What is a Cookie?
A Cookie is a small text file that a website places on your PC, phone or any other device, containing information about your navigation on that site. Cookies are necessary to facilitate navigation and make it more user-friendly.
While this policy uses the general term “Cookie” as it is the main method of storing information used by this website, the browser’s “local storage” is also used for the same purposes as Cookies. Therefore, all information in this section equally applies to this “local storage”.
What are Cookies used for on this website?
Cookies are an essential part of how our website works. The main purpose of our Cookies is to enhance your browsing experience. For example, they are used to remember your preferences during navigation and on future visits.
The information collected in the Cookies also allows us to improve the website through estimates about usage numbers and patterns, adapting the site to users’ individual interests, speeding up searches, etc.
Who uses the information stored in the Cookies?
The information stored in the Cookies on our website is used exclusively by us. We do not use “third-party Cookies” (managed by external entities to provide services aimed at improving services and user experience while browsing a website).
How can I avoid the use of Cookies on this website?
If you prefer to avoid the use of Cookies on this page considering the above limitations, you must first disable the use of Cookies in your browser and then delete the Cookies saved in your browser associated with this website.
You can perform this action at any time.
Different browsers provide different methods for blocking and deleting cookies used by websites. You can change your browser settings to block/delete cookies. For more information about managing and deleting cookies, please visit wikipedia.org and www.allaboutcookies.org.
Which specific Cookies does this website use and for what purposes?
Below is a table with the Cookies that we may activate or deactivate on this website, along with their descriptions and examples of use:
Necessary
Necessary cookies are crucial for the basic functions of the website and the site will not work as intended without them. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CookieConsent | 1 year | CookieConsent sets this cookie to remember users’ consent preferences so that they are respected on subsequent visits. It does not collect or store any personal information about site visitors. |
| _GRECAPTCHA | 6 months | The Google Recaptcha service sets this cookie to identify bots and protect the website from malicious spam attacks. |
| rc::a | Never expires | This cookie is set by the Google Recaptcha service to identify bots and protect the website from malicious spam attacks. |
| rc::f | Never expires | This cookie is set by the Google Recaptcha service to identify bots and protect the website from malicious spam attacks. |
| rc::c | Session | This cookie is set by the Google Recaptcha service to identify bots and protect the website from malicious spam attacks. |
| rc::b | Session | This cookie is set by the Google Recaptcha service to identify bots and protect the website from malicious spam attacks. |
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data and to track site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. |
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
