Cookie Policy


Foreword

This policy relates to “www.alessi.com” (the Website) owned by Alessi spa, with registered office in Crusinallo (VB), via Privata Alessi, 6 (VAT no. IT00465840031), with share capital of Euro 9,033,333.33 fully paid-in (the Data Controller), which acts as Data Controller in compliance with EU Ruling 679/2016 (the European General Data Protection Regulation).

Cookies and what they do

A cookie is a text file that a website visited by a user sends to the user's terminal (computer or mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet), where it is stored and then sent back to the website the next time the user visits it.

There are different types of cookie:

  • based on who installs them. If they are installed by the operator of the website visited,  what are known as “first-party cookies” are installed, whereas if they are installed by a different party,  third-party cookies” are installed.
  • based on the purpose of each cookie. Some cookies allow enhanced browsing by storing certain user choices, such as language  (these are called “technical cookies”). Other cookies monitor the user’s browsing activity, partly with the aim of sending advertising and/or offering services tailored to their preferences  (these are called “profiling cookies”).

Only profiling cookies require the user's prior consent to their use.

The Website uses technical cookies and third-party profiling cookies.

The Data Controller is responsible only for the first-party cookies that it has installed on the Website.

Consenting to the use of profiling cookies

The first time you visit the Website, you can accept all cookies by performing one of the following actions:

clicking the “Accept” button on the banner.

When visiting the Website for the first time, should you decide not to perform any of the actions indicated on the banner but to access this extended policy from the banner, you can use the individual consent forms that may be present in the extended policy. These forms offer the opportunity to give or withhold consent to the installation of cookies by clicking on the appropriate link in the “privacy policy and consent form” column of the table below. Please note: if you do not use the consent forms and close the extended policy page or continue to browse the Site, you are consenting to the use of all cookies.

On subsequent visits to the Website, you can access the extended policy via the “Cookie Policy” link on the Website and withhold consent to the installation of third-party cookies.

It is also possible to agree to the use of cookies via your browser settings. The settings procedure is described below:

Internet Explorer

Click the following link: http://windows.microsoft.com/it-it/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11.

Google Chrome

Click the following link: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=it.

Mozilla Firefox

Click the following link: https://support.mozilla.org/it/kb/Attivare%20e%20disattivare%20i%20cookie.

Safari

Click the following link: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH19214?viewlocale=it_IT&locale=en_US.

In the case of devices such as smartphones, tablets, etc., ensure that the settings for each browser on each device indicate your cookie preferences. For third-party cookies, you can also indicate your preferences at www.youronlinechoices.com (the system operates with reference to the companies that subscribe to this website).

Cookies installed via the Website

First-party technical cookies which do not require the user’s prior consent.

Cookie name

Cookie purpose

Expiry

N.A.

Browser or session cookies, which ensure normal browsing and use of the Website

Session duration

N.A.

Functional cookies, which allow the user to browse the website while maintaining the choices made.

No more than 12 months

N.A.

They record the manifestation of the user's consent by performing one of the actions described on the banner or in the abbreviated policy. They recognise the user returning to the Website so that consent to the installation of cookies is not requested again.

No more than 12 months

Third-party profiling cookies, which require the user's prior consent

Statistical and analytical cookies

The Website uses third-party cookies, also in unbundled form, for statistical and analytical purposes.

Supplier

Cookie purpose

Privacy policy

Consent form

Google, LLC.

Measuring visits to the Website for analysis and statistical purposes.

http://www.google.com/intl/it/policies/privacy/

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Google LLC.

Allows the operation of Google Tag Manager.

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=it

Consent form unavailable Use the browser settings to exercise the options relating to this cookie.

Hotjar Ltd

Analyses user behaviour for statistical purposes.

https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy

https://www.hotjar.com/legal/compliance/opt-out

Klaviyo, Inc.

Klaviyo uses cookies too obtain information on conversion rates and the performance of advertising campaigns.

https://www.klaviyo.com/privacy/policy

Consent form unavailable Use the browser settings to exercise the options relating to this cookie.

Segment.io, Inc.

Measures, collects and analyses content and advertising data in order to understand and optimise content and media.

https://segment.com/docs/legal/privacy/

Consent form unavailable. Use the browser settings to exercise the options relating to this cookie.

Shopify, Inc.

Performs statistical analysis of user behaviour.

https://it.shopify.com/legal/privacy

Consent form unavailable. Use the browser settings to exercise the options relating to this cookie.

Advertising and retargeting profiling cookies

The Data Controller uses advertising profiling cookies to deliver adverts based on the interests expressed when browsing the Internet.

Supplier

Cookie purpose

Privacy policy

Consent form

Facebook, Inc.

Facebook installs cookies to study and improve advertising, and for remarketing purposes, in order to send users messages tailored to their interests.

https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

Consent form unavailable. Use the browser settings to exercise the options relating to this cookie.

Facebook, Inc.

The Facebook pixel is a tool for collecting statistical data and measuring the effectiveness of advertising, interpreting people' actions on the website.

https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

Consent form unavailable. Use the browser settings to exercise the options relating to this cookie.

Google LLC.

Publishes advertisements tailored to the interests expressed by the user while browsing the Internet.

https://policies.google.com/privacy

https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated?hl=en

Hotjar Inc.

Publishes advertisements tailored to the interests expressed by the user while browsing the Internet.

https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy

https://www.hotjar.com/legal/compliance/opt-out

Segment.io, Inc.

Publishes advertisements tailored to the interests expressed by the user while browsing the Internet.

https://segment.com/docs/legal/privacy/

Consent form unavailable. Use the browser settings to exercise the options relating to this cookie.

Shopify, Inc.

Collects data on user behaviour to optimise the website and increase the relevance of the adverts displayed.

https://it.shopify.com/legal/privacy

Consent form unavailable. Use the browser settings to exercise the options relating to this cookie.

Youtube Inc.

Allows the implementation of the advertising services offered by YouTube Inc.

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=it&gl=it

Consent form unavailable. Use the browser settings to exercise the options relating to this cookie.

Additional information

With reference to the cookies installed by the Website, please note that:

the data is collected exclusively for the purposes indicated in this policy;

technical cookies do not require the user's prior consent as they are necessary for the operation of the Website. Removing these technical cookies may adversely affect the browsing of the Website;

the data collected by first-party cookies may be disclosed to parties acting on behalf of the Data Controller in their capacity as Data Processors pursuant to the provisions of EU Ruling 679/2016 (the European General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR) and as described in the privacy policy visible through the “Privacy Policy” link on the Website.

With reference to third-party cookies, their purposes, the logic behind their processing and the management of user preferences are not determined or verified by the Data Controller but by the third party that supplies them. However, regardless of whether the Data Controller considers that the user has validly expressed their consent to the installation of cookies, including third-party cookies, the Data Controller supports users who wish to know how to exercise their consent/selective refusal or to delete cookies from their browser.

The data collected by the cookies issued by the site may be disclosed to parties, including those based in foreign countries, for purposes related to those described above. The user is reminded that they can exercise their rights relating to said data under the GDPR, as described in greater detail in the Privacy Policy available at the “Privacy Policy” link on the Website.