Cookie Policy
By continuing to browse the Website, Users’ agree to the installation of Cookies under the terms indicated in the Cookie Policy of the Website. This preference will be updated at each subsequent visit to the Website. Consent will be kept pending in case the User were to immediately leave the Website, without taking any action, or in case he were to click on the banner link, which refers to this Cookie Policy.
Users’ given consent will be tracked through a Technical Cookie.
General informations
Cookies are small data files that are generated on the User’s computer in order to allow the system to store data that is useful for his navigation since it customizes it. Cookies are placed on the User’s computer and are examined every time the User visits the website.
Browsers offer the choice of preventing websites from saving and using Cookies. However, this could also prevent the complete or correct functioning of the services offered by the same websites.
The Cookies that are used by this Website are standard and harmless. Collection of Cookies takes place mainly with the purpose of collecting data that is useful to make improvements to the Website and to draw up usage statistics.
In addition to what is indicated in this document, Users can manage their Cookie preferences directly from their browser, and (for example) prevent third parties from installing them. Through the browser, it is also possible to delete past installed Cookies, including Cookies that this Website has saved the installation consent for. For more information, please refer to the instructions included in this statement and to the indications offered in the relative sections concerning the removal of Cookies of pertaining applications.
With reference to Cookies installed by third parties, Users may manage their settings and revoke their consent by visiting the relative opt-out link (if available). They may access the tools that are described in the third party’s Privacy Policy or contact the third party directly.
REFERENCES
Data Controller: Pieces of Venice
Legal Office: VIA SANDRO GALLO 157/A – Venezia
The Data Controller may be contacted at the following address: info@piecesofvenice.it
Types of cookies
Types of Cookies for Information Purposes. Following is a list of Cookies that this Website uses for the abovementioned purposes:
Technical Cookies (exempt from User’s prior consent):
– Session Management
These Cookies are required in order to facilitate access to the Website and navigation between pages, so as to simplify the use of specific services that are offered in the various sections of the Website. Usually, these Cookies last as long as the User’s browser is active and are deleted once it is shut down. However, there are certain Cookies that may require to last longer that the length of the Session.
– Performance Monitoring
Cookies are collected in order to control and analyze the use of the Website by part of the Users, through anonymous statistics like access numbers, the origin of the Website’s visitors, and the exact pages that are visited. This data is useful for the development and improvement of the Website and its services.
– Use of the Features
These Cookies allow Users to set and save the access preferences to the Website and its various services. For example, when Users log on to post comments or when they want to customize the settings or contents (like the language or geographical area).
Non-Technical Cookies (requiring User consent)
– First or Third party Ad Profiling Cookies
– Retargeting Cookies
– Social Network Cookies
– Statistical Cookies managed entirely by Third parties
– Behavioral Advertising
These Cookies allow us and third parties to anonymously identify what Users consider as popular, allowing them to view a more personalized and relevant selection of advertising while they surf the internet. These Cookies allow mapping out an overall picture (always in anonymous form) of individual User preferences based on how he surfs the web, in order to provide more relevant advertising.
Analytical Tools that do not require User consent:
– Analytics Cookies that are installed directly on the User’s server or data center without interaction with third parties (for example, tools like Piwik);
– Cookies managed by third parties but anonymous, namely Cookies in relation to which the third party cannot access the disaggregated analytics data at IP level from.
Security
In order to prevent illicit use of login credentials and to protect User data from unauthorized parties, we use Security Cookies to authenticate Users.
Cookie Preference Management
Users may choose, at any time, which Cookies they prefer and which they would rather not receive by changing the settings of the browser in use (Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). For this operation, please refer to the “Help” section of the same browser.
However, if Users decide to not accept certain Cookies, they may not be able to properly use all features of the Website.
Following is a list of suppliers who are authorized to insert Cookies on our Website, with related Privacy Policies:
– Google, Google Ads, Google Analytics
– Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
– ELAN42 and its hosting service providers
Cookie Period Length
Cookies last as long as their expiration date consents them (or until a specific action takes place, like shutting down the browser). The expiration date is set at the time of installation.
