What are cookies and what are they used for?
A cookie is a small text file placed on a user’s device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) by a website visited by that user. The text file stores information and is re-transmitted back to the same website upon the user’s subsequent visits. Cookies are defined according to:
Technical cookies are installed in the website http://www.upmcitaly.it/en (“Website”) as they are necessary to allow surfing the website and its correct functions, according to what is indicated more in detail in the personal data information policy, available here.
There are no first-party profiling cookies installed.
As described in the following table, third-party cookies are also placed via the Website.
How to provide consent to profiling cookies:
Change Cookie Settings
Select the “Tools” button, then “Internet options”, and then the “Privacy” tab. You can block all cookies by moving the slider to the top (or to the bottom to allow all cookies), or choose to allow/block the cookies
associated with each website. Select “OK” to apply the changes.
Delete cookies
Select the “Tools” button, then “Internet options”, and then select “Browsing history”. Select the check box next to “Cookies”, and then select “Delete”. Select the cookie(s) in the list to remove and click “Remove selected”.
http://windows.microsoft.com/it-it/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11
Change Cookie Settings
Open chrome://settings/ on your browser, at the bottom select “Advanced” and, under “Privacy and security” click “Content Settings” and turn “Allow sites to save and read cookie data” on or off.
Delete cookies
Enter chrome://history/ in your browser and select “Clear browsing data”. A pop up will appear. Make sure that “Cookies and other site data” is checked, then click on “Clear data”.
We recommend to refer to the updated guide at https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416? hl=it
Change Cookie Settings
Access options on the main menu icon and select the “Privacy” panel. Under “Remember history” select “Use custom settings for history” and manage cookies choosing from the options provided by the browser. Click “OK” to save changes.
Delete cookies
Access options on the main menu icon and select the “Privacy” panel. Under “Remember history” select “Use custom settings for history” and click “Show cookies”.
The Cookies window will appear. In the “Search” field, type the name of the site whose cookies you want to remove. The cookies that match your search will be displayed. Select the cookie(s) in the list to remove and click “Remove selected”. To remove all cookies from your device, click the “Remove all” tab.
We recommend to refer to the updated guide at: https://support.mozilla.org/it/kb/Attivare%20e%20disattivare%20i%20cookie
Change Cookie Settings
Click Safari and from the drop-down menu select Preferences, then click Privacy (shortcut Ctrl+). Choose the cookie policy among the proposed ones and then close the option window using the tab on the top right.
Delete cookies
Click Safari and from the drop-down menu select Preferences, then click Privacy (shortcut Ctrl+). Click on the tab “Remove all website data” and confirm your option. Choose the cookie policy among the proposed ones and then close the option window using the tab on the top right.
We recommend to refer to the updated guide at https://support.apple.com/kb/PH19214?viewlocale=it_IT&locale=en_US
COOKIES INSTALLED BY WEBSITE WWW.UPMCITALY.IT
FIRST-PARTY TECHNICAL COOKIES THAT DO NOT REQUIRE USER’S PRIOR CONSENT
Name of the cookie | Purpose of the cookie | Expiration |
Pll_language | Select language | 9 hours |
cookie_notice_accepted | Stores the information on the user’s consent provided performing one of the actions described in the banner. Recognizes the user during second visits to the website, thus avoiding the need to ask for the cookies consent again. | 12 months |
THIRD-PARTY TECHNICAL COOKIES THAT REQUIRE USER’S PRIOR CONSENT
Cookie type | Supplier | Cookie purpose | Privacy Statement |
_ga _gid _gat |
Google Universal Analytics | The Google Universal Analytics JavaScript library uses cookies to anonymously distinguish unique users and throttle the request rate. |
https://www.google.com/intl/it_it/analytics/learn/privacy.html
Consent form: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en |
Cookie
Type |
Supplier | Privacy Statement and Consent Form |
SOCIAL PLUGIN AND WIDGET |
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https://www.facebook.com/help/cookies Consent form not available |
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie_policy Consent form not available | ||
Youtube |
https://www.youtube.com/static?template=privacy_guidelines Consent form not available. | |
Social buttons are buttons on the Website that allow users navigating on it to interact with social media networks with one click only. This Website uses social buttons as links to the data processor’s or user’s accounts on the identified social network. By using these buttons, third-party cookies are therefore not installed. Above are listed the links to the privacy note of the social media that can be reached through the Website’s social media buttons. |
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With reference to third-party cookies, please note that their purposes, underlying data processing strategies, and the management of users’ cookies preferences are neither set nor controlled by UPMC Italy.
It is the third-party providing said cookies, in its capacity of data provider and data controller (see previous tables) that bears the burden of information and of all necessary personal data processing fulfillments.
Last update: January 2019
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