1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of text files that are stored in the User’s browser when visiting a website. The information stored on the User’s computer may contain information such as the pages visited, the date and time of the visit and a random and unique number identifying the User. Under no circumstances do cookies contain personal information or information that would allow anyone to contact the website visitor by telephone, e-mail, etc. In addition, by using cookies there is no access to documents or files on your computer.
With this use, the Site is able to store useful information about the User’s browsing of the Site, as well as read this information in order to provide the User with a unified browsing experience.
In addition, cookies help us to see the performance and traffic of our Site, improving its presentation and content according to the preferences of our visitors.
2. Which cookies do we use on our Site?
We use cookies on our Sites to manage login sessions, to provide personalised web pages and to tailor advertising and other content to reflect your specific needs and interests. Cookies may also be used to compile anonymous, aggregate statistics that allow us to understand how the public uses our Sites and help us to improve the structure and content of our Sites. We cannot verify your personal identity from this information. You can modify your browser settings to reject some or all cookies, except those that are strictly necessary. You should be aware that some features are only available through the use of cookies and if you choose to reject cookies, these features may not be available. In general, there are the following categories of cookies used on our Sites.
- Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies, otherwise known as strictly necessary cookies, are essential for the proper functioning of our Sites, allow you to browse and use their features, such as accessing secure areas or using the shopping cart. These cookies do not recognise your individual identity. Without these cookies, we cannot provide effective operation of our Sites.
- Functionality (preference) cookies
These cookies allow the Sites to remember user preferences such as username, language or region in order to provide enhanced and personalized functionality. They may also be used to provide services requested by the user, such as viewing videos or using social media. The information collected by these cookies can be made anonymous and it is not possible to track browsing activity on other websites. If you do not accept these cookies, the performance and functionality of the Sites may be affected and your access to its content may be limited.
- Performance cookies (Statistics)
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Sites, for example, which pages they visit most often and whether they receive error messages from websites. These cookies collect aggregate, anonymous information that does not identify a visitor. They are used solely to improve the performance of a website.
- Marketing cookies
These cookies are used to deliver content that best suits you and your interests. They may be used to send targeted advertising/offers, limit advertising views or measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. We may use these cookies to remember the websites you have visited to determine which online marketing channels are most effective and allow us to reward external websites and partners who referred you to us.
- Unclassified cookies
Unclassified cookies are cookies that are in the process of being classified, together with individual cookie providers.
3. How to control cookies?
It is at your discretion to withdraw, whenever you wish, your consent or object to the use of cookies on your computer or device, to control and/or delete cookies.
4. Cookies management on our Site
If you leave a comment on our site, you can choose to have your name, email address and website saved in cookies. This is for your convenience, so that you don’t have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and log in to the site, we will create a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. The cookie does not contain any personal information and will be deleted once you close your browser.
When you sign in, we will also create several cookies to store your login information and screen options. Login cookies last for two days and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember me”, your connection will remain active for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie does not contain any personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you have just edited. Expires after 1 day.
