Handling of cookies

General information about cookies

Cookies are essential for the functioning of modern websites. Cookies help to ensure technical functionality, implement integrations with social media, create statistics and much more. Some applications are essential to ensure the functionality of the site. Others, on the other hand, are useful for the website operators, but not absolutely necessary and not always to the advantage of visitors.

Legal basis

With the introduction of EU Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation) in 2018, the protection of personal data in Europe has been brought to the fore. The regulation also provides details on the correct use of cookies on websites. The Italian data protection authority has also published a detailed guideline with specific regulations for Italy on this topic.

These define, for example, that websites must provide visitors with clear, detailed information about how cookies are used on the respective websites. In addition, website operators are obliged to allow visitors to choose which cookies should be activated when they first visit the site. In order not to restrict the user experience, these preferences are stored and can be adjusted at any time.

Implementation

The Athesia Group has decided to work with OneTrust (www.onetrust.com) to ensure the correct implementation of these legal requirements. The software application is used successfully by companies worldwide and is one of the technology pioneers in the field of “consent management platforms”. This technology is already active on many of the Athesia Group's websites.

Detailed information and requests

The information on data protection (privacy) and cookies is designed individually for each website, depending on which functions and cookies are available on the website. We therefore invite you to visit the privacy policy (data protection information letter) and cookie policy (cookie information letter) of the desired website and to inform yourself in detail there.

For questions and to exercise the rights granted to individuals by EU Regulation 2016/679 GDPR, the central point of contact for privacy is available. This can be reached at the following e-mail address: privacy_at_athesia.it