Cookie Policy

Extended Cookie Policy

This page will describe the management of our website as regards the use of cookies.
This information is provided – also in pursuance of Article 13 of the EU Regulation 2016/679 – to any entity having to do with the web-based services that are made available by Xin Shu APS (“Xin Shu”) via electronic networks as from the following address www.xinshuacademy.com, which corresponds to the home page of our official web site.

The information provided only applies to our web site and does not concern any web sites that may be visited by a user via external links.

What are cookies

Cookies are small text files containing a certain amount of information exchanged between a website and the user terminal (usually the browser) and is normally used by the operator of the website to store information necessary to improve the navigation within the site.
The different cookies contain different information and are used for different purposes: efficient navigation through the pages of the same site; targeted analysis on the number of visits to the site; profiling in order to send promotional messages.
During navigation, users can also get on their terminals cookies sent by other sites or web servers (so-called “third parties”), which may reside on some elements (eg. images, maps, sounds, specific links to other domains) placed on the website that the user is visiting.
More generally, some cookies (called “session cookies”) are placed on the user’s terminal for the duration of access to the site and automatically expires when browser is closed. Other cookies (defined “persistent”) remain in the device for an extended period of time.

Cookies used by this website and their purpose

The specific purposes of the different types of cookies installed on this site are described below.

Technical cookies

Technical cookies are specifically used to ensure a reliable functioning of our website.
These cookies are used to:

  • grant the authentication to access restricted areas of the website;
  • manage user preferences and settings (for example to select the website language);
  • add and save products to the shopping cart;
  • improve navigation security.

The above-mentioned technical cookies are used by our website.

As part of technical cookies, we also use “analytical cookies”. This type of cookies anonymously collect information about user’s website activity.
We use analytical cookies to:

  • provide statistical analysis;
  • monitor website proper functioning;
  • improve website and simplify its use.

Analytical cookies are used by third-party services (look forward to “Third-party Cookies”), with specific restrictions to user identification (as partial IP masking).

Profiling cookies

Profiling cookies are aimed at creating user profiles and are used to send advertising messages in line with the preferences shown by the user during their navigation on the web. Our website doesn’t make direct use of profiling cookies.

Third-party cookies

Third-party cookies are used by services provided by Third-parties. These cookies are managed directly by those Third-parties. Some of the services as provided by Third-parties – in addition to the above and without the knowledge of Xin Shu – could track and profile users.
The use of third-party cookies is only regulated under the own Third-party privacy policies. Our Cookie Policy doesn’t apply to third-party cookies, given that Xin Shu has nothing to do with the management of third-party cookies and the data collected by them.

We use third-party cookies to:

  • learn about how users use our website;
  • display content from external platforms;
  • interact with social networks and external platforms;
  • monitor web server (hardware and software) performances.

To find out more about how we use these third-party services, click on their names below to view their websites and privacy policies.

  • AddThis (AddThis Inc.)
    AddThis is a service provided by Oracle America, Inc., which displays a widget that allows interaction with social networks and external platforms as well as sharing the contents of this Application.
    Depending on the configuration, this service can display widgets belonging to third parties such as the managers of social networks where interactions are shared. In this case, also the third parties that provide the widget will be informed of interactions and Usage Data on the pages where this service is installed.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies; Usage Data.
    Place of processing: USA – Privacy Policy.
  • Flickr (Yahoo! Inc.)
    Flickr is a service to interact with the social network Flickr, provided by Flickr Inc., which may process personal data within any of iframe photogallery.Personal Data collected: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
    Place of processing: USA – Privacy Policy
  • Facebook Like button and social widgets (Facebook Inc.)
    The Facebook Like button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Facebook social network provided by Facebook, Inc.Personal Data collected: Cookies; Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.
  • Twitter Tweet button and social widgets (Twitter Inc.)
    The Twitter Tweet button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Twitter social network provided by Twitter, Inc.Personal Data collected: Cookies; Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.
  • LinkedIn button and social widgets (LinkedIn Corporation)
    The LinkedIn button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the LinkedIn social network provided by LinkedIn Corporation.Personal Data collected: Cookies; Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.
  • Google Analytics with anonymized IP (Google Inc.)
    Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Application, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
    This integration of Google Analytics anonymizes your IP address. It works by shortening users’ IP addresses within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the complete IP address be sent to a Google server and shortened within the US.
    Personal Data collected: Cookies; Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy–Opt Out; Ireland – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.
  • Google Maps (Google Inc.)
    Google Maps is a maps visualization service provided by Google Inc. that allows Kooness.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.Personal Data collected: Cookies; Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.
  • Google Fonts (Google Inc.)
    Google Fonts is a typeface visualization service provided by Google Inc. that allows Kooness.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.Personal Data collected: Usage Data; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.
  • Youtube (Google Inc.)
    YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google Inc. that allows this Application to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.Personal Data collected: Cookies; Usage Data.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.
  • PayPal (PayPal Inc.)
    PayPal is a payment service provided by PayPal Inc., which allows users to make online payments.Personal Data collected: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
    Place of processing: See the PayPal privacy policy –Privacy Policy.
  • Stripe (Stripe Inc)
    Stripe is a payment service provided by Stripe Inc.Personal Data collected: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
    Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

Since the installation of third-party cookies and other tracking systems through the services used within this website cannot be technically controlled by Xin Shu, any specific references to cookies and tracking systems installed by third parties are to be considered indicative. In order to obtain complete information, the user is kindly requested to consult the privacy policy for the respective third-party services listed in this document.

How to provide or withdraw consent to the installation of Cookies

In addition to what is specified in this document, the User can manage preferences for Cookies directly from within their own browser and prevent – for example – third parties from installing Cookies.
Through browser preferences, it is also possible to delete Cookies installed in the past, including the Cookies that may have saved the initial consent for the installation of Cookies by this website.

Users can, for example, find information about how to manage Cookies in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses:

With regard to Cookies installed by third parties, users can manage their preferences and withdrawal of their consent by clicking the related opt-out link (if provided), by using the means provided in the third party’s privacy policy, or by contacting the third party.

Notwithstanding the above, the Data Controller informs that users may follow the instructions provided on the subsequently linked initiatives by the EDAA (EU), the Network Advertising Initiative (US) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (US), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan) or other similar services. Such initiatives allow users to select their tracking preferences for most of the advertising tools. The Data Controller thus recommends that users make use of these resources in addition to the information provided in this document.

Data Controller and Data Protection Officer

As already specified in our Privacy Policy, of which this Cookie Policy is a part, the Data Controller is Xin Shu APS, with registered office in Via dei Fabbri Navali n. 15, 00122, Roma – Italy.

Data Protection Officer
The Xin Shu’s Data Protection Officer (DPO) can be contacted here: Xin Shu APS – Data Protection Officer, Via dei Fabbri Navali n. 15, 00122, Roma – Italy; e-mail: info @ xinshuacademy.com.

Since the installation of third-party cookies and other tracking systems through the services used within this website cannot be technically controlled by the Data Controller, any specific references to cookies and tracking systems installed by third parties are to be considered indicative. In order to obtain complete information, the user is kindly requested to consult the privacy policy for the respective third-party services listed in this document.

Given the objective complexity surrounding the identification of technologies based on cookies, users are encouraged to contact the Data Controller should they wish to receive any further information on the use of cookies by this website.

Bearing in mind that the current development status of automatic verification mechanisms is such as not to allow ruling out errors and malfunctioning, it is hereby specified that this document as posted at https://xinshuacademy.com/cookie-policy is the Cookie Policy of this website, which is part of the Privacy Policy of the website and will be updated as necessary.