EXTENDED INFORMATION ON COOKIES AND COOKIE POLICY

WHAT ARE COOKIES

Cookies are small text files that are automatically placed on the browser’s PC in the browser. They contain basic information on browsing the Internet and thanks to the browser are recognized every time the user visits the site.

By default, almost all web browsers are set to automatically accept cookies, but you can change this setting to ensure that cookies are not installed.

Typically cookies can be installed:

directly from the owner and/or manager of the website (c.d. first-party cookies);
by persons unrelated to the website visited by the user (c.d. third-party cookies).

This website may use, also in combination with each other, the following types of cookies classified according to the indications of the Privacy Guarantor and the Opinions issued in the European context by the Working Group pursuant to art. 29 of the GDPR.

Session, are cookies that are not permanently stored on the user’s computer and are deleted when the browser is closed; they are strictly limited to the transmission of session identifiers necessary to allow safe browsing and efficient site avoiding the use of other technologies that could compromise the privacy of users’ browsing.

Persistent, are cookies that remain stored on your computer’s hard drive until they expire or delete by users/visitors. Through persistent cookies, visitors who access the site (or any other users who use the same computer) are automatically recognized at each visit. Visitors can set their computer’s browser to accept/reject all cookies or display a warning every time a cookie is proposed, in order to evaluate whether or not to accept it. The user can, however, change the default configuration and disable cookies (ie block them permanently), setting the highest level of protection.

Technicals, are the cookies used to authenticate themselves, to take advantage of multimedia content such as flash player or to allow the choice of the language of navigation. In general, it is therefore not necessary to obtain the preventive and informed consent of the user. This also includes cookies used to statistically analyze accesses/visits to the site only if used exclusively for statistical purposes and through the collection of information in aggregate form.

Non-technical, are all cookies used for profiling and marketing purposes. Their use on users’ terminals is prohibited if they have not been adequately informed and have not given valid consent in this regard. This category includes cookies c.d. Analytics that are used to collect and analyze statistical information on accesses/visits to the website.

COOKIES ON THIS WEBSITE

TECHNICAL COOKIES THAT DO NOT REQUIRE CONSENT

Session/browsing cookies (first-party cookies): these are cookies that allow you to take advantage of the site’s functionality without storing personal data. These cookies allow, for example, to report an error in the compilation of a contact form or to view the content in its own language

Cookie name	Domain	Purpose	Expiry
PHPSESSID	essepienne.com	general purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables	Session
cookie_notice_accepted	essepienne.com	This cookie identifies that Cookie Policy has been accepted by the user	30 days
icl_current_language	essepienne.com	Used to store language preferences and to serve up content in the stored language	1 day

Anonymous statistical cookies (third-party cookies): these are statistical cookies (Google Analytics) installed by Google Inc. These statistical cookies use the technique of anonymization of the IP address (see IP analytics optimization ) and therefore do not store any personal user data but only aggregate statistical data. We also remind you that there are suitable tools provided by Google for the deactivation of Google Analitycs cookies. More privacy information in Google Analytics is available at this link (https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/support/)

Cookie name	Domain	Purpose	Expiry
_ga	google.com	This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier.	2 years
_gat	google.com	This cookie is used to throttle the request rate-limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites	1 day
_gd	google.com	This cookie is used to distinguish unique users for statistical purpose	1 day

COOKIES FOR WHICH CONSENT IS REQUIRED

This type of cookies are not present on this website

MANAGE YOUR COOKIE PREFERENCES THROUGH THE BROWSER

We remind you that you can manage your cookie preferences even using your browser.

IF YOU USE INTERNET EXPLORER

In Internet Explorer, click on “Tools” then “Internet Options”. On the Privacy tab, move the cursor up to block all cookies or down to allow all cookies, and then click OK.

For more information: Visit the Microsoft website (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

IF YOU USE THE FIREFOX BROWSER

Go to the “Tools” menu of the browser and select the “Options” menu Click on the “Privacy” tab, uncheck the “Accept cookies” box and click OK.

For more information: Visit the Mozilla site (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences)

IF YOU USE THE SAFARI BROWSER

From the Safari Browser select the “Edit” menu and select “Preferences”. Click on “Privacy”. Set the “Block cookies” setting always “and click OK.

For more information: Visit the Apple Safari website (https://support.apple.com/en-nz/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac)

IF YOU USE THE GOOGLE CHROME BROWSER

Click on the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar. Select “Settings”. Click on “Show advanced settings”. In the “Privacy” section, click on the “Content settings” button. In the “Cookies” section, select “Do not allow sites to store data” and check “block cookies and third-party site data”, and then click OK.

For more information: Visit the Chrome site (https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en)

If you use any other browser

Search in the browser settings the way cookies are managed.