COOKIE POLICY
What are cookies
Cookies are the most famous building blocks of information on the web. They are small text files that the sites visited send to the terminal (i.e. all devices with an IP such as computer, tablet, smartphone) of the user, where they are stored and then retransmitted to the same sites on the next visit. They are very useful both for performing authentication (and speeding them up) and for monitoring sessions and memorizing some technical parts of the terminal-remote exchange that would otherwise be impossible. Through cookies, therefore, it is possible to store and retrieve information on the user’s browsing habits and / or on the mobile device with which the user accesses the website, generally anonymously.
These small files, used by the site www.lamiastellata.it have the purpose of:
- generate access statistics in aggregate and anonymous form of frequenting and returning to the site.
- keep the browsing session active
During the visits to the site www.lamiastellata.it, therefore, some information will be recorded on the user’s hard disk.
For more information on the owner of the personal data processing, please refer to the Owner of personal data processing section in our Privacy Policy.
Technical and third-party cookies
The website www.lamiastellata.it uses the cc.dd. technical cookies, or those used for the sole purpose of “carrying out the transmission of a communication over 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 this service “(see Article 122, paragraph 1 of the Code);
(a) The technical cookies used by Lamia Stellata may be session or persistent.
Session cookies are temporary cookies that last only until the user closes the browser. Persistent cookies, on the other hand, remain on the hard disk or on the device of the user who browses the aforementioned site until their expiration date or until the user proceeds with the relative cancellation operation. These cookies can be used for security purposes, to help the user navigate between pages and to provide information more effectively.
The www.lamiastellata.it site will also use cookies to collect statistical information on the use of the site in order to continuously improve its design and functionality, to know the number of visitors and to help us answer questions regarding the Website.
(b) The www.lamiastellata.it site also allows the sending of “third party” cookies, ie performance cookies managed by third parties that are created and subject to domains external to the site. This website has no control over these cookies.
The “third party” cookies on this website can be grouped into the following types:
- Cookies necessary or those strictly necessary for the basic functioning of our Site and which allow you to navigate within the Site itself using the desired functions. Without these cookies we cannot provide the services that allow the website to function.
- Performance cookies, that is, those that collect information anonymously on how many visitors use the site www.lamiastellata.it and that let you know how many visitors interact with the website, providing information on the areas visited, the time spent and any problems encountered ( such as, for example, error messages). This information allows to improve the performance of the Website. One of the main performance cookies used by the website is Google Webmaster, on this point the user is invited to visit the following pages in order to acquire more information: https: // www. google.com/webmasters/tools/home?hl=en, e http: //www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.
- Functionality cookies, that is, those that improve the visitor experience of the Website and that can, for example, remember information such as language. Memorizing user preferences allows the website to offer better and more personalized functions.
The www.lamiastellata.it site also hosts the cookies described below.
The third-party cookies used by the www.lamiastellata.it site are:
- Google Analytics
The www.lamiastellata.it site uses a web analysis service provided by Google, the so-called Google Analytics which, through “cookies” (see cookies policy), that is, text files stored on the user’s PC, acquires useful information to understand the use of the website by the user (including the address IP). This information will be transmitted and stored on Google’s servers in the United States and will be used for the purpose of: (a) tracking and examining the use of the aforementioned site by users; (b) compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.
Google may also transfer this information to third parties where this is required by law or where such third parties process the aforementioned information on behalf of Google and, in any case, will not associate the user’s IP address with any other data already owned. Therefore, this service allows you to analyze website visitor statistics always anonymously and in aggregate form.
As per the indications of the Privacy Guarantor, “in the event that a site also allows the transmission of” third party “cookies, the information and the acquisition of consent are normally the responsibility of the third party.” (source: http://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/2145979).
The privacy policy of Google Analytics can be viewed at: http://www.google.com/intl/it_it/analytics/privacyoverview.html.
The user may refuse to use these cookies by selecting the appropriate setting directly from their browser, although this may result in the possibility of not being able to use all the features of the website www.lamiastellata.it
- Social network cookies
The www.lamiastellata.it site is equipped with a button that contains a link to the relevant Facebook.com, Booking.com and Tripadvisor.it pages. By clicking on this button, the user will have the possibility to also follow any updates.
The site could also use the so-called plugins of the social network Facebook.com and is equipped with a “Like” button which contains a link to the facebook page. By clicking on this button, the user will also have the option of following updates on the Facebook page.
More details on Facebook plugins, and their characteristics, can be found on http://developers.facebook.com/ while for the relative privacy policy the user is invited to consult https://www.facebook.com/policy.php .
If the user is enrolled in one of the aforementioned social networks and wishes that, during the visit of the website www.lamiastellata.it the data is not recorded on his profile, he must log out from the respective social network before activation buttons.
The technical cookies used by the site www.lamiastellata.it are:
- SlimStat
The website www.lamiastellata.it may use SlimStat in order to monitor the number of visitors and to analyze the use of the website by the user. This plugin uses the first part of the cookie associated with the domain, to collect data for statistical purposes and limiting its use strictly for this purpose. SlimStat implements so-called cookies and will not associate the user’s actual IP address with other data that it may contain. In doing so, SlimStat does not provide information on the entire IP address because, using a method known as ‘IP mask’ through which only partial information is shown, thus making user identification absolutely impossible. Through this procedure, therefore, Lamia Stellata collects user data for statistical purposes only and for the sole purpose of improving the aforementioned website, allowing the user who visits www.lamiastellata.it that the data collected during access is used. for the purposes described in this paragraph. The information thus collected will not be disclosed to third parties and, in any case, the user will have the possibility to allow, block or delete the cookies installed on the device used through the browser options installed on the PC or through the privacy options of the mobile device from which he accesses on the web. If, however, the user were to block this function, the full functionality of the website could be compromised.
The information generated by the cookie on the use of the site www.lamiastellata.it (including the user’s IP address) is however guaranteed by the Privacy Policy published on the website and which the user is invited to view.
How to disable cookies
Finally, the user is informed that, if he decides not to accept cookies, some functions, services or features of the www.lamiastellata.it site may not be available.
If, on the other hand, the user wishes to disable third-party cookies once accepted, he will have to directly access the browser settings at the following addresses:
– INTERNET EXPLORER: http://windows.microsoft.com/it-it/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-8
– FIREFOX: http://support.mozilla.org/it/kb/Gestione%20dei%20cookie?redirectlocale=en-US&redirectslug=Cookies
– CHROME: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=it