WHAT DO WE CALL “COOKIES”?
What do we call “cookies”? These are small files that are installed on your computer or smart phone. They allow us to store information about your browsing on our site or on your mobile device, in order to improve your experience of using the website, as well as to understand how people use our site and which pages are the most popular among visitors.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF COOKIES?
Cookies perform many different functions. In this sense, we can use the non-personalized information from cookies for the following purposes:
WHAT KIND OF DATA DO WE COLLECT?
When using our website, we may collect the following types of cookies:
These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to perform its functions. These cookies are used in order:
We use session cookies, for example for the purpose of providing more personalised offers; to recognise you when you return to our website and others.
Third-party cookies are set by other organizations that we use to provide us with various services, such as service providers, including marketing service providers, in order to offer personalized content, advertising and traffic analysis.
In these cases, the shared cookies are managed by the relevant third parties and are not controlled by us. Listed below are the third-party services we use, some of which can be turned off using your browser's general settings. For others, you need to visit the relevant websites and follow the instructions provided on them. They all use different cookies.
Third-Party Service Provider |
Purpose |
More Information and Instructions to Turn Off |
Google Analytics |
Generation of Statistics on Website Traffic and Traffic Sources |
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout |
HOW TO TURN OFF COOKIES?
All modern browsers allow you to change cookie settings. You can usually find these settings in your browser's “Options” or “Preferences” menu. The following links can help so that you could be aware of these settings, or you can use the “Help” button in your browser menus for more details:
Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
Cookie settings in Firefox
Cookie settings in Chrome
Cookie settings in Safari web and iOS.
If you are most worried about third-party advertising cookies generated by advertisers, you can turn them off here: Your Online Choices site.
Please remember that if you decide to stop cookies, some sections of our website may not work properly.
More information on how businesses use cookies is available at: www.allaboutcookies.org.