With this information, the organization considers it essential to transparently inform about the operation on this website of the cookies it uses and the purposes for which they are used.

Cookies are small text strings that the websites visited by the user send to his terminal (usually the browser), where they are stored before being re-transmitted to the same websites at the next visit by the same user. While browsing a site, the user can also receive cookies on his terminal that are sent from different websites or web servers (so-called "third parties"), on which some elements may be situated (such as, for example, images, maps, sounds, specific links to pages of other domains) present on the website that the same is visiting.

Cookies are used for different purposes: execution of computer authentication, session monitoring, storage of information on specific configurations, etc.

 

Two macro-categories are identified: "technical" cookies and "profiling" cookies:

• Technical cookies

Technical cookies are those used for the sole purpose of "carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network, or to the extent strictly necessary for the provider of an information society service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user to provide this service ".

They are not used for any other purposes. They can be divided into navigation or session cookies, which guarantee the normal navigation and use of the website; analytics cookies, similar to technical cookies when used directly by the website manager to collect information, in aggregate form, on the number of users and how they visit the website; functionality cookies, which allow the user to browse according to a series of selected criteria (for example, the language, the products selected for purchase) in order to improve the service provided.

For the installation of these cookies, the prior consent of the users must not be requested, while the obligation to provide the information remains valid.

• Profiling cookies

Profiling cookies are designed to create user profiles and are used in order to send advertising messages in line with the preferences expressed by the user while surfing the net. The European and Italian legislation provides that the user must be adequately informed on the use of the same and thus express his valid consent.

Cookies are generally stored in the browser file directory to be read and retransmitted to whoever originally created the cookie on the next visit to the website.

In the following link, it is explained how to view cookies in some browsers. It is necessary to refer to the information on cookies provided by the browser itself, for other types of browsers or in the case of mobile phones.

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647&topic=14666&ctx=topic
Internet Explorer 8-10: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies

For more information on cookies and their influence on the browsing experience, please refer to the website: www.aboutcookies.org

Use of cookies by the website:

In order to offer users the best experience (eg use of video material) and for the purpose of statistics of visits we use cookies. In this perspective, in fact, some of the operations on the site could not be carried out in full without the use of cookies, such as authentication, validation, management of a browsing session, management of multimedia content, personalization. In this case, cookies are technically necessary in order to allow you to move around the site and make full use of its features.

Cookies do not record any personal information about a user and any identifiable data will be stored.

This website also uses the Google Analytics service, provided by Google, Inc. (complete information on https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=it&gl=it), which uses cookies to analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie also includes the anonymous IP address and is transmitted and stored on Google's servers.

Google will use this information for the purpose of:

• analyze the use of the website;
• draw up reports on website activity for website operators and provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage. To provide site visitors with the ability to prevent their data from being used by Google Analytics, you can download and install this browser plugin: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

The following table lists the details of each individual technical cookie operating on our website:

Cookie name	Type	Purpose	Purpose (en)
SESS[hash]	HTTP	Preserve user session state between page requests	Preserve user session state between page requests
cookie-agreed	HTTP	Determines whether cookies are accepted or not.	Determines whether cookies are accepted or not.
cookie-agreed-version	HTTP	Indicates the version of the acceptance of cookies	Indicates the version of the acceptance of cookies

Within this website, the cookies used may also be "third-party cookies". These cookies are set by parties other than the one indicated in the browser address bar, or by organizations that do not correspond to K-FLEX.

For example, these cookies can be used to collect information for advertising and content personalization purposes, as well as to process web statistics.

Most web browsers allow settings to be changed so that these cookies are not accepted.

