Extended information on the use of cookies
This website uses cookies to make its services simple and efficient for users who view our pages. Users viewing the Site will see minimal amounts of information inserted into the devices in use, whether computers or mobile devices, in small text files called ‘cookies’ saved in the directories used by the User’s web browser. By disabling cookies some of our services may not function properly and some of our pages may not be displayed correctly. There are various types of cookies, some to make the use of the Site more effective, others to enable certain functionalities. By analysing them in detail, our cookies allow you to:
- storing the preferences entered
- avoid re-entering the same information several times during the visit, such as user name and password
- analysing the use of the services and content provided in order to optimise the browsing experience and the services offered
Types of Cookies Used
Below are the various types of cookies used by this site according to their purpose of use.
Technical Cookies
This type of cookie is strictly necessary for the proper functioning of certain sections of the Site. They are of two categories: persistent and sessional:
- persistent: once the browser is closed, they are not destroyed but remain until a preset expiry date
- of sessions: they are destroyed each time the browser is closed
These cookies, always sent from our domain, are necessary to display the site correctly and in relation to the technical services offered, they will therefore always be used and sent, unless the user changes the settings in their browser (thus affecting the display of pages on the site).
Analytical cookies
Cookies in this category are used to collect information on the use of the site. We will use this information for anonymous statistical analysis in order to improve the use of the Site and to make the content more interesting and relevant to the user’s wishes. Questa tipologia di cookie raccoglie dati in forma anonima sull’attività dell’utenza e su come è arrivata sul Sito. Analytical cookies are sent by the Site itself or by third-party domains.
Analysis cookies from third-party services
These cookies are used to collect information on the use of the Site by users in an anonymous form such as: pages visited, time spent, traffic origins, geographical origin, age, gender and interests for the purpose of marketing campaigns. These cookies are sent from third-party domains outside the Site.
Cookies for integrating third-party software products and functions
This type of cookie integrates functionality developed by third parties within the pages of the Site such as icons and preferences expressed in social networks for the purpose of sharing Site content or for the use of third-party software services (such as software to generate maps and other software offering additional services). These cookies are sent by third-party domains and partner sites that offer their functionality between the pages of the Site.
Profiling cookies
These are those cookies necessary 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. We do not use profiling cookies on our Site. This website, according to current legislation, is not required to seek consent for technical cookies, as they are necessary to provide the services requested. For all other types of cookies, consent may be expressed by the User in one or more of the following ways:
- By means of specific configurations of the browser used or the relevant computer programmes used to navigate the pages that make up the Site.
- By changing settings when using third-party services
Either of these solutions may prevent the user from using or viewing parts of the Site.
Third-party websites and services The Site may contain links to other websites that have their own privacy policies which may differ from those adopted by this site. Please read the privacy policies of these third parties as we are not responsible for the data they collect for their own purposes.
Used cookies
Below is the list of technical and analytics cookies used by this Site:
| Cookie Name | Description | Duration |
| __utma | user visit time – necessary for the third-party service Google Webmaster and Analytics. | 2 Years |
| __utmb | user abandonment rate (approximate value) – necessary for the third-party service Google Analytics. | 30 Minutes |
| __utmc | to identify new Sessions – necessary for the third-party service Google Analytics. | Session |
| __utmt | origin of the user – necessary for the third-party service Google Analytics. | 10 Minutes |
| __utmz | origin of the user – necessary for the third-party service Google Analytics. | 6 Months |
| _gat | This cookie name is associated with Universal Google Analytics and is used to monitor the request rate – which limits the collection of data on high-traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes. | Session |
| _ga | Used to distinguish users – necessary for the third-party service Google Analytics | 2 Years |
| __utmt_t0 | variant of __utmt to adjust the request speed to the service – required by the third-party service Google Analytics | Session |
| pm-sess | variant of __utmt to adjust the request speed to the service – needed by the third-party service Google Analytics. | Session |
| wordpress_ | WordPress cookie for a logged in user. | Session |
| wordpress_logged_in_ | WordPress cookie for a logged in user. | Session |
| wordpress_test_ | WordPress cookie for a logged in user. | Session |
