Cookie policy

This Cookie Policy refers to the website www.studiopasottopartners.com (hereinafter, the ‘Website’) and forms an integral part of the Privacy Policy.

  1. DATA CONTROLLER AND CONTACT DETAILS
    The Data Controller is Studio Pasotto & Partners, located at Via Albere 29/A, 37138 – Verona (VR), Italy, social security/VAT no. 03794860233, hereinafter also referred to as the ‘Data Controller’ or simply ‘Controller’.
    For any clarification or further information, or to exercise the rights laid down in this Cookie Policy, you may contact the Data Controller in the following ways:  tel +39 045577977, e-mail: info@studiopasottopartners.com, certified email: robertogainelli@odcecverona.it.   

  2. COOKIES USED BY THE WEBSITE; PURPOSES AND LEGAL BASIS FOR DATA PROCESSING
    Cookies are small text files which websites (referred to as ‘publishers’ or ‘first parties’) visited by the user, or other websites or web servers (referred to as ‘third parties’), send to and store directly (in the case of publishers) or indirectly, through publishers (in the case of third parties), on the user’s computer or mobile device, so that they can be re-used by the same websites the next time the user logs on.
    By using cookies, a website can remember the user’s browsing history and preferences (for example, login information, preferred language, font size, other page-viewing options, and so forth) so that these things do not need to be re-specified each time the user comes back to the website, or visits a different page on the same site. Therefore, in general, cookies are used to enable access, monitor browsing sessions and memorize information concerning the activities of the users who browse a website. They can also contain a code identifying the user, which makes it possible to track that user’s browsing history within the website for statistical or marketing purposes.
    The Controller hereby informs Users that the Website uses the types of cookies listed and described below, divided into categories in accordance with the regulations and instructions issued by the relevant authorities, including the Italian Personal Data Protection Authority (hereinafter, the ‘Authority’).

    2.1 ESSENTIAL COOKIES
    These cookies are essential to the functioning of the website and are used for the sole purpose of completing the transmission of information over an electronic communication network, or when they are strictly necessary to provide a service explicitly requested by the user. Without the use of these cookies, it would be either impossible or less safe to browse the Website or meet certain user requests. These cookies make it possible to implement essential functions such as managing a browsing session, customizing the browsing experience (for example, choosing the language and/or the currency to use), and investigating and preventing fraud.  
    Given the purposes for which the essential cookies are used, they can be stored on the user’s device without their express consent; this is pursuant to art. 122 of Legislative Act no. 196/2003 (hereinafter, the ‘Privacy Code’) and art. 5 of Directive 2002/58/CE and subsequent amendments to the same. Disabling these cookies will make it impossible to browse the Website fully and/or to make use of the services, pages, functions or contents provided therein.

    2.2 ANALYTICS OR PERFORMANCE COOKIES
    These are  cookies used to evaluate the performance of a website and to help measure the ‘traffic’ it receives, i.e. the number of visitors (which may be subdivided according to geographical area), the time of day they visited the website and other characteristics. Therefore, their purpose is to produce aggregate data for internal purposes in order to understand how many people visit the website and how they interact with it.
    According to the Authority in its ‘Guidelines for Cookies and Other Tracking Tools’, published on 10 July 2021, analytics cookies can be considered on a par with essential cookies, therefore can be used without the express consent of the user, provided that:
    • they are used by the publisher (known as ‘first-party analytics cookies’) for the simple purpose of compiling statistics on website use, even when referring to more than one domain, website or app, provided that they are owned by the same publisher;
    • they are used by third parties which provide a web measurement service to the publisher, as long as the following conditions are respected:
      • they are used exclusively to produce aggregate statistics which refer only to a single website or mobile app;
      • masking of at least the fourth segment of the IP address is guaranteed;
      • the third parties in question abstain from combining the data obtained from analytics cookies, even when minimized in this way, with other data sets (for example, client files or statistics on the use of other websites), and/or from forwarding them to further third parties, unless the production of statistics by said third parties performed using the minimized data concerns more than one domain, website or app owned by the same publisher or corporate group.

    However, in the event that analytics cookies do not fulfil the above-mentioned requirements, they may be used only when the website has obtained the user’s express consent.
    Without prejudice to the above, the Controller avails of a web traffic analytics service named ‘Matomo’ in order to monitor website functions, perform activities to ensure the security of the website and undertake any necessary measures to improve the services it provides.
    Our use of Matomo has been configured in such a way as to meet all the requirements laid down by the Authority so that the various cookies can be considered on a par with essential cookies. This means that they can be stored on our Users devices without their express consent.
    The data obtained regarding website use will be handled by Matomo in adherence to the policies published on the following webpage: https://matomo.org/gdpr-analytics/.   

    2.3 TRACKING OR PROFILING COOKIES
    In general terms, profiling cookies are used to provide information on recurrent patterns in a specific user’s website use to specific subjects which are identified or identifiable, in order to collate various profiles in homogeneous clusters of varying sizes, so that it becomes possible to, among other things, adjust the service and progressively customize it beyond what is strictly necessary for the provision of the service, as well as sending targeted commercial messages (‘targeted’ meaning based on the preferences displayed by the user while surfing the internet). Because of their distinct characteristics, these cookies may be installed on the user’s device only with the user’s express consent, as laid down in art. 122 of the Privacy Code and art. 5 of Directive 2002/58/CE and subsequent amendments.  
    The Website does not use profiling cookies. 

  3. COMPLETE LIST OF THE COOKIES USED ON THE WEBSITE
    Below is a complete list of the cookies used by the Website, together with the relative storage times and purposes:

    COOKIE NAMEDOMAINRETENTION TIMEPURPOSE
    		TYPE
     PHPSESSID www.studiopasottopartners.co.uk
    		Session
    		Session cookie
    		Essential
     _pk_id.2.ba6c www.studiopasottopartners.co.uk 13 months
    		This cookie is used to store certain details about the user, such as their unique browser ID
    		Analytics
     _pk_ses.2.ba6c www.studiopasottopartners.co.uk Session
    		This cookie is used to temporarily store data needed for the browsing session
    		Analytics
  4. MANAGEMENT AND DELETION OF COOKIES BY CONFIGURING THE BROWSER BEING USED
    The Controller hereby informs Users of its Website that they may express or amend their cookie preferences by changing the settings on the browser used on their device to browse the site. The preferences expressed through the browser will become effective the first time the user visits the Website after amending their preferences.  
    For more information on how to amend cookie preferences, you can read the instructions found at the following links:
    Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/it/kb/protezione-antitracciamento-avanzata-firefox-desktop
    Internet Explorer:  https://support.microsoft.com/it-it/windows/eliminare-e-gestire-i-cookie-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d.  
    Safari: https://support.apple.com/it-it/HT201265
    Chrome:  https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=it
    Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
    If you use more than one browser, you must complete the procedure (including the cookie deletion option) for each separate browser. If you use a device other than a computer (such as a smartphone or tablet), to uninstall cookies you will need to consult your device instruction manual. We remind you that the decision to block all cookies could compromise or disable certain functions of the Website, as certain cookies are strictly necessary to allow site browsing.  

  5. VIEWING CONTENT FROM EXTERNAL PLATFORMS
    YouTube Widget
    YouTube provides a service allowing videos loaded on its platform to be viewed through other websites. This service, which the Data Controller makes use of, allows the Website to embed YouTube content into its own pages. For more information on how YouTube handles personal data, you can consult the following webpage: https://www.youtube.com/intl/ALL_it/howyoutubeworks/our-commitments/protecting-user-data/.  
    Google Maps (Google LLC)
    Google Maps provides a map-viewing service which allows users to identify the precise location of any place they desire. In the case in hand, this service, which the Data Controller avails of, allows the Website to embed Google Maps content in its own web pages. For more information on how Google Maps handles personal data, you can consult the following webpage: https://policies.google.com/privacy.  

  6. MOVEMENT OF DATA TO THIRD COUNTRIES OR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
    Given the above, the Controller hereby informs Users that their personal data will not be moved to third-party nations or to international organizations.

  7. PERSONAL DATA RETENTION PERIOD
    The allowed retention periods for each category of cookie can be seen in the table above.

  8. DATA SUBJECTS’ RIGHTS
    The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) recognizes specific rights for data subjects, including the right to know what personal data is held by the Controller and how it is used (data access), to update or amend data, or, should the need arise, to supplement, delete, make anonymous or restrict handling of the data. For detailed information about data subjects’ rights, Users can consult our Privacy Policy.  
    The Controller furthermore informs Users that they also have the right to lodge a protest in the event that they believe that the rights recognized under personal-data-protection legislation have been violated.
    The means of contacting the Authority can be found at the following link: http://www.garanteprivacy.it.

  9. HOW DATA SUBJECTS CAN EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS
    As data subjects, Users can exercise the rights stated above at any time by contacting the Controller at the numbers and addresses given above. To lodge a protest with the Authority, you can use the forms provided on the Authority’s website.

  10. UPDATING THE COOKIE POLICY
    This cookie policy is subject to amendments. We strongly recommend that you consult it regularly in order to stay updated on how the Website uses cookies.


Last updated: 15.05.2023