Italian technological district for the engineering of polymeric and composite materials and structures
Italian technological district for the engineering of polymeric and composite materials and structures

Definition and Purpose

Cookies are small text files that websites visited by users send to their devices, where they are stored and later retransmitted to the same websites upon subsequent visits. So-called “third-party” cookies are instead set by a website different from the one the user is visiting. This is because every website may contain elements (images, maps, sounds, specific links to web pages of other domains, etc.) hosted on servers different from that of the visited site.

Cookies are used for various purposes: carrying out computer authentication, monitoring sessions, storing information about specific user configurations regarding users accessing the server, storing preferences, etc.

The provision of 8 May 2014 issued by the Italian Data Protection Authority identifies two macro-categories of cookies: “technical” and “profiling” cookies.

Technical Cookies

These are cookies used to enable navigation or provide a service requested by the user. They are not used for additional purposes and are normally installed directly by the website owner. Without these cookies, some operations could not be carried out or would be more complex and/or less secure, such as home banking activities (viewing account statements, bank transfers, bill payments, etc.), for which cookies enabling and maintaining user identification during the session are essential.

Technical cookies can be further divided into:

Functionality cookies allow users to browse according to selected criteria (such as language settings) in order to improve the service provided.

Profiling Cookies

These cookies are used to track users’ online navigation and create profiles regarding their preferences, habits, choices, etc. Through these cookies, advertising messages aligned with the preferences expressed during online browsing may be sent to the user’s device.

Use of Cookies by This Website

This website may send users the cookies listed and briefly described below, for the purposes specified below.

First-party Cookies

Third-party Cookies

Other Types of Cookies or Third-Party Tools That May Use Them

Some of the services listed below collect statistics in aggregate form and may not require user consent or may be managed directly by the Data Controller — depending on what is described — without the involvement of third parties.

If any of the tools listed below are managed by third parties, they may — in addition to what is specified and even without the knowledge of the Data Controller — carry out user tracking activities. For detailed information, users are advised to consult the privacy policies of the listed services.

Managing and Deleting Cookies

In addition to what is indicated in this document, users may manage cookie preferences directly within their browser and prevent — for example — third parties from installing them. Through browser preferences, users may also delete cookies installed in the past, including cookies in which consent to the installation of cookies by this website may have been stored. It is important to note that disabling all cookies may compromise the proper functioning of this website. Users can find information on how to manage cookies in their browsers at the following addresses: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Windows Explorer.

In the case of services provided by third parties, users may also exercise their right to object to tracking by consulting the third party’s privacy policy, using the opt-out link if explicitly provided, or by contacting the third party directly.

Ownership of Cookie Processing

Since the installation of cookies and other tracking systems operated by third parties through the services used within this website cannot technically be controlled by the Data Controller, any specific reference to cookies and tracking systems installed by third parties is to be considered indicative. To obtain complete information, users should consult the privacy policies of any third-party services listed in this document.

Given the objective complexity related to identifying technologies based on cookies and their close integration with the functioning of the web, users are invited to contact the Data Controller should they wish to receive any further information regarding the use of cookies themselves and any possible use of such cookies — for example by third parties — carried out through this website.