Cookie Richtlinien

PRIVACY POLICY / COOKIE POLICY

Dear User,

This document describes the nature, purpose, and retention period of the cookies used and functioning on the website https://www.wolter.vip (hereinafter referred to as the "Portal" or "Website"), and allows you to choose your preferences regarding their use.

Definition, Characteristics, and Legal Application

Cookies are small text files created by the websites visited and stored on the user's computer or mobile device so that they can be re-transmitted to those websites during subsequent visits. Cookies are useful because they allow websites to recognize user actions and preferences (such as login data, chosen language, font size, etc.) so that these parameters do not need to be re-entered each time. Cookies are therefore used for computer authentication, session monitoring, and storing information about the activities of website visitors. They may also contain a unique identification code that allows tracking of the user's navigation on the website for statistical or advertising purposes.

Certain operations or functions of the Portal could not be performed or guaranteed without the use of cookies. Cookies are therefore technically necessary for the functioning of the Website.

Depending on their characteristics and functions, cookies can remain stored on your computer or mobile device for different periods of time: there are so-called session cookies, which are automatically deleted when you close your browser, and so-called persistent cookies, which remain on the user's device until a predefined expiration date or until manually deleted.

According to applicable legislation, the user's explicit consent is not always required for the use of cookies. In particular, "technical" cookies—i.e., those used exclusively to ensure the proper functioning of the website or to provide a service explicitly requested by the user—generally do not require such consent.

Conversely, the prior consent of the user in accordance with applicable legislation is generally required for the use of cookies that are not strictly necessary for the proper functioning of the Portal, but serve to collect statistical data, i.e., creating visitor profiles in order to send advertising messages in accordance with the preferences expressed by the visitor while surfing the internet.

Types of Cookies

For the sake of completeness, the main types of existing cookies are listed below:

• Technical Cookies: Cookies that are strictly necessary for the proper functioning of the website or for using the requested content and services.
  
• Analytical Cookies: Cookies that provide the website operator with purely statistical data, such as the total number of visitors to the website and each of its pages within a specific timeframe. They can be equated to technical cookies if they are used directly by the website owner themselves to optimize the website. However, if the processing of these statistical analyses is entrusted to third parties, users' data must be minimized in advance and must not be combined with other processing or shared with other third parties.
  
• Functionality Cookies: Cookies used to activate specific features of the website and a series of selected criteria (e.g., language) in order to improve the service provided.
  
• Profiling Cookies: Cookies used to create user profiles based on their behavior on the website. They are generally used to send the user advertising messages that match the interests shown while surfing the web.
  
• Social Network Cookies: Cookies that allow the user to share website content on social networks or activate the "Like" or "Follow" functions of social networks. These functions allow social networks to identify their users and collect information even when they are browsing other websites.
  

Origin Source of Cookies

Cookies can also be distinguished by their origin source. There are:

• First-Party Cookies (or Owner Cookies): These are created and used exclusively by the web server of the website and are not transferable to third parties. This type of cookie is generally used to personalize the browsing experience by automatically recognizing a user who has already visited the website, and they are not readable on a domain other than the one on which they were created.
  
• Third-Party Cookies: Cookies created by domains other than the website the user is visiting. Third-party cookies are readable both on the domain where they were created and on any other website capable of reading the code of the server that created them. Third parties setting cookies on the website may act as independent data controllers to pursue their own purposes, or as service providers of the website owner in their capacity as data processors.
  

Specifically, the cookies sent via this Portal are indicated below:

• _ga - Google Analytics
  

Selection and Opt-Out:

With the exception of cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of the website and the provision of the requested services, the user can prevent the installation of third-party cookies on the website by blocking one or more providers operating on the Portal via the cookie preference tool (at the following link). Regarding third-party tracking tools acting as independent data controllers, users can manage their preferences and revoke their consent by accessing the appropriate opt-out link (if available), using the tools described in the third party's privacy policy, or contacting them directly. The settings made regarding the Portal's cookies are in turn saved in a special cookie. However, this cookie may not function correctly under certain circumstances: in these cases, the data controller recommends deleting unwanted cookies and blocking their use also via your browser's functions.

Managing Cookies via Browser:

It is also possible to remove existing cookies and block the installation of new cookies via your browser settings. If users want to decide whether or not to accept cookies on a case-by-case basis, they can also configure their browser to generate a warning each time a cookie is stored. The most popular browsers offer the option to block third-party cookies only and accept only the website's own cookies. For more information on how to configure cookie usage via your browser, please refer to the relevant guide:

• Edge
  
• Firefox
  
• Chrome
  
• Safari
  

Finally, please note that by disabling or deleting technical and/or functional cookies, the Portal may not be accessible, certain services or features of the Portal may not be available or function properly, and it may be necessary to change or manually enter certain information or settings upon each visit.

Contacts of the Data Controller

For further information regarding the Data Controller, please consult our Privacy Policy.