COOKIE policy

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WHO THE DATA CONTROLLER IS AND HOW TO CONTACT IT

The data controller is Composite Technical Systems S.p.A., with registered office in Via Monsignor Faidutti, 9 – 33048 Chiopris-Viscone (UD). To exercise the rights recognised by Regulation (EU) 679/2016 (hereinafter ‘GDPR’ or ‘Regulation’) or to request any clarification regarding the processing of your personal data, you can contact the Controller at the following addresses:

e-mail info@ctscyl.com 

public certified email (PEC): cts@pec.ctscyl.com 

telephone: +39 0432 991383

WHAT COOKIES ARE

Cookies are small text files that sites visited by the user send to his or her browser (Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, etc.), where they are stored and then retransmitted to the same sites the next time the same user visits them.

Cookies are used for different purposes: performing computer authentication, session tracking, storing information on specific configurations regarding users accessing the server, storing preferences, or to facilitate the use of online content, such as keeping track of items in a shopping cart or information for filling out a computer form, etc. However, they can also be used to profile the user, i.e. to ‘observe’ their behaviour, for example in order to send targeted advertising, measure the effectiveness of advertising messages and adopt consequent commercial strategies. In this case the cookies used are referred to as profiling cookies. The same result can also be achieved using other tracking tools or techniques, including fingerprinting.

While browsing a website, the user may also receive cookies from different sites or web servers (so-called ‘third-party’ cookies); this happens because the website visited may contain elements such as, for example, images, maps, sounds, social buttons (the Facebook ‘like’ button, etc.) specific links to web pages from other domains that reside on servers other than the one on which the requested page is located. In other words, they are cookies set by a website other than the one the visitor is currently visiting.

Technical cookies are defined as those used for the sole purpose of ‘carrying out the transmission of a communication in an electronic communications network, or to the extent strictly necessary for the provider of an information company service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user to provide such a service’ (see Article 122, paragraph 1, of the Privacy Code – Legislative Decree 196/03 (as last amended by Legislative Decree 101/18).

They are, in other words, cookies that serve to facilitate the browsing experience or provide a service requested by the user. They are not used for any other purposes and are normally installed directly by the website owner.

Without the use of such cookies, certain operations could not be carried out or would be more complex and/or less secure, such as home banking activities (viewing account statements, bank transfers, bill payments, etc.), for which cookies, which enable the user to be identified and maintained within the session, are indispensable.

Therefore, technical cookies cannot be disabled and the user’s prior consent is not required for their installation (pursuant to Article 122 of the Privacy Code), them being considered strictly necessary because the storage of information is essential to provide a service requested by the user.

 Analytical cookies, also referred to as ‘statistical’ cookies and which may be first or third-party, are installed to collect information about the website and monitor its use by users.

The Italian Data Protection Authority has clarified that such cookies can be assimilated to technical cookies if they are used for site optimisation purposes directly by the site owner, who may collect statistical information in aggregate form on the number of users and how they visit the site (see provision of 8 May 2014 and Guidelines on cookies and other tracking tools of 10 June 2021).

If, on the other hand, the processing of such statistical analyses is entrusted to third parties, the users’ data must be minimised in advance and may not be combined with other processing or passed on to other third parties. Under these conditions, the same rules on information and consent apply to analytics cookies as to technical cookies.

Profiling cookies, on the other hand, are used to create profiles of the user and thus to send advertising messages in line with the preferences expressed by the user when browsing the web. They are referred to in Article 122 of the Code where it provides that ‘the storage of information in the terminal equipment of a contracting party or user or access to information already stored shall only be permitted on condition that the contracting party or user has given his or her consent after having been informed in the simplified manner set out in Article 13, paragraph 3 (Article 122, paragraph 1, of the Privacy Code).

WHICH COOKIES ARE USED

The Site exclusively uses technical cookies, which are necessary for its proper functioning and to provide the services requested by users. As such, prior consent does not need to be obtained from users for their use.

