Cookie policy

PRIVACY DISCLAIMER
In compliance with the obligations deriving from national legislation (Legislative Decree No. 196 of June 30, 2003, Personal Data Protection Code) and European Community legislation (European Regulation for the protection of personal data No. 679/2016, GDPR) and subsequent changes, this site respects and protects the privacy of visitors and users, making every effort possible and proportionate so as not to damage users’ rights. This privacy policy applies exclusively to the online activities of this site and is valid for visitors/users of the site. It does not apply to information collected through channels other than this website. The purpose of the privacy policy is to provide maximum transparency regarding the information that the site collects and how it uses it.

Legal basis of the processing
This site treats data based on consent. With the use or consultation of this site, visitors and users explicitly approve this privacy statement and consent to the processing of their personal data in relation to the methods and purposes described below, including any disclosure to third parties if necessary for the provision of a service.
The provision of data and therefore the Consent to the collection and processing of data is optional, the User can deny consent, and can revoke an already given consent at any time (via the Contact link at the bottom of the page). However, denying consent may result in the inability to provide certain services and browsing experience on the site may be compromised.
Starting from 25 May 2018 (date of entry into force of the GDPR), this site will treat some of the data based on the legitimate interests of the data controller.

Data collected and purpose
Like all websites, this site also uses log files in which information collected in an automated manner during user visits is stored. The information collected could be the following:
– internet protocol address (IP);
– type of browser and parameters of the device used to connect to the site;
– name of the internet service provider (ISP);
– date and time of visit;
– web page of the visitor’s origin (referral) and exit;
– possible number of clicks.
The aforementioned information is processed in an automated manner and collected in an exclusively aggregated form in order to verify the correct functioning of the site, and for security reasons (from 25 May 2018 this information will be treated according to the legitimate interests of the owner).
For security purposes (anti-spam filters, firewalls, virus detection), automatically recorded data may also include personal data such as the IP address, which could be used, in compliance with the applicable laws in force, in order to block attempts to damage the site itself or to cause damage to other users, or in any case harmful activities or offenses. These data are never used for the identification or profiling of the user, but only for the purpose of protecting the site and its users (from 25 May 2018 this information will be processed based on the legitimate interests of the owner).
If the site allows the inclusion of comments, or in the case of specific services requested by the user, the site automatically detects and records some user identification data, including the email address. These data are voluntarily provided by the user when requesting the service to be provided. By entering a comment or other information the user expressly accepts the privacy policy, and in particular he agrees that the contents inserted are freely disseminated also to third parties.

The data received will be used exclusively for the provision of the requested service and only for the time necessary for the provision of the service. The information that the users of the site will deem to make public through the services and the tools made available to them, are provided by the user knowingly and voluntarily, exempting this site from any responsibility for any violations of the laws. It is up to the user to verify that they have permission to enter personal data of third parties or content protected by national and international standards.
The data collected by the site during its operation are used exclusively for the purposes indicated above and kept for the time strictly necessary to carry out the specified activities. In any case, the data collected by the site will never be provided to third parties, for any reason, unless it is a legitimate request by the judicial authority and only in the cases provided for by law.
The data used for security purposes (blocking the site from damage) is kept for 7 days.

Place of treatment
The data collected from the site are processed at the headquarters of the Data Controller and at the web hosting data center. The web hosting (GARMTECH LP), which is responsible for data processing, processing the data on behalf of the owner, is in the Space European Economic and acts in accordance with European standards.

