Cookies are not computer viruses, they do not harm your computer nor slow down its operation, and you can delete them at any time, or reject them by configuring the browser you use. Generally, our website only uses technical cookies, intended solely to allow the user to navigate the website, strictly necessary cookies for the provision of a service expressly requested by the user, and cookies without the capacity to identify the user.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies and other similar technologies such as local shared objects, flash cookies or pixels, are tools used by Web servers to store and retrieve information about their visitors, as well as to provide proper site functionality.

By using these devices, the Web server is allowed to remember some data concerning the user, such as their preferences for viewing pages on that server, username and password, products of most interest, etc.

COOKIES COVERED BY THE REGULATION AND EXEMPT COOKIES

According to the EU directive, cookies that require informed consent by the user are analytics cookies and advertising and affiliation cookies, with technical cookies and those necessary for the operation of the website or the provision of services expressly requested by the user being exempt.

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES EXIST?

There are five main groups of cookies:

• Analytical cookies: collect information about the use of the website.
• Social cookies: those necessary for external social networks.
• Affiliate cookies: allow tracking visits from other websites with which the website has an affiliation contract (affiliate companies).
• Advertising and behavioural cookies: collect information about the user’s personal preferences and choices (retargeting).
• Technical and functional cookies: strictly necessary for the use of the website and for the provision of the contracted service.

COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE

• PHPSESSID: a technical and strictly necessary cookie that contains the session identifier. It is deleted when the browser is closed.
• cookie_notice_accepted: a technical and strictly necessary cookie that contains the value of whether cookie installation has been accepted. It expires 1 year after the last update.
• _ga: a Google Analytics cookie that enables the unique visitor control function. The first time a user visits the site through a browser, this cookie is installed. When this user returns with the same browser, the cookie considers it the same user. Only if the user changes browser is it considered a different user. It expires 2 years after the last update.
  For more information about the treatment performed by Google Analytics click here.
• _gat: This cookie is associated with Google Analytics. It is used to limit the request rate – limiting data collection on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes.
• _gid: This cookie is associated with Google Analytics. It is used to distinguish users.
  It expires after 24 hours.
• wordpress_test_cookie: technical cookie used by WordPress to know if your browser can accept cookies. It expires at the end of the session.
• wp-settings-*: technical cookie used by WordPress to store user preferences. It expires 1 year after the last update.
• wp-settings-time-*: technical cookie used by WordPress to save session data.
  It expires 1 year after the last update.
• wordpress_logged_in_{hash}: technical cookie used by WordPress to manage the user authentication process. It expires at the end of the session.

REVOCATION OF CONSENT TO INSTALL COOKIES / HOW TO DELETE COOKIES FROM THE BROWSER

CHROME

1. Select the Tools icon
2. Click on Settings.
3. Click on Show Advanced Options.
4. In the “Privacy” section, click on Content Settings.
   – Delete cookies: Click on All cookies and site data…
   – Do not allow cookies to be stored.
5. Click on Clear browsing data (empty the Cache).
6. Close and restart the browser.

For more information about Chrome click here.

INTERNET EXPLORER

1. Select Tools | Internet Options.
2. Click on the General tab.
3. In the “Browsing history” section, click on Delete browsing history on exit.
4. Select Delete files.
5. Select Delete cookies.
6. Click Delete.
7. Click OK.
8. Close and restart the browser.

For more information about Internet Explorer click here.

FIREFOX

1. Select Firefox | History | Clear Recent History.
2. Next to “Details”, click the down arrow.
3. Select the following checkboxes: Cookies, Cache, Active Logins
4. Using the “Time range to clear” dropdown, select Everything.
5. Click Clear Now.
6. Close and restart the browser.

You can accept or reject cookies individually in Firefox Preferences, under History, available at Tools > Options > Privacy.

For more information about Mozilla Firefox click here.

SAFARI

1. Select the Safari icon / Edit | Reset Safari.
2. Select the following checkboxes: Clear History, Remove All Website Data
3. Click Reset.
4. Close and restart the browser.

For more information about Safari click here.

OPERA

Options – Advanced – Cookies.

Cookie options control how Opera handles cookies and therefore their acceptance or rejection.

For more information about Opera click here.

OTHER BROWSERS

Please consult the documentation for your installed browser.