In line with European legislation, Residence California ensures that every website user understands what cookies are and why they are used, so that users can make an informed decision about whether to accept their use on their devices.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that may be stored on your computer (or other internet-enabled devices, such as smartphones or tablets) when you visit a website. Typically, a cookie contains the name of the website from which the cookie originates, the “lifetime” of the cookie (i.e., how long it will remain on your device), and a value, which is usually a randomly generated unique number.
What are cookies used for?
Cookies are used to make the use of the website easier and to better tailor it to your interests and needs. Cookies can also be used to speed up your future experiences and activities on the site. This website is not able to personally identify you through this information.
What types of cookies do we use?
Cookies can be classified into four categories based on their functionality:
- Necessary cookies
- Functional cookies
- Performance cookies
- Marketing cookies (not used)
The Residence California website only uses the first three categories of cookies, for which no consent is required.
- Necessary cookies: These cookies are essential for enabling navigation within the website and the use of its features, such as accessing certain secure areas. Without these cookies, some requested features, like logging into the site or creating an online shopping cart, cannot be provided.
- Functional cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you have made (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) to optimize and provide more advanced features. These cookies can also be used to provide requested functions such as playing a video or commenting on a blog. The information collected by these cookies may be anonymous and should not track your browsing and activities across other websites.
- Performance cookies: These cookies collect information about how users use the website, such as which pages are visited most frequently and if users receive error messages from these pages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies a specific visitor. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is used only to improve the functionality of the website.
- Marketing cookies: We use our own and third-party cookies to display personalized advertisements on our and other websites. This activity is called “retargeting” and is based on your various browsing activities, such as the destinations you have searched for, the properties you have viewed, and the prices you have been shown. Commercial cookies may also be used by third parties to display their products and services on our website.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies,” which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators, and providing other services related to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, but this may prevent you from using the full functionality of the website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of your data by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
The user can set their browser to notify them of the presence of a cookie, so they can decide whether to accept it or not, or to automatically reject all cookies. If you choose to refuse cookies, it is possible that certain interactive features offered by the site may not be fully or partially usable.
Google Analytics cookies can be rejected according to the procedure indicated by Google (see https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en). Therefore, using the site without rejecting Google cookies implies consent to the processing of your data by Google, limited to the methods and purposes indicated above. To view Google’s privacy policy regarding the Google Analytics service, please visit the website http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html. To learn about Google’s privacy policy, please visit http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacy/privacy-policy.html.
How can I control or delete cookies?
Most internet browsers are initially set to automatically accept cookies. You can change these settings to block cookies or to notify you when cookies are being sent to your device. There are various ways to manage cookies. Please refer to your browser’s instruction manual or help screen to learn how to adjust or change your browser settings.
If you disable the cookies this site uses, this may affect your experience while on the site, for example, you may not be able to visit certain sections or receive personalized information when visiting the site.
If you use different devices to view and access websites (e.g., computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.), you will need to ensure that each browser on each device is set to reflect your cookie preferences.
How long are cookies stored?
The period can vary as cookies can be of two types: temporary and persistent.
– Temporary cookies: We use temporary session cookies on all our secure pages to assign a session ID to the user and store it so that you can navigate uninterrupted within the website. This session ID is also used for internal reporting purposes and does not allow personal identification. Most of the cookies on our website are session cookies, whose activity ends when the internet browser is closed.
– Persistent cookies: Analytical cookies for the websites visited and third-party cookies are persistent as they are used to identify the patterns followed by visitors over time and to provide the additional functionalities requested in relation to the customization of the site and the saved or archived content. They can remain stored on the user’s computer for 24 hours, a week, or years, depending on the function they are helping to perform.
Consent
By continuing to use our website, you consent to the installation of our cookies on your device. If you do not wish to receive the cookies required for the use of our website, you are required to:
- Change the browser settings to block cookies, either partially or entirely.
- Stop using our website.
OTHER RESOURCES:
For more information on Italian cookie law, please see the following resource: Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (http://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/2142939).