Cookie policy
WHAT IS A COOKIE?
A cookie is a small text file that visited websites save on your computer. Cookies are used to provide visitors access to various functions. The information in the cookie can be used to track your internet usage. Under the Law Regulating Electronic Communications and Mail Services, all visitors to a website with cookies must have access to information stating that the website contains cookies and the purpose for which cookies are used. Visitors must also approve such cookies being used.
WHICH ARE THE COOKIE CATEGORIES?
Our website and web application use cookies to distinguish you from other users of our internet services. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website or use our web application and allows us to improve our services. By continuing to browse our website or use our web application, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
We use the following types of cookies:
| Category | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Necessary | These are cookies that are required for the operation of our web application and for the provision of a secure online environment. | Cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website. These cookies cannot be disabled. |
| Functional | These are used to recognize you when you return to our website and web application. This enables us to personalize our content for you and remember your preferences. | Cookies to remember your choice of language or User ID. |
| Advertisement | These cookies are used from time to time and allow us to deliver advertisements which are more relevant to your preferences, based on your browsing habits. They may also be used to measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign and to limit the number of times an advertisement is seen. | They store information regarding user behaviour based on the actions they perform on our website to:
•Show advertisements and offers related to the users’ online interests/preferences. |
| Analytics | On this website the web analytics tool Google Analytics is used to get an overall picture of how visitors use the site. | Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information in an anonymous form (aggregated) about how visitors use the website, for example, the number of page views, how visitors have arrived at the website, and the number of visits. |
WHICH ARE THE COOKIE TYPES?
There are several types of cookies:
- Session cookies expire at the end of your browser session and allow us to link your actions during that browser session.
- Persistent cookies are stored on your device in between browser sessions, allowing us to remember your preferences or actions across multiple sites.
- First-party cookies are set by the site you are visiting.
- Third-party cookies are set by a third-party site separate from the site you are visiting.
WHICH COOKIES ARE USED?
Our website and web application use the following cookies:
HOW TO CONTROL COOKIES?
Cookies can be disabled or removed by tools that are available in most commercial browsers. The preferences for each browser you use will need to be set separately and different browsers offer different functionality and options.
However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience and could have a negative impact upon the usability and features of our website. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.