What are cookies?
Cookies are information entered on your browser when you visit a website or use a social networkwith your PC, smartphone or tablet . Each cookie contains different data such as, for example, the name of the server it comes from, a numerical identifier, etc.
Cookies may remain in the system for the duration of a session (ie until you close the browser used for web browsing) or for long periods and may contain a unique identification code.
What are cookies for?
Some cookies are used to perform computer authentication, monitoring sessions and storing specific information about users accessing a web page. These cookies , so-called technical , are often useful, because they can make faster and faster browsing and use of the web , because they intervene to facilitate some procedures when you shop online , when you authenticate to restricted access areas or when a website automatically recognizes the language you usually use.
A particular type of cookie , called analytics , are then used by the managers of the websites to collect information, in aggregate form, on the number of users and how they visit the site, and then develop general statistics on the service and its use.
Other cookies can instead be used to monitor and profile users while browsing, to study their movements and habits of web browsing or consumption (what they buy, what they read, etc.), also for the purpose of sending advertising of targeted services and personalized ( so-called Behavioral Advertising ). In this case we speak about profiling cookies .
It may also happen that a web page contains cookies from other sites and content in various elements hosted on the page itself, such as banner ads, images, videos, etc. We speak, in these cases, so-called third-party cookies , which they are usually used for profiling purposes.
So the cookies you download on your PC, smartphone and tablet can also be read by other subjects, other than those who manage the web pages you visit.
Third-party cookies
By visiting a website you can receive cookies from both the visited site (first part) and from sites managed by other organizations (third parties). Notable examples are the presence of “embed” video or “social plugin” from social network services. These are parts of the page visited generated directly by the aforementioned sites and integrated into the page of the host site. The most common use is aimed at sharing content on social networks. The presence of these plugins involves the transmission of cookies to and from all sites managed by third parties. The management of information collected by third parties is governed by the relevant information to which reference is made.
Summary table of cookies used by this site
| Cookie | First name | Type | Stay | Purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical (necessary) | wordpress_test_cookie | First Parties | Until the browser is closed | This is a WordPress test cookie that checks whether the browser is enabled to save cookies or not. Used in case of login of a site administrator. |
| Technical (necessary) | wp-settings-X (the X indicates a variable number) | First Parties | 1 years | It allows the optimized display of the wordpress site and the use by the administrator |
| Technical (necessary) | wp-settings-time-X (the X indicates a variable number) | First Parties | 1 years | It allows the optimized display of the wordpress site and the use by the administrator |
| Technical (necessary) | euCookie | First Parties | 1 years | The cookie acknowledges the express acceptance regarding the use of cookies by the site. |
| Google Analytics | __utma | Third parts | 2 years | It is used to represent the moment of your last visit, the previous one and the first recorded one. It also contains a simple visitor counter. This information is sent to Google’s servers every time you open a page with the tracking code, and are used to calculate, among other things, the visitor’s recency and the time since the last visit. |
| Google Analytics | __utmb | Third parts | 30 min. from creation / update | Contains the timestamp of the moment you entered the site. |
| Google Analytics | __utmc | Third parts | Until the browser is closed | Work with __utmb to understand if it is a new session or not. |
| Google Analytics | __utmt | Third parts | 10 min. | Used to evaluate the speed of the request |
| Google Analytics | __utmz | Third parts | 6 months from creation / update | Used to understand from which site the visitor has arrived. |
| Google Maps | APISID | Third parts | 2 years | Used to count the number of users using maps. |
| Google Maps | SID – HSID | Third parts | 2 years | These cookies are used to block different types of attacks, such as attempting to steal user-compiled content on the web page. |
| Google Maps | NID | Third parts | 6 months | These cookies are used by Google to store user preferences and information each time they visit web pages containing Google Maps geographic maps. These cookies contain sufficient information to allow tracking. |
| Google Maps | OGPC todo | Third parts | Until the browser is closed | These cookies are used by Google to store user preferences and information each time they visit web pages containing Google Maps geographic maps. These cookies contain sufficient information to allow tracking. |
| Google Maps | PREF | Third parts | 2 years | Used to remember the preferences set by the user while browsing. |
| Google Maps | SSID | Third parts | 2 years | Identification cookies id. |
| Google Maps | SAPISID | Third parts | 2 years | Identification cookies id. |
| YouTube | NID, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, use_hitbox | Third parts | 2 years | Some of our pages can embed YouTube videos.YouTube can inivare cookies. For more information visit the conditions of Google. |
| Vimeo | __utmt_player | Third parts | Closing the browser | Not classified |
| Vimeo | player | Third parts | 1 years | Used to manage the correct audio level of the video. |
| Vimeo | vuid | Third parts | 2 years | Not classified |
| AddToAny | __utmc, __utma, __utmz, __cfduid, uvc | Third parts | Closing the browser | AddToAny is a service provided by AddToAny LLC that displays a widget that allows interaction with social networks and external platforms and the sharing of the contents of this Application. Depending on the configuration, this service can show widgets belonging to third parties, such as managers of social networks on which to share interactions. In this case, even the third parties that provide the widget will be aware of the interaction and the Usage Data related to the pages in which this service is installed. |
To ensure greater transparency and convenience, the following are the web addresses of the various information and how to manage cookies.
Facebook information: https://www.facebook.com/help/cookies/
Facebook (configuration): log in to your account. Privacy section.
Twitter information: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170514
Twitter (configuration): https://twitter.com/settings/security
Google+ information: http://www.google.it/intl/it/policies/technologies/cookies/
Google+ (configuration): http://www.google.it/intl/it/policies/technologies/managing/
We also include certain components from Google Analytics, a web traffic analysis service provided by Google. Also in this case these are third-party cookies collected and managed anonymously to monitor and improve the performance of the host site (performance cookies).
Google Analytics can collect and analyze information on usage behavior anonymously. This information is collected by Google Analytics, which processes it for the purpose of preparing reports on the websites themselves. This site does not use (and does not allow third parties to use) the Google analysis tool to monitor or collect personal identification information. Google does not associate the IP address with any other data held by Google nor does it attempt to link an IP address with the identity of a user. Google may also communicate this information to third parties where required by law or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf.
For more information, please refer to the link below:
https://www.google.it/policies/privacy/partners/
The user can selectively disable the action of Google Analytics by installing on his browser the opt-out component provided by Google. To disable the action of Google Analytics, please refer to the link below:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
How to change the settings on cookies in your browser
Most browsers allow you to delete cookies from your computer’s hard drive, block acceptance of cookies or receive a warning before a cookie is stored.
How to change the settings for:
Privacy Guarantor on Cookies:
Information and consent for the use of cookies
Faq on cookies
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