COOKIE POLICY
Geoflags uses Cookies to make its services simple and efficient for users viewing the pages of the Website.
Users who visit the Website will have minimal amounts of information saved on the devices they use, whether computers or mobile devices,
in small text files called “cookies”, which are stored in the directories utilised by the User’s web browser.
There are various types of cookies. Some make the use of the Website more effective, while others are used to enable certain features.In particular, our cookies allow us to:
- store the preferences that the users have entered
- eliminate the need for the user to re-enter the same information multiple times during their visit, such as their username and password
- analyse the use of the services and content to optimise the browsing experience and the services offered
Types of cookies used by the Website
The various types of cookies used by the Website are listed below, based on their purpose:
Technical Cookies:
This type of cookies allows certain sections of the Website to function correctly. They are divided into two categories:
persistent cookies and session cookies:
- persistent cookies: once the browser is closed, they are not eliminated, but rather remain until a preset expiry date
- session cookies: these are eliminated each time the browser is closed
These cookies, which are also sent from our domain, are necessary to display the website correctly and in relation to the technical services offered.
They will therefore always be used and sent, unless the user changes the settings in their browser (this action may result in the contents of the Website not being displayed correctly).
Analytical Cookies:
Cookies in this category are used to collect information on the use of the website.
Google Analytics:
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”).
Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your anonymous IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators
and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.
Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf.
Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
You may refuse analytical cookies by changing the settings on your browser, but by doing so you may not be able to use all the features
of this website.
By using the pages of this website, you consent to the processing of data concerning you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Third-party websites and services
The Website contains or may contain links to other websites that have their own privacy policies, which may differ from that adopted by this Website.
One example is the presence of “social plug-ins” for Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn. These are parts of the visited page that are generated directly by these websites and integrated within the page of the host website. The most common use of social plugins is for the purpose of sharing content on social networks.
The presence of these plugins involves the transmission of cookies to and from all the websites operated by third parties. The management of the information collected by “third parties” is governed by the relevant policies, which you are encouraged to read. For the sake of transparency and convenience, the web addresses of the various policies and cookie management methods are listed below.Facebook policy:
https://www.facebook.com/help/cookies/
Facebook (configuration): log in to your account. Privacy section.Twitter policies:
https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170514
Twitter (configuration):
https://twitter.com/settings/securityLinkedin policy:
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy
Linkedin (configuration):
https://www.linkedin.com/settings/Google+ policy:
http://www.google.it/intl/it/policies/technologies/cookies/
Google+ (configuration):
http://www.google.it/intl/it/policies/technologies/managing/Youtube policy:
https://www.youtube.com/static?template=privacy_guidelines
Youtube (configuration):
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/157177?hl=itThis website only uses technical and analytical cookies.
These cookies can all be disabled beforehand using the settings on your browser, without having any effect in terms of browsing the website.Third-party cookies may, however, be utilised:
- Facebook, persistent
- Twitter, persistent
- Google Maps, persistent
- Youtube, persistent
Cookie management by browser configuration
Users can configure their browsers to automatically accept or reject all cookies, or to receive an on-screen warning of the transmission of each cookie and decide whether or not to install it on their hard disk.
For details on how to do this, please consult the “Help” section of the browser your are using.
Without prejudice to the foregoing, it is necessary to bear in mind that deactivating cookies could affect the proper functionality of certain sections of the Website.Indications on how to configure these settings for the most popular browsers can be found at the following links:
For further information please visit:
YourOnlineChoices.euThis page can be accessed via a link present at the bottom of each page of the Website, in accordance with article 122(2) of Legislative Decree 196/2003, and following the simplified procedures for information and acquisition of consent for the use of cookies published in the Official Journal no. 126 of 3 June 2014 and relative register of measures no. 229 of 8 May 2014.