| wordpress_test_cookie | WordPress test cookie | Session |
| wp-settings- | WordPress also sets some cookies wp-settings- [UID]. The number at the end is your individual user ID from the user database table. This is used to customise the administration interface view, and possibly also the main site interface | 1 Year |
| wp-settings-time- | WordPress also sets some wp-settings cookies {time} – [UID]. The number at the end is your individual user ID from the user database table. This is used to customise the view of the administration interface, and possibly also the interface of the main site. | 1 Year |
| PHPSESSID | To identify your unique session on the website | Session |
| SESS | To ensure that you are recognised when you move from one page to another within the site and that all the information you have entered is stored. | Session |
| ginger-cookie | Stores the acceptance or non-acceptance of the use of cookies within the site | 1 Month |
| _icl_current_language | Stores the language used by the user when viewing content | Session |
| wp-woocommerce_session_ | Store WooCommerce shopping sessions | 48 Hours |
Third-party cookies
Facebook cookies
- act – Timestamp and user action counter – Session
- c_user – Facebook ID – Session/1 month
- datr – Browser ID – 2 Years
- fr – Facebook ID and encrypted Browser ID – 1 month
- presence – Chat Status – 1 month
- sb – Used by Facebook to improve friend suggestions – 2 years
- spin – Session
- wd – Size of browser screen – Session
- xs – Session number – Session/1 month
HOW TO MAKE A CHOICE ON THE USE OF COOKIES
When the user accesses the site, he or she is presented with an initial brief information contained in a banner that appears immediately on the home page, supplemented by an extended information notice that is accessed via a link that the user can click on. As specified in the banner, continued navigation by accessing another area of the site implies consent to the use of cookies.
With the exception of technical cookies, the installation of other cookies and similar tools is left to the will of the user who, after having read the brief information contained in the appropriate banner, decides to authorise their installation by clicking on the “Accept Cookies” button.
The user can disable third-party cookies by clicking on the ‘Disable Cookies’ button in the banner.
Users may revoke or change their consent at any time by clicking on the button at the top of the cookie policy page.
How to disable cookies via browser configuration
Chrome
- Run the Chrome Browser
- Click on the menu on the browser toolbar next to the url entry window for navigation
- Select Settings
- Click Show Advanced Settings
- In the ‘Privacy’ section, click on the ‘Content Settings‘ button
- In the ‘Cookies’ section, you can change the following cookie settings:
- Allow data to be saved locally
- Change local data only until the browser is closed
- Preventing sites from setting cookies
- Blocking third-party cookies and site data
- Handling exceptions for certain websites
- Deleting one or all cookies
For more information visit the dedicated page.
Mozilla Firefox
- Running the Mozilla Firefox Browser
- Click on the menu on the browser toolbar next to the url entry window for navigation
- Select Options
- Select the Privacy panel
- Click Show Advanced Settings
- In the ‘Privacy’ section, click on the ‘Content Settings‘ button
- In the ‘Tracking‘ section, the following cookie settings can be changed:
- Require sites not to carry out any tracking
- Notify sites of willingness to be tracked
- Do not communicate any data tracking preferences
- From the ‘History‘ section, it is possible:
- By 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 they expire, when Firefox is closed, or to ask each time)
- Removing individual stored cookies
For more information visit the dedicated page.
Internet Explorer
- Running the Internet Explorer Browser
- Click on the Tools button and choose Internet Options
- Click on the Privacy tab and in the Settings section change the slider to the desired cookie action:
- Blocking all cookies
- Allow all cookies
- Selection of sites to obtain cookies from: move the cursor to an intermediate position so as not to block or allow all cookies, then click on Sites, in the Website Address box enter a website and then click on Block or Allow
For more information visit the dedicated page.
Safari 6
- Running the Safari Browser
- Click on Safari, select Preferences and click on Privacy
- In the Block Cookies section, specify how Safari is to accept cookies from Internet sites.
- To see which sites have stored cookies click on Details
For more information visit the dedicated page.
Safari iOS (dispositivi mobile)
- Running the iOS Safari Browser
- Tap on Settings and then Safari
- Tap on Block Cookies and choose from the options: ‘Never’, ‘Third-Party and Advertisers’ or ‘Always’.
- To delete all cookies stored by Safari, tap on Settings, then on Safari and finally on Delete Cookies and Data
For more information visit the dedicated page.
Opera
- Running the Opera Browser
- Click on Preferences then on Advanced and finally on Cookies
- Select one of the following options:
- Accept all cookies
- Accept cookies only from the site you are visiting: third-party cookies and cookies that are sent from a domain other than the one you are visiting will be rejected
- Never accept cookies: all cookies will never be saved
For more information visit the dedicated page.
How to disable cookies from third-party services