Cookie Policy

CRIF Synesgy Ratings s.r.l., with registered office at Via della Beverara 21, Bologna (BO), as the Controller, provides the following information regarding the use of cookies on its website, in accordance with the European Data Protection Board Guidelines 05/2020 and those of the Italian Supervisory Authority dated 10 December 2020, as well as Article 13 of EU Regulation 679/2016 (also known as the “GDPR” or the “Regulation”).
Please note that all other information required by Article 13 of EU Regulation 679/2016 is contained in the privacy policy, which can be accessed via a link on the website’s home page.
Cookies on this website are managed by our technology provider, who has been specifically appointed as a data processor in accordance with Article 28 of the GDPR. You can find further information on the cookie management tool at https://usercentrics.com/privacy-policy/#toggle-id-6

What is a cookie?

Cookies are text strings sent by a web server (e.g. the website) to the user’s web browser, which are automatically stored on the user’s computer and automatically sent back to the server each time the website is visited or accessed subsequently. Each cookie contains various pieces of data, such as the name of the server it comes from, a numerical identifier, etc. Cookies may remain on your system for the duration of a session (i.e. until you close the browser used for web browsing) or for longer periods, and may contain a unique identifier. By default, almost all web browsers are set to automatically accept cookies, but every web browser allows you to restrict and delete cookies (for further information, please refer to the section of this policy entitled ‘How to disable, enable or delete cookies’). Please note, however, that disabling or deleting cookies may prevent you from making full use of certain areas of the website or may affect your use of services requiring authentication.

Types of cookies used by CRIF Synesgy Ratings s.r.l.

 
The CRIF Synesgy Ratings s.r.l. website uses the following categories of cookies:

• Technical cookies: technical cookies are those used solely for the purpose of transmitting a communication over an electronic communications network, or to the extent strictly necessary for the provider of an information society service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user to provide that service. These can be divided into: navigation or session cookies, which ensure normal navigation and use of the website; analytics cookies, treated as technical cookies where used directly by the website operator to collect information, in aggregate form, on the number of users and how they visit the site; and functionality cookies, which allow the user to navigate the site according to a set of selected criteria in order to improve the service provided to them. Legal basis: Article 122(1), second subparagraph, of the Privacy Code. Retention period for CRIF Synesgy Ratings: 14 months.

• Third-party cookies: third-party cookies are cookies set by a website other than the one you are currently visiting. Whilst browsing the website, you may also receive cookies on your device that are sent from different websites or web servers (so-called ‘third parties’), on which certain elements (such as, for example, images, maps, sounds, specific links to pages on other domains) present on the website you are visiting may be hosted. These cookies are also necessary to allow your social media account to interact with our website. They are used, for example, to enable you to express your appreciation and share it with your social media friends. Social network cookies ( ) are not necessary for browsing. Legal basis: Article 122(1) of the Privacy Code. Retention periods as specified by third parties.

Information on third-party cookies

The setting and use of cookies by third parties are subject to the respective privacy policies of each third party. To ensure greater transparency and convenience, you can find all the necessary information and the relevant links to the privacy policies of each third party by clicking on the blue button in the top right-hand corner of this page, via which you can change your cookie preferences at any time.

Links to third-party cookies

The setting and use of cookies by third parties are subject to their respective privacy policies. To ensure greater transparency and convenience, the web addresses of the various privacy policies and instructions on how to manage cookies are listed below.

How to disable, enable or delete cookies

By default, almost all web browsers are set to automatically accept cookies, which can be restricted or blocked via your browser settings. If you prefer that websites do not store any cookies on your computer, set your browser to notify you before each cookie is stored. Alternatively, you can set your browser to reject all cookies or only third-party cookies. You can also delete all cookies already stored on your system. It is important to note that these settings must be changed separately for each browser and computer you use.    Blocking cookies does not stop adverts from appearing. It simply means that they will no longer be personalised to your interests and will be displayed more frequently. The procedure for changing these settings varies from browser to browser. If necessary, please use your browser’s Help function to configure the settings correctly.

For further information on managing cookies, here are the links for the most commonly used browsers:

- Internet Explorer™: http://windows.microsoft.com/it-IT/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies

- Safari™: http://www.apple.com/it/support/

- Chrome™: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=it&hlrm=en

- Firefox™: http://support.mozilla.org/it/kb/Attivare%20e%20disattivare%20i%20cookie

- Opera™: https://www.opera.com/it/privacy/cookies

For information on how to view the cookies that have been set on your device, and how to manage and delete them, please visit www.youronlinechoices.com/it/

Data subjects’ rights

We inform you that you may exercise the rights set out in Articles 15 et seq. of the GDPR, including: the right to access your personal data, to request its rectification or erasure, or to restrict its processing, and also the right to object to the processing. You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you, in accordance with Article 22 of the Regulation. Furthermore, you may withdraw your consent at any time, it being understood that the withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to such withdrawal.
In such cases, requests must be sent to CRIF Synesgy Ratings s.r.l., via della Beverara 21, 40131 Bologna, PEC: crifsynesgyratings@pec.crif.com.

The data subject may also lodge a complaint with the Italian Supervisory Authority, following the instructions at the following link: http://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/4535524

Data Protection Officer

If you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data, you may contact the Data Protection Officer using the following contact details:
email:dirprivacy@crif.com
certified email:crif@pec.crif.com

 Changes to this Cookie Policy

The Controller reserves the right to make changes to this Cookie Policy at any time by informing users on this page, via the banner and, where possible, on the Website. Please therefore check this page and/or the banner regularly, referring to the date of the last update shown at the bottom.