Comply with the cookie policy! Deadline: June 3, 2015
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files that are stored on your computer when you visit a website. They collect information about your preferences and make it easier for you to visit them again in the future.
On June 4, 2014, the Italian Data Protection Authority, with a provision published in the Official Journal, identified simplified procedures for informing users about the use of cookies on websites and obtaining consent when profiling cookies are used.
All companies with a website are required to comply with current legislation by May 2015, ensuring correct user information and obtaining prior authorization to use cookies.
Sanctions
The Privacy Guarantor, "taking into account the economic impact of the law," provides for "a one-year compliance period starting from the publication of this" legislation.
Failure to provide information or inadequate information is subject to an administrative penalty ranging from €6,000 to €36,000 (Article 161 of the Code).
Installing cookies on users' terminals without their prior consent, however, entails a fine ranging from €10,000 to €120,000 (Article 162, paragraph 2-bis, of the Code).
Finally, failure to notify the Guarantor or failure to provide complete notification, pursuant to Article 37, paragraph 1, letter d), of the Code, is punishable by a fine ranging from €20,000 to €120,000 (Article 163 of the Code).
What to do to comply
The Italian Data Protection Authority has established that when you access the home page or any other page of a website, a clearly visible banner must appear. This banner indicates that the site uses profiling cookies and allows the sending of "third-party" cookies (i.e., cookies installed by a different site via the site you are visiting). This banner also includes a link to a more detailed information notice where you can opt out of their installation or indicate that by continuing to browse, you consent to the use of cookies.
The site manager is permitted to use a technical cookie so as not to display the brief information again on the user's second visit.