What is a cookie and what is it for?

A cookie is a small file that a site sends to the browser and saves on your computer when you visit a website.
Cookies are used to make the site work or to improve its performance, but also to provide information to the site owners.
What type of cookies does our site use and for what purpose?
Our site uses different types of cookies and similar tools, each of which has a specific function, as indicated in the list below.

Type of Cookies:

Navigation cookies
These cookies allow the site to function properly and allow you to view content in your language and for your market from the first access.
They are able to recognize which country you are connecting from and ensure that every time you visit the site, you will automatically be directed to the version of the site for your country.
They also allow you to create an account, login and manage your orders.
If you are a registered user, thanks to cookies the site will be able to recognize you as such when you access the services offered to registered users.
These cookies will recognize you if you make purchases on the site through an affiliated or partner site, so that we can fulfill our obligations towards partner sites.
These cookies are necessary for the site to function.

Functional Cookies
These cookies allow the site, after the first LOGIN, to recognize you every time you access the site so you don't have to enter your access data every time you visit the site.
If you have added items to your cart and closed the session without completing the purchase without deleting them, these cookies allow you to continue shopping the next time you access the site (within a limited period of time) finding your cart just as you had it left. These cookies are not essential for the site to function, but improve the quality and browsing experience.

Analytical Cookies
These cookies are used, for example, by Google Analytics to process statistical analyzes on how users navigate on the site through computers or mobile applications, on the number of pages visited or the number of clicks made on a page while browsing a site. Cervino processes the results of these analyzes anonymously and exclusively for statistical purposes only if the service provider uses cookies in connection with the browser installed on your computer or on other devices used to browse our site.

Third party cookies for marketing/retargeting
These cookies are used by trusted third-party companies that allow you to display advertising banners on other affiliated sites, showing you the latest products you have looked at on this site. While you browse our site, these cookies are also used to show you products that may interest you or similar to those you have previously viewed, based on your browsing history. The use of these cookies does not normally imply the processing of personal data, but it can allow connection to your computer or other devices and trace saved data: these cookies connect to the browser installed on your computer or on other devices used during the navigation on our site.
Our site uses a third-party cookie, namely Google Analytics. This cookie is not a tool of our ownership, for more information, therefore, you can consult the information provided by Google at the following address: http://www.google.it/policies/privacy/partners/

Below is the list of technical and analytics cookies used by this site:

__utma - persistent, user visit time, necessary for the third-party service Google Webmaster and Analytics. It lasts 2 years.
__utmb - persistent, abandonment rate (approximate value) of the user, necessary for the third-party service Google Analytics. It lasts 30 minutes.
__utmc - persistent, calculates the duration of a user's visit, necessary for the third-party service Google Analytics. It lasts 30 minutes.
__utmt - persistent, manages the limit of requests (throttle) to the Google Analytics service. It lasts 30 minutes.
__utmz - persistent - origin of the user, necessary for the third-party service Google Analytics. It lasts 6 months.
_ga - persistent, used to distinguish users - necessary for the third-party service Google Analytics. It lasts 2 years.
_gat - persistent, used for the sole purpose of carrying out a statistical analysis (through the Google Analytics service). It lasts 10 minutes.
PHPSESSID - session, necessary for PHP to identify a single user session. LANG - persistent, used by the site to manage the user's language. It lasts 6/12 months. promotional_banner - persistent, used to manage the visibility of any promotional banners or flash promos. It lasts 2 years.
cookie_privacy - persistent, used to distinguish users who have viewed the brief information on the use of cookies. It lasts 6/12 months.
qg_sessionid - persistent, used to identify the user's cart and browsing session. It lasts 5/15 days.
qg_langid - persistent, used to store the site navigation language. It lasts 5/15 days. qg_sessionidcountry - persistent, used to store the user's country based on his choice or login. It lasts 5/15 days.
country_id - persistent, used to store the user's country based on his choice or login. It lasts 5/15 days.
latitude/longitude - persistent, used to remember the user's geo-location based on the consent given to the browser. It lasts 5/15 days.

NOTE: Some of the cookies mentioned above can be activated in specific periods or after accessing specific sections of the site.

How can I disable cookies?
Most browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.) are configured to accept cookies. However, most browsers allow you to control and even disable cookies through your browser settings.
However, we remind you that disabling navigation or functional cookies can cause the site to malfunction and/or limit the service we offer.
To find out more about cookies and how to manage or disable third-party or marketing/retargeting cookies, visit www.youronlinechoices.com.
To disable analytical cookies and to prevent Google Analytics from collecting data on your browsing, you can download the browser add-on for deactivating Google Analytics: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.