Cookies are small text files that the sites visited by users send to the devices used for consultation (computer, smartphone, tablet, smart TV, etc.) to be stored and then re-transmitted to the same sites on the next visit. 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_www.gpdp.it/cookie COOKIE January 2022 IN BRIEF Last June the Guarantor approved new Guidelines on Cookies and other tracking tools taking into account: 1) the reference legal framework, especially following the introduction of the Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR); 2) the rapid and continuous technical and technological innovation of networks and tools; 3) the evolution of user behavior, who increasingly use services (web, social media, apps, etc.) and multiple tools (computers, tablets, smartphones, smart TVs, etc.), with the consequent multiplication of possibilities collection and cross-referencing of the data referred to them. The indications contained in the guidelines become operational from 9 JANUARY 2022.Cookies simplify and speed up access to websites by users, as they store some information relating to the same that no longer needs to be found and processed by the devices after the first access. Cookies also simplify the use of some web services: in fact, for example, they can be used to keep track of items in an online shopping cart or of the information used to fill in a computer form. However, cookies are also very useful to those who manage websites, because they allow the collection and processing of various personal data (eg: IP address, username, unique identifier or e-mail address) and non-personal data (such as language settings or information on the type of device a person is using to navigate the site): information that can be used for marketing and profiling purposes, and possibly also shared with third parties.

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