As required by current legislation on the processing of personal data, the user (hereinafter also the "Data Subject") is provided with information relating to the so-called cookies.
Data controller and contact details
The grafton.ch site (hereinafter the "Site") uses cookies. The data collected using cookies are processed by Gi Group SA ("Company") based in via Cantonale 2B, 6928 Manno, in the person of the Legal Representative (telephone number +41 91 210 37 37, e-mail address code privacy@gigroup.com).
Personal data processed
The site processes navigation data. By way of example, this category of data includes: the IP addresses or the names of the computers used by users who connect to the Site, the URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) addresses of the requested resources, the time of requests, the method used. when submitting requests to the server, the size of the file obtained in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the response provided by the server (successful, error, etc.) and other parameters relating to the operating system and the user's IT environment.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text strings. They are created by a server and stored on the hard disk of the computer or on any other device used by the user to access a website (smartphone, tablet, etc.) and then be re-transmitted to the aforementioned site at the next visit by the user. .
Cookies allow, for example, to activate features and customizations aimed at facilitating user interaction with a website, keeping track of items in a shopping cart or information for filling in a computer form.
With regard to duration, cookies can be classified as session cookies and persistent cookies.
Session cookies disappear when the browser is closed or have a limited duration.
Persistent cookies are stored permanently on the user's computer or other device and have a variable duration.
Cookies that expire at the end of a session (normally when a user closes their browser) are useful, for example, for security purposes, such as when the user accesses their e-mail box or a reserved area of a site. Instead, cookies that are stored for a longer period of time (between sessions) are used, for example, to remember user preferences (such as the navigation language on the site) or to offer targeted advertising.
With reference to the origin, cookies can be classified as first-party cookies or third-party cookies. First-party cookies are installed directly from the website that the user is visiting, while third-party cookies are installed from a domain other than the one the user is visiting, for example, in the event that the website incorporates elements from other sites, such as images or social media plugins.
Based on the purpose, cookies can be classified as technical, analytical and profiling cookies.
Technical cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of a website, because they enable functions to allow, secure and facilitate the navigation of the user who, for example, can select the language in which he wishes to navigate on a website without having to set it every time. or you can access your profile without having to log in every time. Strictly necessary cookies and functional cookies fall into this category.
Analytical cookies, which can be first or third party, are installed to collect information on the use of a website. In particular, they are useful for statistically analyzing accesses or visits to a website and to allow the owner to improve its structure, navigation logics and contents.
Profiling cookies, which can be first or third party, are used to track user browsing, analyze your behavior for marketing purposes and create profiles on your tastes, habits, choices etc. In this way, it is possible, for example, to convey targeted advertising messages in relation to the user's interests and in line with the preferences expressed by the user while browsing online. Targeted advertising cookies and social cookies fall into this category.
What cookies does this site use and for what purposes?
With reference to the origin, the user is informed that the Site uses first-party and third-party cookies.
The use of third-party cookies is governed by the rules established by the third parties themselves, therefore the user is invited to read the information on the processing of personal data of third parties indicated in the illustrative tables of the cookies used by the Site.
With regard to duration, the Site uses both session cookies and persistent cookies.
Finally, as regards the purposes pursued, the Site uses technical, analytical and profiling cookies.
Below, for each type of cookie, the name, whether first or third party, the purpose of use and the duration are shown.
With reference to analytical cookies, the Site uses Google Analytics to collect information in aggregate form on the number of users who visit the Site and on how to use it, in order to compile general statistics on the service and its use, without the possibility of tracing identification of the individual user. The Google Analytics settings provide for the sharing of data with Google in order to use the following services: i) Benchmarking, ie participation in the collection of anonymous data that helps to better understand the trend of the data; ii) Technical assistance, to allow Google to provide assistance and iii) Account experts, in order to allow
Google marketing experts to provide suggestions for improving configuration and analysis.
For more details and information you can visit the supplier page here.
The user can disable Google Analytics cookies by downloading a specific browser plug-in available here.
How do you manage your cookie preferences?
At the time of the first access to any page of the Site, there is a banner that contains a brief information and the cookie preferences management panel. The user has the ability to select and deselect cookies grouped by homogeneous categories. The consent to the use of cookies is registered with a special "technical cookie". Closing the banner by selecting a button marked with an X, positioned inside the banner at the top right, entails the persistence of the default settings and therefore the continuation of navigation in the absence of cookies other than the strictly necessary technical ones. A special command is also available through which the user can express his consent by accepting the placement of all cookies.
In any case, it is possible to easily change the choices relating to the cookies used by the Site at any time, by clicking on the button that appears on each page of the Site at the bottom left.
However, the user can also express their preferences on cookies through the settings of the browser used. Most browsers automatically accept cookies by default, however, if you set your browser preferences appropriately, you can reject them or accept them selectively (the methods offered by the main browsers are listed below: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Edge, Internet Explorer)
Disabling or blocking cookies or deleting them could compromise the optimal use of some areas of the Site or prevent some features, as well as affect the operation of third-party services.
For information relating to the use of cookies by Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and LinkedIn, please consult the Facebook, Instagram, Google, Twitter and LinkedIn websites respectively.
To monitor the collection of data for the purposes of analysis carried out by Google analytics cookies, the user is invited to visit the page of the browser add-on for the deactivation of Google Analytics where, if desired, he can proceed to disable these cookies, by downloading the specific browser plug-in available there.
The company uses ReCaptcha on its website to check whether data entry (for example in a contact or registration form) is done by a person or by an automated program in order to avoid improper use of the services provided. The use of ReCaptcha is subject to the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
Is the acceptance of cookies mandatory?
The strictly necessary technical cookies are used to ensure correct navigation within the Site and provide the service requested by the user, therefore the user's prior consent is not required for their installation, as indicated in the relevant paragraph.
As for the remaining types of cookies, these are installed only after obtaining the user's consent. This consent is optional. However, denial of consent may result in parts of the Site not functioning correctly.
Subjects authorized to process
The data may be processed by employees of the corporate functions responsible for pursuing the aforementioned purposes, who have been expressly authorized for processing and who have received adequate operating instructions.
Data recipients
User data may be processed by external parties operating as owners such as, by way of example, supervisory and control authorities and bodies and in general by subjects, including private individuals, entitled to request data, Public Authorities who express it. request to the Data Controller for administrative or institutional purposes, in accordance with the provisions of current national and European legislation, as well as persons, companies, associations or professional firms that provide assistance and advice.
The data may also be processed, on behalf of the Data Controller, by external subjects designated as managers, to whom adequate operating instructions are given. These subjects are essentially included in the following categories:
- companies that provide communications mailing services;
- companies that provide website and information systems maintenance services;
- companies that offer support in the implementation of marketing initiatives and market studies.
The user's personal data may be processed, in the event of his explicit consent, by third parties to whom they are disclosed.
The data may be transferred to companies that are not based in Switzerland or in a state belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA), i.e. in countries that therefore do not enjoy the same standardized level of protection within the EEA. For this reason, Gi Group has foreseen suitable measures to ensure that companies that are not based in Switzerland or the EEA and which process your personal data provide adequate protection for this processing.
Rights of the interested party
Interested parties can request access to data concerning them, their correction or cancellation, as well as the limitation of processing, opposition to processing and data portability by contacting the Data Controller by ordinary mail or by sending an e -mail to: ch.privacy@gigroup.com.
Interested parties can lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority, as well as exercise the other rights recognized by the applicable regulations