COOKIE POLICY
Pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and the guidelines issued by the Italian Data Protection Authority regarding cookies and other tracking tools on 10 June 2021, this document is intended to provide users of the website booking.grimaldi-lines.com (the “Website”) some information about the data processing carried out by Grimaldi Group S.p.A., with registered office in Via Emerico Amari no. 8, Palermo, 90139, Italy, Tax ID and VAT no. 0117240820 – hereinafter also “Company”), as data controller, through the use of cookies installed on the Website.
For information on the privacy policy adopted by the company for this Website, please refer to this link
The Company, together with Grimaldi Euromed S.p.A. and Grimaldi Deep Sea S.p.A., has designated a Data Protection Officer (DPO), with specialist knowledge of legislation and standard practices in the matter of data protection, who is therefore qualified to perform the tasks as per Article 39 of the GDPR.
Cookies are portions of code installed in the browser that help the data controller provide their services via the Website.
Thanks to cookies, the Website stores certain information which is then sent when the user returns to the Website or navigates from one page to another. Cookies are also usually used to store anonymous information relating to page navigation (inbound and outbound links, time spent on the Website), to monitor and analyse the performance, functioning and effectiveness of the Website in order to improve and optimise it. Some of the purposes for which cookies are installed may also require the user’s consent.
The Website uses the following types of cookies:
They are used by the Website for the following purposes:
Optimisation of the load on the servers accessing the Website, through specific balancing algorithms.
These are cookies that ensure the proper functioning of the Website and are therefore installed without the user’s prior consent.
A list of the technical cookies used by the Website can be found below:
| COOKIE | DURATION | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | session | The cookie is used to store and identify a user’s unique session ID for the purpose of managing the user’s session on the Website. It is a session cookie and is deleted when all browser windows are closed. |
| cc_cookie_consent | 6 months | The cookie is set by the Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether the user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data |
The cookies belonging to this category are Third-Party (Google) cookies and are used to limit requests to connect to the Website at peak traffic times.
At the following link you can find the web pages where you can consult the privacy and cookie policies in relation to this category of cookies:
https://policies.google.com/privacy.
These cookies are installed with the user’s prior consent.
Below is a list of the performance cookies used by this Website:
| COOKIE | DURATION | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| _gat | 1 minute | This cookie is installed by Google Universal Analytics to limit the collection of data on high-traffic websites |
The Website uses Shinystat (session and persistent) cookies to count the number of visits to the Website, i.e. to collect statistical information, in aggregate form, on the number of users accessing the Website and on how they visit the Website.
The Website also uses ShareThis cookies to collect statistical data related to Website navigation.
At the following links you can find the web pages where you can consult the privacy and cookie policies in relation to this category of cookies:
https://www.shinystat.com/en/informativa_privacy_generale.html;
https://www.shinystat.com/en/opt-out.html;
https://sharethis.com/privacy/.
These are cookies that ensure the proper functioning of the Website and are therefore installed without the user’s prior consent.
A list of Third-Party analytical cookies with reduced identification power used by the Website can be found below:
| COOKIE | DURATION | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| SN_GRIMALDIFERRIES | 6 months | This cookie is installed by Shinystat to track visit frequency, visits and returning visitors |
| SSC_GRIMALDIFERRIES | 6 months | This cookie is installed by Shinystat to collect shopping cart data for conversions |
| SSCN_N_GRIMALDIFERRIES | 6 months | This cookie is installed by Shinystat for the unique detection of website channels |
| SSCN_UG_GRIMALDIFERRIES | 6 months | This cookie is installed by Shinystat for the unique detection of website channels |
| SSCN_UM_GRIMALDIFERRIES | 6 months | This cookie is installed by Shinystat for the unique detection of website channels |
| SSCN_UW_GRIMALDIFERRIES | 6 months | This cookie is installed by Shinystat for the unique detection of website channels |
| SSID_GRIMALDIFERRIES | session | This cookie is installed by Shinystat as an anonymous unique identifier per session |
| SV_GRIMALDIFERRIES | session | This cookie is installed by Shinystat for anonymous identification of the visit |
The Website uses Google Analytics for web statistics services. Google may place Google Analytics cookies on users’ devices in this context to track and examine how visitors use the Website.
At the following links you can find the web pages where you can consult the privacy and cookie policies in relation to this category of cookies:
http://www.google.com/intl/it_ALL/analytics/learn/privacy.html
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en&ref_topic=2919631.
If, on the other hand, you wish to deactivate the tracking of your visits by Google Analytics, you can install the browser add-on for deactivating Google Analytics (available for Explorer 8-11, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Opera) https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB.
This Website does not guarantee that the aforementioned activity will be carried out by Google in a totally anonymous form and, therefore, these cookies are installed with the user’s prior consent.
A list of the Third-Party analytical cookies with full identification power used by the Website can be found below:
| COOKIE | DURATION | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | 2 years | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also tracks the use of the Website for the Website’s analytical report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors |
| _gid | 1 day | Installed by Google Analytics, the _gid cookie stores information about how visitors use the Website, including creating an analytical report on the Website’s performance. Some of the data collected include the number of visitors, their source and the pages they visit, anonymously |
Uses can click here to get immediate access to a dashboard from which they can see the status of the consents they have given and those they have refused with regard to the installation of the categories of cookies mentioned above.
Users can manage their preferences via the Your Online Choices platform in order to change their choices at any time and no longer receive personalised content and advertisements.
In addition to what is stated in this document, users can manage their cookie preferences directly from within their browser and prevent – for example – third parties from installing cookies. You can also use your browser preferences to delete cookies that have been installed in the past, including the cookie in which your consent to the installation of cookies by this website has been saved.
It is important to note that by disabling all cookies, the functioning of this website may be impaired.
Users can find information regarding how to manage cookies in their browser at the following links:
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en
To delete cookies and site data for a website you’re currently visiting:
To delete cookies for any single website:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH19214?locale=en_US
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/block-or-allow-cookies
https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
The Company processes, stores and processes the above-mentioned personal data by electronic means. Said data will be stored both on computer media and on paper, organised in databases, and on any other type of suitable medium, in compliance with the security measures required by the GDPR regulation.
The installation of cookies and other tracking systems by Third Parties cannot be technically controlled by the Company: therefore any specific reference to cookies and tracking systems installed by Third Parties is to be considered indicative.
Personal data may be disclosed to the Third Parties mentioned above, including those in countries outside the European Economic Area (such as the United States). The Company conducts this transfer in accordance with the principles set out in the GDPR.
In addition to parties whose right and interest in accessing personal data is recognised by legal provisions or secondary and/or EU regulations, the personal data subject to processing may also be disclosed to the Company’s internal staff and to other Grimaldi Group companies, as well as to companies that provide services and activities on behalf of the Company.
Users may, at any time, exercise the following rights (within the limits set by the GDPR):
The above rights may be exercised by contacting the following email address: privacy@grimaldi.napoli.it.
The Data Protection Officer (DPO) appointed by the Company may be contacted at the following email address: DPO@grimaldi.napoli.it.