Cookie Policy

This notice constitutes an integral part of the general privacy notice on the processing of personal data provided by FLEXI S.r.l., acting as Data Controller, with registered office at Via Inveruno n. 95 – 20038 Busto Garolfo (MI), which can be contacted at the following email address: privacy@flexigroup.it.
The purpose of this notice is to specifically describe the processing of personal data carried out through the use of cookies and similar technologies.

 

DEFINITION

Cookies are small text files containing a certain amount of information that are exchanged between a website and the user’s device, usually the browser. They are mainly used to enable websites to function and to operate more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website.

Session cookies are stored on the user’s device for a limited period of time and are deleted as soon as the user closes the browser. Their use is strictly limited to the transmission of session identifiers, consisting of random numbers generated by the server, necessary to enable secure and efficient navigation of the website. Persistent cookies, on the other hand, remain stored on the user’s device until a predetermined expiry date. As they are not deleted when the browser is closed, they allow the website to remember the choices made by the user as well as to collect information about the pages visited, the frequency with which the website is visited, and to identify the user’s navigation path, in order to improve the user’s experience. Cookies, whether session or persistent, may also be classified as first-party or third-party cookies, depending on whether the entity that installs the cookies on the user’s device is the same website operator that the user is visiting, in which case they are referred to as first-party cookies, or a different entity, in which case they are referred to as third-party cookies.

 

TYPES OF COOKIES

Cookies may be classified, depending on their purposes, as follows:

• Technical cookies: these are cookies that enable the user to browse the website and/or to use a service requested by the user, for example, cookies that automatically recognise the user’s preferred language. These cookies are necessary for the operation of the website and cannot be disabled in our systems.
• Analytics cookies: these are cookies used by website operators to collect statistical information in an aggregated form, for example, the number of visitors to the website. Analytics cookies may be either first-party cookies, which are installed directly by the website being visited, or third-party cookies, which are provided by external parties.
• Profiling cookies: these are cookies that monitor the user’s browsing activity by tracking behaviour and preferences in order to send advertising messages in line with the user’s profile. If these cookies are not accepted, targeted advertising will not be delivered.

CONSENT

When consent is not required

Under the applicable data protection legislation, consent is not required for technical cookies, session cookies and analytics cookies that do not involve user profiling, as they are necessary to provide the services requested by the user. These include:

1. Analytics cookies, where used directly by the website operator to collect information, in aggregated form, on the number of users and how they visit the website;
2. Navigation or session cookies, used to enable authentication and ensure the proper functioning of the website;
3. Functionality cookies, which allow users to navigate the website according to a set of selected criteria, such as language or selected products for purchase, in order to improve the service provided.

When consent is required

For all other types of cookies, consent may be provided by the user through one of the following means:

1. the cookie banner displayed upon the user’s first access to the website;
2. the configuration of the user’s browser settings;
3. the settings available within third-party services.

Failure to provide consent may result in the inability to fully use or display certain functionalities of the website.
Users may modify their preferences at any time; in particular, consent may be withdrawn without any cost and without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out prior to such withdrawal.

 

COOKIES USED BY OUR WEBSITE

This website uses both first-party and third-party cookies, including through the use of Google Analytics services provided by Google Inc.

Technical cookies (not requiring explicit consent):

 

Google Fonts

This is a font display service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows this Website to incorporate such content within its pages. The service does not install cookies on the user’s device; however, it may entail the transfer of personal data to Google.

 

Google reCAPTCHA

This is a security service used to protect the website from automated access, spam and fraudulent activities. The cookies used in connection with this service are necessary for the functioning of the protection system and qualify as technical security cookies, as they are essential for the provision of a service explicitly requested by the user and for ensuring the integrity of the website.

 

Cookies normally present that require consent:

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

Google Analytics uses “cookies” to collect and analyse information regarding how users interact with the websites they visit. For analytics purposes, the IP anonymisation function is enabled.

For further information on Google Analytics cookies and their use by Google Ireland Limited, please refer to the following resources:

• the information on the use of cookies by Google is available at: http://www.google.com/intl/it/policies/technologies/cookies/
• the Google Analytics privacy policy is available at:

http://www.google.com/intl/en/analytics/privacyoverview.html

• link to the download page for the browser add-on allowing users to disable the installation of such cookies: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

 

Google Ads

The Google Ads services enable the monitoring of advertising campaign performance and the display of personalised advertisements. The cookies used for these purposes qualify as profiling cookies, as they allow the analysis of user behaviour and the delivery of targeted advertising content. Therefore, such cookies are installed only upon the user’s prior consent and are not active upon the user’s first access to the website.

The cookies described above may be used on this Website, subject to the user’s consent where required under applicable data protection and ePrivacy legislation. In limited circumstances, additional cookies with purposes similar to those described above may be used. Such cookies will be retained only for the period strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which they are used. Further information on the processing of personal data and the use of cookies by third parties is available at the following links:

• • https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/3450482
  • http://www.google.com/intl/it/policies/technologies/cookies/
  • https://policies.google.com/privacy
  • https://policies.google.com/privacy#intro

 

OTHER TECHNOLOGIES (e.g. Plugins, Widgets, Local Storage, Meta Pixel, etc.)

Websites may also enable interaction with social networks and external platforms through the use of specific technologies designed for these purposes.

Some of the most common interaction methods are based on the use of:

Meta Pixel: a piece of code developed by Facebook’s advertising platform, Facebook Ads, which, when integrated into a website, allows the tracking of various user activities, such as visits, purchases and views. The user’s consent to the operation of the Meta Pixel enables the display of online advertising campaigns that are more aligned with their interests.

Plugins: software components that interact with another program in order to extend or enhance its original functionalities. The most commonly used plugins are those of social networks, which allow users, through a simple click, to follow a page or social profile, express appreciation for specific web content, and/or share it on their own social profile.

Widgets: graphical user interface components of a program, used to facilitate and simplify user interaction with the program itself. The most commonly used widgets are those of social networks, which allow users to quickly open the selected social network in a separate browser window.

All these services enable users to interact with social networks or external platforms directly from the pages of a website. Any interaction and the information subsequently collected by the website are subject to the privacy settings of the third party that created such technologies.

With regard to the social platforms with which the website allows interaction, the following are the relevant controllers and links to their privacy policies, where available information on data processing is provided and, where required by applicable law, where you may grant or withhold your consent:

– LinkedIn widget – info: https://it.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

 

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

This Website may contain links or references providing access to other websites. Please note that the Data Controller does not control the cookies or other tracking technologies used by such websites, to which this Policy does not apply.

 

COOKIE MANAGEMENT

Most web browsers allow users to control cookies through their browser settings. However, disabling cookies, in whole or in part, including technical cookies, may affect the functionality of the Website.

In any case, if users do not wish to receive any type of cookies on their device, they may increase their privacy protection level by modifying their browser security settings:

Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer

Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647

Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/block-or-allow-cookies

Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265

Safari on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265

 

REFERENCE TO THE GENERAL PRIVACY NOTICE

For any matters not expressly addressed herein, reference is made to the general Privacy Policy.