Cookie name	Type	Purpose	Third part name	Link to the privacy policy of the third party
_ga	HTTP	Register a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	Google Analytics	https://policies.google.com/privacy
_gat	HTTP	Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate	Google Analytics	https://policies.google.com/privacy
_gid	HTTP	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	Google Analytics	https://policies.google.com/privacy
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	HTTP	Tries to calculate the user's bandwidth in pages with integrated YouTube videos.	Youtube	https://policies.google.com/privacy
YSC	HTTP	Used to display advertisements relevant to your interests.	Youtube	https://policies.google.com/privacy
PREF	HTTP	Registers your preferences and other information, especially your preferred language, the number of results you want to see on the page, and whether or not you want to set up Google's SafeSearch filter.	Youtube	https://policies.google.com/privacy

 

Cookie name	Purpose	Third part name	Link to the privacy policy of the third party
visitor_id<accountid>	The visitor cookie includes a unique visitor ID and the unique identifier for your account. For example, the cookie name visitor_id12345 stores the visitor ID 1010101010. The account identifier, 12345, makes sure that the visitor is tracked on the correct Pardot account. The visitor value is the visitor_id in your Pardot account. This cookie is set for visitors by the Pardot tracking code..	Salesforce	https://help.salesforce.com/article
pi_opt_in<accountid>	If Tracking Opt-in preferences is enabled, the pi_opt_in cookie is set with a true or false value when the visitor opts in or out of tracking. If a visitor opts in, the value is set to true, and the visitor is cookied and tracked. If the visitor opts out or ignores the opt-in banner, the opt-in cookie value is set to false. The visitor cookie is disabled, and the visitor is not tracked.	Salesforce	https://help.salesforce.com/article
visitor_id<accountid>-hash	The visitor hash cookie contains the account ID and stores a unique hash. For example, the cookie name visitor_id12345-hash stores the hash “855c3697d9979e78ac404c4ba2c66533”, and the account ID is 12345. This cookie is a security measure to make sure that a malicious user can’t fake a visitor from Pardot and access corresponding prospect information.	Salesforce	https://help.salesforce.com/article
lpv<accountid>	This LPV cookie is set to keep Pardot from tracking multiple page views on a single asset over a 30-minute session. For example, if a visitor reloads a landing page several times over a 30-minute period, this cookie keeps each reload from being tracked as a page view.	Salesforce	https://help.salesforce.com/article
pardot	A session cookie named pardot is set in your browser while you’re logged in to Pardot as a user or when a visitor accesses a form, landing page, or page with Pardot tracking code. The cookie denotes an active session and isn’t used for tracking.	Salesforce	https://help.salesforce.com/article

The organization may not always be able to control third party cookies through the website, also taking into account the general functioning of the Internet and websites. This is especially true in cases where the web page contains so-called embedded elements: texts, documents, images or short films that are stored elsewhere, but are displayed on or through our website.

If the user detects a cookie of this type on the website that is not in the list provided above, please let us know. Alternatively, it is possible to contact the interested third parties directly to request information on cookies.

How to manage cookies on the device

It is possible to disable, limit, block the use of cookies by adjusting the settings of your computer through the browser settings. It is also possible to delete all cookies or activate a warning message when cookies are stored. To proceed without modifying anything in relation to cookies, simply continue browsing, vice versa if you want websites not to store any cookies on your computer, you can set your browser to reject all cookies or only third-party cookies, or alternatively in order to receive a notification before storing each cookie.

If the blocking of the storage of cookies is set, the organization can no longer guarantee the proper functioning of its website, in fact some functions may not be available.

Blocking cookies does not eliminate advertisements, but they will no longer be personalized.

Browsers use different ways to disable cookies and settings are changed following different procedures, but generally the commands can be found in the Tools or Options menus. The settings must be changed separately in each browser and computer used.

For this purpose, we recommend consulting the Help / Help menu of the browser. It is also possible to delete all cookies already present on the computer. Furthermore, cookies can be deleted by deleting the contents of the "cookie" folder used by the browser.

Each browser has different procedures for managing cookies, below is the link to the specific instructions of the most popular ones. If you intend to disable cookies on a mobile phone / smartphone, it is necessary to consult the relevant manual to find further information.

Microsoft Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/it-it/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11

Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/it-it/help/4468242/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy-microsoft-privacy

Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=it

Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/it/kb/Attivare%20e%20disattivare%20i%20cookie

Apple Safari: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677?viewlocale=it_IT

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The information relating to cookies is periodically revised following changes to the website or regulations.