposes of licensing the software that runs the Website service, use security features while browsing, store content for video or audio delivery, and enable dynamic content (such as a loading animation for text or an image).
Analytics cookies:
These make it possible to quantify the number of users and thereby carry out measurement and statistical analysis of how users make use of the Website.
Preference or personalisation cookies:
These allow information to be remembered so that the User accesses the service with particular characteristics that may distinguish their experience from that of other users — for example, the language, the number of results shown when the User performs a search, or the appearance or content of the service depending on the browser used or the region from which the service is accessed.
BY HOW LONG THEY REMAIN ACTIVE
Session cookies:
These are designed to collect and store data while the User is accessing a web page.
They are generally used to store information that only needs to be kept for the provision of a service requested by the User on a single occasion (for example, a list of purchased products) and they disappear when the session ends.
Persistent cookies:
These are cookies whose data remains stored on the device and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the party responsible for the cookie, ranging from a few minutes to several years. In this respect it should be specifically assessed whether persistent cookies are necessary, since privacy risks could be reduced by using session cookies instead. In any event, where persistent cookies are installed, it is recommended that their duration be kept to the minimum necessary for the purpose of their use. On this point, Opinion 4/2012 of the Article 29 Working Party stated that for a cookie to be exempt from the informed consent requirement, its expiry must be related to its purpose. As a result, session cookies are far more likely to be considered exempt than persistent ones.
Details of the cookies used on this website: