Pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulation”), the following information is provided concerning the processing of personal data of users consulting the institutional website of the Ministry of Tourism (hereinafter referred to as “MiTur” or “Ministry”) and making use of the services made available, accessible by telematic means at the following address:

https://www.italia.it

The information provided does not concern other sites, pages or online services that can be reached via hypertext links that may be published but refer to resources outside the domain italia.it

Data controller

Following consultation of the site, data relating to identified or identifiable natural persons may be processed.

The Data Controller is the Ministry of Tourism, with registered office in Via di Villa Ada n. 55 – 00199 Rome (Italy).

Data Protection Officer

Pursuant to Article 37 of the Regulation, the Data Protection Officer (DPO) is Dr Alessia Vaccaro, who can be reached at the following address: responsabileprotezionedati@ministeroturismo.gov.it

Types of data processed and purposes of processing

Browsing dataThe computer systems and software procedures used to operate the website acquire, during their normal operation, certain personal data whose transmission is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols.

This category of data includes the IP addresses or domain names of the computers and terminals used by users, the URI/URL (Uniform Resource Identifier/Locator) notation addresses of the resources requested, the time of the request, the method used to submit the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the response given by the server (successful, error, etc.) and other parameters relating to the user’s operating system and computer environment.

These data, necessary for the use of web services, are also processed to:

• obtain statistical information on the use of the services (most visited pages, number of visitors per time slot or per day, geographical areas of origin, etc.);

• checking the correct functioning of the services offered.

Cookies and other tracking systems

Cookies are small text strings sent by the website server to the user’s terminal, where they are stored to be retransmitted to the same sites the next time the same user visits. This site uses:

• Technical cookies: Technical cookies are those used for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of 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 such a service. They are not used for any further purposes and are normally installed directly by the website owner or operator. This category includes:
  • browsing or session cookies that ensure normal navigation and use of the website (allowing, for example, authentication to access restricted areas);
  • analytical cookies, assimilated to technical cookies only if:
    • used only for aggregate statistics and in relation to a single site or mobile application;
    • anonymised by masking the IP address;
    • are not combined by any third parties with further processing for purposes other than statistical analysis alone;
  • functionality cookies, which allow the user to navigate according to a set of selected criteria (e.g. language, products selected for purchase) in order to improve the service rendered to the user.

The installation of such cookies does not require the prior consent of users, while the obligation to provide adequate information regarding the processing of personal data concerning them remains in place.

Among the technical cookies, there is the “fbsr_274308341469370” cookie that allows social login via the facebook.com portal ( http://connect.facebook.net/) his cookie does not perform profiling. The information of the third party is available at the following link: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation, to which please refer for updates.

• Profiling cookies: these cookies can be set through our website by our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests and show you personalized content. These cookies do not store personal information directly but are based solely on the identification of the user’s browser and Internet device. These cookies can only be used with the granular and explicit consent of the user. If you do not accept these cookies, you will receive promotional content that is not in line with your interests.  

It is always possible for the user to choose to enable or disable cookies by adjusting the settings of their browser according to the instructions made available by the relevant providers at the links below:

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