About Cookies

What is a cookie?

The term “cookie” refers to a small data file consisting solely of a series of text-based information, which the website transfers to the web browser stored on your computer’s hard drive, either temporarily during your visit or sometimes for longer periods, depending on the type of cookie. Cookies perform various functions (e.g., distinguishing you from other visitors on the same website or remembering certain things for you, such as your preferences) and are used by most websites to enhance your user experience. Each cookie is unique to your web browser and contains certain anonymous information. A cookie usually includes the name of the field from which the cookie originated, the “lifetime” of the cookie, and a value (typically in the form of a randomly generated unique number).

Types of Cookies

The basic types of cookies that websites may use are described below.

• Session Cookies

  These are temporary cookies that remain in your web browser’s cookie file only during your visit and are deleted when you close the browser.

• Persistent Cookies

  These remain in your web browser’s cookie file even after you close the browser, sometimes for a year or more (the exact duration depends on the lifespan of each cookie). Persistent cookies are used when the website administrator needs to know who you are for more than one visit (e.g., to remember your username or preferences for site customization).

• First-party Cookies

  These are cookies that are installed in your browser and/or device’s hard drive by the website you are visiting. This includes assigning a unique identifier to you to track your navigation on the site. Website administrators often use first-party cookies for visit management and recognition purposes.

• Third-party Cookies

  These are cookies used by third parties, such as social networks, to track your visits across different websites where they are advertised. The website administrator has no control over these third-party cookies.

Cookies on this site and how to manage them

On this website, we use cookies to improve the user experience of the website visitors. The website functionality will be significantly impacted if you disable or do not accept the use of cookies. Below is information regarding third-party cookies used on this website, including how to disable them and the effect of disabling them on the website functionality. If you would like more information on managing certain types of cookies, including how to control or delete them, please visit: www.aboutcookies.org.

Google Analytics Cookies

Google Analytics cookies are performance/analytics tracking cookies that allow us to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website. These cookies inform us about the number of visitors using the website, the time and duration of access, as well as providing information on how visitors navigate the different sections of the website. This information helps us improve how our website functions. These are anonymous data and do not contain personal information. The information collected by Google Analytics cookies regarding our website is transferred and stored on Google servers according to Google’s privacy policy. For more information about the Google Analytics service, please click https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245. You can opt-out of Google Analytics tracking by clicking https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en=GB. If you disable these cookies, your usage of the website will not be counted or used in the statistics we collect to improve the services we provide through the website. The functionality of the website will not be affected.

Video Service Cookies (Google, Vimeo, DailyMotion, etc.)

These providers may place cookies on your device if you watch videos embedded on our website from external services. If you disable these cookies, you may not be able to view embedded videos from our website.

Social Network Cookies

Third-party social networks may place cookies on your device if you choose to share content from our website with them by clicking on a “Share” button. If you disable these cookies, the “Share” functionality will not be available.