Definition of cookies
The website essequattro.it uses cookies. As clarified by the Data Protection Authority in the FAQ of December 2012 (available at www.garanteprivacy.it), cookies are “small text files” – formed of letters and numbers – “that the websites visited by the user send to his or her terminal (usually the browser), where they are stored in order to be re-transmitted to the same websites on the user’s next visit”. Cookies are intended to facilitate the web traffic analysis, to signal when a specific site or a part of it is visited, to categorized its visitors in order to provide personalized content, and to help administrators improve the site and browsing experience of their users.
Cookies do not allow us access to any other information stored on your device, even though this is where the cookies are downloaded. Cookies cannot load codes of any kind, carry viruses or malware, and are not harmful to the user’s terminal.
Below, you can find all the information about the cookies installed from this site, and all of the necessary information about how to manage your own preferences in this regard.
User’s Consent
When logging on to any page on essequattro.it for the first time, the user will see a brief notice about the use of cookies. When you close this information window by clicking on the close button, or clicking outside the window itself while continuing your navigation, you agree to the use of cookies stated in this Cookie Policy.
The website will remember the user’s choices and therefore the notice will not reappear when logging on subsequently, from the same device. However, the user has the option to totally or partially revoke the consent already given.
Cookies may be deactivated completely from your browser by using the relevant function, which is available on most browsing software.
However, please remember that if you do deactivate cookies, some functionalities on essequattro.it may be unavailable.
Below are the links to the policies of the main browsers, to obtain further information about deactivating cookies: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Edge, IEMobile.
To deactivate third-party profiling and performance cookies individually, please see the section “THIRD PARTY COOKIES, RELEASED BY WEBSITES OTHER THAN essequattro.it”.
With regard to profiling cookies that offer customised advertising, please note that if you do opt out, you will still receive generic advertising.
To opt out and deactivate customised advertisements by changing the settings on your mobile device, please follow the instructions below:
Android
- open the “Google Settings” app on your device
- scroll down and select “Google”
- select “Advertisements”
- Select “Deactivate advertisements based on interests” or “Deactivate customised advertisements”
iOS
- iOS devices use the Apple Advertising identifier. For more information on how to limit the monitoring of advertisements with this identifier, visit the “Settings on your device” or the page https://support.apple.com/it-it/HT205223.
If you encounter technical problems in providing consent, we ask you to contact us using the relevant channels on this website, so we can help you.
Cookies used on this site
The use of cookies by the Data Controller (Essequattro Spa headquartered at Via del lavoro n.8, 36040 – Grisignano di Zocco VI – Italy), is covered in its Privacy Policy.
To enable the enjoyment of our site and the performance of our services, we make use of both so-called persistent cookies (i.e. cookies that remain in the memory until they are deleted manually by the user or for which there is a long-term planned removal) or so-called session cookies, which are not stored on the visitor’s computer permanently, and disappear when the browser is closed.
We use different kinds of cookies – with specific functions – that can be classified as follows:
FIRST PARTY COOKIES RELEASED BY essequattro.it
| TYPES OF COOKIES | WHAT DO THEY DO? |
| Technical / Session cookies Technical / navigation cookies (The user’s consent is not required for this type of cookie) |
They are indispensable for the proper functioning of our website and enable you to navigate and view content. Their eventual decommissioning from the site would result in malfunctions. This type of cookies are required, for example, to keep a browsing session open or to allow the access to restricted areas. They can temporarily remember words, inserted while filling out a form, when you return to a previous page during the same session. |
| Technical / Functional cookies (The user’s consent is not required for this type of cookie) |
They allow the user to avail himself of the site features and an easier navigation. When cookies are enabled the site functions at its best; however you can decide to disable them on your device. Generally speaking, cookies of this type can for example memorize a visitor’s language choice or save (for a limited time) the items in the virtual cart should the session close before the purchase has been completed. |
| Technical / consent cookies (The user’s consent is not required for this type of cookie) |
This cookie keeps track of the visitor’s consent to the use of cookies on this site, so that the notification and the request for consent are not repeated on later visits. |
THIRD PARTY COOKIES RELEASED BY WEBSITES OTHER THAN essequattro.it
TYPES OF COOKIE
| TYPES OF COOKIES | WHAT DO THEY DO? |
| Statistical/analytical cookies (The user’s consent is required for this type of cookie) |
These are used to collect information about user traffic patterns on our site. This information is analysed in aggregate form for statistical purposes only. They are not necessary, but they are of great assistance to us, and help us improve our content and services according to recommendations derived from an analysis of the statistics. |
| Profiling / Advertising cookies (The user’s consent is required for this type of cookie) |
They are used to present you content more suitable for you. They can also be used, for example, to limit the number of times a content is advertised or to help us evaluate the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns or ad campaigns on our Internet sites. They are not necessary but they do allow us to offer content that better reflect your interests. |
Third-Party Cookies
When browsing this website you will receive cookies from Essequattro Spa and also cookies from third party websites, who may set cookies on your device on our behalf, for the purposes of providing their services.
Third-party cookies allow us to obtain comprehensive surveys about visitors’ browsing habits. We use these cookies, for example, to collect information for advertising purposes, to customise content, to process statistics on the use of our website and to evaluate your interest in specific content or services. More detailed information about these cookies can be found in the following paragraphs and on the websites of the third parties in question.
Statistical cookies (third-party)
essequattro.it uses Google Analytics, a web traffic analysis service provided by Google, Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway – Mountain View – CA94043 USA, which uses cookies to collect and analyse users’ browsing data in aggregate form. Neither Essequattro Spa nor Google will associate your IP address with any data in their possession, to identify you directly.
The data collected will be processed by the Google Analytics systems to produce reports for the administrators of essequattro.it, who will use it to check that the services are functioning correctly, and the level of satisfaction with the content offered, if applicable.
To disable statistical cookies and prevent Google Analytics from collecting your browsing data, please download the opt out component to deactivate Google Analytics, which you will find here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Our web pages may contain plug-ins of the most popular social networks (a.e. Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin) managed by the third parties involved.
Such plug-ins could for example correspond to Facebook’s “Like” buttons or Twitter’s “Retweet” buttons. If you access one of our web pages, equipped with a similar plug-in, the internet browser connects directly to the third-party servers and the plug-in is displayed on the screen thanks to the connection with the browser. The plug-in may communicate to third-party servers which pages the user has visited.
If a social network user visits our web pages while logged in to their account, this information may be associated with the account. Even if you use the plug-in functions (for example, by clicking the “Like” button), the information will be associated with the account.
If they disagree with the use of cookies, the user must configure their browser to disable receipt of cookies or not use this site. When cookies are disabled, the site or some of its functions may not work properly.
To modify the use of cookies, block their use or delete cookies on your computer, access your browser settings.
Most browsers have the ability to accept or reject cookies or to accept only a specific ones (e.g. cookies from specific sites).
Although similar configuration steps are generally used, cookies configuration methods vary according to the browser in use. For more details about the procedure, users can visit the website www.aboutcookies.org, or read the “Help” section on their browser.
For more information about cookies and managing your preferences for third-party cookies, please visit www.youronlinechoices.com.
