The present policy intends to explain what cookies are, how our website uses them and how You can make consciously any decisions in relation to their management.

This Policy is provided also in compliance with section 13 of the Legislative Decree no. 196/2003 and it integrates and completes our Privacy Policy.

1. Definition of cookies

A cookie is a text file of small dimensions, which contains a certain amount of information, exchanged between a website and the terminal of the user (usually the browser) and it is used by the owner of the website for recording the necessary information in order to improve the navigation in the website or to send advertising messages on the basis of the preferences expressed by the user within the navigation itself. If the same website or any other websites are browsed by the user again, the devise of the user will verify the presence of the recognised cookie, in order to read the information provided by it.      

The different cookies contain different information and they can be used for different purposes (such as, for example, for navigating in an efficient way within the pages of the same website, for profiling activities in order to send focused advertising messages, for monitoring the number of access to the website).

During the navigation the user can receive in his terminal also cookies sent by different websites or web servers (so called third parties), in which some elements (such as, for example, images, maps, sounds, specific links to pages of other domains), provided also by the website that the user is navigating, can be.

More generally some cookies (named "section cookies") are assigned to the devise of the user only for the period of the access to the website and they are automatically deleted upon the closing of the browser.  Other cookies (named "persistent cookies") will stay in the devise for a long period of time.

2. Types and purposes of the cookies used by the website

Technical Cookies

They are cookies used to allow the website to work correctly and to be used.  

In particular, they are used:

a. Technical navigation cookies: such cookies allow our website to work correctly and allow the visualization of website contents and consequently their deactivation may cause malfunctions to the website. Such cookies are not stored in a persistent manner on Your terminal and are deleted upon the closing of the browser;

b. Functionality cookies: these cookies allow the user to browse according to a set of criteria (for example, the language or the country of origin) in order to improve the service provided within the website. They are persistent cookies and they remain on the terminal You are using even after the closing of the browser or until they are manually deleted.

In compliance with privacy law, Your prior consent is not required for the installation of technical cookies.

N.B.: Our website does not use profiling cookies of our ownership.

Analytics Cookies

Our website uses cookies of the service Google Analytics (Google Inc), which is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (hereinafter, "Google").

Google uses the collected personal data in order to mark and examine the use of such application, to compile reports and to share them with the other services provided by Google. Google may use the personal data in order to place and personalize the advertisements provided by its marketing network.

Collected personal data: Cookie and use data. Place of data processing: USA.

For more information look at their Privacy Policy:

http://www.google.com/intl/com_ALL/analytics/learn/privacy.html

Opt Out (deactivation of Google Analytics):

http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Cookies to integrate products and functions of third-party software

This type of cookies integrates features developed by third parties within the pages of the site as icons and the preferences expressed in social networks in order to share the contents of the site or for using third parties software services.

These cookies are sent from third-party domains and partner websites that offer their functionality through the pages of the site.

Interaction with social network and external platforms

These services allow You to interact with social network and external platforms directly by the pages of this web space. The interactions and the information provided by this web space are in any case regulated by the privacy settings of the user in relation to each social network. If an interaction service with the social network is installed, it may collect traffic data related to the pages in which it is installed, even if the user does not use the service itself.

Button +1 and social widgets of Google+ (Google Inc.)

The +1 Button and the social widgets of Google+ are the interaction services with the social network Google+, provided by Google Inc.

Collected personal data: Cookie e use data. Place of data processing: USA

For more information look at their Privacy Policy:

http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/

"I Like" Button and social widgets of Facebook (Facebook Inc.)

The "I Like" Button and social widgets of Facebook are interaction services with the social network Facebook, provided by Facebook Inc.

Collected personal data: Cookie and use data. Place of data processing: USA.

For more information look at their Privacy Policy:

http://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

"Tweet" Button and social widgets of Twitter (Twitter Inc.)

The "Tweet" Button and the social widgets of Twitter are interaction services with the social network Twitter, provided by Twitter Inc.

Collected personal data: Cookie and use data. Place of data processing: USA.

For more information look at their Privacy Policy:

http://twitter.com/privacy?lang=en

"Linkedin" Button and social widgets of LinkedIn (LinkedIn)

"Linkedin" Button and the social widgets of LinkedIn are the interaction services with the social network LinkedIn, provided by LinkedIn Corporation.

Collected personal data: Cookie and use data. Place of data processing: USA

For more information look at their Privacy Policy:

http://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Options about cookies management with browser settings

In addition to the provisions set forth by this Policy, You can manage the preferences related to cookies directly by Your browser and You can avoid that third parties can provide You with them.

You can delete the cookies, which were provided in the past, including the cookie used to keep trace of Your supplied consent, through the preferences of the browser.

Please be aware that, in case of deactivation of all the cookies, the functioning of the website may be compromised.

You can find more information about the management of the cookies in Your browser at the following links:

Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/block-or-allow-cookies

Safari: http://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265

Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB&hlrm=en

Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/en/cookies.html

In case of services provided by third parties, You can exercise Your right to deny the tracing getting information through the Privacy Policy of the third parties, by means of the opt out link if it is provided by them or by contacting directly the third parties themselves.