Cookie

Cookie Policy

Updated January 2022 – Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) – supervisory authority for the protection of personal data GPDP

1. Introduction
Our website uses cookies and similar local technologies to memorise both first-party and third-party preferences.
Different types of cookies have distinct functions as described below.

2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text strings, not necessarily files on the computer, sent by a server to a client (i.e. a website’s visitor) and then sent back to be read by the server. Each time the user returns to the website, the browser retrieves and sends the file to the site server. Generally, cookies are used to improve how a website operates and users’ experience of it, for example through automatic authentication, storing of language, text size, type, location, or information for statistical purposes, as web pages have no “memory” of their own.
No personal data of users are acquired in this process by the website. Cookies are not used to transmit personal information, nor are systems used to track users.
If you share access to your computer with other people, we recommend always deleting your browsing data when you close your browser. This increases security by deleting sensitive data after your browsing session.

3. Types of Cookies

- Technical / functional
Cookies defined as “technical” or “functional” are part of the cookies necessary for the proper functioning of a website. These cookies are used to store the language of a website or to keep a user session active between pages. Without the use of these technical cookies we cannot guarantee the proper functioning of our website.

- Analytical
The analytical cookies we use aim to keep statistics of visits and website behaviour. The collection of this information takes place in an anonymous and aggregated form. We use it to understand errors and intervene where necessary and not for monitoring the general progress of visits. For these cookies, users’ express acceptance is requested.

- Marketing
Marketing and profiling cookies are third-party cookies used to create and track user profiles in order to carry out specific and targeted promotional activities. For example, it is useful for targeted advertising campaigns or for marketing operations in order to reach only potentially interested users, where possible. For these cookies, users’ express acceptance is requested.

4. Consent
When a user visits the website for the first time, a pop-up banner is displayed in order to provide information and allow users to express their consent. Users can also click on the "close" button (symbol X) to close the pop-up banner without providing any consent, except for technical cookies and the basic operation of the website. Users may always review their consent by clicking on the "Cookies Policy" tab at the bottom left to reopen the pop-up banner and make any necessary changes.

5. Cookies used

Name	Expiration	Function
PHPSESSID	1 day	This server side Cookie is used to temporary store user language preference and user session navigation.
bca-user-login-courtesy-message	1 year	Used to show once a courtesy message on user login.
bca-user-login-message	1 year	Used to show once a courtesy message on user login.
cmsconsentbannerset	6 months	Store if user has made a choice on the cookie banner so it will not appear every time.
functionality_storage	6 months	Store the user opt-in or opt-out for the necessary cookie.
analytics_storage	6 months	Store the user opt-in or opt-out for the analytics cookie.
ad_storage	6 months	Store the user opt-in or opt-out for the marketing cookie.

Name	Expiration	Function
_ga	1 day	Store and count pageviews Google Tag Manager
_gat_*	1 day	Store and count pageviews Google Tag Manager
_gid	1 day	Store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing
_gcl_au	1 day	Used to match a click on AD in order to link to the landing page Google Tag Manager

Name	Expiration	Function
IDE	1 year	Tracking cookie from doubleclick.net Google Marketing platform
oo	5 years	Facebook cookie
sb	1 year	Facebook cookie to identify the browser securly
datr	1 year	Facebook cookie to check if user access social from more devices
xs	1 year	Facebook cookie to remeber the single sign in preference
c_user	1 day or 90 days	Facebook cookie to store the user ID of the logged in user
_fbp	1 day	Facebook cookie used to detect conversions

6. How to manage/block cookies on your PC

Cookies can be deleted or edited from users’ browsers. Visitors have full control over cookies and their use. Please note that if cookies are completely disabled, users will not be able to view and use the website properly. The procedure may vary depending on users’ browsers: here are some guides for the most popular browsers:

- Cookies Guide - Chrome
- Cookies Guide - Firefox
- Cookies Guide - Safari

7. Updating of this policy

We reserve the right to amend this Cookie Policy, in full or in part, at our discretion. All changes will come into effect as soon as the updated policy is published on the site. Use of the site or services after this policy has been amended implies acceptance of these changes. If you do not accept the terms of this Cookie Policy in full or in part, you must stop using the site and the services that we offer.