Cookies may be:
• Temporary or Session Cookies: they save temporary information, connecting together performances done during a specific session, and are removed from the computer once the browser is shut down;
• Permanent Persistent Cookies: they save information, like username and password, in order to prevent Users from having to type it in each time they visit a specific website. These Cookies remain saved onto the computer even after the browser is shut down.
Cookie Management
In compliance with the UE 679/2016 (GDPR) Reg. directives, Users can change their consent to Cookies at any time directly from this link – Cookie Management.
The Website will keep track of Users consents through a specific Technical Cookie, considered as a “not particularly invasive” tool by the Data Protection Authority. Users may deny consent and/or modify their options related to this Website’s use of Cookies at any time by accessing this Privacy Policy Statement, which is linkable from each page of this Website.
Users may exercise the rights that are recognized by the UE 679/2016 Reg., and request and obtain copies, origin, updates, rectification, integration, cancellation, and transformation in anonymous form of processed data. Users may also request the purpose and modality of the data processing, and block processing in violation of the law and oppose it for legitimate reasons.
For Procedures for the Exercise of User Rights, or for more information, please contact:
Data controller: Pieces of Venice
Legal Office: VIA SANDRO GALLO 157/A – Venezia
The Data Controller may be contacted at the following address: info@piecesofvenice.it
If a User has already given consent but wants to change the Cookie authorizations, he must delete them through the browser (as indicated below) because otherwise the Cookies that have already been installed will not be removed. Specifically, please note that it is not possible, in any way, to control third-party Cookies. Therefore, if consent has already been given, it is necessary to delete the Cookies through the browser (relative section) or by directly asking to opt-out, either to the third party or via the website https://www.youronlinechoices.com/it/le-tue-scelte
For more information, please consult the following websites:
• www.youronlinechoices.com/
• www.allaboutcookies.org/
• www.cookiechoices.org/
• www.cookiechoices.org/
How to disable/delete Cookies by configuring the browser.
Chrome
1. Run the Chrome browser
2. Click on “Menu” on the browser toolbar, beside the URL bar
3. Select “Settings”
4. Click on “Advanced” at the bottom of page
5. In the “Privacy” section, click on “Content Settings”
6. In the “Cookie” section, it is possible to modify the following settings regarding Cookies:
• Allow sites to save and read Cookie data
• Keep local data only until you quit your browser
• Block websites from installing Cookies
• Block third-party Cookies and website data
• Manage exceptions for certain websites
• Delete one or all Cookies.
For more information, please visit the specific page.
Mozilla Firefox
1. Run the Mozilla Firefox browser
2. Click on “Menu” on the browser toolbar, beside the URL bar
3. Select “Options”
4. Select the “Privacy & Security” panel
5. Click on “Show Advanced Settings”
6. In the “Privacy” section, click on “Content Settings”
7. In the “Tracking Protection” section it is possible to modify the following settings regarding Cookies:
• Do Not Track
• Inform websites of your availability to be tracked
• No personal data tracking preference
8. From the “History” section, it is possible to modify the following settings regarding Cookies:
• Through “Custom Settings”, select “I accept” third party Cookies, and determine how long you wish them to be active (until their expiration, until Firefox is shut down, or “ask me every time”)
• Remove each stored Cookie.
For more information, please visit the specific page.
Internet Explorer
1. Run the Internet Explorer browser
2. Click on “Tools” and select “Internet Options”
3. Click on “Privacy” and, in the “Settings” section, scroll in order to modify the desired action for Cookies:
• Block all Cookies
• Allow all Cookies
• Select the websites from which Cookies can be obtained: move the cursor to a middle position so as to not block or allow all Cookies. Then press “Websites”, in the Website Address box, and then press “Block” or “Allow”.
For more information, please visit the specific page.
Safari 6
1. Run the Safari browser
2. Click on “Safari”, select “Preferences” and click on “Privacy”
3. In the “Block Cookie” section, specify how Safari should accept Cookies from websites.
4. In order to view what websites have stored Cookies, click on “Details”.
For more information, please visit the specific page.
Safari iOS (mobile)
1. Run the Safari iOS browser
2. Click on “Settings” and them “Safari”
3. Click on “Block Cookies” and then choose one of the options: “Never”, “By Third Parties or Advertising” or “Always”
4. To delete all Cookies stored by Safari, click “Settings”, then “Safari” and finally “Delete Cookies and data”.
For more information, please visit the specific page.
