Cookie Policy

Our website uses cookies to provide you with an enhanced browsing experience and services tailored to each user's needs and interests. Please pay close attention to the details set out below, as well as to the consent prompt displayed when accessing our website, through which you can decide whether or not to allow our website to store cookies in your browser.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small file, consisting of letters and numbers, that will be stored on a computer, mobile device, or any other equipment used to access the internet. A cookie is installed through a request sent by a web server to a browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Chrome, Edge, etc.) and is completely 'passive'. Specifically, it contains no software programs, viruses, or spyware and cannot access information stored on the hard drive of the device you use to access the website.

What are cookies used for?

These files make it possible to recognize the user's terminal and present content in a relevant manner, tailored to their preferences. Cookies help ensure a pleasant browsing experience on our website and support our efforts to provide user-friendly services: for instance, storing your online privacy preferences, shopping cart contents (in the case of online stores), or serving relevant advertisements. They are also used to compile aggregated anonymous statistics that help us understand how users interact with our web pages, allowing us to continuously improve their structure and content while excluding personal identification or the collection of any personally identifiable information.

What is the lifespan of a cookie?

The lifespan of a cookie may vary depending on the purpose for which it is placed. There are cookies used exclusively for a single session, which are not retained once the user leaves the website, as well as persistent cookies, which are stored and reused each time the user returns to that website, but which can be deleted manually by the user at any time.

What cookies do we use?

We use two types of cookies: session and persistent. Session cookies are temporary files that remain on the user's device until the browsing session ends or the web browser application is closed. Persistent cookies remain stored on the user's device (hard drive) for a duration specified by the cookie's parameters or until deleted manually by the user.

How and for what purposes are cookies used by our website?

A visit to our website may place the following types of cookies:

Website performance cookies: this type of cookie remembers user preferences on this site so they do not have to be reconfigured upon each visit. For example: volume settings for the video player, streaming video speeds compatible with the browser.

Visitor analytics cookies: each time a user visits this site, analytics software (Google Analytics) provided by a third party (in our case Google Inc.) generates a user analytics cookie. This cookie tells us whether you have visited this site before. Your browser will indicate if you already have this cookie; if not, one will be generated. It enables the tracking of unique visitors and their visit frequency. This cookie cannot be used to identify individual persons and is used solely for statistical purposes. If you are registered on our website (where account creation is available), we can also know the details provided to us, such as email address, first and last name, subject to confidentiality and the provisions of our Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, and applicable data protection legislation.

Registration cookies: when you register on our site (where account creation is available), we generate a cookie that notifies us whether you are signed in or not. Our servers use these cookies to identify the account you are signed into and determine your permissions for specific services. They also allow us to link any comments posted on our site to your username.

Advertising cookies: these cookies allow us to find out whether or not you have viewed an online ad, what type of ad it was, and how much time has passed since you saw it. These cookies are also used to target online advertising. We may also use third-party cookies for better ad targeting, such as showing ads for certain products if the user recently read an article on the site about those products. These cookies are anonymous; they store information about viewed content, not about users. We also set anonymous cookies through other sites where we advertise, enabling us to recognize you as a visitor and deliver advertising tailored to that information.

Do cookies contain personal data?

Cookies themselves do not request personally identifiable information to function and, in most cases, do not personally identify internet users. Any personal data collected through the use of cookies is used solely to facilitate specific functionalities for the user. Such data is encrypted in a way that prevents unauthorized access.

Deleting cookies

In general, applications used to access web pages allow cookies to be saved to the device by default. However, control remains with you: upon your first visit, the site provides the option to consult our Cookie Policy and decide whether to accept or refuse cookies. By selecting 'Accept', you allow our site to save cookies in your browser and on the equipment used to access the site. In case of 'Refuse', our site will not save cookies in your browser or on your hard drive. Default browser settings can also be modified to block automatic cookie management or to inform you every time cookies are sent to your terminal. Detailed information on cookie management options can be found in the browser settings. Limiting cookie usage may impact certain functionalities of the website.

Why are cookies important for the internet?

Cookies are central to the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping to deliver a smooth and customized browsing experience tailored to the preferences and interests of each user. Refusing or disabling cookies may render certain websites unusable. Refusing or disabling cookies does not mean you will no longer receive online ads, but rather that ads will no longer reflect your preferences and interests demonstrated through browsing behavior.

Examples of important uses of cookies (which do not require user authentication via an account):

• Content and services tailored to user preferences – product and service categories;

• Offers tailored to user interests – remembering passwords; retaining parental control filters for online content (family mode options, safe search functions);

• Capping ad delivery frequency – limiting the number of times an ad is displayed to a specific user on a site;

• Delivering more relevant advertising to the user – measurement, optimization, and analytics features, such as confirming traffic volumes on a website, what content is viewed, and how a user reaches a website (e.g., via search engines, direct links, other websites, etc.). Websites run these usage analyses to improve services for the benefit of users.