COOKIES AND PASSIVE DATA COLLECTION – EXTENDED INFORMATION NOTE ON COOKIES
The websites of Assicurazioni Generali use cookies and similar technologies to ensure the proper functioning of the procedures performed and improve the surfing experience of users and carry out profiling activities. This document provides detailed information on the use of cookies and similar technologies, their management methods and how they are used within the websites of Assicurazioni Generali.
The use of cookies by the Data Controller – Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. – is regulated by the Privacy Policy’s website. For further information pursuant Article 13 of the Privacy Code click here.
Definition
Cookies are text files (letters and/or numbers) containing groups of information stored in Data Subjects’ computer or mobile device every time they visit a website through a browser. At each subsequent visit the browser sends these cookies to the website which originated them or to another website. Cookies allow websites to store certain information in order to allow users to navigate online in a simple and fast way.
Cookies are used for different purposes and have different characteristics. They can be used either by the Data Controller of the website you are visiting, or by third party.
Types of cookies
Assicurazioni Generali does not use cookies in its websites for commercial profiling.
The websites of Assicurazioni Generali use the following categories of cookies:
Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
| Cookie Subgroup | Cookies | Cookies used |
|---|---|---|
| .www.sme-enterprize.com | OptanonConsent, OptanonAlertBoxClosed | First Party |
Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.
| Cookie Subgroup | Cookies | Cookies used |
|---|---|---|
| sme-enterprize.com | _ga | First Party |
Note: third party’s cookies may change name and increase or decrease at any time and without notice by the third party’s provider.
Internet user’s consent
The provision of data by users is optional.
Users of the Assicurazioni Generali website will provide consent for the provision of data through cookies if they fulfil one of the following actions:
- clicking on the OK button present in the banner;
- closing the banner through the appropriate button (X);
- clicking on any other point of the page.
The user always has the option to withdraw consent, by clicking on the links shown in the table above.
Users may set their browser in order to receive a warning on the presence of cookies and decide if accept or refuse them. Moreover, they may delete such cookies through functions available in every browser for the internet access.
For example, in Internet Explorer, menu Tools-> Internet Options -> Privacy, you can access a control panel where it’s possible to accept or not the different types of cookies and remove them.
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=it
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/it/kb/Gestione%20dei%20cookie
Internet Explorer: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265