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Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy describes how Surety Shield S.r.l. uses cookies and similar technologies (such as pixel tags and web beacons) on its Single Verification Portal available at https://fideiussionidigitali.it (hereinafter referred to as the “Portal”), in order to ensure its proper functioning, verify the validity of guarantees and improve the browsing experience of our users.

1. What are Cookies and Pixel Tags?

Cookies are small text files that websites or portals visited by the user send to their browser, where they are stored and then retransmitted to the same websites upon subsequent visits.

Pixel tags (or web beacons) are tiny transparent graphic images embedded in the Portal that allow us to understand whether a user has viewed a specific page or performed a specific action.

While browsing our Portal, your device may receive both first-party cookies (managed directly by Surety Shield S.r.l.) and third-party cookies (managed by external partners or technical service providers).

2. Which Cookies do we use and why?

On our Portal we use different categories of cookies, each with a specific purpose. The processing activities carried out through these technologies may include the collection of technical data such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, country, time zone and the ways in which you interact with the verification features.

The categories of cookies used are divided into:

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies (Always Active)

These cookies are essential to allow you to browse the Portal and use its basic functionalities, in particular those related to security, verification session management, network stability and accessibility. Without these cookies, the Portal and its verification services would not be able to function properly.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest of the Data Controller (Article 6(f) GDPR) in the proper technical provision of the service. No prior user consent is required.

2. Performance and Analytics Cookies (Optional)

These cookies allow us to collect aggregated and anonymous statistical data regarding traffic and how users interact with the Portal’s features (e.g. number of verifications performed, most visited pages, any system errors). We use this data only to optimize the platform’s performance and improve its usability.

Legal basis: Your explicit and optional consent.

3. Personalized Experience Cookies (Optional)

These cookies allow the Portal to remember your choices (such as your preferred language or specific display settings) in order to provide smoother features that are better suited to your browsing needs.

Legal basis: Your explicit and optional consent.

4. Personalized Advertising and Marketing Cookies (Optional)

Where applicable, these cookies may be set through our Portal by third-party partners to understand your interests and show you relevant communications or services on other websites.

Legal basis: Your explicit and optional consent.

3. Processing by Third Parties

Some cookies or plug-ins integrated into the Portal (such as technical analysis tools or advanced security systems) may be managed directly by third-party entities. Such entities collect data independently through your browser and their processing activities are governed exclusively by their respective privacy policies and cookie policies, which we invite you to consult directly through their official channels.

4. How to Manage and Modify Your Cookie Preferences

You may check, modify or withdraw your consent for individual categories of cookies at any time.

  • On our Portal: You can change your choices at any time by accessing the “Cookie Settings” area or through the consent management banner available on the Portal.
  • Through your Browser: You can configure your web browser to receive a notification before a cookie is installed, or choose to disable cookies entirely. Each browser has a different management procedure (you can consult the “Help” or “Settings” section of the browser you are using). Note: If you decide to disable strictly necessary cookies, the security functions and verification services of the Portal may not be accessible or may not function properly.
  • Mobile Devices: You can limit tracking by acting directly on your smartphone settings:
    • iOS: Settings > Privacy > Advertising > Limit Ad Tracking.
    • Android: Settings > Google > Ads > Disable interest-based advertising.
5. Data Controller and Contact Information

The Data Controller of the data collected through cookies is SURETY SHIELD SRL, with registered office at Via Santa Maria Valle, 5, Milan – 20123 and operational office at Via Olona, 2, Milan – 20123.

To learn more about how we protect, store and exercise your rights regarding personal data, please refer to our main Privacy Policy linked to the Portal.