Cookies policy
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files sent by a website to its visitor and then sent back to the website to be read by the server. They allow to collect information about the use of the website (which and how many pages the user visited, how much time he stayed on the website, from which channel the user came to the website, etc.).
Such information is stored on the computer hard disk or on any electronic device used by the user for accessing the Internet.
Cookies allow the use and the functioning of the website or some of its functions. In summary, they enable:
- To retain personal preferences (language, font size, colour, etc.);
- To avoid to re-insert the same information more than once during the visit (for example login data) or to manage the shopping cart on e-commerce sites;
- To analyse the use made by the user of the services and the contents provided by the website;
- To view contents such as videos, maps, etc.
- The sharing of website content on social network;
- To show targeted advertisements for a most effective advertising campaign.
Cookies may be of various types.
Technical cookies
Technical cookies allow the correct functioning of some sections of the website. Said cookies are divided into 2 categories based on their duration:
- Temporary (or session) cookies have not a deadline and they are deleted from the computer at the end of the session or after closing the browser;
- Permanent cookies have a pre-defined deadline and therefore will remain on the user’s computer also at the end of the session or after closing the browser so they can be read by the visited website in case of a new access.
These cookies are essential to view the website properly and they will always be used and sent, except when your browser settings do not allow for such cookies (with the risk to block some functionalities on the website).
Analytical cookies
Analytical cookies are used to collect information, in an aggregate and anonymous way, about the use that the visitor makes of the website, with the aim to improve its usage and contents. Said cookies are considered technical if they are installed by the website manager himself and not by a third party.
If analytical cookies are installed on the user’s terminal from a different site through the one the user is visiting, we are talking about third-party cookies; an example is Google Analytics.
Third-party cookies also refer to those used to make software work such as social sharing buttons inserted on a site or other software such as the implementation of videos or maps.
Profiling cookies
Profiling cookies are used to create user profiles based on personal preferences, expressed by website users, to send adverts in line with the profile created.
Cookies used by this website
The different types of cookies used by B-Diagnostics S.p.A. are listed below.
Technical cookies not requiring an explicit consent:
The following cookies are used for activities strictly necessary for the functioning of the site and the provision of the service:
| Cookies Name | Permance | Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| has_js | Permanence session | First part | Cookie used to indicate if the user’s browser has Javascript enabled. |
| Consent | 20 years | Third part / technical (Google Maps) | Cookie used for consent for Google services. |
All technical cookies do not require consent therefore they are installed following access to the site automatically.
Analytical cookies
First and third-party cookies allow to give consent by continuing to browse or by closing the information window. They are listed below:
| Cookies Name | Permanence | Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _gid | Browsing permanence (1 day) | Third party / analytical (Google Analytics) | Cookie used to identify the session |
| _ga | Permanent (2 years) | Third party / analytical (Google Analytics) | Cookie used to number the visits to the site |
| _gat | 10 minutes | Third party / analytical (Google Analytics) | Cookie used to speed up requests |
Third-party profiling cookies
| Nome cookies | Permanence | Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | 1 hour |
Third party / profiling |
Cookie used to register a unique ID on mobile devices to allow tracking based on GPS geographic location |
| PREF | 2 years | Third party / profiling (Youtube) |
Cookie utilized to register a unique ID used by Google for statistics related to how the vistor uses YouTube videos on different web sites |
| VISITOR_ INFO1_ LIVE | 1 month | Third party / profiling (Youtube) |
Cookie used to try to estimate the user’s connection speed on pages with integrated YouTube videos |
| YSC | Browsing session | Third party / profiling (Youtube) |
Cookie used to register a unique ID for statistics related to which YouTube videos have been viewed by the user |
| NID | 1 month | Third party / profiling - (Google Maps) | Cookie used to store users’ preferences and information each time they visit web pages containing maps provided by Google Maps |
| 1P_JAR | 1 month | Third party / profiling - (Google Maps) | Cookie used to store users’ preferences and information each time they visit web pages containing maps provided by Google Maps |
All technical cookies do not require consent therefore they are installed following access to the site automatically.
Website and third-party cookies
B-Diagnostics website may contain links to other websites with their cookies policy which may be different from that adopted by its website. It is not responsible for this, and encourages the user to be aware and to collect information on these websites.
The policy on third-party cookies is available by clicking one of the following links:
https://support.google.com/analytics
http://tools.google.com/
https://policies.google.com/