This website uses technical cookies to ensure proper functionality and to improve the user experience of our online applications. This document provides information on the use of cookies and similar technologies, how they are used by the site, and how to manage them.

Definitions

Cookies are small text files that websites send to the user's device, where they are stored and then transmitted back to the same sites on the next visit. "Third-party" cookies, on the other hand, are set by a website other than the one the user is currently visiting. This happens because each site may contain elements (images, maps, sounds, specific links to web pages of other domains, etc.) that reside on servers different from the one hosting the visited site.

Types of Cookies

Based on their characteristics and use, cookies can be categorized as follows:

- Technical Cookies: These cookies are used solely to "carry out the transmission of 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 subscriber or user to provide such service." They are not used for any further purposes and are normally installed directly by the website owner or manager. They can be divided into: Navigation or Session Cookies, which ensure normal navigation and use of the website; Analytics Cookies, similar to technical cookies when used directly by the site manager to collect information, in aggregate form, on the number of users and how they visit the site; Functionality Cookies, which allow the user to navigate based on a set of selected criteria to improve the service provided. Users' prior consent is not required for the installation of these cookies.

- Profiling Cookies: Profiling cookies are designed to create user profiles and are used to send advertising messages in line with the preferences shown by the user during web navigation. Due to the potential invasiveness of such devices, European and international regulations require that users be adequately informed about their use and provide valid consent. This site does not use profiling cookies.

Third-Party Cookies

By visiting this website, you may receive cookies from sites managed by other organizations ("third parties"). An example is the presence of "social plugins" for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or embedded multimedia content systems such as YouTube or Flickr. These are parts of the page generated directly by the aforementioned sites and integrated into the host site. The use of these plugins involves the transmission of cookies to and from all sites managed by third parties. The management of information collected by third parties is governed by their respective privacy policies. For greater transparency and convenience, the web addresses for the various policies and cookie management methods are listed below:

Facebook policy: https://www.facebook.com/help/cookies/
Facebook (configuration): Access your account, Privacy section.
Twitter policy: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170514
Twitter (configuration): https://twitter.com/settings/security
LinkedIn policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy
LinkedIn (configuration): https://www.linkedin.com/settings/
Google / YouTube policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies
Google / YouTube (configuration): https://policies.google.com/technologies/managing
Pinterest policy/configuration: https://about.pinterest.com/privacy-policy
Flickr/Yahoo policy: https://legal.yahoo.com/ie/en/yahoo/privacy/topics/cookies/index.html

Analytics Cookies

WebTrends

For the sole purpose of monitoring and improving site performance, we use a statistical analysis tool to track site access. This may involve the use of permanent and non-permanent cookies to collect statistical information and data on "unique visitors." These "Unique Visitor Cookies" contain an alphanumeric code that identifies the browsing computer without collecting any personal data.

Google Analytics

The site also includes components transmitted by Google Analytics, a web traffic analysis service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). These cookies are used solely to monitor and improve the site's performance. For more information, please refer to the link below:

https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/

Users can selectively disable Google Analytics by installing the opt-out component provided by Google on their browser. To disable Google Analytics, please refer to the link below:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Cookie Duration

Some cookies (session cookies) remain active only until the browser is closed or a logout command is executed. Other cookies "survive" the closing of the browser and are available on subsequent visits. These are called persistent cookies, and their duration is set by the server at the time of their creation. In some cases, an expiration date is set; in others, the duration is unlimited.

Cookie Management

Users can decide whether or not to accept cookies using their browser settings.
Note: Disabling technical cookies, in whole or in part, may compromise the optimal use of the site. Disabling third-party cookies does not affect navigability in any way.
Settings can be defined specifically for different websites and web applications. Most modern browsers allow you to set different preferences for "first-party" and "third-party" cookies. For example, in Firefox, via the Tools -> Options -> Privacy menu, you can access a control panel to manage cookie types and removal. Documentation on how to set cookie management rules for your specific browser is easily found online. Here are links for the main browsers:

Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer
Internet Explorer/Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy
Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies