COOKIES
Cookies are small text strings that the sites visited by a user send to his/her device, where they are stored and then transmitted back to these sites the next time the same user visits. Cookies may also be sent to the user’s terminal while browsing various web pages (see Data Protection Authority Provision no.229 of 8 May 2014).
In order to ensure their proper regulation, cookies are distinguished according to the purposes of those using them.
TECHNICAL COOKIES
Technical cookies are those used for the sole purpose of “transmitting a communication via an electronic communications network or, to the extent strictly necessary for the provider of an information company service, when explicitly requested by the subscriber or user to provide such service” (see art. 122 (1) of Privacy Code and Provision no. 229/2014).
These may consist of navigation or session cookies, which guarantee normal browsing and use of the website (for example permitting purchases to be made or access to reserved areas to be authenticated).
No prior user consent is required for the installation of such cookies.
PROFILING COOKIES
Profiling cookies are aimed at creating user profiles and are used to send advertising in line with the preferences expressed while browsing online.
Given their invasive nature, users are asked to consent to their installation as provided for by art. 122 of the Code.
ANALYTICAL COOKIES
These are used to monitor the use made of web pages by users by providing statistical reports that can help the publisher to optimise its website. One of the most widely used tools for web analytics is “Google Analytics”, a service of Google Inc. that permits browsing statistics to be collected. The Data Protection Authority has determined that these may be deemed technical cookies if the IP address is anonymised (even partially) and no information is shared with Google. Such cookies will otherwise be deemed to be profiling cookies.
Each cookie may be a first-party cookie (i.e. processed and managed directly by the website owner) or a third-party cookie (if installed and acquired by a different party).
Third-party cookies include so-called social plugins, i.e. components that permit integration into social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tumblr, etc.) that operate via the website where they generate cookies.
Please refer to the relevant information notices governing the management of information gathered by third parties.
Cookies on the site are as follows:
| Name | Domain | Duration | Type | Third Party | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| act | .facebook.com | Session | Profile | Created by Facebook: they are activated only in case of social login with facebook | |
| c_user | .facebook.com | 3 m | Profile | ||
| csm | .facebook.com | 3 m | Profile | ||
| datr | .facebook.com | 1 y | Profile | ||
| fr | .facebook.com | 3 m | Profile | ||
| lu | .facebook.com | 1 y | Profile | ||
| p | .facebook.com | Session | Profile | ||
| presence | .facebook.com | Session | Profile | ||
| s | .facebook.com | 3 m | Profile | ||
| xs | .facebook.com | 3 m | Profile | ||
| APISID | .google.com | 2 y | Performance | Created and used by Google to display Google Maps, Street View files and YouTube videos | |
| HSID | .google.com | 2 y | Performance | ||
| NID | .google.com | 1 y | Performance | ||
| PREF | .google.com | 1 y 364 d | Performance | ||
| SID | .google.com | 1 y 364 d | Performance | ||
| _ga | .:merchant_domain | 2 y | Performance | Used by Google to distinguish unique users | |
| _gat | .:merchant_domain | 10 min | Performance | Used by Google Analytics to limit the frequency of demands | |
| _umtx | 1 y 90 d | Performance | Used by Google Analytics with Google Website Optimizer to optimize the design of the site | ||
| _umtxx | 1 y 90 d | Performance | |||
| cookie_msg_read | .skiperformance.com | 30 d | Essential | Internal | Session cookies |
| home_msg | .skiperformance.com | 30 d | Essential | Internal | Session cookies |
| lang | .skiperformance.com | Session | Essential | Internal | Session cookies |
| skp_sid | .skiperformance.com | 30 min | Essential | Internal | Session cookies |
| vuid | .skiperformance.com | 1 y | Essential | Internal | Session cookies |
| AID | .googleadservices.com | 1 y | Advertising | Set conversion Google cookie that helps advertisers to determine how many times people who have clicked on their ads bought their products | |
| _gads | .googleadservices.com | 1 y 120 d | Advertising | It allows to measure the interactions with ads on the domain and avoid showing too many times the same ad to the same user |
BRIEF NOTE REGARDING FIRST ACCESS – SO-CALLED BANNERS
The banner that opens when you first access the web page allows you to view essential information related to how cookies are managed as well as containing a link to the full privacy policy.
As required by law, choices regarding the managing of cookies are stored on a technical cookie for a period of 365 days.
The banner lets you click on OK/X/click outside the banner itself/scroll down to consent to the use of cookies (including profiling cookies).
LINK TO THE PROCEDUE FOR DISABLING COOKIES ON YOUR COMPUTER
FOR THE MAIN BROWSER TYPES
You can change your initial choices at any time by following these steps.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/block-or-allow-cookies
Google Chrome
https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647&p=cpn_cookies
Mozilla Firefox
http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Enabling%20and%20disabling%20cookies
Apple Safari
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Safari/5.0/en/9277.html
LINKS TO OTHER SITES AND/OR SITES WITH LINKED FUNCTIONS
In accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Authority, as the website uses third-party cookies, a link to the relevant privacy policies can be found below.
Google Analytics, Google+ and YouTube: https://www.google.it/intl/it/policies/privacy /
http://www.google.it/intl/it/policies/technologies/cookies/
http://www.google.it/intl/it/policies/technologies/managing/
http://www.youronlinechoices.com/it/ This site contains information about behavioural advertising and cookies as well as providing advice on how to protect your online privacy.