What are cookies
Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are sent to your browser and stored on your computer, mobile phone or other device when you visit a website. The cookies send information back to the originating website or another website that recognizes that cookie.
The most common types of cookies are:
Session cookies – they exist only in temporary memory while the user navigates the website until the user closes the browser.
Persistent cookies (also referred as tracking cookies) – they exist in your device until they are deleted or they expire.
Secure cookies - they can only be transmitted over an encrypted connection (i.e. HTTPS). These cookies are used to secure the information contained and to be less exposed to hackers who use the same connection as the user.
HttpOnly cookies - they cannot be accessed by user via another protocol, excepting HTTP and only the site that sent them can use them.
Third-party cookies - they belong to a domain different from the one shown in the address bar. This sort of cookies typically appears when web pages feature content from external websites, such as banner advertisements and they can memorize the navigation history of a user on all websites that display the same banner advertisement.
Zombie cookies – they are cookies that are automatically recreated after being deleted. They are used by the services of internet traffic monitoring and analysis and they are memorized outside the browser.
How we use cookies
As most websites do, our website uses cookies to obtain certain information about the site’s visitors.
Upon visiting this website, we set Google Analytics cookies to measure the number of visitors, to see how visitors navigate the site and to see which resources they access. This helps us to develop new content and to improve the way the website works.
Cookies that we use
On this website, we have integrated the component of Google Universal Analytics. For more information about Google Universal Analytics, please click here.
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About this cookie: This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports.
Main purpose: Performance.
Duration: By default, it is set to expire after 2 years.
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About this cookie: This cookie is used to used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites.
Main purpose: Performance.
Duration: It expires after 1 minute.
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About this cookie: This cookie is used to store and update a unique value for each page visited.
Main purpose: Performance.
Duration: It is set to expire after 24 hours.
You may refuse the use of cookies or withdraw your consent at any time by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. Please note that removal of the Google Universal Analytics cookies may affect your use and experience of our website.
By continuing to use our website without changing your privacy settings, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more about cookies, including how to manage and delete them, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
Third party cookies
Please note that this Cookies policy does not apply to, and we are not responsible for, the privacy practices of third party websites which may be linked to or accessible through this website.
When using LinkedIn tool on our contact page, this site sets a variety of cookies. The relevant information may be found at LinkedIn Cookie Policy.
Browsers may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by browsers, click here.
Changes to the Cookies policy
We may update this Cookies policy and we would encourage you to review the policy from time to time to stay informed of how we are using cookies. This Cookies policy was last updated in April 2020.
Restrict and delete cookies
If you wish, you can limit or delete the cookies using your internet browser settings. You can refuse only the cookies which are not strictly necessary for the functioning of our Site. However, we remind you that, in the event of limited cookie settings on your computer, you will not be able anymore to use all functions of our Site to the fullest extent possible. For example, we cannot save the settings regarding the use of the analytics cookies on our Site.
To change browser settings, you can access the "Help" section of your browser, or you can directly access the following links:
• Internet Explorer - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11
• Microsoft Edge - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/10607/microsoft-edge-view-delete-browser-history
• Chrome - https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
• Safari - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677
• Firefox - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop
Contact
If you have any questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy or its implementation, you can contact us.