COOKIE
As is customary on all websites, this site also uses cookie, small text files that allow you to keep information on visitor preferences, to improve the site’s functionality, to simplify navigation by automating procedures (eg. Login, site language) and for site usage analysis. Session cookie are essential in order to distinguish between connected users, and they are useful to prevent a requested functionality from being provided to the wrong user, as well as for security purposes to prevent cyber attacks on the site. Session cookie do not contain personal data and last only for the current session, ie until the browser is closed. They do not need consent.
The functionality cookie used by the site are strictly necessary for the use of the site, in particular they are linked to an express request for functionality by the user (such as Login), for which no consent is required.
By using the site the visitor expressly consents to the use of cookie.
Disabling cookie
Cookie are connected to the browser used and it CAN BE DISABLED DIRECTLY FROM THE BROWSER, thus refusing / revoking the consent to the use of cookie. It should be noted that disabling cookie may prevent the correct use of some functions of the site itself. Instructions for disabling cookie can be found on the following web pages:
Mozilla Firefox – Microsoft Internet Explorer – Microsoft Edge – Google Chrome – Opera – Apple Safari
LIST OF COOKIE USED IN THIS SITE
The following list shows the cookie used on the Site and their function:
_ga – Third-party tracking cookie (Google Analytics) used to analyze visits.
Duration: 2 years.
_gat – Third-party tracking cookie (Google Analytics) used to analyze visits. Duration: 10 minutes.
_gid – Third-party tracking cookie (Google Analytics) used to analyze visits. Duration: 14 months.
cookie_notice_accepted – First-party technical cookie used to display the brief information.
Duration: 1 month.
devicePixelRatio – First-party technical cookie used to set different images based on the device in
use by the viewer. Eg retina screens. Duration: 1 week.
PHPSESSID session cookie: cookie used to facilitate the smooth operation of the site during the user’s visit. It also serves to identify a user once authenticated (logged in) on the web, and only for the duration of the session. Duration: visit session.
Third-party cookie Google AdSense / Google Adx / Google DoubleClick or other Google advertising services (potentially including cookie for tracking personal interests and profiling for commercial purposes, eg. “Interest based ads *”)
Third-party cookie
This site also acts as an intermediary for third-party cookie, used to provide additional services and features to visitors and to improve the use of the site itself, such as buttons for social media, or videos. This site has no control over third-party cookie, entirely managed by third parties. As a result, the information on the use of these cookie and on the purposes of the same, as well as on the methods for disabling them, are provided directly by the third parties on the pages indicated below.
In particular, this site uses cookie of the following third parties:
– Google Analytics: a Google analysis tool that, through the use of cookie (performance cookie), collects anonymous browsing data (IP truncated to the last octet) and exclusively aggregated in order to examine the use of the site by the users, compiling reports on site activity and providing other information, including the number of visitors and pages visited. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required by law or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate the IP address with any other data held by Google. The data transmitted to Google is stored on Google’s servers in the United States.
On the basis of a specific agreement with Google, which is designated as data processing manager, he undertakes to process the data based on the request of the Data Controller (see bottom of the information sheet), given through the software settings. Based on these settings, the advertising and data sharing options are disabled.
Further information on Google Analytics cookie can be found on the Google Analytics page Cookie Usage on Websites.
– Youtube: a platform owned by Google, for sharing videos, which uses cookie to collect information from users and navigation devices. The videos on the site do not carry cookie when the page is accessed, as the “advanced privacy (no cookie)” option has been set, according to which YouTube does not store visitor information unless they voluntarily reproduce the video.
cookie: test_cookie .doubleclick.net is not a permanent cookie, but is used to check if the user’s browser supports cookie.
For more information on the use of data and their treatment by Google it is recommended to view the information on the specific page prepared by Google, and on the page on how to use data by Google when using sites or apps of partners.
Social Network Plugin
This site also incorporates plugins and / or buttons for social networks, in order to allow easy sharing of content on your favorite social networks. These plugins are programmed so as not to set any cookie when accessing the page, to safeguard user privacy. Eventually cookie are set, if so provided by social networks, only when the user makes an effective and voluntary use of the plugin. Keep in mind that if the user surfs being logged into the social network then he has already consented to the use of cookie conveyed through this site when he registered with the social network.
The collection and use of information obtained through the plugin are governed by the respective privacy policies of social networks, to which please refer.
– Facebook – (cookie information link)
– Twitter – (cookie information link)
– LinkedIn – (cookie information link)

– Google+ – (cookie information link).
Data transfer to countries outside the EU
This site may share some of the data collected with services located outside the European Union area. In particular with Google, Facebook and Microsoft (LinkedIn) through social plugins and the Google Analytics service. The transfer is authorized based on specific decisions of the European Union and the Guarantor for the protection of personal data, in particular the decision 1250/2016 (Privacy Shield – here the information page of the Italian Guarantor), for which no further consent is required. The companies mentioned above guarantee their compliance with the Privacy Shield.

Security measures
This site treats users’ data in a lawful and correct manner, taking appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification or unauthorized destruction of the data. Processing is carried out using IT and / or telematic means, with organizational methods and logic strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the owner, in some cases, the categories of employees involved in the organization of the site (administrative, commercial, marketing, legal, system administrators) or external parties (such as third party technical service providers, postal couriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communication agencies).

User rights
Pursuant to the European Regulation 679/2016 (GDPR) and the national legislation, the User can, according to the procedures and within the limits established by current legislation, exercise the following rights:
– request confirmation of the existence of personal data concerning him (right of access);
– know the origin;
– receive an intelligible communication;
– have information about the logic, methods and purposes of the processing;
– request the updating, rectification, integration, cancellation, transformation into anonymous form, blocking of data processed in violation of the law, including those no longer necessary for the pursuit of the purposes for which they were collected;
– in the case of treatment based on consent, to receive at the cost of any support, its data provided to the holder, in a structured and readable form by a data processor and in a format commonly used by an electronic device;
– the right to lodge a complaint with the Control Authority (Privacy Guarantor – link to the Guarantor’s page);
– as well as, more generally, exercise all the rights that are recognized by the current legal provisions.

Requests should be addressed to the Data Controller.
In the event that the data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests, the rights of the parties to the processing are guaranteed (except the right to portability that is not provided for by the rules), in particular the right to object to the processing that can be exercised by sending a request to the data controller.

Data controller
The data controller under the laws in force is the site administrator, Renate Mateiko, who can be contacted through the CONTACTS section.

Data Processor
Google is appointed as data processor, processing data on behalf of the owner (Google Analytics).

This privacy policy is updated on May 20, 2018