COOKIE POLICY
1) What are Cookies?
Cookies are pieces of code installed in a browser. They help the user utilize the Website more efficiently. Cookies are stored in the hard disk of the user’s computer, and allow the website to recognize users and retrieve information related to them.
2) What cookies are used on this Website?
The list below shows the different types of cookies that may be used on this Website.
Essential cookies.
Essential cookies are indispensable for the functioning of the Website and allow users to navigate and use services and options. Without them, the Website could not work so well as we would like it to do; it may also not be accessible to users and we may not be able to offer you the services or the options you may request.
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Session cookies |
Session cookies are used to keep the browser session running |
Set your browser to accept or refuse them. |
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Load-balancing cookies |
Load balancing cookies are used to distribute data traffic and to ease the burden on the server. |
Set your browser to accept or refuse them. |
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User identification cookies |
User identification cookies are used to ensure that only users can access their personal information. |
Set your browser to accept or refuse them. |
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Security cookies |
Security cookies are used in checks and verification procedures to ensure that your data are protected. |
Set your browser to accept or refuse them. |
Preference setting cookies
This type of cookies collects information about your choices and preferences. They allow us to record your language settings and other local settings, so that the Website can be personalized accordingly.
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Language cookies |
Language cookies record the language selected by the user and show the correct options. |
Set your browser to accept or refuse them. |
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Geolocation cookies |
Geolocation cookies record the approximative location of the user (city, State, postcode) obtained from the IP address. This allows the Website to select the right country automatically and to show the user shops or commercial offers nearby. |
Set your browser to accept or refuse them. |
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Mobile devices |
If the user accesses the Website from a mobile device, these cookies detect that the main Website has been selected (and consequently that the Flash function has been enabled on that device) instead of the non-Flash version. |
Set your browser to accept or refuse them. |
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Reference website |
The reference Website is recorded, so as to better identify user preferences. |
Set your browser to accept or refuse them. |
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Last visited cookies and last activity cookies |
These cookies record the dates of the user’s last visit and last activity, as well as other information useful to update users on Website variations that have occurred after their last visit, and to better identify user preferences. |
Set your browser to accept or refuse them. |
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Recently played video |
The date and the title of a video recently played by the user are recorder to better identify user preferences. |
Set your browser to accept or refuse them. |
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Flash cookies |
Flash cookies enable the launch of audio-visual contents. |
Set your browser to accept or refuse them. |
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Previously visited webpages |
Cookies of previously visited webpages are used to keep track of the sequence of webpages visited by the user. If the user receives an error message while visiting the website, this item of information is saved in a log file containing all error reports and fixes. |
Set your browser to accept or refuse them. |
Social plugin tracking cookies
These cookies are used to identify and track registered (as well as non-registered) social media users for market analyses purposes, particularly regarding the type of readers and the success of the Website.
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Cookies are used to track (un)registered Facebook users with the aim of recognizing readers and classifying them in ad hoc categories. They are used to analyse the types of Website users. |
Set your browser to accept or refuse them. |
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Cookies are used to track (un)registered Twitter users, with the purpose of monitoring the success of the Website. |
Set your browser to accept or refuse them. |
Statistical cookies (analytics)
Analytics collect information regarding how users utilise the Website and allow us to improve its functioning. For example, analytics tell us what the most visited webpages are, help us identify and streamline possible problems in the use of the Website, and give us feedback on the efficacy of our publicity. Such information is useful for understanding how the Website is used by the public, not by the single user. This Website utilises Google Analytics, a Google-provided service for web statistical analysis. Google installs the above-described cookies to help us analyse how the Website is used. The information produced by such cookies is sent from the user’s browser to Google and subsequently stored in servers located in the Unites States of America and in other countries. Google processes such information with the aim of assessing your use of the website, elaborating activity reports and providing us with other services related to the activities of the Website and the Internet. The IP address retrieved from Google Analytics will not be associated with any other data owned by Google. You may choose to disable or block Google cookies by changing the relevant settings of your browser. However, by doing so, you may not be able to utilise all functions of the Website.
You can download and install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on from the following link:https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
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Google Analytics |
Google Analytics cookies collect and aggregate statistical data to improve Website presentation and navigation. Google combines such data with demography data and other information on personal interests in order to better profile the users of the Website. |
Marketing cookies
Advertisement cookies are used for marketing purposes.
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Advertisement |
Visualisation of personalised ads based on the behavioural profile and on the target. |
Set your browser to accept or refuse them. |
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Market analysis |
These cookies help carry out market research and analysis. |
Set your browser to accept or refuse them. |
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Campaigns/promotions |
These cookies help assess the effectiveness of campaigns and fundraising activities. |
Set your browser to accept or refuse them. |
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Fraud detection |
These cookies help detect computer frauds. |
Set your browser to accept or refuse them. |
3) How can I manage the cookie settings of my browser?
Almost all browsers offer the possibility to manage cookies so as to respect the preferences of all users, thereby allowing them to opt out of cookies use and storage.
Some browsers allow users to set rules for managing cookies on a site-by-site basis. This option offers a more accurate control of the user’s privacy.
The user may opt out of cookies storage on his/her device by changing the settings of the browser used. If the user visits a Website without changing the settings of the browser, the user shall be deemed willing to accept all cookies used on the Website and to utilise all its functions.
We would like to remind you that the user can opt out of some or all cookies by changing the settings of the browser used to navigate, and more specifically:
Note: the complete or partial disabling of technical cookies may compromise the use of the functions of this Website.
In contrast, the disabling of “Third-party Cookies” will not affect the navigability of this Website in any way whatsoever.