Upon the first connection to the Website, the user will see a synthetic note on the usage of cookies. Closing that note by clicking the dedicated button or by clicking out of the banner that contains it and continuing to explore the Website, the user gives his consent for the usage of third-parties’ cookies as described in the present Cookie Policy.

1. What are the cookies

A cookie is a text file of small dimensions that is sent to the browser and saved on user’s terminal when the latter visits a website. Cookies can be used for different purposes (computer authentications, session monitoring, storage of information on specific settings regarding users that access the server, memorization of personal settings, etc.).

2. Types of cookies used by the Website

The Website uses the following technical cookies:

• navigation cookies: such cookies allow the Website to work correctly and allow the visualization of Website contents, and their deactivation may cause malfunctions to the Website. Such cookies are not stored in a persistent manner on User’s terminal and are deleted upon the closing of the browser;

• Analytics: the Website uses cookies of Google Analytics provided by Google, Inc. in order to carry out statistical analysis on how users explore Website. Users’ IP addresses are anonymized before being saved by Google Analytics’ service;

• technical cookies necessary to keep trace of user’s supplied consent.

Moreover, the Website uses social platforms’ cookies (namely, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter), managed by the third parties involved. Such cookies are necessary to: (i) allow a social account to interact with our Website; (ii) allow the expression of an appreciation and the sharing of the latter with friends. Cookies of social platforms are not necessary for surfing.

Further information are shown below on social platforms used, on their privacy policies and how to deactivate them:

The Website does not use profiling cookies.

3. Cookies management with browser settings

Almost every Internet browser allows users to: (i) verify which cookies are present on the hard drive; (ii) block all cookies; or (iii) receive an alert every time a cookie is installed. In some cases, however, failure to install a cookie may result in the impossibility to use some part of the Website.