Information on the use of cookies

What are the Cookies

Cookies are short pieces of text (letters and / or numbers) that allows the web server to store the client (browser) information. It can be reuse during the visit to the site (session cookies) or later, even after days (persistent cookies). Cookies are stored, according to the user’s preferences, from the settings of the browser to a specific device (computer, tablet, smartphone). Similar technologies, such as, for example, web beacons, clear GIFs and all forms of local storage introduced with HTML5, are used to gather information on the user behavior and on the use of services. Later on this document we´ll refer to the cookies and to all similar technologies by simply using the word “cookie”. First Party cookies: cookies set by the website, you are visiting and they only be read by that site. Third Party cookies: cookies set by a different domain other than the website visited by the user. Session cookies: cookies are active only during a browser session. This allows the connection of all the activities performed by the user during the session. Session cookies are deleted when the browser is closed. Persistent cookies: these are cookies that remain in the PC even after the end of the browser session. They are reactivated on each subsequent visit to the site from which they came, and remain for a long time on the terminals hard disk. Persistent cookies can remain on your computer for days, months or even years.

Types of cookies

Next are the various types of cookies used on this site according to the intended use:

Strictly technically necessary cookies

These cookies allow the proper operation of certain sections of the Site. They are required to view the site correctly, and are in relation to technical services offered. If changes in user’s browser settings deny their reception, this shall affect the correct display of the pages. This site uses technical cookies.

Cookie’s analysis and performance

They are used to collect information on the use of the Site.This information is used anonymously for statistical analysis in order to improve the use of the Site and to make the content more interesting and relevant for the users. These cookies collect anonymous data on the activity of the users. This site uses analytical cookies.

Profiling Cookies

These cookies are needed to create user profiles in order to send advertising messages in line with the preferences expressed by the user within the pages of the Site. This site does not use profiling cookies.

Third Party Cookies

Social Plugins

The site can use “social plugins” for Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn and TripAdvisor. The presence of “social plugins” for Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn and TripAdvisor involves the transmission of cookies to and from all sites operated by third parties. The information collected by the social plugins is administrated by a third party. To ensure transparency and convenience, please refer to the web addresses listed below for information and ways to manage cookies. Facebook information: https://www.facebook.com/help/cookies/ Facebook (configuration): access your account. Section privacy. Twitter information: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170514 Twitter (configuration): https://twitter.com/settings/security Linkedin information: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy Linkedin (configuration): https://www.linkedin.com/settings/ Google+ information: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/technologies/cookies/ Google+ (configuration): https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/technologies/managing/ TripAdvisor: information: http://www.tripadvisor.com/pages/privacy.html

Google Analytics

This website may use cookies of Google Analytics. Google Analytics uses “cookies” to collect and analyze anonymous information on the behavior of the web site usage (including the IP address of the client). This information is collected and processed by Google Analytics in order to draw up anonymous report about the activities on the websites. This site does not use (and do not allow third parties to use) the analysis tool of Google to track or collect personal information. Google does not associate your IP address neither to data held by Google nor seeks to link an IP address with the users identity. Google can also communicate this information to third parties unless required by law or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. For more information, please see the links below: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/technologies/cookies/ You can selectively disable the actions of Google Analytics installing on your own browser the opt-out component provided by Google. To disable the actions of Google Analytics, please refer to the link below: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/

YouTube

On the site can be embedded video on YouTube. These videos, when viewed, set cookies from third parties on your computer or on your mobile device belonging to the domain of YouTube, in order to improve the capabilities of video playback and collect information in an anonymous format on the video viewed by the user. The purpose of these cookies is described in the information on the use of cookies by Google: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/technologies/cookies/

Google Maps

“Google Maps” can be incorporated on the website. These maps, when viewed, set cookies from third party on your computer or on your mobile device belonging to the domain of Google. The purpose of these cookies is described in the information on the use of cookies by Google: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/technologies/cookies/

Handling Cookies

The user can decide whether to accept or not cookies by changing the settings on the own browser. Warning: Disabling all or part of the technical cookies may impair functionality of the site to registered users. Browsing of public content is possible even if cookies are disabled. Disabling third party cookies does not affect in any way browsing this site. Cookies setting can be defined specifically for each website and web application. Furthermore, the best browsers allow you to define different settings for first and third party cookies.

Chrome

  1. Run the Chrome Browser
  2. Click on the menu toolbar of the browser next on the url entry window for browsing
  3. Select Settings
  4. Click on Show Advanced Settings
  5. In the “Privacy” section click on “Content Settings”
  6. In the “Cookies” section is possible to change the following cookie settings
    • Allow saving data locally
    • Change the local data only until you close the browser
    • Do not allow sites to set cookies
    • Block third party cookies and site data
    • Handling exceptions for some internet sites
    • Delete one or all cookies

For more information visit the following page: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Run the Mozilla Firefox Browser
  2. Click on the menu toolbar of the browser next on the url entry window for browsing
  3. Select Options
  4. Select the Privacy panel
  5. Click on Show Advanced Settings
  6. In the “Privacy” section click on “Content Settings”
  7. In the “Tracking” section is possible to change the following cookie settings:
    • Request sites not to make any tracking
    • Notify sites the availability to be traced
    • Do not express any preference about the tracking data
  8. From the “History” section it is possible
    • Enabling “Use custom settings” select to accept third party cookies (always, from the most visited sites or never) and to keep them for a specified period (until expiration, until Firefox is closed or ask every time)
    • Remove individual cookies stored

For more information visit the following page: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

Internet Explorer

  1. Run the Internet Explorer Browser
  2. Click on Tools and choose Internet Options
  3. Click the Privacy tab and under Settings change the slider according to the desired action for the cookies:
    • Block all cookies
    • Allow all cookies
    • Selection of sites from which to obtain cookies: move the cursor to an intermediate position so as not to block or allow all cookies, then click Sites, in the Web Site Address box enter a website and then press Block or Allow

For more information visit the following page: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/block-or-allow-cookies

Safari 6

  1. Run the iOS Safari Browser
  2. Click on Safari, select Preferences and click on Privacy
  3. In the Block Cookie section, specify how Safari must accept cookies from websites.
  4. In order to see which sites have stored cookies click on Details

For more information visit the following page: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH17191?locale=en_US

Safari iOS (mobile devices)

  1. Run the iOS Safari Browser
  2. Click on Settings and then on Safari
  3. Click on Block Cookies and choose from the options: “Never”, “Third party and advertisers” or “Always”
  4. To delete all cookies stored by Safari, click on Settings, then Safari, and then click Delete Cookies and Data

For more information visit the following page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265

Opera

  1. Run the Opera Browser
  2. Click on Preferences, then on Advanced, and then click on Cookies
  3. Select one of the following options:
    • Accept All Cookies
    • Accept cookies only from the visited site: the third party cookies and those sent from a different domain from the one visited, will be rejected
    • Never accept cookies: all cookies will never be saved

For more information visit the following page: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies   This page is visible through the cookies policy link at the bottom of all website’s pages in accordance with the art. 12, paragraph of Legislative Decree no. 196/2003 and following the simplified procedures for information and acquisition of consent for the use of cookies published in the Official Gazette n.126 of June 3, 2014 and its record of the action n.229 of May 8, 2014.