Cookies are small text files that the sites visited by users send to their terminals, where they are stored and then retransmitted to the same sites on subsequent visits. Cookies are used for different purposes, have different peculiarities and can be used both by the owner of the site that the user is visiting and by third parties. The main categories into which cookies can be divided are the following:
session or persistent cookies;
technical or profiling cookies;
first-party or third-party cookies.
1.2 Session and persistent cookies
Cookies may expire at the end of a browser session (the period between the user opening a browser window and closing it) or they may be stored for a longer period of time. Session cookies are those that allow websites to link a user’s actions during a browser session. Session cookies expire when the browser session ends. Persistent cookies are stored on a user’s device between browser sessions, for varying periods of time, and allow the user’s preferences or actions with respect to a website to be stored.
1.3 Technical and profiling cookies
Technical cookies are those used by the owner of a site for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication on an electronic communications network, or to the extent strictly necessary for the provider of an information society service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user to provide such service. The prior consent of users is not required for the installation of these cookies when used directly by the site manager.
Profiling cookies are aimed at creating profiles relating to the user and are used in order to send advertising messages in line with the preferences expressed by the same in the context of web browsing. Due to the particular invasiveness that these cookies can have in the private sphere of users, European and Italian legislation provides that the user must be adequately informed about their use, through a short information (banner) and an extended one on the site, and that he must express his express consent in this regard the first time he visits the site. Such consent can be expressed in a general way, by interacting with the brief information banner on the landing page of the site, in the manner indicated in this banner, or it can be provided or denied selectively, according to the methods indicated below. This consent is kept track of on subsequent visits. However, you always have the option of revoking all or part of your consent.
1.4 First-party and third-party cookies
A cookie is “first-party” (so-called “first-party” cookie). first party cookies) or “third-party” cookies (so-called “third-party cookies”). third party cookie) based on the website or domain from which it comes.
First-party cookies are, in essence, cookies set and managed by the site owner. For these cookies, the obligation to provide information, to acquire any prior consent and/or to block cookies is the responsibility of the site owner.
Third-party cookies are cookies set by a domain other than the one you are visiting. For these cookies, the obligation to provide information and indicate the methods for any consent and/or blocking of cookies is the responsibility of the third party, while the owner of the site is only obliged to insert on the site the link to the site of the third party where these elements are available.
2. USE OF COOKIES BY THE SITE
2.1 Introduction
Below, the owner of the site, Fondazione Pubblicità Progresso, with registered office in Via Giuseppe Mercalli 11, 20122, Milan, Italy CF and VAT number 97418260150, e-mail address info@pubblicitaprogresso.org (hereinafter, for brevity, “Data Controller”), provides the user with all the information on the cookies installed on the www.pubblicitaprogresso.org site (hereinafter, for brevity, “Site”).”) and the necessary indications on how to manage your preferences regarding them.
2.2 First-party cookies
The first-party cookies used by the Data Controller on the Site are only of a technical nature. These are functionality cookies, used to activate specific functions of the Site and necessary to provide the service or improve it (e.g. ASP.NET_SessionId is used to facilitate navigation within the Site).
2.3 Third-party cookies
The Website Owner also uses third-party cookies in order to analyse the use of the Website by users and to optimise its use.
The Data Controller points out that with regard to third-party cookies, the same is only obliged to include in this cookie policy the link to the third-party website. On the other hand, it is the responsibility of this person to provide appropriate information on the processing carried out as well as to provide information to users on how to block the cookies used.
The cookies currently used are:
Cookie
Type
Description and link to the privacy policy
_ga
Analytical technician
Tracking cookie used to analyse visits. Link: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=it
_gid
Analytical technician
Cookie used for statistical analysisLink: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=it
_gat
Analytical technician
Cookie used to accelerate the frequency of requestsLink: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=it
How to disable technical cookies: You can deny consent to the use of cookies through specific settings on your browser. Some features of the Site may not function properly if you opt out of the use of cookies.
Below you will find links explaining how to disable cookies for the most popular browsers (for other browsers that may be used, we suggest looking for this option in the software help normally available through the F1 key):
Internet Explorer: Click on the “Tools” button and then on “Internet Options”. Click on the “Privacy” tab and under “Settings” move the slider up to block all cookies.
Google Chrome: Click the menu in your browser’s toolbar. Select “Settings.” Click “Show advanced settings.” In the “Privacy” section, click the “Content Settings” button. Select “Prevent sites from setting data.”
Mozilla Firefox: Click on the menu button and select “Options”. Select the “Privacy” panel. Under “History settings”: select “use custom settings”. To enable cookies, tick “Accept cookies from sites”; to disable cookies, unmark the item.
Safari: Click on “Safari” in the menu bar, then on “Preferences”. Now click on “Privacy”, then “Details” to select the site, then select “Remove”.
Alternatively, it is possible to disable only Google Analytics cookies, using the opt-out add-on provided by Google for the main browsers https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=it
It should be noted that the information acquired by the cookies identified above is anonymized in advance before sending the data to the third party owner.
In any case, this information does not allow users to be personally identified.
2.4 Social network interaction cookies
These services allow you to interact with social networks, or other external platforms, directly from the pages of this Site. The interactions and information acquired by this Site are in any case subject to the user’s privacy settings relating to each social network. In the event that a social network interaction service is installed, it is possible that, even if users do not use the service, it may collect traffic data relating to the pages on which it is installed.
Facebook Social Widgets (Facebook Inc.)
Facebook social widgets are services for interaction with the Facebook social network, provided by Facebook Inc.
In addition to what is indicated in the previous paragraph regarding the possibility of disabling cookies by accessing the link where the relevant privacy policy of third parties is present, the user can manage cookie preferences directly within their browser and prevent – for example – third parties from installing them. Through the browser preferences it is also possible to delete cookies installed in the past, including the cookie in which consent to the installation of cookies by this Site is saved. It is important to note that if you disable all cookies, the operation of this Site may be impaired. You can find information on how to manage and/or block cookies in your browser at the following addresses:
