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Transparency is a matter of trust and your trust is very important to us, as we have the most complete respect of our customer privacy and we care about their personal sphere. Nevertheless, as is common practice with almost all professional websites, this site uses cookies too, therefore it is our goal to be transparent about the cookies we use on our website – www.orionconsultingltd.com- how we use them, and to give you the necessary tools to manage them.

Acceptance of cookies is not necessary in order to visit our website. We notify you, however, that the use of some feature is possible only if you authorize the use of cookies.

Cookies are very small files that are saved on your device and that serve to store specific settings and data necessary for the exchange with our system (CMS) through your browser. We use two types of cookies: the so-called “session-cookies”, which are deleted as soon as you close your browser and temporary / permanent cookies, which are stored on your device for an extended period or permanently. 

The following Cookie Policy describes what information they gather, how we use it and why – sometimes – we need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the website functionality.

1 – WHAT ARE COOKIES

A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your computer and stores information about how you use our website, in order to provide you the best online experience possible. A cookie remembers what you have done, including the products you have placed in your cart, your preferences, your account login information, and allows for several other functionalities such as sharing pages on social networks to work. Furthermore, cookies allow us to understand how internet users navigate on our website and what works and what does not, so that we can improve the navigability of our site and provide you with better service.

There are two main categories of cookies: Technical Cookies and Profiling Cookies.

Technical Cookies are used to improve the user experience while Profiling Cookies are aimed at creating profiles on the user and are used in order to send specific advertising messages according with the preferences shown by the user while browsing.

Cookies can be:

temporary, or linked to the specific browsing session and used to connect the actions performed during the same session but which are removed from the computer when the browser is closed;

permanent, or used to store information so as to remind them of subsequent sessions. These cookies remain stored on Your computer even after closing the browser/session.

Technical Cookies, in compliance with the GDPR, do not require any consent, therefore they are installed automatically following the simple access to the site / application:

deait_user_logged: used for user profile management;

has_js: used for javascript management;

SESS_ID: used to manage each user session;

comment_info_ID: used for comment validation;

force_no_mobile: used to manage access to the mobile version of the site

Cookies with statistical function (Google Analytics)

__utma: this cookie is able to record the number of accesses to the site of each user and the dates of the first and last visit. Google Analytics uses this cookie to calculate, for example, the days and the number of accesses required by the user to complete an order starting from the first access.

__utmb, __utmc: these two cookies work together and serve to record the duration of a visit. The _utmb cookie records the landing on the site / application while the _utmc cookie records the disconnection.

__utmt: allows Google Analytics to adjust the size and response of its servers to a certain amount of data in order to avoid overloads and inefficiencies.

__utmz: tracks the user’s geographical origin, records which search engine he used, and which “Keyword” keyword used to access the site

__utmt, __utmt_area: allows you to measure performance.

Also Google Analitycs Cookies installed by this site, since they do not perform any user profiling and act on aggregated data in an absolutely anonymous way, do not require a manifestation of free, specific, informed and unequivocal will by each interested party, and for this reason – pursuant to art. 13 Legislative Decree 30.6.2003 n. 196 and EU Regulation no. 2016/679 “GDPR” – can be installed automatically following simple access to the site.

LSO (Local Shared Object) or Flash cookies

Flash cookies operate distinctly from browser cookies and the tools for managing cookies available in the browser may not be sufficient to remove them. To get more details on Flash cookies and how to manage them, we invite you to visit http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager.html

A cookie is not a computer program and cannot be used to circulate viruses, so a cookie cannot be dangerous for your device.

2 – HOW WE USE COOKIES

Cookies are used primarily to make our offering simple for the user, more efficient and safer. Thanks to these files is, for instance, possible to display on the page information that are better suited to your interests. The sole purpose of these cookies is to adjust our offer to your needs as a customer or as a user and make your navigation as comfortable as possible.

No personal data is saved in the cookies that our company uses on its website www.orionconsultingltd.com therefore all cookies used are not attributable to a person and they are not referable to you in any way. When the cookies are activated, an identification code is assigned. At no time will it be possible to redirect this code to your personal data and at no time and for any reason we will try to do so. Name, IP address and similar data that could lead back to you, will never be used. With cookies we can only receive information linked to the pseudonym and concerning exclusively the experience of using our website.

In most cases, there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this website. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not, in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

Our Company uses cookies and other similar technologies for the purposes listed hereunder:

  • authenticate users;
  • remember user preferences and settings in order to provide the best possible personalized experience;
  • allow you to view limited content;
  • allow the provision of paid services and other ancillary services;
  • to process payments for the purchasing of service(s) or product(s);
  • enable features that allow information sharing with other people;
  • speed up and facilitate the use of services;
  • improve our services and make their use safer;
  • determine the popularity of the contents and then improve them;
  • provide content and messages – including advertising – relevant and targeted to its specific interests;
  • measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns through the analysis of aggregated data;
  • analyze the traffic and trends of our website and understand in general the behaviors and online interests of users who interact with our services,
  • perform the monitoring operations necessary to provide our services, and to resolve operational problems, carry out checks and conduct research, as well as monitor and analyze usage trends and the various activities carried out on the accounts to improve the service.

3 – THIRD PARTY COOKIES

In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties which help us to

make our internet offer more interesting.

For example, our website uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted “analytic solution” on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.

From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features, these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent user experience whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.

As we sell products it’s important for us to understand statistics about how many of the visitors to our site actually make a purchase and as such this is the kind of data that these cookies will track. This is important to you as it means that we can accurately make business predictions that allow us to monitor our advertising and product costs to ensure the best possible price.

We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these functions most social media sites will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

Therefore, be aware that when you visit our site, cookies from associated companies will be saved on your hard drive.

Even the cookies of the associated companies do not contain personal data. Through a user ID, only data in the form of pseudonym is detected. During this process, some of our advertising partners also collect information on which pages you have already visited or which products you have been interested in, to show you the information that best matches your interests.

No personal data is saved by third parties and user profiles are not linked to your personal data.

These “file cookies” are used exclusively for sharing content on social networks.

4 – DISABLING COOKIES

You can manage the cookies that are placed on your computer via the settings of your internet browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). If you do not know the type and / or version of browser you are using, click on “Help” in the browser window at the top, from which you can access all the useful and necessary information.

The site www.aboutcookies.org contains all the information necessary to block, restrict or opt-out of cookies on a wide variety of browsers. You will also find more general information about cookies. If you wish to manage cookies on your smart phone or mobile phone, please refer to your device’s manual.

The main browser manufacturers provide full information and help pages relating to cookies and their management during the use of their products so in order to find out more about cookies please use the following links:

For more information on the use of cookies by advertisers, the following links might be useful:

  • Interactive European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EU) – https://www.edaa.eu
  • Internet Advertising Bureau (USA) – https://www.iab.com
  • Internet Advertising Bureau (EU) – https://www.iabeurope.eu

Please remember that by blocking or disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this website too, so that you may not be able to receive a customised service and you will not be able to place orders.

Therefore, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

Last revision on 16th November, 2020