1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, tablet or phone when you visit a website.

They are widely used to make websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. For example, cookies can remember your preferences, help you navigate between pages more efficiently, and generally improve your experience.

2. WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?

We use cookies for several purposes, including:

  • • To remember your preferences, such as language settings or login information
  • To track and analyze website usage, such as which pages are visited most often
  • To be able to provide the services you chose
  • To have a better understanding of your preferences
  • To analyze the performance of the website in order to further improve it
  • To improve our marketing campaigns
  • For security reasons

Types of cookies we use

  • “First-party Cookies” – set by our website and are essential for its functionality
  • “Third-party Cookies” – set by other websites or services, such as social media platforms, and are used for advertising and analytics.

It is important to note that we cannot access "Third-party" cookies and that other third parties cannot access the cookies implemented by us either. We do not allow third parties to use cookies for purposes other than those specified in the following section.

 

Duration

Depending on their purpose, cookies are kept for different durations. There are cookies that are kept for the duration of a browsing session and persistent cookies:

  1. Cookies that are kept for the duration of a browsing session. These cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser (eg: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Safari).
  2. Persistent cookies. They are retained even after you close your browser. It lasts as long as it is displayed in the cookie.

Categories:

The cookies used on our website are divided into 4 categories:

  1. Essential cookies, related to the basic use of the site, which ensure security and access to private sections of the site (eg: keep you logged in and allow access to the "My Account" section).
  2. Analysis cookies. These allow us to understand how you use the site (eg which pages you visit, how long you spend on them) and how we might improve it or fix bugs/performance issues.
  3. Functional cookies. They are used to remember your personal preferences (eg the language you have chosen to be displayed) and to improve your user experience.
  4. Marketing cookies. These are used to collect information about the impact of our advertising campaigns (eg: how many registered users accessed an advertisement; how many non-registered users accessed an advertisement.