Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains which cookies and similar technologies are used on this website, for what purposes, and how you can manage your preferences at any time. It supplements our Privacy Policy, which covers the processing of personal data in general.

Cookies are small text files that websites store on a visitor's device (computer, tablet, smartphone) and read back on subsequent visits. They differ by who sets them and how long they last: first-party cookies: set directly by this website. third-party cookies: set by external services whose content is embedded in our pages, such as a video. session cookies: deleted when the browser is closed. persistent cookies: kept until the stated expiry date or until you remove them. By purpose, they are grouped into technical cookies (required for the site to work), analytics cookies (usage measurement) and profiling or marketing cookies (personalised content and advertising).

These are essential for the website to operate and to deliver the services you request. Under Article 122 of the Italian Privacy Code they do not require your consent and cannot be switched off from the preferences panel. cookie-consent Purpose: stores the choice you made on the cookie banner, so it is not shown again on every page and so your preferences are applied to the optional categories. Type: first-party, persistent. Duration: 180 days (about 6 months), after which the banner is shown again. Purpose: remembers the language you selected (Italian, English, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese) so pages are served in the right language. Type: first-party, session. Duration: until you close your browser. Purpose: authentication, session persistence and cross-site request protection in the website's restricted administration area. Type: first-party. Duration: 30 days for the session cookie, session for the others. Note: they are set exclusively in the restricted area and only after a credentials login. A visitor to the public website never receives them.

Analytics cookies are used to understand, in aggregate form, how the website is used (most visited pages, traffic sources, navigation errors) in order to improve its content and performance. At present this website does not install any analytics cookies. The "Analytics" category is still available in the preferences panel: should such cookies be introduced in future, they will be loaded only after your explicit consent and this page will be updated with the service name, purposes and durations.

Marketing cookies are used to build an interest profile and to display relevant content or advertising on third-party channels. At present this website does not install any marketing cookies. The category is available in the preferences panel and, if such cookies are introduced in future, they will be loaded only after your explicit consent.

Some pages may contain elements hosted by external services. When such a page is opened, those services receive your IP address and may set their own cookies, over which this website has no direct control. YouTube videos Videos are embedded in privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com domain): Google does not set profiling cookies until you start playback. Once you play a video, third-party cookies may be set for playback, player preferences and measurement. Privacy notice: https://policies.google.com/privacy Additional embedded content Some pages may include maps or widgets provided by third parties. In that case their own privacy notices apply and are referenced where the content is displayed. Job applications and attachments CVs submitted through the careers form are uploaded via the UploadThing file storage service. This is a technical file transfer, not a profiling cookie. The fonts used by this website are hosted on our own servers: displaying them does not trigger any request to external services.

For strictly necessary cookies the legal basis is the controller's legitimate interest in providing a service expressly requested by the user (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR and Article 122 of Legislative Decree 196/2003 as amended). For analytics and marketing cookies the legal basis is your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR), which is freely given, specific, informed and may be withdrawn at any time.

On your first visit a banner is displayed with three options: accept all cookies, reject non-essential ones, or customise your choice category by category. Your choice is recorded in the cookie-consent cookie and is valid for 180 days; once it expires the banner is shown again. The banner also reappears whenever the categories of cookies in use change, so that we can ask for updated consent. You may change or withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal. Simply delete this website's cookies from your browser settings: the banner will be shown again on your next visit.

Every browser allows you to block or delete cookies, including selectively for individual websites. Disabling strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of this website from working correctly. Up-to-date instructions are available on the support pages of the main browsers: Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647 Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop Apple Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09

Some third-party providers may process data outside the European Economic Area. In such cases the transfer takes place on the basis of the safeguards set out in Chapter V of the GDPR, in particular the standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission or an adequacy decision applicable to the destination country.

At any time, and within the limits of Articles 15-22 GDPR, you may exercise the following rights: access to the personal data concerning you. rectification of inaccurate data and completion of incomplete data. erasure of your data. restriction of processing. objection to processing. data portability. withdrawal of consent, at any time and without formality. Requests should be sent to the contact details in the following section. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (www.garanteprivacy.it).

[Company name] [Full address] VAT number [number] Email: [email address] Phone: [number] For any request concerning cookies or the processing of personal data, please write to the email address above.

This Cookie Policy may be updated to reflect regulatory changes or the introduction of new services. The version published on this page is always the one in force; the date at the top of the document indicates the last update. If the changes affect the categories of cookies in use, you will be asked for your consent again through the banner.