Cookie Policy

Version 1.0 - December 2020

The website https://www.covertechgroup.com (hereinafter also referred to as the "Website") uses cookies for the following purposes: computer authentication, session monitoring, storage of information on specific settings regarding users who access the server.

This document provides detailed information on the use of cookies and similar technologies, how they are used on the Website and how to manage them.

Visitors may set their browser settings in order to reject or accept the cookies. Acceptance of cookies by your browser may be disabled by changing the aforementioned settings.

For more information on the processing of personal data by the Data Controller (Covertech s.r.l.) click here.

  1. Definition

Cookies are short fragments of text (letters and / or numbers) that allow the web server to store information on the browser to be reused during the same visit to the Website (session cookies) or later, even days later (persistent cookies). Cookies are stored, according to user preferences, by the single browser on the specific device used (computer, tablet, smartphone).

  1. Types of cookies
    1. There are different categories of cookies, with different characteristics and scope:
      1. Technical cookies: these are cookies that are essential for the proper functioning of the Website and are used for the sole purpose of transmitting a communication over an electronic communications network, or to the extent strictly necessary for the provider of a service from the company information explicitly requested by the subscriber or user to provide this service;
      2. Analytics cookies:  these are cookies used to anonymously collect and analyze traffic and use of the Website. These cookies, even without identifying the user, allow, for example, to detect if the same user returns to connect at different times. They also allow you to monitor the system and improve its performance and usability. Disabling these cookies can be made without any loss of functionality;
      3. Profiling cookies: these are persistent cookies used to identify (anonymously or not) user preferences and improve their browsing experience;
      4. Third-party cookies (analytics and / or profiling): these are cookies generated by organizations not belonging to the Website, but integrated into parts of the Website page. Think for example of Google "widgets" (eg . Google Maps) or "social plugins" (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.).
    2. Information collected by "third parties" are subject to the related privacy policies better listed below. 
  1. Types of cookies
    1. The Website uses the following cookies:

No.

Code

Provider

Type of cookie

Third party/First Party

Scope

Term

Other information

1

[abcdef0123456789]{32}

CMS

Technical

First

Technical

End of the session

  
 

NID

Google Maps

Technical

Third

Location

6 months

  

2

_ga

Google Analytics

Analitycs

Third

Statistic

2 years

To register a unique ID in order to generate statistical reports based on user experience. 

3

_gid

Google Analytics

Analitycs

Third

Statistic

1 day

To register a unique ID in order to generate statistical reports based on user experience.*(see at the bottom of the table).

4

_gat

Google Analytics

Analitycs

Third

Statistic

1 day

Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate

* We adopt tools to reduce the identifying power of cookies (IP anonymization: illustration of the technical operation at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2763052?hl=en) and we have configured the service so as to prevent the association of the remaining portion of the IP address with other data held by Google (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/3379636?hl=en); we have also implemented controls for data retention, setting the period to 50 months (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=en).

 

  1. Management

    1. The User may accept or not cookies using the settings on his/her browser.

    2. Disabling third party cookies does not prevent the user from accessing the content of the Website. If the user disable all the cookies, he/she may still access the content of the Website save for cookies session for user’s authentication.

    3. The setting can be defined specifically for the different websites and web applications. Furthermore, the best browsers allow you to define different settings for various types of cookies:

      1. Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Gestione%20dei%20cookie
      2. Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/delete-and-manage-cookies-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d
      3. Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
      4. Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.00/it/cookies.html
      5. Safari for Mac: https://support.apple.com/it-it/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
      6. Safari for iOS: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac

    4. We also highlight the possibility of using specific tools for the management of privacy regarding cookies for advertising purposes such as Your Online Choices (http://www.youronlinechoices.com) limited to the advertising networks that adhere to the initiative. For more information, http://www.edaa.eu.
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