Cookie Policy - ButanGas

Cookie Policy

  1. Introduction

This information is also given by art. 13 of Regulation (EU) 2017/679 on “Protection of natural persons about the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data” (in short GDPR), to those who interact with the web services of ButanGas S.p.A., accessible by telematics ways from the address: https://butangas.it.

The data controller is ButanGas S.p.A., with registered office in Milan, Via Larga 9/11.

Through this statement, we intend to give you some information on the technologies adopted and how they are used on our website. Here are some important things to know about how to use these technologies.

  1. What are cookies

Cookies are small text files (typically letters and numbers)  which are saved on your computer, tablet, mobile phone or other mobile device (collectively referred to as the “device “). The cookies are then transmitted to the Site on your next visit.

Cookies are classified based on:

  • Technical cookies: They are useful to ensure the functioning of our services, allow us to improve performance. These technologies allow our sites, services, apps and tools to store important information in your browser or device and then to use it later to identify you on our servers or internal systems. Where applicable, we protect cookies and other similar technologies to ensure that only ButanGas S.p.A. and / or our authorized service providers can interpret them by assigning them a unique code. Your personal data is not stored in cookies or other similar technologies used;
  • Profiling cookies: they are designed to create a user profile regarding tastes, habits and choices and then offer content, including advertising relevant to the user’s interests, on our sites or on third-party sites. This includes the use of technologies to better evaluate the usefulness of advertising and content presented to the user, for example by monitoring whether he has selected an advertisement;
  • Temporary (or session): they are used to storing temporary information, allowing you to link your actions during that specific session, and are removed from your computer when you close Internet Explorer;
  • Persistent (or saved): they are used to storing information, such as the logon name and password, so that the user does not have to retype them every time he visits a specific site; they remain stored on your computer even after you close Internet Explorer;
  • First part: derive from the displayed website and can be permanent or temporary; they can be used to store information that will be reused the next time the site is visited;
  • Third part: these are derived from advertisements from other sites, such as popups or banner ads, on the website displayed; they can be used to register the use of the website for marketing purposes.
  1. Cookies in our website
    1. Technical CookiesTemporary or permanent navigation cookies
      1. The necessary cookies help to make the website usable by enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to protected areas of the site. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
      2. Preference cookies allow the website to store information that affects its behavior or appearance, such as your preferred language or the location where you are.
  1. Consent to the use of cookies

Upon first accessing our website, you will find a banner containing a brief information on the use of cookies and a link through which you can easily choose which cookies to install. Your choice will have different consequences depending on the category of cookies selected.

Once you have set your choice on cookies, at a later time you can always deactivate them or activate them also through the browser settings; in this case you may not be able to take advantage of certain functions, services or tools of the website. For example, the site may require you to re-enter your password several times during the same session.

Keep in mind that individual cookies can also be controlled and deleted using the settings of most browsers.
Below we provide links to the pages related to the management of cookies of the main browsers:

Google Chrome – Mozilla Firefox –  SafariInternet Explorer

This present Statement Rev.00 was issued on date 27 September 2020 and is effective from 1st October 2020

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