Cookie Policy

COOKIE POLICY

This information (“extended information”) relates only to the online activities of the site https://vdagroup.com/ for users of the site. It does not apply to information collected through different channels, other websites, third-party online services reachable through pop-ups or links.

For further information on the processing of personal data, please refer to the Privacy Policy.

What is a cookie and what is it for?

Cookies are small text strings that the websites visited by the user (so-called publishers or “first parties”) or different websites or servers (so-called “third parties”) place and store within a device terminal available to the user. Strings can be stored in users’ browser folders while browsing websites, and then retransmitted to the sites that generated them during a subsequent visit.

Cookies contain both personal data (such as IP address, username, unique identification code and e-mail address) and non-personal data, such as language settings or information on the type of device a person is using to browse the site.

While browsing, the cookies relating to the site you are browsing are sent back to the server, which uses the value of the cookie for various purposes, such as, for example: facilitating consultation of the site, remembering the preferences expressed by the user in previous browsing sessions and improve the browsing experience; conveying advertising messages; acquiring statistical information relating to user navigation, etc.

What types of cookies exist?

Cookies can be classified according to their characteristics.

According to their duration they are divided into:

permanent: once the browser is closed they are not destroyed but remain up to a preset expiration date;
session: they are destroyed every time the browser is closed.

From a subjective point of view they are divided into:

“first party”: when they are collected independently by the publisher site;
“third party”: when they are collected on behalf of different sites or servers.

In relation to their characteristics, cookies are then divided into:

Technical cookies

These cookies, always sent from our domain, are necessary to view the site correctly and in relation to the technical services offered. They will therefore always be used and sent and are transferred to the user’s device only during the browser session, unless the user changes the settings in his browser. These cookies can in fact be deactivated and/or eliminated through the browser settings, but the visualization of the site’s pages could be compromised.

The use of this type of cookie does not require prior consent.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies are used to recognize a user who returns to visit the site. They allow you to personalize content and remember your preferences (for example, the selected language or region). They help to perform certain functionalities such as sharing website content on social media platforms, collecting feedback and other third party functionalities. These cookies do not collect information that can identify the user. All information collected is anonymous.

The use of this type of cookie requires the prior consent of the user.

Analytical cookies

The cookies in this category are used to collect information on the use of the site. The Data Controller will use this information for anonymous statistical analysis in order to improve the use of the site and to make the contents more interesting and relevant to the wishes of users. This type of cookie collects anonymous data on user activity and how it arrived on the site. Analytical cookies are sent from the site itself or from third-party domains.

The use of this type of cookie requires the prior consent of the user.

Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies are aimed at creating user profiles and are used in order to display advertising messages in line with the preferences expressed by the user while surfing the net.

The use of this type of cookie requires the prior consent of the user.

How is consent to the use of functional, analytical and marketing cookies requested?

The consent is collected through the use of a special cookie banner – containing the “brief” information – and distinguishing the various types of cookies, thus guaranteeing the choice for each type. In case of new access, you will not be asked again to express this consent.

The denial of consent to the collection and processing of data could compromise the browsing experience on the site.

Your consent will be requested again:

when one or more conditions of the processing change significantly (eg modification of the “third parties”);
when it’s impossible for the website manager to know that a cookie has already been previously stored on the device to be re-transmitted to the site that generated it (e.g. if the user decides to delete cookies from his device) ;
when at least 6 months have passed since the previous presentation of the banner.

Can cookies be disabled?

To learn more about the ways in which the browser used stores cookies during navigation, we report the links of the various suppliers.

Mozilla Firefox

https://support.mozilla.org/it/kb/Gestione%20dei%20cookie

Google Chrome

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=it

Microsoft Edge

https://privacy.microsoft.com/it-it

Safari

https://support.apple.com/it-it/guide/safari/sfri11471/15.1/mac/12.0

Safari on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677?viewlocale=it_IT

In the event that the browser used is not present in this list, it’s possible to request more information by sending us an email. We will provide the requested information.

It’s also possible to activate the Do Not Track function, which is present in most recent browsers.

Finally, it’s possible to activate the anonymous browsing mode, through which you can navigate without leaving a trace of navigation data in the browser. However, the anonymous browsing function does not guarantee anonymity on the internet, because it only serves not to keep browsing data in the browser, while the browsing data will continue to be available to website managers and connectivity providers.

Examples by categories of Cookies and other tracking tools used by this site

First party cookies

pll_language

This website uses the pll_language functional cookie to determine the visitor’s preferred language and to set the website language to that preference, if possible.

Place of processing: Germany

Retention: 1 year

cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary

This website uses this cookie to determine whether the user has given consent on cookies.

Place of processing: Germany

Retention: 1 year

cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessary

This website uses this cookie to determine whether the user has given consent on cookies.

Place of processing: Germany

Retention: 1 year

Third party cookies

Google Analytics

This website uses the navigation data monitoring system Google Analytics, a web traffic analysis service provided by Google Inc., through which third-party cookies are transmitted, collected and managed in aggregate form to monitor and improve website performance. Visitors’ IP addresses are anonymised. The data generated by Google Analytics are stored by Google as indicated in the information available at the following link:

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=it

Place of processing: United States

Retention: 2 years

Google reCAPTCHA

Within the “Contact” and “Technical Support” pages, this website uses the Google reCAPTCHA anti-spam protection system, provided by Google Inc., in order to distinguish human users from bots.