COOKIE POLICY
Pursuant to article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), Guala Closures S.p.A., provides you the following information relating to the cookies installed on the domain https://www.gualaclosures.com (hereinafter the "Website").
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text fragments, normally made up of letters and/or numbers, which are sent from the Website and stored by the browser installed on the device used for navigation. Cookies are then re-transmitted to the Website on your next visit.
Cookies allow to store information about visits made to the Website and represent a very useful technology, because they facilitate the functioning of the Website, making it more efficient. Without Cookies, the Website would have no way to "remember" some information.
Cookies can be classified according to:
- duration;
- origin;
- scope.
Cookies that expire at the end of a browser session (normally when the browser is closed or when the session expires) are called “session cookies” and are useful, for example, to keep the browsing session active. Cookies which, on the other hand, are stored for a longer period of time (between one session and another) are called “persistent cookies” and are useful, for example, to remember user’s preferences or to offer targeted advertising.
The definition of first party or third party refers to the Website or domain that installs the cookie. First-party cookies are installed directly from the Website, while third-party cookies are installed from a different domain, for example, in the event that the Website incorporates elements from other services, such as advertising platforms.
It should be specified that the purposes usually fulfilled by a cookie can also be achieved through other similar technologies, including the use of certain features that allow devices to be identified so that visits to the Website can be analysed. This information, in fact, is applies to any technology that stores or accesses information on your device. From now on, when we talk about Cookies, this definition will also include other similar technologies.
WHAT ARE THE PURPOSES OF THE COOKIES USED BY THIS WEBSITE?
Strictly necessary cookies allow the Website to function correctly and allow the user to take advantage of its contents and services easily: in fact, for example, the user will not have to carry out any action on the cookie banner containing the brief information at each access to the Website, because the consent choice will be recorded. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled and your prior consent is not required for their installation. These cookies are stored in your browser for the time necessary to guarantee the correct functioning of the Website.
The following “necessary” cookies are present on the Website:
Marketing cookies are used to track your navigation on the Website and analyse the user’s experience for marketing purposes, generating a profile regarding its tastes, habits and choices. The purpose is to present advertisements that are relevant and engaging to the individual user and therefore of greater value to third-party publishers and advertisers. These cookies are not necessary for the operation of the Website, therefore user’s consent is required for their installation.
TABLE OF COOKIES USED
Profiling cookies: No user profiling cookies are used. The only data processing performed is related to the creation of statistics via pseudonymised data concerning navigation on the Website. The implemented configuration, which does not rely on identifying information, collects the following information:
- IP address, which is masked by setting the final 2 bytes to ‘0’ (xxx.xxx.0.0)
- Operating system
- Browser type
- Device type (PC, smartphone, etc.)
HOW ARE COOKIES PREFERENCES MANAGED?
When the user makes its first access to any page of the Website, there is a banner that contains a brief information and allows which you can choose whether and which Cookies to install. Only cookies belonging to the "necessary cookies" remain active for the duration of the browsing session, all other cookies remain disabled until the user voluntarily decides to activate them. The consent given to cookies, other than those "strictly necessary", can be revoked at any time.
The user can access the Cookie Consent Center at any time and easily using a specific icon positioned on the left side, at the bottom, of the screen.
In addition to the above, you can still change the cookie settings also through the browser used, deleting all or some cookies or limiting the sending of the same to certain websites. Below are the instructions for changing the cookie settings for the most common browsers used:
Disabling cookies or deleting them could compromise the optimal use of some areas of the Website or prevent some functions, as well as affect the functioning of third-party services.
DATA CONTROLLER
The Data Controller is Guala Closures S.p.A. which can be contacted at the address of the registered office in via Rana 10/12, Alessandria, fraz. Spinetta Marengo, 15112 (AL) or at the e-mail address: privacy@gualaclosures.com
INFORMATION ON PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING
Please refer to the following link for the information regarding the processing of personal data carried out by the Website.