Cookie Policy

CRIF S.p.A., with registered office in Via della Beverara 21 - Bologna (BO), Controller of personal data, makes the following statement regarding the use of cookies on its website, pursuant to the Guidelines of the European Data Protection Board 05/2020 and those of the Italian Data Protection Authority of 10 December 2020 as well as Article 13 of EU Regulation 679/2016 (“GDPR”).

Please note that all other information required by Article 13 of EU Regulation 679/2016 is contained in the privacy policy, which can be found via a link on the home page of the site.

The management of the cookies on this website is carried out by our technology provider specifically appointed as Processors in accordance with Article 28 of the GDPR. You can find more 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 site) to the user's Internet browser, automatically stored by the latter on the user's computer and automatically sent back to the server each time the site is accessed or subsequently accessed. Each cookie contains various data such as the name of the server it comes from, a numeric identifier, etc. Cookies can remain in the system for the duration of a session (i.e. until you close the browser you are using to surf the web) or for longer periods and can contain a unique identifier. By default, almost all web browsers are set to automatically accept cookies, but each web browser allows you to restrict and delete cookies (for more information see the section of this policy on "How to disable, enable or delete cookies"). Please note, however, that disabling or deleting cookies may prevent the optimal use of certain areas of the site or affect the use of services under authentication.

Types of Cookies used by CRIF S.p.A.

CRIF S.p.A. website uses the following categories of cookies:

• Technical cookies: technical cookies are those used for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communication 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 service. These can be divided into: navigation or session cookies, which ensure normal navigation and use of the website, analytics cookies, assimilated to technical cookies where used directly by the operator of the site to collect information, in aggregate form, on the number of users and how they visit the site itself, as well as functionality cookies, which allow the user to navigate according to a set of criteria selected in order to improve the service provided to the same. Basis of legitimacy: Article 122, paragraph 1, second sentence of the Privacy Code. Crif retention period: 14 months.
• Third-party cookies: third-party cookies are cookies set by a website other than the one you are currently visiting. While browsing the site, the user may also receive cookies on his/her terminal that are sent by different sites or web servers (so-called "third parties"), on which some elements (such as, for example, images, maps, sounds, specific links to pages of other domains) present on the site he/she is visiting may reside. These cookies are also necessary to allow your social account to interact with our site. They are used, for example, to let you express your appreciation and share it with your social friends. Social network cookies are not necessary for browsing. Basis of legitimacy: Art. 122 paragraph 1 Privacy Code. Retention times provided by third parties.

Information on third party cookies

The issuance and use of cookies by third parties are subject to the relevant privacy policies of each third party. For your convenience and transparency, you can find all the necessary information and links to each third party's privacy policy by clicking on the blue button in the right-hand corner of this page, through which you can change your cookie choices at any time.

Links to third-party cookies

The issuance and use of cookies by third parties are subject to their own privacy policies. For the sake of transparency and convenience, the web addresses of the different policies and cookie management methods are listed below.

How to deactivate, activate or delete cookies

By default, almost all web browsers are set to automatically accept cookies, which can be restricted or blocked through 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 on your system. It is important to note that the settings must be changed separately in each browser and computer used.    Blocking cookies does not eliminate the display of advertisements. They will simply no longer be personalised according to your interests and will be displayed more frequently. In each browser the settings are changed according to a different procedure. If necessary, please use the help function of your browser to define correct settings.

For more information on cookie management, we provide links to 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 cookies that have been set on your device, how to manage and delete them, you can visit www.youronlinechoices.com/it/

Rights of data subjects

We would like to inform you that you may exercise the rights set forth in Article 15 et seq. of the GDPR, including: obtaining access to your personal data, requesting their rectification or cancellation or the restriction of their processing, and the right to object to their processing. Furthermore, you may revoke your consent at any time, with the clarification that revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out until revocation.

In such cases, requests should be sent to CRIF SpA, via della Beverara 21, 40131 Bologna.

The data subject may also lodge a complaint with the Garante per la Protezione dei dati personali by 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 concerning the processing of your personal data, you may contact the Data Protection Officer using the following contact details:

email: dirprivacy@crif.com

registered: crif@pec.crif.com

Changes to this Cookie Policy

The Controller reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time by informing users on this page as well as through the banner and, if possible, on the Site. Therefore, please consult this page and/or the banner regularly, referring to the date of last modification indicated at the bottom.

Last modification date: May 2025