What are cookies?
This Cookie Policy contains important information on the different types of cookies (which may be installed on your devices (e.g. PC, smartphone, tablet) when you visit our site.
According to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of personal data, cookies constitute personal data when they can be associated with a device and, therefore, with an identifiable person.
Types of cookies
There are different types of cookies that contain different information and perform different functions (eg. Execution of computer authentication, session monitoring, storage of preferences for sending targeted advertising messages, etc). Each cookie, in turn, contains different data (eg the name of the server from which it comes, a numeric identifier, etc.). Such data may remain on the user’s device for different periods of time – a browser session, a few hours, several days or for longer periods.
Technical cookies
Cookies that are used to browse or provide a service requested by the user. They are not used for other purposes. Technical cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of the site. Without the use of these cookies, some operations could not be performed or would be more complex and / or less secure. Therefore, technical cookies are indispensable. Technical cookies do not require the user’s consent, as they are necessary for the proper functioning of the site.
Third-party analytical cookies used as technical cookies
Third-party analytical cookies can be assimilated to technical cookies only if used for the purpose of optimizing the site by the owner of the site, to collect information in aggregate form on the number of users and how they visit the site. When used as technical cookies and when anonymization measures prescribed by the Guarantor are adopted, analytical cookies are necessary to allow the owner of the site to improve the functioning of the same and the user experience on the site. The user’s consent is not required, as Eurosystems has activated the IP address anonymization function and uses the data in aggregate form
Profiling cookies
Cookies used to track the user’s navigation on the network and create profiles on his tastes, habits, choices, etc. With these cookies, advertising messages can be transmitted to the user’s terminal in line with the preferences expressed by the user while browsing online. Profiling cookies are not strictly necessary for the proper functioning of the site and, therefore, the user can decide whether to install these cookies or not. For the installation of profiling cookies, the user’s consent is required, which can be expressed or revoked by the user
How to express your choice regarding the cookies used by the site
Google Analytics (Third-party analytical cookies used as technical cookies)
You can prevent Google Analytics from using data relating to your activity on a site by installing the browser add-on for deactivating Google Analytics. This add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript code (ga.js, analytics.js and dc.js) running on a website from sharing information with Google Analytics about your activity when you visit a site.
Third party profiling cookies
These cookies are activated by clicking “Accept” on the information banner that appears when you start browsing the site (or by closing the banner or “skipping” the banner, selecting another element of the site).
Furthermore, you can also disable cookies by adjusting the settings of the browser in use. We remind you, however, that disabling technical or navigation cookies can cause the site to malfunction or may make some features unavailable. Each browser has different procedures for managing settings. Below we offer links to instructions for the most common browsers:
Social network buttons and widgets
The social buttons are the “buttons” on the site that depict the icons of social networks (eg Facebook, etc.) and that allow you to interact with a “click” directly with social platforms. The social buttons on this site are links that refer to the Eurosystems accounts on the social networks depicted. Therefore, by using these buttons, third-party cookies are not installed on the site.
However, the links where the user can view the privacy information relating to the management of data by the social networks to which the buttons refer are shown: