1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text strings that websites visited by the user send to the user’s device (usually to the browser), where they are stored and then retransmitted to the same websites on the user’s next visit.
Some cookies are installed by the website operator (“first-party” cookies). While browsing a website, the user may also receive cookies sent by different websites or web servers (“third parties”), on which some elements (such as images, maps, sounds, specific links to pages of other domains) present on the website being visited may reside.
Depending on the type and purpose of cookies, different obligations and purposes apply under personal data protection rules. The types of cookies used by the Website are listed below, together with their characteristics, purposes and retention periods.
Where the stated retention period is “session”, the data remain for the duration of a session and are deleted when the user closes the browser used to browse the web.
1.1. Technical cookies
Technical cookies allow the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network or, insofar as strictly necessary, to the provider of an information society service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user to provide that service.
Session or browsing technical cookies ensure normal browsing and use of the website. From the first access, these cookies allow the Website to function properly and enable you to view content on your device by recognizing the language and the market of the country from which you have chosen to connect. If you are a registered user, they will allow the Website to recognize you and access the services offered in the dedicated areas.
Functionality technical cookies allow the user to browse based on a set of selected criteria (for example, language, products selected for purchase) in order to improve the service provided. These cookies, based on your expressed request, allow the Website to recognize you on subsequent visits so that you do not have to enter your data at every visit (for example: “Remember me next time”). Functional cookies are not essential for the Website to function, but they improve the quality and browsing experience.
1.2. Analytics Cookies
The Website uses Google Analytics (Universal Analytics), a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, in order to collect information, in aggregated form, on the number of users and how the Website is used (for example, pages visited, time spent, approximate geographic origin). Analytics cookies are used with the User’s consent for statistical purposes and to improve the content and services offered by the Website.
The User’s IP address is anonymized in advance, significantly reducing the identifying capability of the cookies.
Data collected through Google Analytics may be transferred to countries outside the European Union. Such transfers take place in compliance with Articles 44 et seq. of the GDPR, on the basis of appropriate safeguards. The User may at any time withdraw the consent given or disable Analytics cookies via the preference management tool available on the Website or through their browser settings. A dedicated add-on for disabling Google Analytics is also available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
1.3. Profiling cookies
Profiling cookies are used to track the User’s online browsing and create profiles relating to their tastes, habits, choices and preferences. These cookies allow targeted advertising messages to be delivered in line with the preferences expressed by the User while browsing the Website. This category also includes certain third-party cookies, such as the Google Analytics cookie _gac_GTY6DLRWCW, which, although used within an analytics service, allows the association of user interactions with advertising campaigns active on Google Ads. The installation and use of profiling cookies takes place only after the User’s explicit consent, which may be given or withdrawn at any time through the dedicated cookie preferences management tool available on the Website.
Failure to provide consent does not affect the ability to use the Website’s content, but results in the deactivation of advertising content personalization.
2. List of cookies installed on the Website
For the detailed list of cookies installed on the Website, please refer to the list available in the preferences management tool connected to the cookie banner.
A summary table of the cookies used is provided below.
| COOKIE | DOMAIN | RETENTION PERIOD | PURPOSE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locale | First party | Session | First-party technical cookie used to store the user’s preferences relating to language or regional settings of the Website, in order to ensure correct display of content during the browsing session. The cookie does not allow identification of the user and is not used for profiling purposes. |
| Google Tag Manager [Google Ireland Limited] | google.com / googletagmanager.com | / | Google Tag Manager is a tag management system that allows the Controller to implement and centrally manage scripts and tracking tools on the Website (e.g., Google Analytics) without directly modifying the pages’ code. Google Tag Manager does not use its own cookies nor does it collect users’ personal data, but it enables the activation of other tags that may install cookies. |
| Google Fonts [Google Ireland Limited] | fonts.googleapis.com / fonts.gstatic.com | / | Google Fonts is a service that enables the correct display of the Website’s fonts. Using Google Fonts allows better graphical rendering and a consistent user experience across different devices and browsers. The service does not use cookies; however, it may involve transmitting the user’s IP address to Google in order to retrieve the fonts. |
| Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) with anonymized IP [Google Ireland Limited] | google.com / google-analytics.com | _ga 2 years _gid 1 day _gat_* 1 minute Analytics data retention on the server side can be configured by the Controller (default 14 months). | Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) is a statistical analysis service that allows the Controller to collect information, in aggregated and anonymous form, about the number of users and how the Website is used (pages visited, time spent, approximate geographic origin). The user’s IP address is anonymized in advance by reducing it before storage by Google. Collected data are used solely for statistical purposes and to improve the Website. |
| _gac_GTY6DLRWCW [Google Analytics] [Google Ireland Limited] | google.com / google-analytics.com | 2 years | Third-party cookie generated by Google Analytics to associate Google Ads campaign data with interactions on the Website. Although the IP address is anonymized, the cookie allows measuring conversions and attributing them to specific advertising sources. |
The validity and expiration periods of cookies may vary depending on the duration established by the owner or the relevant provider. Some expire at the end of the browsing session.
