Cookie policy
Cookie policy
- Introduction
This Cookie Policy applies to all users of this website. The information below is intended to inform users of this website about the placement, use and management of cookies by the administrators of this website in the context of user browsing on this website.
2. What are cookies?
The term “cookies” refers to cookies and similar technologies through which information can be automatically collected. An “internet Cookie” (also known as “browser cookie” or “HTTP cookie” or “cookie”) is a small file containing letters and numbers that is stored on the user’s computer or any other equipment through which the internet is accessed. Cookies are installed by means of a web server request to a browser (e.g. Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, etc.).
Once installed, cookies have a fixed lifetime, remaining “passive” in the sense that they do not contain software, viruses or spyware and will not access the information stored on the hard drive of the user on whose device they are installed. A cookie consists of two parts: the cookie name and the content or cookie value. From a technical point of view, only the web server that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the web page associated with that web server.
3. Why use cookies?
Cookies are used to provide users of this website with a better browsing experience and services tailored to the needs and interests of each individual user. This involves:
• Improving the use of this website, including by identifying any errors that occur while it is being visited/used by users
• providing anonymous statistics on how this website is used by the website administrator
• Anticipating possible future bonuses that will be made available to users through this website, depending on the services/products accessed
Based on the information obtained via cookies about how this website is used, the webmaster can take action to make the website more efficient and more accessible to users. To this end the use of cookies allows for the storage of certain settings/preferences set by users of this website, such as in the following non-limiting examples:
• the language in which a webpage is viewed
• the currency in which certain prices or tariffs are expressed
• facilitating access to user accounts
• posting comments on the site
4. The lifespan of a cookie
The lifespan of a cookie varies significantly depending on the purpose for which it is placed on the user’s terminal. There are different categories of cookie, as follows:
• “Session cookie” – automatically deleted when the user closes his/her browser
• “Permanent cookie” or “fixed cookie” – a cookie that remains stored on the user’s terminal until a specific expiration date is reached (this can be after a few minutes or days or even after several years) or until it is deleted by the user at any time via the browser settings.
5. Cookies placed by third parties
Certain content on our website may be provided by third parties, i.e. not by the website administrator, and any cookies placed on the user’s terminal by third parties are termed “third-party cookies”. Third-party cookies must also comply with the data protection and Privacy Policy rules applicable to the site owner. These types of cookie may originate from the following third parties: Google Analytics, Facebook, various online stores and/or online traffic monitoring services.
6. Types of cookies and the information they store
By using/visiting our website the following cookies may be placed on your terminal:
(a) “Website performance cookies”: these store the preferences of the user of the website, meaning that resetting preferences for subsequent visits is no longer required
(b) “User analysis cookies”: these store information about whether a user of the website has visited/used this site previously, which site the user arrives from and which site the user navigates to when leaving the site (used for statistical purposes only)
(c) “Geo-targeting cookies”: these are used to automatically determine the country of origin of the user of the website, and based on his/her location the visitor will be shown the same ads (for the detected location) regardless of the selected language
(d) “Recording cookies”: when a user registers on this site, cookies are generated that remember this request, with servers then using these cookies to show the webmaster the account you are signed in with, allowing you to associate any comments posted on the website with the username of the account used; if the “keep me signed in” option is not selected, these cookies will automatically be deleted at the end of the browsing session
(e) “Advertising cookies”: these allow the user to view an online ad, its type, and the time elapsed since it was viewed; these cookies are used to target online advertising and are anonymous, only storing information about the viewed content, not about the user.
7. How cookies work
Cookies store information in a small text file that allows for browser recognition. This website continues to recognise the browser until the cookies expire or are deleted.
8. Customize your browser’s cookie settings
If the use of cookies does not bother you and the computer or technical equipment used to browse this webpage is used only by you, long expiration dates can be set for the storage of navigation history.
If the computer or technical equipment used to browse this website is used by several people, you may prefer to activate the setting that automatically deletes individual browsing data when the browser is closed.
9. Disabling cookies
Disabling and refusing to accept cookies may make this website difficult to view and limit the way it is used. Users may configure their browser either to reject cookies or accept cookies from a particular website. All modern browsers give you the ability to change cookie settings. These settings can normally be accessed via the browser’s “Options” or “Preferences” menu. Please note that refusing or disabling cookies does not mean you will not see online advertising, only that it will no longer be tailored to your preferences and interests as learned from your browsing behaviour.
10. Final provisions
The terms and conditions of this Policy may be updated/changed periodically. We will announce any substantial changes to this Policy through appropriate notifications either via this website or by contacting you via other channels of communication. For any additional questions about how cookies are used by this website, please contact us using the contact details found on the website’s contact page.
