This Cookie Policy applies to the website https://www.som.polimi.it managed by Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering of Politecnico di Milano, P.IVA 04376620151 C.F. 80057930150
Cookies are small strings of text sent to the user of the website visited which are stored on the user’s device and allow the website to recognise users and store certain information about them. Cookies can be retrieved during subsequent visits.
1. Different types of cookies
• Technical cookies: these are used for purposes strictly related to the proper functioning of the website;
• Analytics cookies: these are comparable to technical cookies and other identifiers if: “they are only used to produce aggregate statistics and in relation to a single website or a single mobile application; at least the fourth component of the IP address is masked in the case of third parties; third parties refrain from combining analytics cookies, thus minimised, with other types of processing (customer files or statistics of visits to other websites, for example) or passing them on to other third parties. However, third parties are permitted to produce statistics with data from multiple domains, websites or apps that are attributable to the same publisher or business group”
• Profiling cookies: these allow information to be obtained about the user and may be used for unsolicited purposes, such as the display of advertising messages in line with the preferences expressed by the user while browsing.
• Sharing cookies (Social Buttons Plugins and Widgets): there are “buttons” (called “social buttons/widgets”) on the website that depict the icons of social networks or other services (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.). These buttons allow users who are browsing the website to interact with a “click” directly with the social networks depicted there. If users want to find out about the methods and purposes of the processing of user information by third parties, it is advisable to read the privacy and cookie policies of the third parties involved.
In this respect, the user can visit:
| Name | Provider | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cmplz_consented_services | Complianz | Technical | Stores the consent preferences expressed by the user | 1 year |
| cmplz_policy_id / complianz_policy_id | Complianz | Technical | Stores the identifier of the accepted cookie policy | Persistent |
| complianz_consent_status | Complianz | Technical | Records the user’s consent status (accepted / rejected) | Persistent |
| SSL_JSESSIONID / JSESSIONID | New Relic | Statistics | Session cookie used to monitor application performance | Session |
| NRAGENT | New Relic | Statistics | Collects browser-side performance metrics (Real User Monitoring) | Session |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Statistics | Identifies users for anonymous website usage statistics | ~2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Statistics | Collects information about sessions and site usage | ~24 hours |
| _gat / dc_gtm* | Google Analytics / GTM | Statistics | Limits request frequency and manages tracking tags | ~1 minute |
| YSC | YouTube | Third party | Tracks user interactions with embedded videos | Session |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE / __Secure-YNID | YouTube / Google | Third party | Stores preferences for video content and advertising | ~6 months |
| _fbp | Meta / Facebook | Third party | Measures advertising campaign performance and retargeting | ~3 months |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads | Third party | Tracks advertising conversions and campaign effectiveness | ~3 months |
| lidc | Third party | Used for request routing and measuring social interactions | ~24 hours | |
| bcookie | Third party | Browser recognition cookie for security and LinkedIn features | Variable |
2. Legal basis for the processing
The personal data indicated on this page are processed by the University in the performance of its tasks of public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller, including the task of carrying out information and institutional communication activities pursuant to Law no. 150/2000. The legal basis for the processing of profiling cookies or other similar tracking tools described above is to be found in the consent referred to in Article 6(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
3. Managing cookies
Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your settings to disable this function. It is possible to block all types of cookies, or agree to receive only some and disable others. The “Options” or “Preferences” sections in the browser menu allow you to prevent the use of cookies and other user tracking technologies, and to obtain notifications from the browser when these technologies are being implemented. Alternatively, you can also consult the “Help” section of the toolbar present in most browsers.
You can select the browser you use from the list below and follow the instructions:
– Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/it-it/microsoft-edge/eliminare-i-cookie-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
– Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647;
– Mozilla Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/it/kb/Gestione%20dei%20cookie;
– Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.00/it/cookies.html;
– Safari: https://support.apple.com/it-it/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac.
For more information on cookies and their general functions, visit a helpful website such as www.allaboutcookies.org or https://www.garanteprivacy.it/faq/cookie.
Disabling cookies may limit your ability to use the website and prevent you from taking full advantage of its features and services.
