EXTENDED COOKIE POLICY

Pursuant to the relevant laws and regulations on the protection of personal data (“Privacy Laws”), including Regulation EU 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and obligations in force on the identification of simplified procedures to provide information on and acquire consent to the use of cookies, SOL SPA, in its capacity as data controller (the “Data Controller”) gives you the following information on the cookies installed on the domain www.solgroup.com and its sub-domains(the“Website”).

What are cookies?

Cookies are data created by a server, stored in a text file on the hard-disk of the computer or other device through which the user accesses the Website via the Internet (including smart phones or tablets), and they allow to collect information on the user's navigation on the Website.

Cookies may be stored permanently on your computer or have a variable duration (e.g., persistent cookies), or they may vanish when the browser is closed or have a limited duration (e.g., session cookies).
Cookies may be installed by the Website you are visiting (they are known as first-party cookies) or they may be installed by other websites (known as third-party cookies).

Types of Cookies used and their purposes

• Technical Cookies

These first-part cookies are used to ensure and facilitate the activities that are strictly necessary to the running of the Website for normal website navigation or to enable its functionalities (such as enabling authentication in reserved areas, saving your session or your navigation preferences, saving products in your cart, remembering certain selected criteria such as preferred language, manage the distribution of traffic, etc.) and to collect information in aggregate form (anonymous) on users.

• Analytics Cookies

These cookies are used to collect information on the use of the Website by its users (number of visitors, pages visited, time spent on the website, etc.).

• Profiling Cookies

These cookies are necessary to create user profiles in order to send advertisement messages in line with the preferences manifested by the user within the Website’s pages.
This Website does not use profiling cookies.

• Profiling Cookies - Social Media

These third-party cookies enable users to interact with social networks (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo, etc.), and to share website contents through said channels.

• Profiling Cookies - Advertising

These third-party cookies allow the collection of data and interests of visitors, in order to build their detailed profile, which is subsequently used for marketing purposes. This way, users shall be able to receive personalised and targeted advertisement communications based on their interests.

Cookies used on the Website

The characteristics of the cookies used on the Website are illustrated in the table below.
Please note that the Website uses the following first-party cookies:

Managing cookie preferences

When first accessing any page of the Website, you will find a banner containing a short-form notice on the use of cookies. When you continue your navigation, by accessing a different area of the Website or selecting an element in the Website (for example, by clicking on an image or link), you provide your consent to the use of cookies. The consent to the use of cookies is recorded through a “technical cookie”.
You can find information and learn methods for disabling third-party cookies by clicking on the links under “Additional Information” in the tables reported above.
You can also prevent the storage of cookies onto your hard disk by setting up your browser so as to disable cookies. This is how you can disable cookies, according to the browser you use:

• Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer;
2. Click on “Tools” and then “Internet Options”;
3. Select the “Privacy”; under “Settings”, move the slider to the level of privacy you wish to set-up (to the top to block all cookies or to the bottom to allow all cookies);
4. Then click “Apply”.

• Google Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome;
2. Click on the “Tools” icon;
3. Select “Settings” and then “Advanced settings”);
4. Select “Content settings” under the “Privacy” section;
5. In the “Cookie” tab you can disable cookies and save your preferences.

• Firefox

1. Open Firefox;
2. Click on the “Alt” key on your keyboard;
3. In the toolbar at the top of your browser select “Tools” and then “Options”;
4. Then select the “Privacy” tab;
5. Go to “History Settings” and then “Use custom settings for history”;
6. Uncheck the “Accept cookies from sites” option and save your preferences.

• Opera

1. Open Opera;
2. Click on “Settings” from the browser’s menu and select “Settings”;
3. Select “Quick preferences”;
4. Uncheck the “Accept cookies” option;

• Safari

1. Open Safari;
2. Click on “Preferences” in the toolbar, then select the “Security” tab in the menu that follows;
3. In the “Accept cookies” section you can select if and when Safari must save cookies from websites. For additional information, click on the “Help” button (this is the question mark icon);
4. For additional information on the cookies stored on your computer, click on “Show cookies”.
After the above operations, however, certain functions of the webpages you visit may not run properly.

Communication and Disclosure of Data

The data collected by using cookies may be processed by employees and collaborators of the Data Controller in their capacity as persons authorised to process personal data and/or as system administrators.

Such data may also be processed by companies we trust, who carry out certain technical and organisational tasks on our behalf. These companies are our direct collaborators and act in the capacity as personal data Processors.
Within the scope of personal data processing through this website, the Data Controller appointed the company SOL SpA as data Processor, for matters concerning the technical management and maintenance of the website.

The list of such companies is regularly updated and is available on request by writing to the address indicated below, or via e-mail to nfo@sol.it.

The data collected using cookies shall not be transferred to third-parties.
[The data collected using Google, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube cookies may be transferred by such third-parties to outside the European Union, and particularly to the United States of America, in line with the Privacy Laws. For additional information on the above, please refer to the cookie policies of Google, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube]
The data collected using cookies shall not be transferred to third-parties.

Your rights

You may at any time request information on the processing of your personal data, obtain the updating, rectification, or amendment of your personal data, and obtain their erasure or anonymisation or block the data processed in violation of the law, and object to the processing of your Personal Data as provided for under the GDPR, which is reported in full at the end of this policy.

To exercise your rights, you may contact the Data Controller by sending a letter to the address indicated below, or an e-mail to info@sol.it..

Data Controller and Data Processor

The Data Controller is the company is  SOL SpA , with registered offices at Via Borgazzi 27 Monza, VAT Code 00771260965.

The Data Processor is the company is the company is  SOL SpA , with registered offices at Via Borgazzi 27 Monza, VAT Code 00771260965.

The SOL Group exercised its right to appoint a DPO Body at Group level, with headquarters at Via G. Borgazzi, 27 (MB-Italy) within the registered offices of the Parent Company, SOL SPA. The data of the Members of the Body are available at said headquarters. The DPO Body can be contacted via email at organismodpo@solgroup.com..

More Information
For more information please see the Privacy Policies for this Website.

Last updated: 04 august 2021