COOKIE POLICY

Cookies are small pieces of text, usually composed of letters and/or numbers, sent by the website visited and stored by the software (e.g., a web browser) installed on the device used by the user for navigation. The cookies are then transmitted back to the said website upon the user's next visit.
Cookies allow storing information about visits made by a user to a website and represent a very useful technology because, for example, they enable the functioning of websites, making them more efficient, and provide useful information to website managers. Without cookies or similar technologies, websites would have no way to "remember" information about visitors, such as how many items the user has placed in the shopping cart or whether they have logged in or not.
Cookies can be classified based on:

– Duration: session cookies or persistent cookies;
– Origin: first-party cookies or third-party cookies;
– Purpose: technical cookies, analytical cookies, or profiling cookies.

Cookies that expire at the end of a browser session (usually when a user closes their browser) are defined as session cookies and are useful, for example, for storing a user's purchase order or for security purposes, such as when accessing internet banking or a webmail account. Cookies that are stored for a longer period (between sessions) are called persistent cookies and are useful, for example, for remembering user preferences or serving targeted advertising.
The definition of first-party or third-party refers to the website or domain that installs the cookie. First-party cookies are installed directly by the website that the user is visiting, while third-party cookies are installed by a different domain than the one the user is visiting, for example, when the website incorporates elements from other sites, such as images, social media plugins, or advertisements.
It is worth specifying that the purposes typically served by a cookie can also be achieved through similar technologies, including certain functionalities that allow identifying devices to analyze visits to a website. This policy applies to any technology that stores or accesses information on the user's device. Examples of such technologies include HTML5 local storage, local shared objects (also called flash cookies), and fingerprinting techniques. Device fingerprinting involves combining a series of information to uniquely identify a particular device. Examples of information that device fingerprinting can detect, associate, or infer include:
– Data derived from the configuration of a device;
– Data inferred from the use of specific network protocols;
– Javascript;
– HTTP header information, clock information;
– Installed fonts;
– Plugins installed in the browser.
It is also possible to combine these elements with further information, such as IP addresses or unique identifiers, etc.
From now on, when referring to cookies, this definition will also include other similar technologies.