Cookie Policy
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that is stored in your device’s browser when you visit a website. It contains varied information about your browsing, habits, preferences, content customisations, etc.
There are other technologies that work similarly and are also used to collect data about your browsing activity. We will refer to all these technologies collectively as “cookies.”
The specific uses we make of these technologies are described in this document.
Why are cookies used on this website?
Cookies are an essential part of how the Website works. The main purpose of our cookies is to enhance your browsing experience. For example, to remember your preferences (language, country, etc.) during browsing and on future visits. The information collected in cookies also allows us to improve the website, tailor it to your interests as a user, speed up your searches, etc..
In certain cases, if we have obtained your prior informed consent, we may use cookies for other purposes, such as to gather information that allows us to show you advertising based on the analysis of your browsing habits.
Why are cookies NOT used on this website?
We do not store sensitive personal identification information such as your name, address, password, etc., in the cookies we use.
Who uses the information stored in cookies?
The information stored in the cookies of our Website is used exclusively by us, except for those identified below as “third-party cookies,” which are used and managed by external entities that provide us with services to enhance the user experience. For example, the statistics collected about the number of visits, the most liked content, etc…
How can you avoid the use of cookies on this Website?
If you prefer to avoid the use of cookies, you can REJECT their use or CONFIGURE which ones you want to avoid and which ones you allow (in this document we provide extended information about each type of cookie, its purpose, recipient, duration, etc…).
If you have accepted them, we will not ask you again unless you delete the cookies on your device as indicated in the following section. If you wish to revoke consent, you will need to delete the cookies and reconfigure them.
How do I disable and remove the use of cookies?
To restrict, block, or delete cookies from this Website (and those used by third parties), you can do so at any time by modifying your browser settings. Please note that this setting is different for each browser.
In the following links, you will find instructions to enable or disable cookies in the most common browsers.
What types of cookies are used on this website?
Each website uses its own cookies. On our website, we use the following:
BASED ON THE ENTITY THAT MANAGES THEM
Own Cookies: these are sent to the User’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the editor itself and from which the service requested by the User is provided.
Third-party Cookies: these are sent to the User’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain that is not managed by the editor, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through cookies.
If the cookies are served from a computer or domain managed by the editor, but the information collected by them is managed by a third party, they cannot be considered as own cookies if the third party uses them for its own purposes (for example, improving the services it provides or providing advertising services on behalf of other entities).
BASED ON THEIR PURPOSE
Technical Cookies: these are necessary for browsing and the proper functioning of our Website, such as controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted access parts, making a registration request or participating in an event, counting visits for software license billing purposes with which the Website service operates, using security elements during browsing, storing content for video or sound broadcasting, enabling dynamic content (e.g., loading animation of a text or image).
Analysis Cookies: these allow quantifying the number of users and thus performing statistical measurement and analysis of the use made by users of the Website.
Preference or Customization Cookies: these allow remembering information so that the User accesses the service with certain characteristics that can differentiate their experience from that of other users, such as language, the number of results to display when the User performs a search, the appearance or content of the service depending on the type of browser through which the User accesses the service or the region from which they access the service, etc.
BASED ON THE DURATION THEY REMAIN ACTIVATED
Session Cookies: these are designed to collect and store data while the User accesses a website. They are usually used to store information that only needs to be preserved for the provision of the service requested by the User on a single occasion (e.g., a list of purchased products) and disappear at the end of the session.
Persistent Cookies: these are where the data remains stored in the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the cookie manager, ranging from a few minutes to several years. In this regard, the use of persistent cookies should be specifically assessed, as privacy risks could be reduced by using session cookies. In any case, when installing persistent cookies, it is recommended to minimize their temporary duration according to their purpose. In this regard, Opinion 4/2012 of the GT29 indicated that for a cookie to be exempt from the duty of informed consent, its expiration must be related to its purpose. Therefore, session cookies are more likely to be considered exempt than persistent ones.