Cookie Policy
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are data files that are stored in your browser and on your computer when you visit any website. Cookies can serve various purposes, such as recognizing the user, storing and retrieving information about a user’s browsing habits, or customizing the way content is displayed.
WHAT INFORMATION DO COOKIES STORE?
Cookies store technical information, personal preferences, and content customization. Cookies typically do not contain any personal information. Any personal information they may contain is solely what the user has entered into a form on the site.
Most of the time, when a cookie contains personal information, it is encoded in a way that is unreadable to any third party that may have access to the cookie file.
TYPES OF COOKIES
According to the entity that manages the domain from which cookies are sent and processes the obtained data, the following distinctions are made:
- First-party cookies: sent to the user’s terminal from a device or domain managed by the site’s publisher and from which the requested service is provided.
- Third-party cookies: sent to the user’s terminal from a device or domain not managed by the publisher but by another entity that processes data obtained through cookies.
According to the time they remain stored in the user’s browser, the following distinctions are made:
- Session cookies: collect and store data while the user accesses a website. They are usually used to store information that is only relevant for the provision of the service requested by the user on a single occasion (e.g., a list of purchased products).
- Persistent cookies: Data remains stored on the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the cookie’s controller, ranging from a few minutes to several years.
According to the purpose for which the obtained data are processed, the following types of cookies are distinguished:
- Technical cookies: enable user navigation through a website, platform, or application and the use of different options or services available, such as controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted access parts, remembering elements that make up an order, carrying out the purchase process of an order, making a request for registration or participation in an event, using security elements during navigation, storing content for the dissemination of videos or sound, or sharing content through social networks.
- Personalization cookies: Allow the user to access the service with some general predefined features based on criteria on the user’s terminal, such as language, type of browser through which they access the service, regional settings from where they access the service, etc.
- Analysis cookies: Enable the controller to monitor and analyze the behavior of users of the linked websites. The information collected through this type of cookies is used to measure the activity of websites, applications, or platforms and to create navigation profiles of users of such sites, applications, and platforms, in order to make improvements based on the analysis of user service usage data.
- Advertising cookies: Allow for the most effective management of advertising spaces.
- Behavioral advertising cookies: Store information about users’ behavior obtained through continuous observation of their browsing habits, allowing the development of a specific profile to display ads accordingly.
- External social media cookies: Used to enable visitors to interact with content from different social platforms (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) and are generated only for users of these social networks. The use of these cookies and the collected information are regulated by the privacy policy of the respective social platform.
COOKIES USED ON THE WEBSITE
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | 1 hour | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. | |
| _fbp | 3 months | Facebook sets this cookie to display advertisements when either on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising after visiting the website. | |
| _ga | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. | |
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. | |
| _gcl_au | 3 months | Google Tag Manager sets the cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. | |
| CONSENT | 2 years | YouTube sets this cookie via embedded YouTube videos and registers anonymous statistical data. | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie records the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category. | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 0 | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 0 | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 0 | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 0 | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 0 | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
| CookieLawInfoConsent | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to record the default button state of the corresponding category and the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. | |
| crisp-clientsession4eb118a2-228f-41dd-9e84-2b9ff55a08b0 | 6 months | Description is currently not available. | |
| crisp-clientsocket4eb118a2-228f-41dd-9e84-2b9ff55a08b0 | 10 minutes | Description is currently not available. | |
| elfsight_viewed_recently | less than a minute | Description is currently not available. | |
| IDE | 1 year 24 days | Google DoubleClick IDE cookies store information about how the user uses the website to present them with relevant ads according to the user profile. | |
| laravel_session | 4 hours | laravel uses laravel_session to identify a session instance for a user, this can be changed | |
| pll_language | 1 year | Polylang sets this cookie to remember the language the user selects when returning to the website and get the language information when unavailable in another way. | |
| test_cookie | 15 minutes | doubleclick.net sets this cookie to determine if the user's browser supports cookies. | |
| viewed_cookie_policy | 0 | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user gets the new or old player interface. | |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 6 months | Description is currently not available. | |
| YSC | session | Youtube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. | |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | |
| yt-remote-device-id | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | |
| yt.innertube::nextId | never | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | |
| yt.innertube::requests | never | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
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LEGITIMATION AND STORAGE PERIOD OF COOKIES INSTALLED IN YOUR BROWSER
Upon entering the website, a cookie notice will be activated, allowing the user to accept the installation of all cookies used by the website or, alternatively, not authorize the use of cookies. The user can access the Cookie Preferences Settings section to deactivate all cookies or select and authorize the installation of those cookies of interest.
However, it is informed that by using the website, the user expressly and in any case accepts the installation of technical cookies necessary for the proper functioning of the website.
The user is informed that the information obtained through the use of cookies will be retained for the respective persistence periods of each cookie.
DISABLING AND DELETING COOKIES
Users can allow, block, or delete cookies installed on their devices by configuring their browser options. Disabling cookies may cause some of the available services to cease functioning. The method of disabling cookies varies for each browser.
Chrome Browser:
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en
Internet Explorer Browser:
Mozilla Firefox Browser:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/block-websites-storing-cookies-site-data-firefox
Safari Browser for OSX:
http://safari.helpmax.net/en/privacy-and-security/how-to-manage-cookies/
Opera Browser:
