PRIVACY POLICY

INFORMATION ON THE COOKIES OF THE WEBSITE OF ALBERTO ALEMANNO

This website, owned by Alberto Alemanno, the data controller (Article 4, paragraph 7, GDPR: “the natural or legal person, public authority, service or other body that, individually or together to others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data”) pursuant to and for the purposes of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 concerning the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data, as well as the free circulation of such data and repealing Directive 95/46 / EC (General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), uses cookies and similar technologies. This information provides guidance on how the data is used and how they can be controlled by the user.

The use of this website (and any other site operated by us) involves the acceptance by the user of the use of cookies (and similar technologies) in accordance with this information.

What are cookies

“Cookies” are small files that are stored by the browser on your computer or mobile device. They allow websites to remember certain information, such as user preferences, the type of device used and other information, ensuring a more efficient operation of the site, enriching the visitor experience and providing information to the site owners .

Cookies are information stored on the hard disk of the user’s terminal and which are sent by the user’s browser to a Web server and which refer to the use of the network. As a result, they allow to know the services, the sites visited and the options that, surfing the net, have been manifested. In other words, cookies are small files, containing letters and numbers, that are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the original site on each subsequent visit, or to a another website that recognizes these cookies. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognize the user’s device.

This information is therefore not provided spontaneously and directly, but leaves a trace of the user’s browsing on the net.

Cookies perform different functions and allow you to navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences and, more generally, improving your experience. They can also help to ensure that the advertisements shown during browsing are of interest to them and that the marketing activities carried out are in accordance with their preferences, avoiding unwelcome or not in line with the user’s needs.

While browsing on a site, the user can also receive on his terminal cookies that are sent from different websites or web servers (so-called “third parties”), on which certain elements may reside (eg: images, maps, sounds, specific links to pages of other domains) present on the site that he is visiting. Therefore, there may be in this respect:

  • Direct cookies, sent directly from this site to the user’s device
  • Third-party cookies from a third party but sent on our behalf. This site uses third-party cookies to facilitate the analysis of our website and their use (as described below).

Furthermore, depending on the purpose of using cookies, these can be distinguished in:

Technical cookies:

They are used to allow the transmission of a communication over an electronic communication network or to provide a service specifically requested by the user. They are not used for other purposes. In the technical cookies category, whose use does not require the user’s consent, we distinguish:

a) Navigation or session cookies: they guarantee the normal navigation and use of the website (eg: to authenticate and access reserved areas). The use of these cookies (which are not stored permanently on the user’s device and are automatically eliminated when the browser is closed) is strictly limited to the transmission of session identifiers (consisting of random numbers generated by the server) necessary to allow the Safe and efficient site exploration.

b) Analytics cookies: if they are used only to collect information in aggregate form, on the number of users who visit the site and how they visit it

c) Functional cookies: allow the user to browse based on a set of selected criteria (eg: language or services to which one has joined) to improve the service provided to the user.

Profiling cookies:

They are aimed at creating user profiles and used to send targeted promotional messages according to the preferences shown while browsing the web. These cookies can be used for these purposes only with the consent of the user.

By accessing the Site, the interested party accepts that these cookies can be installed on their device.

How cookies are used from this site

The following table summarizes how this site and third parties use cookies. These uses include the use of cookies for:

  • know the total number of visitors on an ongoing basis in addition to the types of browsers (eg Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer / Microsoft Edge) and operating systems (eg Windows or Macintosh) used;
  • monitor site performance, including how visitors use it, as well as improve functionality.

What categories of cookies we use and how they can be managed by the user

The types of cookies used can be classified in one of the categories, shown below in the following table:

  1. Essential website cookies (session and browsing)
    1. Purpose of the cookie – These cookies are essential for correct navigation and to take advantage of the site’s functions. These cookies do not collect personal information that can be used for marketing purposes, nor do they store the sites visited. The use of these cookies (which are not stored permanently on the user’s device and are automatically eliminated when the browser is closed) is strictly limited to transmitting session identifiers (consisting of random numbers generated by the server) necessary to allow safe and efficient site exploration. This category of cookies cannot be disabled.
    2. Origin and how to block it – (direct cookies)
  2. Functionality cookies 
    1. Purpose of the cookie – These cookies allow us to remember the choices made (such as the user name, language or geographical location) and provide improved and personalized functions. The information collected by these cookies can be anonymized and does not keep track of browsing activity on other websites. This category of cookies cannot be disabled.
    2. Origin and how to block it – (direct cookies)
  3. Analytics and third-party advertising cookies
    1. Purpose of the cookie – These cookies, also the cache cookies, are set by Google Analytics and are used in order to gather information on the way visitors use the site, including the number of visitors, the sites of origin and the pages visited on our website. . We use this information to compile reports and to improve our website; this allows us, for example, to know any errors detected by users and to ensure immediate navigation, to easily find what they are looking for. In general, these cookies remain on the visitor’s computer until they are deleted.

Similarly, AddToMany, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube can use cookies that are useful for sharing content on social networks or for processing access statistics. Alberto Alemanno does not use these cookies for profiling purposes.

Facebook Connect allows users already registered with Facebook to authenticate themselves on the site without requiring access credentials entered during registration. Alberto Alemanno can adopt, if the user voluntarily uses it, the Facebook Connect system and cookies, to integrate Alberto Alemanno login with the user’s Facebook account. In addition to simplifying the registration process, Facebook Connect allows the website to extend some features of the social network to the site itself, making it easier to share content through Facebook.

Furthermore, the Facebook Pixel cookie is installed which allows Alberto Alemanno to monitor the conversions that occur on its website as a result of the ads it is running on Facebook. For example, if you wish to monitor subscriptions to a particular campaign advertised on Facebook, the cookie will notify Facebook whenever a user has signed up for a particular campaign on Alberto Alemanno website. Facebook compares the conversion event with the group of people who were shown the ad or who clicked on it, in order to provide Alberto Alemanno with information that helps them understand the return on investment for their spending advertising. Alberto Alemanno does not use this cookie for profiling purposes but only for statistical purposes.

Finally, the Google Adwords / Doubleclick conversion Pixel cookie is used by Alberto Alemanno to find out which keywords generate the most clicks on Google and conversions in services requested by Alberto Alemanno (eg campaign memberships). This tool indicates what happened after users clicked on your ad in Google, for example, if they joined a campaign. Thanks to this information, Alberto Alemanno identifies the most effective keywords for its activity. Alberto Alemanno does not use this cookie for profiling purposes, but only in an aggregate manner for statistical purposes.

Finally, third parties could use this information, also combining them with others already available to them for purposes other than those purely technical (functionality or session), subject to the user’s consent. To learn more, access the privacy policy links of the individual third parties and manage your options by following the links presented in the next column and / or set up your browser as described below.

  1. Origin and how to block it – 
    1. Google Analytics privacy policy cookie
    2. AddToAny privacy policy cookie
    3. Facebook privacy policy cookie
    4. Twitter privacy policy cookie
    5. Youtube privacy policy cookie
    6. Facebook Connect privacy policy cookie
    7. Facebook Pixel privacy policy cookie
    8. Google Adwords privacy policy cookie

By accessing the Site, the interested party accepts that these cookies can be installed on their device

Disabling cookies on the browser

By choosing to refuse cookies, the user may not be able to use all the features of the site.

You can block cookies by following the instructions provided by the browser (usually found in the “Help”, “Tools” or “Edit” menus). Disabling a cookie or a category of cookies does not delete them from the browser. Therefore, this operation must be performed directly in the browser.

If you want to delete, disable or restore the cookies on your computer, you can use the cookie configuration pages made available by any third-party content providers, or through the user’s browser options.

Below is a list of instructions for managing cookies in relation to the most common browsers:

Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=it

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/it/kb/Gestione%20dei%20cookie

Microsoft Edge: https://privacy.microsoft.com/it-it/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/it-it/help/17479/windows-internet-explorer-11-change-security-privacy-settings

Safari (macOS): https://support.apple.com/it-it/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Safari (iOS): https://support.apple.com/it-it/HT201265

Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.00/it/cookies.htm

If you are using a mobile device, please refer to its instruction manual to find out how to manage cookies.

For more information on cookies, including how to view those that have been set on the device, how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Previously set cookies

If the user has disabled one or more cookies, we would still be able to use the information collected before such disabling made through the preferences. However, from that moment on, we will cease using cookies to collect additional information.

Additional legal terms

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that websit