Opera
1. Run the Opera browser
2. Click on “Preferences”, “Advanced”, and finally on “Cookies”
3. Select one of the following options:
• Accept all Cookies
• Only accept Cookies from the website you are visiting: Cookies from third parties or from another domain will be rejected
• Never accept Cookies: all Cookies will never be saved.
For more information, please visit the specific page.
Since the installation of Cookies and other tracking systems operated by third parties (through the services within this Application) cannot be technically controlled by the Data Controller, any specific reference to Cookies and tracking systems installed by third parties is to be considered indicative. For more information, Users are invited to consult the Privacy Policy of the third party services listed in this document.
Given the objective complexity of the identification of technologies based on Cookies, Users are invited to contact the Data Controller if they wish to receive further information regarding the use of Cookies in this Application.
In order to offer the best online experience, new services that use Cookies may be added to the Website. The evolution of legislation regarding Cookies and Privacy will also be constantly monitored, and therefore this present statement could be affected by changes and updates. In order to post accurate information, these updates and modifications will be published on this page and/or other pages of the Website.
By closing the Session, Users declare that they have no longer anything to claim regarding the management and presence of Cookies related to navigation on this Website.
Privacy Policy
Following is a description of the website’s management formality in relation to the Processing of User’s Personal Data. This information is also useful for those who interact with the website, for the protection of Personal Data referred to them. This Privacy Statement is drawn up on the basis of multiple legislative systems and on the UE 2016/679 Regulation.
The information provided is valid only for the https://piecesofvenice.com website and not for other websites that may have been consulted by the User through the link.
Following the consultation of this website, Data relating to identified or identifiable persons may be processed.
REFERENCES
Data Controller: Pieces of Venice
Legal Office: VIA SANDRO GALLO 157/A – Venezia
The Data Controller may be contacted at the following address: info@piecesofvenice.it
Type of Data that is processed:
Navigation Data
The computer systems and software procedures used to operate this website acquire Personal Data during their normal operation, the transmission of which is implied in the use of Internet communication protocols.
This information is not collected in order to identify interested parties; however, by its very nature, it could allow Users to be identified through processing and association with Data held by third parties.
This Data category includes: IP addresses or domain names of computers belonging to Users who connect to the website, addresses in URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) notation of requested resources, the time of the request, the method used to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the response given by the server (successful, error, etc.), and other parameters related to the operating system and to the User’s computer environment.
This Data is used for the sole purpose of obtaining anonymous statistical information on the use of the website and in order to check its correct operation. The Data could be used to ascertain responsibility in case of hypothetical criminal activity against the website.
The User assumes full responsibility of Personal Data obtained, published or shared by third parties through this Application, and guarantees the right to communicate or disseminate the Data, freeing the website Data Controller from any liability toward third parties.
Data provided voluntarily by the User
The optional, explicit, and voluntary sending of e-mails to the addresses indicated on this website entails the subsequent acquisition of the sender’s address, necessary in order to respond to the sent request, in addition to any other Personal Data included in the message. Sensitive or judicial data supplied by the User is excluded from Processing and therefore will be deleted.
Location of Data Processing
The Processing operations connected to the web services of this website take place at the aforementioned office of the Website Holder (Data Controller) and Hoster (External Processing Manager), and are only handled by technical office staff in charge of Processing or by staff appointed by the Holder, the names of which may always be requested from the Data Controller.
No Data deriving from the web service is shared or disclosed. The Personal Data provided by Users who forward requests for information or suggestions are only used to perform the requested service or provision and are eventually communicated to other administrations only if it is necessary in order to provide the requested information.
The Data is processed exclusively at the Website Holder/Data Controller’s operational headquarters and in any place where the involved parties are located. For more information, contact the Website Holder.
The User’s Personal Data may be transferred to a country other than the one in which he is located. For information on the location of his data processing, the User may refer to the section concerning the processing of Personal Data.
Data Retention Period
Data processing takes place for the time required by the purposes for which it was collected.
Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between Website Holder and User will be retained until the contractual performance is completed.
