COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

Definition, characteristics, and types

By “cookies,” we mean any tracking technology that stores or accesses information on your device, including SDKs, tracking pixels, HTML5 local storage, and fingerprinting techniques.

While some cookies and tracking technologies are strictly necessary for browsing a website (for example, cookies that remember your preferences and settings or cookies that keep your account logged in), others require your consent to be installed (for example, to allow you to receive information about other products and services, or to improve your browsing experience).

Cookies are generally classified as follows:

• by purpose (technical cookies, analytical cookies, profiling cookies);
• for publishers (first-party cookies, third-party cookies); and
• by duration (session cookies, persistent cookies).

This classification is important because different legal requirements apply depending on the type of cookie.

For purposes

Technical cookies

Technical cookies are used solely for the purpose of transmitting messages over an electronic communications network, or to provide a service specifically requested by the user. In other words, technical cookies are essential for the proper functioning of a website and for providing the service offered and requested by the user. For example, technical cookies can be used to monitor sessions, store specific server access information related to the user's configuration, facilitate the use of online content, or keep track of items in a shopping cart or information used to fill out a form. Your express consent is not required for the use of technical cookies.

Analytical cookies

Analytical cookies can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of a service provided. In other words, analytical cookies can be used to track website traffic and performance, collecting aggregate data on the number of visitors and how they interact with the site in order to improve its services. For example, analytical cookies can collect information on how users access a website, including the number of visitors broken down by geographical area, the number of pages visited, or the number of users who viewed a specific section of the website. Analytical cookies, if properly anonymized, can be installed without your prior explicit consent as they are similar to technical cookies.

Profiling cookies

Profiling cookies can be used to trace specific actions or recurring behavioral patterns in the use of the features offered to specific, identified, or identifiable individuals, in order to group different profiles into homogeneous clusters of varying sizes. This allows a company to provide increasingly personalized services beyond what is strictly necessary for the provision of the service, as well as to send targeted advertising messages, i.e., in line with the preferences expressed by the user while browsing the web. In other words, profiling cookies can be used to deliver behavioral advertising, measure the effectiveness of ads, or customize the services offered in line with user behavior. For example, profiling cookies can be used to create user profiles and offer content in line with the user's interests, or to send targeted ads or messages. Your explicit consent is required for the installation of profiling cookies.

For publishers

First-party cookies

Cookies are installed directly by the website that the user is browsing. In other words, the website publisher installs cookies directly without using third-party publishers.

Third-party cookies

So-called third-party cookies are set by external providers other than those of the website you are browsing. In other words, the website publisher installs cookies indirectly, using third-party publishers. The data collected by these third parties is governed by their specific policies on the processing of personal data and the use of cookies, over which we have no control. When our Site hosts non-anonymized third-party analytical cookies and profiling cookies, you will be asked to consent to these cookies via a specific banner. Where appropriate, you can manage and delete these cookies at any time by accessing the third parties' privacy policies.

By duration

Session cookies

Session cookies expire at the end of your browsing session and are deleted after you close your browser.

Persistent cookies

Persistent cookies last longer than a single browsing session.

List of cookies used

Google Analytics 4 (Google Ireland Limited)

Google Analytics is a statistics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). Google uses the Personal Data collected for the purpose of tracking and examining the use of spiagge.it, compiling reports, and sharing them with other services developed by Google.

Google may use Personal Data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its advertising network.

In Google Analytics 4, gli indirizzi IP vengono utilizzati al momento della raccolta e poi eliminati prima che i dati vengano registrati in qualsiasi data center o server. Per saperne di più, è possibile consultare la official Google documentation.

Personal Data processed: Usage data, number of Users, session statistics, and Tracking Tools.

Luogo del trattamento: Irlanda – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

Storage duration:

• _ga: 2 years
• _ga_*: 2 years

Cookie management

You can authorize, block, or delete (in whole or in part) cookies through the specific functions of your browser. However, we inform you that by disabling technical cookies, the Site may not be accessible or some services or certain functions may not be available or may not function properly, and you may be forced to modify or manually enter certain information or preferences each time you visit the Site.

For more information on how to set your cookie preferences through your browser, please refer to the relevant instructions:

1. Internet
2. Explorer
3. Firefox
4. Chrome
5. Safari

If you do not use any of the browsers listed above, select “cookies” in the relevant section of the help menu to find out where your cookie folder is located.

Per ulteriori informazioni su come limitare l'uso di cookie di terze parti installati nel tuo browser, puoi visitare il sito www.youronlinechoices.comYou can also manage your choices regarding third-party cookies using online platforms such as AdChoice or All about cookies.

CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

We may modify or update this Policy, including due to changes in data protection laws or if we implement new features or functionalities that involve the processing of personal data. We therefore invite you to visit this page regularly to review the most recent and updated version of the Policy. Continued use of the Platform by the User will be considered acceptance of the Privacy Policy as amended.

Last updated February 1, 2024