Cookie Policy

This section describes the types of cookies and other tracking tools (pixel cookies, web beacons, device identifiers, localStorage) used on the Site, implementing the Guidelines of the Italian Data Protection Authority of 10 June 2021 and art. 122 of Legislative Decree 196/2003 as amended.

The cookies and other tracking tools used by the Site fall, according to the purpose pursued, into the following categories; the tools actually active on this Site, with their purpose and duration, are listed in the sections below:

• Technical cookies (necessary): indispensable for the operation of the Site or for the services requested by the user (session, authentication, security, storage of the cookie choice). They are installed by the Controller, either directly or through providers acting as processors, and do not require prior consent under art. 122(1) of the Italian Privacy Code.
• Functionality and experience cookies: they store user choices (language, light/dark theme, interface preferences, embedded media content) in order to offer additional features. They qualify as technical cookies where they give effect to a choice expressed by the user in order to provide the requested service; they require prior consent where they are not strictly necessary for that service.
• Analytics/statistical cookies: they collect information on the use of the Site. They require prior consent, unless the tool is configured so as to be assimilable to technical cookies under the Garante Guidelines of 10 June 2021 (truncated IP address, no cross-linking with other processing, no sharing with third parties, use limited to this Site alone).
• Profiling/marketing cookies: they create profiles on the user to show personalised advertising and targeted content. They require explicit and granular prior consent.

Consent banner: on first access to the Site a banner is displayed allowing the user to accept, refuse or customise the use of non strictly necessary cookies (functionality, analytics and marketing), with three equally prominent actions (Garante 2021 + EDPB Guidelines 03/2022). The choice made is stored on the user's device for the period indicated in the technical cookies table; in line with the Italian Data Protection Authority's Guidelines of 10 June 2021, the banner is not shown again before six months have elapsed since it was last displayed, unless the user clears their browsing data or changes their preferences.

The user can change or withdraw consent at any time, through the cookie preferences control available on the Site or from the browser settings. For details of each identifier used, including how long the expressed preference is stored, please refer to the tables in the sections below.

The Site uses cookies and identifiers strictly necessary for its operation. These technical identifiers are installed by the Controller, either directly or through providers acting as processors, and do not require the data subject's consent, in accordance with Art. 122(1) of Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003 and the Italian DPA Guidelines of 10 June 2021.

The table below describes the technical identifiers by the function they perform: the actual names depend on the platform the Site is built with and on the services enabled, and those shown in brackets are only common examples.

Server-side consent record: where the Site keeps proof of the choice expressed in the banner, the record (accepted or rejected categories, technical visitor identifier, date and time, source) is transmitted to the Controller and stored in its compliance infrastructure for as long as necessary to discharge the burden of proof of consent (Art. 7.1 GDPR), within the periods set out in the section on retention periods. The record contains no directly identifying data, only the technical browser identifier: it is therefore pseudonymous, not anonymous, data.

Note: the table describes the technical identifiers according to the function they perform. The list of the names actually used on the Site at the time of the visit may be requested at any time from the Controller at the contact details set out in this notice.

To disable technical identifiers, the user must act directly on the browser settings. Disabling them may impair the operation of the Site.

On first access to the Site, a banner is shown that allows you to accept, refuse or customise the use of non strictly necessary cookies (functionality, analytics and marketing). Strictly technical cookies are installed regardless of consent, in compliance with art. 122(1) of Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003 and the Italian Data Protection Authority guidelines of 10 June 2021.

The data subject may modify or withdraw consent at any time:

• by using the cookie preferences control available on the Site;
• by deleting cookies already installed from the browser settings (the procedure varies depending on the browser).

Consent may be withdrawn at any time and as easily as it was given, and withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal (art. 7.3 GDPR).

Proof of consent (art. 7.1 GDPR): depending on the platform the Site is built with, the choice expressed in the banner may be stored solely on the user's device or also kept server-side for evidentiary purposes. In the latter case the data stored is: random browser identifier (UUID), chosen cookie categories, date and time, cryptographic hash of the user-agent, country of origin (no full IP address). No directly identifying data is stored or shared with third parties (name, email address, IP address): the record relates to the browser only and constitutes pseudonymous, not anonymous, data. It is kept for as long as necessary to discharge the burden of proof, within the periods set out in the section on retention periods, after which it is deleted.

The Site uses browser-side storage technologies (localStorage and sessionStorage) to provide the requested functionalities and improve the user experience. These technologies are equated with cookies under Art. 122(1) of Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003: where they are not strictly necessary for the service requested by the user, their use requires consent under Art. 6.1.a GDPR and the aforementioned Art. 122.

The keys actually present depend on the platform the Site is built with and on the features enabled; locally stored data typically includes:

• User selected language;
• Layout and interface arrangement preferences;
• User cookie consent state (where the Site keeps proof of consent, a copy is retained server-side — see the technical cookies section);
• Application session data (partially filled forms, operations in progress);

Most of this data stays on the user device and is not transmitted to the Controller. The only exceptions — expressly declared — are the consent record (where replicated server-side for the burden of proof under Art. 7.1 GDPR) and, where enabled, compliance telemetry (see dedicated clause).

Local data remains stored until it is manually deleted from the browser settings, through the browsing data deletion feature, or, where the Site provides for it, through the dedicated local data deletion control.

You can manage your cookie preferences in two ways:

1. From the Site: use the cookie preferences control available on the Site to reopen the choice panel.
2. From your browser settings (the paths indicated may vary depending on the version installed):
   • Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
   • Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
   • Safari: Settings (or Preferences) → Privacy → Cookies and website data
   • Microsoft Edge: Settings → Privacy, search and services → Cookies

For newsletters and promotional emails: use the unsubscribe link at the bottom of every message, or write to the Controller at the contact details given in this notice.

Note: disabling first-party technical cookies may prevent the Site from functioning correctly (e.g. language persistence, cart session).

Additional opt-out tools for advertising networks:

• EDAA advertisers: youronlinechoices.eu
• Google Ads: adssettings.google.com
• Meta (Facebook/Instagram): facebook.com/settings/ads

For any question about cookie usage on this site:

• Email: info@emergeitalia.it
• Address: Zona Ischia 2, 39040 Ora (BZ), Italia

For more details on data processing collected via cookies, see the Privacy Policy of the site.