This Cookie Policy (hereinafter also “Policy”) describes how to use and manage the so-called “Cookies” on operacoaching.com.
Cookies or markers (hereinafter also “Cookies”) are packets of information sent by a web server (in this case from this site) to the Internet browser (hereinafter also “Browser”) of the user/visitor and by the latter automatically stored on the personal computer or mobile device (hereinafter also the “Device”) used for navigation and automatically sent back to the server at each subsequent access to the site.
This site uses cookies, therefore, for a complete use of the service, it is advisable to configure the browser used for navigation in such a way that it accepts the receipt of the cookies themselves.
General information on the cookies used
We inform you that by default almost all browsers are set to automatically accept cookies. Users/visitors can still change the default configurations at any time.
As stated above, disabling, or deleting cookies may however preclude the optimal use of some areas/functions of the site or compromise the use of the services offered under authentication.
If users/visitors want to decide from time to time whether or not to accept cookies, they can also configure their browser so that this generates a warning every time a cookie is saved.
The cookies used can be of the following type:
- Persistent, or that remain stored on the hard disk of the user/visitor device until their expiration;
- Session, that is, which are not stored permanently on the hard disk of the user/visitor’s device and which are deleted when the browser is closed.
Cookies are used on operacoaching.com to:
- Facilitate navigation within the site and ensure its correct use;
- Facilitate access to services that require authentication (avoiding users having to re-enter their authentication credentials each time they access the services);
- For statistical purposes, to know which areas of the site have been visited;
On operacoaching.com cookies are not used to publish interest-based ads.
Session cookies are used to transmit the identifiers of the browsing sessions to allow safe and efficient exploration of the site. The session cookies used on operacoaching.com avoid the use of other IT techniques that are potentially detrimental to the confidentiality of user/visitor navigation and are also used to improve the provision of the services offered.
In addition, the cookies can be specific to the site (used, for example, to know the number of pages visited within the site itself) or to third parties (or generated by other sites to deliver content on the site visited by users). This site may use anonymous third-party cookies in order to manage the delivery of advertising messages in a dynamic and advanced way. The most popular browsers provide for the possibility of blocking only third-party cookies, accepting only those of the site. Furthermore, some companies that generate cookies on third party sites offer the possibility to disable and/or inhibit in a simple and immediate way only their own cookies, even when these are anonymous or do not involve the registration of personal identification data such as, for example, addresses. IP.
Cookies used for aggregate analysis of site visits
On operacoaching.com there are aggregate analysis tools of navigation data (Google Analytics) that allow you to improve the browsing experience and use of user services. These tools use cookies that are installed on the user/visitor’s device in order to allow the site manager to analyze how users/visitors use the sites themselves. The information generated by the cookies on the use of the sites by the user/visitor (including the anonymized IP address by masking some fields) will be transmitted and stored on Google’s servers.
The aforementioned information may be used for the purpose of tracking and examining the use of the sites by users/visitors, for reporting activities and to provide other services relating to the activities of the sites, as well as for browsing. To protect the privacy of users/visitors as much as possible, operacoaching.com uses the “IP masking” function, which forces the system to obscure the last 8 digits of the user’s/visitor’s IP address before any type of processing, making the analyzed data effectively anonymous.
Users/visitors will in any case have the possibility to inhibit the use of Google Analytics and to prevent its storage on their Device through the appropriate browser add-on for the deactivation of Google Analytics, made available by Google at the address https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. To activate this component that inhibits the system for sending information about the user/visitor’s visit, simply install it by following the instructions on the screen, close and reopen the Browser.
How to disable cookies
Most browsers are initially configured to automatically accept cookies. The user/visitor can modify these configurations in order to inhibit cookies or to warn that cookies are used on their device. There are various ways of managing cookies and, in this regard, the user/visitor can refer to the instruction manual or the help screen of his browser to find out how to configure or change the settings on cookies. In case of use of different devices (e.g. personal computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.), the user/visitor must ensure that each browser on each device used is configured in such a way as to reflect their preferences regarding use of Cookies.
It is always possible to refuse consent by deactivating the use of cookies in the browser.