What are cookies?

From wikipedia

Cookies are lines of text used to perform automatic authentication, session tracking and storage of specific information about users accessing the server.
In practice are text files that are stored on your computer each time you visit a site.

How we use them on our website

For us and all sub-domains use cookies, and request your consent when the law or the regulations so provide, to help you navigate and customize the information addressed to the user. We use also similar systems to collect information about your browsing, such as IP address, type of browser and operating system used and / or web pages visited by a user, for statistical or security.
Please note that if you decide to disable or reject cookies some parts of the relevant sub-domains may be inaccessible or not function properly.

In part, these cookies needed to operate the site, such as those supporting the management of authentication, management comments or those related to research on the site.
Therefore easier to use and full of this site is appropriate to accept the receipt of such cookies.

Then there are third-party cookies, such as those of Analytics, useful to gather data on the use of the site and allow us to improve it to make browsing better.
Cookies are not harmful to your computer, tablet or smartphone. In the cookies generated by the site, no personally identifiable information is retained but only encrypted information.

The site AIV its related sub-domains using the following cookies:

Cookie navigation
They are essential to allow you to browse the site and use its functionality. Without these cookies it is possible that some features may not be available or may not function properly.
Cookies are strictly necessary are used to store an identifier in order to identify the user so unique compared to other users in order to provide the user with a consistent and accurate service.

Cookies performance
Or they can be our partner, session or persistent. Their use is limited to the performance and improvement of the site. These cookies do not collect information that can identify you. All information collected by these cookies are aggregated in an anonymous form and are only used to improve the functionality of the site.

Functional cookies
Usually are the result of a user action, but they can also be implemented in the supply of a service, not explicitly required, but offered. They can also be used to avoid offering it again to a specific user a service already offered. Furthermore, these cookies allow the site to keep track of the user’s choices. The information collected by these cookies is anonymous and can not bring the user behavior on other websites.

Third-party cookies for marketing / retargeting
They are used by our partners in order to offer our advertisements when visiting other sites, such as showing the latest products you have displayed on the site. These cookies can also be used to show products that may interest or similar to those that have previously displayed. The use of these cookies does not involve the processing of personal data, but can allow connection to the browser installed on your computer or other devices used during navigation.

Can I opt out?

Yes, but you are turning them off you may lose some of the functionality of the site.
The rules on personal data protection require that you can disable cookies already administered (“opt-out”). The opt-out is scheduled for “cookie technical” (Art.122 of the Code), as well as cookies that do not fall within the “cookie technical” previously accepted (“opt in”) by the user.

You can proceed to disable and / or deletion of cookies (“opt-out”) through the settings of your browser and disable and / or delete individual cookies not “technical” administered by third parties accessing the website maintained by the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA) at www.youronlinechoices.eu

Here are links to information on how to disable cookies in popular browsers:

Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Safari (iOS)
Date updated: 29/05/2015