Cookie Policy

 

  1. 1. General information on cookies

 

1.1 Definition

Cookies are small text files that are sent and recorded on the computer or mobile device of the user who visits a website, and are then re-transmitted to the same website at the time of the next visit. Cookies allow the site to remember the user’s behavior and preferences (e.g. login data, preferred language or other display settings), so that these do not have to be specified again on the next visit or when browsing between pages. Cookies are used for authentication purposes, session monitoring and storing information on the activities of users who access the site. They may contain unique identifying elements that allow tracking of users’; navigation and experience on the site for statistical or advertising
purposes. While browsing, it is possible that the user’s computer or mobile device receives cookies from servers or websites other than the one they are visiting (so-called third-party
cookies). Some operations may be impossible without cookies, which are sometimes technically necessary for the site to function.

 

The main categories into which cookies can be divided are the following:

  • session or permanent cookies;
  • technical or profiling cookies;
  • first-party or third-party cookies.

 

1.2 Session and permanent cookies

Cookies can expire at the end of a browser session (the period between the opening of a browser window by the User and its closing) or they can be stored for a longer period of time. Session cookies are those that allow websites to link a user’s actions during a browser session. Session cookies expire when your browser session ends. Permanent cookies are stored on the user’s device between browser sessions, for variable periods of time, and allow the user’s preferences or actions with respect to a website to be stored.

 

1.3 Technical and profiling cookies

Technical cookies are those used by the owner of a site for the sole purpose of transmitting a communication over an electronic communications network, or to the extent strictly necessary for the provider of an information society service explicitly requested by the user to provide this service. The installation of these cookies does not require the prior consent of users when used directly by the site manager.

Profiling cookies are aimed at creating profiles relating to the user and are used to send advertising messages in line with the preferences expressed by the user when browsing the internet. Due to the particular invasiveness that these cookies can have in the private sphere of users, European and Italian legislation provides that the User must be adequately informed about their use, through a short information (banner) and an extensive present on the site, and that you must give your express consent in this regard the first time you visit the site. This consent can be expressed in a general manner, by interacting with the short information banner present on the landing page of the site, with the methods indicated in this banner, or it can be provided or denied selectively, according to the methods indicated below. A record of this consent is kept on subsequent visits.
However, the user always has the possibility to revoke all or part of the consent already expressed.

 

1.4 First-party and third-party cookies

A cookie is “first party”(so-called first party cookie) or “third party”(so-called third party cookie) based on the website or domain from which it comes.

First-party cookies are, essentially, cookies set and managed by the site owner. For these cookies, the obligation to provide information, obtain any prior consent and/or the possible blocking of cookies lies with the site owner.

Third-party cookies are cookies set by a domain other than the one visited by the user. For these cookies, the obligation to provide information and indicate the methods for possible consent and/or blocking of cookies lies with the third party, while the owner of the site is only obliged to insert the link to the company’s site on the site. third party where such elements are available.

 

  1. 2. Use of cookies by the site

 

2.1 Introduction

Below, the owner of the site centrodocumentazionecassero.it (hereinafter, for brevity, “Site”) APS Arcigay Il Cassero (hereinafter, for brevity, “Owner”), with registered office in Via Don Minzoni 18 in Bologna, provides provide the user with all the information on the cookies installed on the Site and the necessary information on how to manage their preferences regarding them.

2.2 First party cookies

The first-party Cookies used by the Owner on the Site are of a technical nature and can be divided into the following subcategories:

  • navigation cookies, through which browsing preferences can be saved and the User’s browsing experience can be optimized;
  • functionality cookies, used to activate specific features of the Site and necessary to provide the service or improve it.

These Cookies, as specified in the previous paragraph, being of a technical nature, do not require the User’s prior consent to be installed and used, it being sufficient to provide this information.

The first-party cookies used on the Site are specified below:

 

 

 

Name Explicated function Duration
Browsing cookies
i18n_redirected Stores user language preferences 1 year
Functionality cookies
cookie_control_consent Cookie used to store acceptance of the cookie policy 1 year
cookie_control_enabled_cookies Indicates the list of cookies activated by the user 1 year

 

2.3 Third party cookies

Through this Site, cookies managed by third parties are also used (third party cookies). Below, some information and links to the privacy policies and consent forms of each third party are provided.

The Data Controller points out that with regard to third-party cookies, it is obliged to include the link to the third-party website in this cookie policy. However, this subject is responsible for providing appropriate information regarding the processing carried out as well as providing information to Users on the methods for blocking the cookies used.

The first category of third-party cookies present on the Site is that of analytical cookies: in particular, these cookies consist of Google Analytics, which allow us to analyze the use of the Site by users and optimize its use.

 

  • Google Analytics (Google Inc.)

The table shows the specific types of Google Analytics in use and their function.

 

Name Explicated function Duration
_ga Statistics of accesses to the Site 13 months
_gid User distinction 13 months
_gat Used to limit the rate of requests 24 hours

 

For detailed information regarding the aforementioned cookies, we recommend consulting Google’s privacy policy at the following link www.google.it/intl/it/policies/privacy, in which the user can receive information on the relevant processing and express the your consent in this regard.

 

It is specified that the information acquired by the cookies identified above is previously anonymized before sending the data to the third party owner. This is information which, therefore, does not allow users to be personally identified.

 

The second category of third-party cookies present on the Site is made up of functional cookies: these cookies allow the Site to remember the choices made by the user in order to optimize functionality. For example, functional cookies allow the website to remember a user’s specific settings.

 

  1. 3. How to control cookies

 

In addition to what is indicated in the previous paragraph regarding the possibility of disabling cookies by accessing the link where the relevant third party privacy policy is present, the user can manage preferences relating to cookies directly within their browser and prevent – for example – that third parties can install them. Through the browser preferences it is also possible to delete cookies installed in the past, including the cookie in which the consent to the installation of cookies by this Site is possibly saved. It is important to note that by disabling all cookies, the functioning of this Site could be compromised.

 

You can find information on how to manage and/or block cookies in your browser at the following addresses:

Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=it;

Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/it/kb/Gestione%20dei%20cookie;

Apple Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH19214?locale=it_IT;

Microsoft Windows Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/it-it/windows-vista/block-or-allow-cookies.

 

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This Cookie Policy was updated on 09/05/2023. Any updates will always be published on this page.