COOKIE POLICY
1 - WHAT IS A COOKIE
A cookie is a small text file that is put on your computer, mobile phone or any other device by a web server and that is used to identify user’s browsing information. Cookies are not dangerous for your computer, but on the contrary, are necessary tools and make the browsing experience simpler.
2 - WHAT COOKIES ARE USED FOR
Cookies are an essential factor for the proper functioning of our website. The main function of the cookies is to improve user’s browsing experience. For instance, cookies allow us to identify you (if you are already registered in our website), remember your preferences during the browsing session (preferred language, Country, etc.) or during future visits, manage your shopping cart and allow you to make purchases.
The information generated by the Cookie will help us to improve our website, thanks to appropriate analysis of statistical data and use patterns, adapting the website to the users’ specific interests, speeding up the search function.
The cookies we use do not store any sensitive information allowing personal identification as address, credit card data, and password. Likewise, we do not use cookies for advertising purposes.
Our website uses the following types of cookies:
3 - TECHNICAL COOKIES
Technical cookies are used for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communication network, or as strictly necessary in order to provide an information society service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user.
Technical cookies can be divided into:
Browsing or session cookies, that ensure the normal use or enjoy of the website (allowing, for example, to make a purchase or to log in accessing reserved areas);
Analytics cookies, as technical cookies, are used directly by the site operator to gather information, in aggregate form, on the number of users and to see who they move around the website itself;
Functionality cookies, allow the user to browse the website according to a set of selected criteria (for example, language, products selected for purchase) in order to improve the quality of the service provided.
4 - PROFILING COOKIES
Profiling cookies aimed at creating user’s profiles and are used to send advertising messages in line with the preferences expressed by the user during the browsing session. Considering the risk of restricting users’ rights to privacy provided by these tools, the European and Italian Law requires the user to be properly informed on the use of these cookies , so that users may freely express their consent.
As set forth in article 122 of T.U. Privacy, “the storage of information in the users' terminal equipment or the access to the information stored are allowed only subject to the subscriber’s or user’s consent once informed of the simplified procedures provided for in Article 13, paragraph 3”. (art. 122, paragraph 1, of the Italian Code).
5 - THIRD PARTY COOKIES
Some services provided by third parties (Google, Zopim, social network services holders…) allow third parties to place cookies in the user’s terminal equipment. Main functions of these cookies include: ensuring access, improving the enjoyment of the service and user data collection.
Below follows the list of cookies used by the website:
Technical cookies used:
Session cookies, are temporarily stored and are erased when the user closes the browser window. If the user registers on the website, SMART S.r.l. may use only the cookies that collect personal data to identify individual user personally on each subsequent visit and to facilitate the access (for ex. Login to the website, storing user’s username and password) and the browsing on the website.
Cookie of displaying information banner, makes easier for the user to navigate the site identifying him and avoiding the information banner to reappear, it is active by default after user’s first visit to the website.
Cookie of displaying cookies banner, makes easier for the user to navigate the site identifying him and avoiding the warning banner on the use of cookies in the website to reappear, it is active by clicking “Ok” on the banner or browsing the website.
Manage cookie preferences
You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the above button. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.
In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.