INTRODUCTION

This Cookie Policy is provided for the website https://www.piacentinisrl.eu (the “Site”). This document has been drafted in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of personal data (GDPR), the Italian Privacy Code (Legislative Decree No. 196 of 30 June 2003), and the Guidelines issued by the Italian Data Protection Authority (in particular, the Guidelines on the use of cookies issued on 10 July 2021).

Data Controller: PIACENTINI S.R.L. – Tax Code and VAT No. 01992950699 – Via Tirino, 85 – 66100 – Chieti (CH) – Italy – Tel. +39 0871 562090 – Email: info@piacentinisrl.eu

GENERAL INFORMATION

What cookies are and what they are used for

A cookie is a text file that a website visited by the user sends to the user’s device (computer, mobile device such as smartphone or tablet), where it is stored in order to be retransmitted to the same website on the occasion of a subsequent visit.

Cookies are classified:

• according to the party that installs them, depending on whether they are installed by the operator of the visited website itself (“first-party cookies”) or by a different party (“third-party cookies”);
• according to their purpose: some cookies enable better navigation by storing certain user preferences, such as language (“technical cookies”); other cookies allow monitoring of user navigation, also for the purpose of sending advertising and/or offering services in line with the user’s preferences (“profiling cookies”).

Only profiling cookies require the user’s prior consent for their use. The Data Controller is responsible exclusively for first-party cookies installed directly on the Site. In the section “First-party technical cookies,” you can view the types of first-party technical cookies released by the Site. The management of third-party profiling cookies is described in the section “Third-party profiling cookies.”

In any case, you may enable/disable cookies through your browser settings:

Microsoft Edge
Go to the Tools menu, then Internet Options. Click on Privacy, then Advanced. In the Cookies window, select your preferences.

Google Chrome
Click the Chrome menu button at the top right. Select Settings, then click Advanced. In the Privacy and security section, click Content settings. Select your preferred options in the Cookies section.

Firefox
Click Tools, then Options. Click Privacy & Security settings. Select Use custom settings for history. Choose your preferred options in the Accept cookies and site data section.

Safari
Click Safari, then Preferences. Click the Privacy & Security section. Go to Block cookies and select your preferred options.

First-party technical cookies

• These cookies are necessary for the operation of the Site and cannot be disabled.
• They are usually set in response to actions that constitute a request for services, such as setting cookie preferences, logging in, filling in forms, or navigation preferences.
• The Site releases navigation or session cookies that ensure normal browsing and use of the Site.
• Technical cookies are also used to allow you to browse the Site while retaining the choices you have made.
• The Site also uses cookies that store the user’s choice regarding the display mode of Products on the Site.
• The Site also releases cookies that record your consent to the use of profiling cookies and related preferences. These cookies recognize you on subsequent visits so that consent is not requested again.
• The Data Controller also uses anonymized Google Analytics. This means that the cookies released by Google Analytics allow only statistical data analysis, without identifying individual users.
• The Data Controller also uses cookies that track the Products viewed by the user during the browsing session on the Site.

Third-party profiling cookies

In the cookie banner that appears on first access to the Site, you can review the profiling cookies released by the Site and express your preferences.

List of cookies present on the Site

Name	Description	Expiry	Site
PHPSESSID	Maintains the visitor’s session identifier and allows certain variables to be passed from one page to another.	At the end of the browsing session.	https://www.piacentinisrl.eu
WHMCS+randomly generated code	Maintains and remembers access to the site’s client area. It is set only when the visitor logs in and selects the Remember me option.	365 days or until logout.	https://www.piacentinisrl.eu
WHMCSPW	Maintains and remembers access to the site’s client area. It is set only when the visitor logs in and selects the Remember me option.	365 days or until logout.	https://www.piacentinisrl.eu
WHMCSAffiliateID	Manages the affiliate system. Stores the referring affiliate’s identifier so that, if a user makes a purchase, the relevant commission is recognized.	90 days.	https://www.piacentinisrl.eu/
_addons, config1062, config1057	Manage the configurator for Hosting Business and VPS VMware services. They allow product configuration when items are added to the cart. These cookies are activated only when the configurator is used.	At the end of the browsing session.	https://www.piacentinisrl.eu
pagelimit	Used within the client area and stores display settings (number of items per page) for the list of domains and services. It is activated only when accessing the domain and service management pages.	90 days.	https://www.piacentinisrl.eu
domviews	Used within the client area and stores display settings (number of items per page, sorting, etc.) for the list of registered domains. It is activated only when accessing the domain management page.	365 days.	https://www.piacentinisrl.eu
prviews	Used within the client area and stores display settings (number of items per page, sorting, etc.) for the list of hosting, VPS, and server services. It is activated only when accessing the service management page.	365 days.	https://www.piacentinisrl.eu
invoviews	Used within the client area and stores display settings (number of items per page, sorting, etc.) for the list of invoices. It is activated only when accessing the invoice view page.	365 days.	https://www.piacentinisrl.eu
tktviews	Used within the client area and stores display settings (number of items per page, sorting, etc.) for the list of support requests. It is activated only when accessing the ticket view page.	365 days.	https://www.piacentinisrl.eu
cookiealerter	Stores the user’s choice regarding the use of third-party cookies and prevents the short cookie notice contained in the banner from reappearing during subsequent visits within the expiry period. It is activated by clicking OK on the banner. Deleting this cookie will remove the record of banner acknowledgment for subsequent visits. Delete this cookie.	180 days.	https://www.piacentinisrl.eu

Your rights

Pursuant to Article 13 of the GDPR, the Data Controller informs you that you have the right to:

• request access to your personal data and their rectification or erasure, or restriction of processing concerning you, or to object to their processing, as well as the right to data portability;
• withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal;
• lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (e.g., the Italian Data Protection Authority).

The above rights may be exercised by submitting an informal request to the contact details provided in the Introduction.

Data disclosure

• The Data Controller communicates/shares data with the web agency responsible for managing the Site.
• The Data Controller communicates data to the company appointed to manage advertising campaigns.
• The Data Controller communicates/shares data with the company appointed to manage advertising campaigns and/or with the web agency responsible for managing the Site.

Data retention

• User behavioral data are retained for up to 1 year from the time they are obtained through the relevant profiling cookie. In any case, data are deleted earlier if the user withdraws consent.
• Data from technical cookies are retained for the time necessary to provide the service to which each technical cookie refers.
• If the Site uses profiling cookies, user behavioral data are retained until the user withdraws consent.