Cookie Policy

Information about cookies

1) Cookies are small text strings that websites visited by the user send to the user's device, usually through the browser. They are stored and then sent back to the same websites during the user's next visit.

The cookies used on this Site can be distinguished according to the following criteria.

According to the party that manages them

First-party cookies: cookies installed directly by weddingsitaly.com through the Site.

Third-party cookies: cookies installed through the Site by third parties other than weddingsitaly.com.

According to their duration

Session cookies: cookies that store the necessary information during the browsing session and are deleted when the session expires or when the browser is closed.

Persistent cookies: cookies stored on the user's device and read by the Site during later visits. Persistent cookies have an expiration date and stop working after that date.

According to their purpose

Cookies may be used for several purposes. For example, they may store user preferences, make advertisements more relevant, count page visitors, support service registration and help protect user data.

Based on the functions they perform, the cookies used on the Site can be divided into:

• Technical cookies
• Analytics cookies
• Profiling cookies

Technical cookies

Technical cookies are used solely to allow users to visit and use the Site.

They may be divided into navigation cookies and functionality cookies.

• Navigation cookies: these guarantee normal browsing and use of the Site, for example by allowing purchases or authentication in reserved areas. They are normally session cookies and are automatically deleted when the browser is closed.
• Functionality cookies: these allow browsing according to selected criteria, such as language or country of origin, in order to improve the service provided by the Site. They are persistent cookies and remain on the user's device until their expiration date or until voluntarily deleted.

Technical cookies are not used for other purposes and are installed directly by weddingsitaly.com.

Under EU Regulation 679/2016, prior consent is not required for technical cookies. Users remain free to block their installation using the methods indicated below.

Technical cookies used on the Site

Analytics cookies

Tracking or analytics cookies may be used on the Site to collect statistical information, in aggregate or non-aggregate form, about the number of users who access the Site and how they visit it.

The analytics cookies of the Site are not installed directly by weddingsitaly.com, but by third parties that act as independent data controllers.

Under EU Regulation 679/2016, prior user consent is required for the installation of third-party analytics cookies, unless tools are adopted to reduce the identifying power of cookies and third parties do not cross-reference the information collected with other information already available to them.

When users access the Site, a cookie banner may inform them about the use of third-party analytics cookies. If users give consent, that consent may be tracked through a specific technical cookie so that the banner is not shown again on later visits.

If the user deletes this technical cookie from the browser, the record of consent may be lost and the cookie banner may be displayed again during the next visit.

Users are free to block analytics cookies at any time, without compromising the ability to visit the Site and use its contents.

Third-party analytics services

• Google Analytics: information is available from Google's official privacy and advertising technology pages.
• Facebook: information is available from Meta's official cookie and privacy information pages.

Profiling cookies

Profiling cookies are used to create a user profile based on the preferences and tastes expressed while browsing the Internet. They may be used to display advertising messages consistent with that profile.

For the installation of profiling cookies, prior user consent is required. For this reason, when users access the Site, a specific banner may inform them that profiling cookies are used and request consent.

If users consent to the installation of cookies, this consent may be tracked through a specific technical cookie. This avoids showing the cookie banner again during later visits.

If users delete the technical cookie from the browser, the record of consent may be lost and the cookie banner may be displayed again during the next visit.

Users may block profiling cookies at any time. Disabling behavioral advertising does not mean that advertising will no longer be shown on the Site, but the banners displayed may not reflect the user's interests or browser preferences.

Profiling cookies are installed by third parties acting as independent data controllers.

Third-party profiling services

• Google Ads: information is available from Google's official privacy and advertising technology pages.

How to manage, disable and delete cookies

2) Users can manage, disable and delete cookies through their browser settings or through the tools made available by third parties.

Browser settings

The manual or help section of the browser used by the user explains how to manage, disable or delete cookies. The main browser settings pages can usually be found in the privacy, security or site settings area.

• Microsoft Edge: open Edge settings and select privacy, search and services.
• Google Chrome: open Chrome settings and select privacy and security, then cookies and other site data.
• Mozilla Firefox: open Firefox settings and select privacy and security.
• Safari: open Safari settings or preferences and select the privacy section.
• Opera: open Opera settings and select privacy and security.

By changing browser settings, users can manage, disable and delete technical, analytics and profiling cookies.

Blocking all cookies without exceptions may make it impossible to browse the Site or use all or part of its functions. Deleting all cookies from the browser may also remove technical cookies and preferences previously set by the user.

Third-party tools

To disable third-party cookies, users should consult the privacy policies of the third parties that install analytics or profiling cookies. These policies may describe additional tools to manage, disable, delete or object to the use of those cookies.

Disabling third-party cookies means opposing their use not only on this Site, but also on other Internet sites where the same cookies may be used. Browsing the Site and using its functions should not be affected.

Data processing through cookies

weddingsitaly.com acts as data controller for personal data obtained through its own first-party cookies.

3) weddingsitaly.com processes data obtained through first-party technical cookies to pursue its legitimate interest in ensuring the functionality and security of the website.

weddingsitaly.com does not obtain personal data from third-party analytics cookies when those cookies produce only statistics and aggregate data relating to the use of the Site.

Personal data obtained through first-party technical cookies will be processed with automated tools for the time strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected.

Data will be processed with automated procedures and will not be accessible to employees or collaborators, except for necessary technical interventions and without access to the content of the data.

Personal data may be stored on servers managed by third parties, such as computer system providers, or may be managed by subjects specialized in online advertising acting as data processors.

Some subjects that convey third-party analytics cookies may be located in countries outside the European Economic Area. These countries may not offer a level of privacy and personal data protection comparable to that guaranteed by Italian and European privacy laws.

The user's personal data obtained through first-party technical cookies will not be disclosed to third-party data controllers and will not be disseminated.