What are cookies?
Like other commercial websites, our site uses standard technology to gather information about its use by individual computers connected to Internet. Those Information are collected through the “cookies”. Cookies are small file, compose by letters and numbers, that are placed on the computer’s hard disk. These small files allow us to distinguish the users of our site from each other, to monitor the traffic on the website and to customize the site content for each user. This helps us to provide the user with a pleasant experience while browsing our website and improving it in the future.
Note, however, that cookies are not able to extract personal data from the hard drive or transmit computer viruses.
What cookies do we use on our sites?
The cookies we use are the following:
Essential cookies – They are essential for the execution of the key features of our website. These cookies neither collect user information, that could be used for commercial purposes, nor store the User browsing history on Internet.
Analytical / Performance Cookies – Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors to our website and see how they navigate and use it. This helps us to improve the Performances of our website (for example, ensuring that user easily find the information they are looking for). These cookies do not collect any information that can identify the User. Any information collected is anonymous and it is used only to help us improve the functioning of our website.
Third Party / Targeted Cookies – These are cookies used by: social networking sites (such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.) that may use the user’s visit information to propose personalized advertising on their site web. Third party cookies like these are placed by a different domain than the one that is visited by the user. Therefore, note that we have no control over the spread of these cookies and we recommend that you consult third-party websites for more information.
Third-party, well-selected suppliers and / or advertisers, may use the user’s browsing information to show any advertising that may be of interest to them.
To learn more about cookies and how to manage or disable third party content or marketing / retargeting, you can visit www.youronlinechoices.com.
How can I check or delete cookies used on our site?
Browsers are automatically set up to accept cookies. We assume that by browsing our site, the User agree to position our cookies to improve his online experience.
If it is considered preferable not to receive cookies, it would be possible to set the internet browser in order to receive an alert whenever a cookie is offered to the computer, or you can delete cookies that are already stored on your hard disk.
Please note that preventing us to place cookies on the computer during the visit (including essential cookies) or by deleting cookies after they have been placed may affect the functionality of our site and compromise its effective use by the user. This applies to all web sites as well as ours, once cookies are disabled through browser settings.
Below are instructions about how to modify the Internet cookie settings for the four most used browsers:
Cookie Deactivation Guide via Web Browser
Safari 5.1.7 +
Go to the Safari menu.
Click “Preferences”.
Click on the “Security” tab.
Under “Block cookies”, set whether to accept, reject or selectively accept cookies.
Firefox 3.0+
Click “Tools” in the menu bar.
Click “Options”.
Click the “Privacy” tab at the top.
From the drop-down menu, select “Use custom settings for the history”.
Uncheck the box “Accept cookies from sites”.
Click “OK” and close the window.
Internet Explorer 7.0 – 8.0
Click “Tools” in the menu bar.
Click “Internet Options”.
Click the “Privacy” tab at the top.
Click the “Advanced” button.
Select “Accept”, “Block”, or “Ask Confirmation” for “Displayed Website Cookies” or “Third Party Cookies”.
Click “OK” and close the window.
Internet Explorer 9.0+
Click “Tools” in the menu bar.
Click “Internet Options”.
Click the “Privacy” tab at the top.
Click the “Advanced” button.
Select “Replace Automatic Cookie Management”
Select “Accept”, “Block”, or “Ask Confirmation” for “Displayed Website Cookies” or “Third Party Cookies”.
Click “OK” and close the window.
Google Chrome 8.0 – 20.0
Click on “Tools menu”.
Click “Options”.
Click “Show Advanced Settings”.
Click the “Cookie Settings” button and check “Block All Third Party Cookies Without Exceptions”.
Close the window.
Google Chrome 21.0+
Click on “Tools menu”.
Click “Settings”.
Click “+ Show advanced settings”.
Click on the “Content Settings” button and check “Allow Local Data Saved (Recommended)”, “Allow Local Data Setting Only for the Current Session” or “Prevent Sites to Set Data”.
Click “OK” and close the window.
Click “OK” and close the window.
For other web browsers, use the “Help” feature of your browser for information on how to do this.
To disable analytics cookies and prevent Google Analytics from collecting data on your browsing, you can download the Browser Add-in for deactivating Google Analytics:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
For more information about how to limit or block cookies on your phone, you must refer to the device manual.
Alternatively, visit www.aboutcookies.org which provides useful information about how to limit and delete cookies.