Personal Data collected for purposes related to the legitimate interest of the Data Controller will be retained until such interest is met. For further information on the legitimate interest of the Data Controller, the User may refer to the relative sections of this document or contact the Website Holder.
When Data Processing is based on the User’s consent, the Data Controller may retain the Personal Data until the given consent is revoked. Furthermore, the Website Holder may be obliged to hold the Personal Data for a longer period, in compliance with legal obligations or authorities.
Personal Data will be deleted at the end of the retention period. Therefore, at the end of this term, the right of access, cancellation, rectification, and Data portability can no longer be exercised.
Security Measures
In order to prevent illegal activities and damages to the server or website Users, the website processes the acquired Data (the IP, in particular) in order to prevent unauthorized access or activities that could damage the server or other Users. Data processing is carried out using IT tools for the purposes described above. For purposes authorized by law (e.g. assistance in system failure or breakdown, server maintenance, etc.), Data may also be accessed by technical and administrative staff belonging to the server management company, which provides the hosting service to this website.
Processing Method
Personal Data is processed with automated tools for a period of time strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was collected.
Specific security measures are observed in order to prevent Data loss, its illicit or incorrect use, and unauthorized access.
Processing is carried out using IT tools with organizational methods that are strictly related to the indicated purposes. In some cases, in addition to the Website Holder, other parties involved in the organization of this Application (system administrators and administrative, commercial, marketing, and legal staff) or external subjects appointed by the Website Holder (such as suppliers of third party technical services, postal couriers, hosting providers, tech companies, communication companies) may also have access to Data. The updated list of all access holders may always be requested from the Data Controller.
Purpose of Data Processing
The Data concerning the User is collected in order to allow the Website Holder to provide his services, as well as for the following purposes (if applicable): Contacting the user, Registration and authentication, Marketing campaigns, Statistics, Interaction with support and feedback platforms, Managing support and contact requests, Visualizing content from external platforms, Managing contacts and sending messages, Hosting and backend infrastructure, Remarketing and behavioral targeting, Payment management, Interaction with social networks and external platforms, Interaction with live-chat platforms, Infrastructure monitoring, User database management, Franchising, Tag management.
For further or more detailed information on Personal Data processing that is relevant for each purpose, the User may contact the Data Controller.
Legal Basis of Data Processing
The Data Controller processes Personal Data related to the User in the event of one of the following conditions:
– the User has given consent for one or more specific purposes;
– the Data Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract and/or for the performance of pre-contractual measures;
– the Data Processing is necessary in order to fulfill a legal obligation to which the Data Controller is subject;
– the Data Processing is necessary for the performance of a task of public interest or for the performance of public authority vested in the Website Holder;
– the Data Processing is necessary for the pursuit of the Website Holder or third party’s legitimate interest.
In any case, it is always possible to request the Website Holder to clarify the actual legal basis of each form of Data Processing, and in particular to specify whether the Processing is based on the law, provided for by contract or necessary in order to complete a contract.
Rights of Data Subjects
Pursuant to EU Reg. 2016/679, the subjects to whom the Personal Data refers to have the right to withdraw consent to the Processing of their Personal Data at any time. They also have the right to: oppose Data Processing, access their Data, verify their Data and/or request its rectification, request Processing limitation, request cancellation or removal, receive their Data or have it transferred to another website holder in structured format (commonly used and readable by automatic devices), and propose a complaint to competent authorities.
If Data is processed for direct marketing purposes, Users may oppose Data Processing without providing any reason for their doing so.
Users have the right to request and obtain information regarding the legal basis for the transfer of their Data outside of the European Union or to an international organization under public international law or consisting of two or more countries (such as ONU). Users are also entitled to request and obtain information on the security measures taken by the Data Controller to protect their Data.
If one of the abovementioned Data transfers takes place, the User may refer to the relative sections of this document or contact the Website Holder.
Procedure for the Exercise of any Right
In order to exercise the rights referred to above, Users may direct a request to the Website Holder’s contact as listed above in this document. Requests are made free of charge and are processed by the Website Holder as quickly as possible, in a period of time that will not exceed one month.
Last update of this document: 25/05/2018.
