With reference to Legislative Decree 101/2018 (“Privacy Code”) and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”), please be informed that our website uses cookies.
What cookies are and main types
Cookies are text files that are downloaded onto the user’s device.
Depending on the purpose of the cookies, they can be categorized as follows:
Necessary/Technical Cookies
These cookies are essential to enable basic website functionalities, such as providing secure access or managing consent preferences. They do not store any personally identifiable information.
Functional Cookies
These cookies support specific functionalities, such as sharing website content on social media, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
Analytical Cookies
These cookies are used for statistical purposes to monitor metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Advertising Cookies
Advertising cookies are used to deliver personalized ads to visitors based on previously visited pages and to analyze the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
Depending on the domain that sets the cookies, they can be categorized as follows:
First-Party Cookies
These are cookies managed directly by our website.
Third-Party Cookies
These are cookies managed by third-party domains (e.g., Google, Facebook…).
Below we provide the Privacy Policies of the main third-party domains that manage cookies through the provision of their services (only some of these are used on this website).
Depending on their duration, cookies are divided into:
Session Cookies, which expire when the browser is closed or upon other user actions (e.g., logout).
Persistent Cookies, which last over time or have no set expiration.
The duration, expiration, and purpose of cookies may vary based on the settings configured by the website or each third-party provider.
Regarding the classification of cookies, it should be noted that there is still no universally accepted system for objectively distinguishing them, and one should rely on the information provided in the privacy policy of the domain from which they are downloaded.
Additionally, we note that the results of checks on cookies downloaded to the user’s device may vary depending on the browser used.
Below are some online databases that help users identify the type of cookies:
How we manage user consent
Cookies banner
The cookies banner allows the following choices:
- REJECT ALL
to reject non-essential and non-technical cookies. - ACCEPT ALL
to accept all cookies. - CUSTOMIZE
to customize preferences regarding consent.
To improve navigation, once the user has expressed their preferences, the cookies banner will no longer be displayed.
At any time, the user can modify their consent preferences by clicking on the button at the bottom left of the site (COOKIES POLICY).
Deleting Cookies
The user can delete cookies installed on their device using the tools provided by different browsers. Here are the main ones:
Privacy Policy
The Cookies Policy of this site is part of the information provided in the Privacy Policy, where the user can find further details regarding the processing of personal data and the data controller.
Cookies Used by the Site
Necessary
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| wp-wpml_current_language | session | First-party cookie. This cookie is used to manage language preferences on the site. |
| cookieyes-consent | 15 months | First-party cookie. Manages the user’s consent for the use of cookies. |
| PHPSESSID | session | This cookie is native to PHP applications. It is used to store and identify a user’s unique session ID for managing the user session on the website. It is a session cookie and is deleted when all browser windows are closed. |
Functional
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| __Secure-ENID | 13 months | Third-party cookie. Used to store user preferences and whether Google SafeSearch filter should be enabled. |
| CONSENT | 13 months | Third-party cookie. Used to store cookie consent preferences. |
| SOCS | 13 months | Third-party cookie. This cookie is used to manage the user’s cookie consent choices. |
| AEC | 6 months | Third-party cookie. This cookie is used to ensure that requests within a browsing session are made by a user and not by spam sites. |
| TASameSite | Session | Cookie used by Tripadvisor to manage security settings and determine if cookies are sent with cross-site requests, helping to prevent attacks such as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). |
| ServerPool | session | This cookie is set to track users and display embedded content from Tripadvisor, such as the payment of referral commissions, etc. |
| _GRECAPTCHA | 6 months | This cookie is related to a service used to protect websites from spam and abuse. It helps to distinguish whether the user is human or a bot, enhancing site security. |
| OGPC | 6 months | Used to store user preferences and other related information, such as map display settings or other integrated Google functionalities. |
Analytics
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | 2 years | Third-party cookie. Used by Google for analytics and statistics purposes, it stores page views. |
| _ga_* | 16 months | Third-party cookie. Used by Google for analytics and statistics purposes, it stores page views. |
| TADCID | 10 years | Set by Tripadvisor to store a unique ID for users, to help them view embedded content from Tripadvisor. |
| TAUnique | 2 years | This cookie is set to track visitors across different websites. |
| TASession | session | Cookie used to track visitors across different websites. |
Advertisement
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| __vt | 1 hour | Third-party cookie that enables monitoring of user interactions across various domains, collecting data useful for analysis and content personalization. |
| TACds | 2 months | This cookie is set to display travel information and ads based on user preferences. |