WHAT ARE COOKIES
A “cookie” is a text file saved on the user’s computer when it accesses a website in order to provide information whenever the user returns to the same site. It is a sort of reminder of the website visited. With the cookie, the web server sends information to the user’s browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, etc.) stored on the user’s computer, and will be re-read and updated each time the user returns to the site. This way the website can automatically adapt to the user. During navigation, the user could also receive on his terminal cookies of different sites (“third-party” cookies), set directly by the managers of said websites and used for the purposes and in the manner defined by these. Depending on their duration, they are divided into session cookies (ie temporary and automatically deleted by the terminal at the end of the browsing session, closing the browser) and persistent cookies (ie those that remain stored on the terminal until they expire or are canceled by the user).
Depending on the function and purpose of use, cookies can be divided into technical cookies and profiling cookies.
TECHNICAL COOKIES
Some cookies are used to perform computer authentication, session monitoring and storage of specific information about users who access a web page. These cookies, so-called technical, are often useful to allow you to browse a website and use all its features. Technical cookies are those whose use does not require the user’s consent. Analytics cookies also belong to this category. These are cookies that collect information about the use a user makes of a website and that allow it to improve its functioning. For example, analytics cookies show which pages are most frequently visited, allow you to check which are the recurring patterns of use of a website and help you understand every difficulty the user encounters when using it.
PROFILING COOKIES
Other cookies can instead be used to monitor and profile users during browsing, to study their movements and web browsing or consumption habits (what they buy, what they read, etc.), also for the purpose of sending targeted services and advertising custom. In this case we talk about profiling cookies. The use of these cookies requires the prior acquisition of the user’s free informed consent pursuant to art. 7 of EU Regulation 2016/679.
THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
It may also happen that a web page contains cookies from other sites and contained in various elements hosted on the page itself, such as banner ads, images, videos, maps or specific links to web pages of other domains that reside on servers other than the one on which the requested page is located. In other words, these cookies are set directly by website operators or servers other than this website. In these cases we talk about so-called third-party cookies, which are usually used for profiling purposes. The use of these cookies requires the prior acquisition of the user’s free informed consent.
TYPES OF COOKIES USED BY OUR SITE
The main functions of the cookies installed by www.acanforafiori.it are technical, are used to constantly improve the Service, for authentication, for statistical purposes, such as the count of visits to the site. The use of cookies is therefore strictly aimed at facilitating the server’s functions while browsing the Service. The site also allows the sending of the following third-party cookies. These cookies are not proprietary tools, for more information, therefore, it is possible to access the information and the acquisition forms of the consent of third parties, by clicking on the links shown. To improve the website and understand which parts or elements are most appreciated by users, third-party Google Analytics cookies are used as an anonymous and aggregate analysis tool. These cookies are not proprietary tools, for more information, therefore, you can consult the information provided by Google. The pages of the website incorporate within them some Facebook and Google Plus sharing widgets and buttons, to allow the user to share the contents of the website on their social channels, and to interact with our channels. These cookies are not proprietary tools, but are created by Facebook and Google respectively when you use the respective widget or share button. To learn more, visit the following information pages: Facebook and Google. Some web pages incorporate YouTube video content within them. Visiting a page containing a video, or clicking to view the video, cookies from YouTube could be called up. These cookies are not proprietary tools. To learn more, visit the Google information page. The website could use the Facebook ADS programs managed by Facebook Inc., Google Adwords and Google Remarketing technology, managed by Google Inc. The Facebook ADS and AdWords conversion tracking function also uses cookies to help us keep track of sales and other conversions.
COOKIE MANAGEMENT
The user can manage his own cookie preferences through the features present in common browsers that allow to delete / remove cookies (all or some) or to change the browser settings to block the sending of cookies or limit it to specific sites (compared to others). Therefore it is possible to deny the use of cookies, following the disabling procedure provided by your browser. The following are the methods proposed by the main browsers: Microsoft Windows Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Google Analytics by downloading a specific browser plug-in. For information on the cookies stored on your terminal and to turn them off individually, see the link: www.youronlinechoices.com/it/le-tue-scelte.
PLUGIN SOCIAL NETWORK
The site also incorporates plugins and / or commands 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 cookies when accessing the page, to safeguard user privacy. Eventually cookies 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 cookies 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.