Last updated: 23 April 2026. This Cookie Policy supplements the website Privacy Policy and is intended for users, clients, partners, candidates, suppliers and other individuals interacting with the digital channels of UESE ITALIA S.p.A.
1. Scope and function of this document
This Cookie Policy explains how the website of UESE ITALIA S.p.A. uses cookies and similar tracking technologies, including third-party components, to ensure proper operation of digital services, manage technical preferences, measure website usage, protect the application infrastructure and, where enabled, support additional functionalities subject to the user’s consent.
This document should be read together with the website Privacy Policy, the Terms and Conditions and any additional notices provided through the cookie banner, preference centre, forms, landing pages, applications or restricted areas of the website.
2. Legal framework and governing principles
UESE ITALIA S.p.A. processes data connected with the use of cookies and similar technologies in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”), Directive 2002/58/EC on privacy and electronic communications, Section 122 of Italian Legislative Decree No. 196/2003, as amended, the Italian Data Protection Authority’s Guidelines on cookies and other tracking tools of 10 June 2021, and the applicable European guidance on consent for online processing operations.
The use of technologies that store information on, or access information from, a user’s terminal equipment is carried out in accordance with the principles of lawfulness, fairness, transparency, data minimisation, privacy by design, storage limitation and accountability.
3. Definitions and general categories
“Cookies” are text strings or similar identifiers that a website, application or third party stores on the user’s device, or reads from it, in order to perform specific functions. Depending on their purpose, cookies and similar tracking tools may be classified as follows:
- technical or strictly necessary cookies, used to enable browsing, session security, load balancing, basic preference management or the provision of a service expressly requested by the user;
- functional cookies, used to remember user choices or activate functions that are not strictly essential but improve the browsing experience;
- analytics or measurement cookies, used to generate statistics, analyse website performance, monitor events or understand aggregate patterns of interaction with content;
- profiling, marketing or advertising cookies, used to observe behaviour, preferences, interests or online interactions and to personalise messages, content or campaigns;
- similar tracking technologies, including pixels, tags, SDKs, local storage, fingerprinting or equivalent identifiers, where used by the website or integrated third parties.
Cookies may also be distinguished between first-party cookies, placed directly by the website operator, and third-party cookies, placed by external providers through embedded services, plug-ins, scripts or components made available within the website pages.
4. Technical and strictly necessary cookies
UESE uses technical cookies and similar tools to the extent necessary to ensure security, service continuity, session management, protection against unauthorised access, request balancing, proper loading of resources, storage of essential preferences and correct functioning of forms, restricted areas and other services expressly requested by the user.
As a general rule, these tools do not require prior consent where they are used exclusively for purposes strictly necessary to provide a service requested by the user or to carry out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network, within the limits established by applicable law.
5. Analytics and measurement cookies
The website may use traffic and interaction analysis tools for statistical purposes, security, content improvement, performance measurement, service continuity and evaluation of interest in sections, campaigns or informational materials. These tools may be configured in aggregated form or with minimisation, pseudonymisation or reduced identifiability measures, where technically feasible.
Where analytics tools cannot be treated as equivalent to technical cookies under the applicable legal framework, they are activated only after the user’s consent has been collected through the preference-management mechanism implemented on the website.
6. Functional cookies, embedded content and third-party services
Certain website sections may incorporate external components or application services provided by third parties, for example for forms, ticketing, maps, video, authentication, content sharing, webinars, documents, CRM, recruiting, support or advanced analytics. Interaction with these services may involve the placement of cookies or other identifiers directly by the relevant third-party provider.
In such cases, depending on the circumstances, UESE may act as an independent controller, joint controller or entity embedding the external service, while the third-party provider remains responsible for its own processing activities relating to the functionalities directly managed by it. Users are invited to review the privacy and cookie notices of the relevant third parties as well.
7. Profiling, marketing and remarketing cookies
If the website uses tools intended for profiling, remarketing, cross-site tracking, personalisation of promotional content or advanced campaign measurement, such tools are activated only where prior, free, specific, informed and unambiguous consent has been provided by the user, unless a different legal basis is expressly permitted by law.
Failure to provide consent for these categories does not prevent access to the ordinary sections of the website, except for any optional features or personalised content that may depend on the relevant preferences.
8. Legal basis, banner and consent management
The legal basis for technical and strictly necessary cookies is the need to provide the requested service and the controller’s legitimate interest in ensuring security, integrity and operational continuity of the digital infrastructure, within the boundaries permitted by applicable law. For analytics cookies that are not equivalent to technical cookies, and for all profiling or marketing cookies, the legal basis is the user’s consent.
Where consent is required, it is collected through a banner or preference centre enabling users to accept, reject or configure individual categories. Preferences may be changed at any time through the tools made available on the website. UESE adopts reasonable organisational measures to record the choices made and to avoid improper repetition of consent requests.
9. How users can manage preferences
Users can manage cookies in several ways:
- through the website banner or preference centre, where available;
- through the settings of the browser or device used to access the website;
- through the privacy settings made available by any integrated third-party platforms;
- by deleting cookies already installed and submitting new consent preferences.
Disabling technical or strictly necessary cookies may affect, in whole or in part, the availability, security or proper functioning of certain sections, forms or applications of the website.
10. Cookie list and detailed information
An updated list of the categories of cookies actually used, their purposes, providers, duration and first-party or third-party nature may be made available through the banner, the preference centre or a technical schedule linked to this notice. Where the website, digital services or providers evolve, such list may be updated without altering the overall structure of this policy.
11. Cookie retention
Session cookies are generally deleted when the browser is closed. Persistent cookies remain stored until their technical expiry date or until they are deleted by the user. Actual retention periods vary depending on the function performed, provider configuration, service nature and security or continuity requirements. UESE periodically reviews the proportionality and consistency of cookie retention periods against the purposes pursued.
12. Recipients, transfers and data location
Data collected through cookies may be processed by authorised UESE personnel and by providers supporting hosting, security, maintenance, analytics, CRM, ticketing, marketing automation, communications, support or digital services connected to the operation of the website. Depending on the circumstances, such parties act as processors, independent controllers or joint controllers, subject to contractual arrangements, documented instructions and appropriate security measures.
Where certain providers or platforms involve transfers of data to third countries, such transfers are carried out in compliance with Articles 44 et seq. GDPR, through adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses or other suitable legal safeguards, where required.
13. Data subject rights and contact channels
To the extent that the processing of personal data through cookies or similar trackers falls within the scope of the GDPR, data subjects may exercise the rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, portability and withdrawal of consent, and may also lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. For the practical arrangements to exercise such rights and for the controller’s contact details, please refer to the website Privacy Policy and UESE ITALIA S.p.A.’s official contact channels.
14. Updates, audits and version control
This Cookie Policy may be updated as a result of legal amendments, guidance from competent authorities, case law developments, technical changes to the website, onboarding of new providers or changes in the categories of tools used. UESE reserves the right to carry out periodic reviews of this notice as part of its compliance, internal audit, cyber security and data governance processes.