In addition to what is specified in the descriptions within each of the above categories, users may find more precise and up-to-date information regarding specific lifetimes and any other relevant information in the linked privacy policies of the respective third-party providers.
3. Managing cookie preferences
When accessing any page of the Website, a banner containing a short notice is displayed. The banner includes a link that allows access to the preference management tool regarding cookie installation. Consent to the use of third-party cookies is expressed exclusively through an unequivocal positive action by the User, by selecting the relevant command on the cookie banner or via the preferences management tool. In the absence of consent, such cookies are not installed. Consent to the use of cookies is recorded by means of a functionality “technical cookie”.
Technical cookies are generated when the Website is opened and are deleted by clearing the browser cache.
The user can manage cookie preferences directly within their browser and, for example, prevent third parties from installing cookies, delete cookies installed in the past, including the cookie in which consent to the installation of cookies by this Website may have been saved. For more information, consult the help page of the web browser being used.
The user may exercise the following options:
- Block third-party cookies: third-party cookies are generally not indispensable for browsing, so you can refuse them by default via your browser’s specific functions.
- Enable Do Not Track: the Do Not Track option is present in most latest-generation browsers. If enabled, the Website automatically stops collecting certain browsing data.
- Delete cookies directly allows deleting all cookies in one action.
With reference to cookies installed by third parties, the User may also manage their settings and withdraw consent by visiting the relevant opt-out link (where available), using the tools described in the third party’s privacy policy, or contacting the third party directly.
Third-party cookie owners
- Google Ireland Limited (for services such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Fonts)
- Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=it
- Advertising preferences and consent management (Opt-out): https://adssettings.google.com
- Add-on for disabling Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
The Controller does not have direct control over third-party cookies. Any request regarding their management or deletion must be addressed directly to the respective owners, in accordance with the information provided in their privacy notices.
To disable technical cookies, the user may follow the disabling procedure provided by the main browsers:
- Microsoft Windows Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/block-or-allow-cookies
- Mozilla Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Enabling%20and%20disabling%20cookies
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=it
- Apple Safari: http://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/
- Flash Cookies: http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager02.html#118539
4. Disclosure and dissemination of data
Data collected through cookies may be processed by the Controller’s employees and collaborators as persons authorized to process data and/or system administrators. Such data may be disclosed to companies providing IT consulting services appointed as data processors.
Data collected through cookies will not be sold to third parties or otherwise disseminated.
Data collected through third-party cookies may be transferred by the respective providers to countries outside the European Union. Such transfers take place in compliance with Articles 44 et seq. of the GDPR, on the basis of appropriate safeguards, such as, by way of example, the Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission, as well as any supplementary measures adopted by the providers. The User may obtain further information on the safeguards applied by contacting the Controller or consulting the third-party providers’ privacy notices.
5. Data Controller
Pursuant to Article 4(7) of the GDPR, the Data Controller is the entity that “determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data”. With reference to this website, the Data Controller is: Studio Brambilla & Sons S.r.l. S.T.P. – Via Nino Bixio, 1, Monza (MB), 20900 - VAT No. IT10082100966, email: info@studiobrambillastp.eu, Tel: 039384041, PEC: studiobrambillastp@pec.it. The Data Protection Officer (Data Protection Officer – DPO) is a role provided for by Article 37 of the GDPR to perform support and oversight, advisory, training and information functions; its appointment is mandatory only in the cases set out in Article 37(1)(b) and (c) of the GDPR. This role is not mandatory for the Controller of this website.
6. Changes to this document
This document constitutes the extended cookie notice. It may be subject to changes or updates. Where changes and updates are significant, they will be notified to users through specific notices.