The www.divingoceans.com website uses cookies and other related technologies (hereinafter referred to generically as ‘cookies’). This policy contains information on the type and use of cookies within the website.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that visited sites send to users’ terminals and are used to perform computer authentication, monitor sessions, store information on specific configurations, store preferences, etc.

2. Types of cookies

Depending on their origin, cookies are mainly divided into two categories:

• first-party cookies, cookies generated and managed directly by the operator of the website on which the user is browsing.
• third-party cookies, cookies installed on the user’s terminal, generated and managed by parties other than the operator of the website on which the user is browsing. The purposes may be multiple: traffic analysis, proposing advertisements, sharing with social networks, etc.

The responsibility for and management of first-party cookies is taken over directly by the Controller.

The responsibility for and management of third-party cookies, on the other hand, lies with the respective controllers (third parties), who will be responsible for providing adequate mechanisms for collecting and/or revoking consent in their own disclosures.

Depending on the purpose of use, cookies can be further divided into:

• technical or functional cookies: these are used to navigate more easily, not to repeat certain operations and are necessary for the proper functioning of the website. They are not used for any other purpose and are normally installed directly by the domain you are browsing.
• analytics cookies: these are used to monitor how many users visit the website, which pages are visited most, which keywords are used most and other information for the sole purpose of optimising the performance of the website. The data required for this analysis is collected anonymously.
• profiling cookies: they monitor the user’s web browsing in order to create profiles of his/her tastes, habits, choices and other preferences. Thanks to these cookies, the user will be able to receive advertising messages targeted to his preferences.
• social network cookies: these allow the content of the site you are visiting to be shared with other users. These are the cookies typically used to activate the “Like” or “Follow” functions of social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, among others. These functions allow social media to identify its users and collect information even while they are browsing other sites, so personalised advertisements may also be shown to the user. They are considered third-party cookies

For more information on third-party cookies (management, setting and deactivation of cookies used to process personal data), the user is invited to read the respective privacy and cookie policies, which can be found on the web pages owned by the third-party owners.

3. The cookies used by this website

This website uses cookies to save the user’s session and to carry out other activities strictly necessary for its proper functioning, for example in relation to traffic distribution. Cookies are also used to save browsing preferences and optimise the user’s browsing experience, enabling the user to take advantage of the services offered.

Strictly necessary cookies

Marketing and advertising cookies

4. Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a Web Analytics service provided by Google Inc. The Owner uses Analytics in its basic settings and therefore with the sole purpose of monitoring the flow of visitors anonymously and some data on the use of the internal sections of the site. This information is returned by Google in the form of reports useful for improving and optimising the performance of the website. Google will not associate the user’s IP address with any other data held by Google, nor will it attempt to combine an IP address with the identity of a user. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf.

If you wish to be excluded from Google Analytics cookies, please download the appropriate extension provided by Google and valid for all major browsers from the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=it

5. How to disable cookies

It is possible to configure the browser used for browsing to delete or prevent the installation of cookies. The user can check which cookies are installed, how long they last and delete them if necessary. Below are links to the most commonly used browsers:

• Google Chrome (https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95464?hl=it)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer (http://windows.microsoft.com/it-it/internet-explorer/products/ie-9/features/in-private)
• Mozilla Firefox (https://support.mozilla.org/it/kb/Navigazione%20anonima)
• Opera (http://help.opera.com/opera/Windows/1781/it/private.html#privateWindow)
• Apple Safari (https://support.apple.com/it-it/HT6074)

It is important to note that by disabling all cookies, the functioning of this site may be impaired.