What are cookies
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer when browsing on a website or using a web application.
These files contain information of various kinds that are designed to enrich the functionality of a website (for example purchases online or customizing messages based on your preferences), to collect statistical data and generally improve your browsing experience.
Type of cookies and purposes
There are different types of cookies, which are categorised in relation to their characteristics and usage, in accordance with this scheme:
Session cookies / Permanent cookies
Session cookies are stored temporarily in the computer memory whilst visiting a website (for example to keep track of the selected language). Session cookies are stored for a short period of time, and deleted when the browser is closed.
Permanent cookies, on the other hand, remain on the computer for a long period of time, depending on the expiry time set when the cookie is generated. These cookies allow websites to memorise information also for subsequent visits by the user, for example by avoiding having to enter your login credentials again.
First-party cookies / Third-party cookies
First-party cookies are set by the websites themselves (with a domain similar to that indicated in the browser's address bar) and can only be read by those sites.
Third-party cookies, on the other hand, are set by domains other than those indicated in the browser's address bar, i.e. by organizations that do not correspond to the website owners. These cookies, for example, are used to collect information for advertising purposes and for content customisation, as well as to track visits to the website.
Technical cookies / profiling cookies
Technical cookies are essential for the proper functioning of a website or an application: without them the site may not work properly or inhibit altogether certain functions.
Profiling cookies are used to collect and store information about the visitor (for example the pages visited, searches carried out, etc.) in order to offer more targeted advertising messages in line with their interests.
Cookies used on the websites
The website could install on the visitor's computer one or more third-party cookies, shown here below:
| Cookie | Category | Purpose | |
| Profiling | Integration of the services offered by Facebook on the website, including widgets and share buttons. | ||
| Google+ | Profiling | Integration of the services offered by Google+ on the website, including widgets and share buttons. | |
| Profiling | Integration of the services offered by LinkedIn on the website, including widgets and share buttons. | ||
| Profiling | Integration of the services offered by Twitter on the website, including widgets and share buttons. | ||
| Google Analytics | Profiling | Monitoring and analysis of traffic on the website, in order to obtain statistical data and profile visitors. | |
| DoubleClick | Profiling | Display of advertising banners on the website, also based on visitor behaviour. | |
| _Google Retargeting | Profiling | Profiling of websites and pages viewed by the visitor, in order to propose targeted advertising messages based on the collected information. | |
| Vimeo | Profiling | Integration of the services offered by Vimeo on the site, in particular as regards the publication of streaming videos. | |
| AddThis | Profiling | Integration of the services offered by the AddThis platform, in particular as regards the publication of share buttons, as well as on the basis of the social networks most used by the visitor. |
How to delete cookies from your computer
Cookies can be regulated or blocked by adjusting your internet browser settings. Below are instructions to remove cookies already installed on your computer in respect of the most common browsers.
For more details, please consult the manual for your browser.
How to oppose third-party cookies
If you need more information on third-party cookies, and on how to oppose such cookies, the contact details for the relative proprietors/data controllers are provided below.
Facebook
Data controller: Facebook Ireland Limited, Hanover Reach, 5-7 Hanover Quay, 2 Dublin, Ireland (“Facebook”).
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy
Google+
Data controller: Google Inc., Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).
For more information: https://www.google.com/intl/it/policies/privacy
LinkedIn
Data controller: LinkedIn Ireland, Gardner House, Wilton Place, Wilton Plaza, Dublin 2, Ireland (“LinkedIn”).
For more information: http://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=hb_ft_priv
Twitter
Data controller: Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA (“Twitter”).
For more information: https://twitter.com/privacy
Google Analytics
Data controller: Google Inc., Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).
For more information: https://www.google.com/intl/it/policies/privacy
To oppose the storage of cookies: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=it
DoubleClick
Data controller: Google Inc., Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).
For more information: https://www.google.com/intl/it/policies/privacy
To oppose the storage of cookies: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=it
Google Retargeting
Data controller: Google Inc., Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).
For more information: http://www.google.com/settings/ads
To oppose the storage of cookies: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp
Vimeo
Data controller: Vimeo, LLC 555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011
For more information: https://vimeo.com/cookie_policy
AddThis
Data controller: AddThis 1595 Spring Hill Rd Suite 300 Vienna, VA 22182
For more information: http://www.addthis.com/privacy/opt-out