MANAGING AND DISABLING COOKIES

It is also possible to visit the site without enabling cookies, although in this case it may not be possible to take full advantage of all its features or services offered. Most browsers accept cookies automatically. Users can prevent the automatic registration of cookies by selecting the ‘do not accept cookies’ option from those proposed.

Below is a list of instructions for managing cookies in relation to the most popular browsers. Please note that browsers are subject to continuous updates and improvements; therefore, menu items and configuration options may change in later versions. We recommend that you always consult the official documentation of your browser for the most up-to-date and accurate information.

Google Chrome

  • Open Google Chrome.
  • Click on the three vertical dots in the top right-hand corner to open the menu.
  • Select ‘Settings’.
  • Scroll down and click on ‘Advanced’.
  • In the ‘Privacy and Security’ section, click on ‘Site Settings’.
  • Click on ‘Cookies and site data’.
  • Here you can choose whether to allow or block cookies. You can also delete specific or all stored cookies.

Mozilla Firefox

  • Open Mozilla Firefox.
  • Click on the button with three horizontal lines in the top right-hand corner to open the menu.
  • Select ‘Options’ or ‘Preferences’ depending on the operating system.
  • Click on ‘Privacy and Security’.
  • Under ‘Cookies and site data’ you can block or allow cookies. It is also possible to manage saved data, such as deleting cookies.

Safari (for macOS)

  • Open Safari.
  • In the top menu, click on ‘Safari’ and then on ‘Preferences’.
  • Go to the ‘Privacy’ tab.
  • Here you will find options for managing your cookies and website data, including the possibility of blocking them.

Microsoft Edge

  • Open Microsoft Edge.
  • Click on the three horizontal dots in the top right-hand corner to open the menu.
  • Select ‘Settings’.
  • Click on ‘Privacy, search and services’.
  • Scroll down to the ‘Delete browsing data’ section and click on ‘Choose what to delete’.
  • Select ‘Cookies and other site data’ to delete them or go to ‘Cookie and site settings’ to manage your preferences.

Opera

  • Open Opera.
  • Click on the Opera logo in the top left-hand corner to open the menu.
  • Select ‘Settings’, then ‘Advanced’ in the left-hand sidebar.
  • Click on ‘Privacy and Security’.
  • Scroll down to ‘Site settings’ and then click on ‘Cookies and site data’.
  • Here you can decide whether to accept, block or remove cookies.

 

If you are using a mobile device, you must refer to its instruction manual to find out how to manage cookies. Please note that changing cookie settings or deleting cookies may affect your web browsing experience. Some sites may not function properly without cookies.

For information on the cookies stored on your terminal and to deactivate them individually, please visit the following page:

Any cookies already stored on the hard disk can be deleted at any time.

 

DATA SUBJECT’S RIGHTS

The Data Controller informs you that you have the right to request:

  • access to personal data and information (Article 15 of the GDPR);
  • the rectification or cancellation of the same (Articles 16 and 17 of the GDPR);
  • limitation of the processing of personal data (Article 18 of the GDPR);

Finally, the data subject may:

  • oppose the processing of personal data under the conditions and within the limits set out in Article 21 of the GDPR);
  • exercise the right to data portability (Article 20 of the GDPR).

Where processing is based on the data subject’s consent, the data subject has the right to withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the previous processing.

With regard to processing operations based on consent (within the meaning of Articles 6, paragraph 1(a) and Article 9, paragraph 2(a) of the GDPR), the data subject has the right to withdraw that consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing based on the consent given prior to the withdrawal.

RIGHT OF COMPLAINT

If a data subject considers that his or her personal data is being processed in breach of the provisions of the GDPR, he or she has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority (Data Protection Authority or any other competent authority) pursuant to Article 77 et seq. of the GDPR.

FURTHER INFORMATION ON DATA PROCESSING

Further information on the processing of personal data can be found in the privacy policy, which can be accessed from the footer of the site.

REVIEWS

This policy is subject to periodic reviews and updates to reflect any regulatory changes or changes in our data processing methods. Each new version will be made available on our Site, clearly indicating the date of the latest update. We invite users to consult this section regularly to be informed of any changes.

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