TERMS OF USE OF COOKIES
1. COOKIES: WHAT THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED
FOR
Cookies are text files transmitted to the desktop or mobile device of the user who is making a visit to the site. Within cookies certain information is stored that the site is able to re-read on any subsequent visits by the user. In general, cookies serve to improve the services and browsing experience that the site is able to offer. Some cookies are strictly necessary for the functionality of the site, while others help optimize its performance and provide a better experience for our user. Still others may help the site profile the user and offer personalized content. The permanence of information transmitted through cookies can be variable, such as limited to the duration of a single session, or stored permanently. In addition, cookies can be installed directly by the site, or by external service websites (third-party cookies).
Cookies are used for a variety of purposes. For example, cookies allow the site to:
- Remembering your login information
- Providing you with secure navigation after logging in
- Optimizing website performance by reducing the loading time of the pages you visit
- Enhancing the user experience
- Ensuring a consistent look and feel to the site
- Remembering your list of favorite products
- Remembering the contents of your shopping cart
- Remembering where you are in your order
- Allowing you to use the βshareβ and βlikeβ features
- Sending information to other websites for customization of their advertisements
Other examples of the use of Cookies:
- They make certain services possible, such as payment, that otherwise would not
work - They allow a service to recognize your device, so you don’t have to enter the same
information multiple times during the course of an activity - They recognize that you have already provided a username and password when you
sign in to a tab, so you don’t have to repeat the process for each web page you
request - They calculate how many users are using services, so they can facilitate usage and
ensure the capacity needed for fast browsing - They analyze data to help us understand how to improve our services.
2. BROWSERS AND DEVICES SUPPORTED BY OUR COOKIES
The cookie system used by the site supports the most popular browsers and applications on the market, which we list below. The system cannot guarantee
proper functioning of the service for outdated or unsupported versions of browsers or apps. In any case, for best results we recommend downloading the latest version of your browser or app.
Desktop
- Chrome version 48.0 and higher
- Firefox version 51.0 and higher
- Safari version 8 and higher
- Internet Explorer version 11
- Edge
Mobile
- Safari for iOS 8.1 and later
- Chrome 28 and later for iOS
- Samsung Browser 4.1 for Android
- Chrome 28 and later for Android
- Internet Explorer Mobile for Windows Phone 8.1 and later
Tablet
- Safari for Ipad
- Android Browser
App
- IOS 8.1 and higher
- Android 3.3.0 and later
3. WHAT COOKIES ARE ON THE SITE
3.1. Cookies installed directly by our site
Necessary cookies
That is, cookies that are essential for our platform to function properly. These cookies are used for purposes related to service delivery and to enable or improve navigation.
Analytical cookies
To collect statistical information on traffic and use of the service by users, e.g. how many visitors visited the site in a given period of time, which pages were visited, the duration of the visit etc. This information is collected anonymously, and is not linked in any way with the personal information of the users who have visited.
Profiling cookies
To collect information about users’ browsing and offer content and commercial messages in line with the actions taken by previous browsing of the site, including on third-party sites (remarketing). This information is collected anonymously, and is not linked in any way with the personal information of users who have visited.
3.2. Cookies installed by third parties
Next to the cookies installed by the site, we make use of some external services that make use of cookies. The purposes for which information is collected by these cookies are divided into:
- a) analytical, to collect statistical information about users’ traffic and use of the service, e.g. how many visitors visited the site in a given period of time, which pages were visited, length of visit etc. This information is collected anonymously, and is not linked in any way with the personal information of users who have visited. We use the following third-party services for this type of monitoring: Google Analytics
- b) profiling, to collect information about users’ browsing and offer content and commercial messages in line with the actions taken by previous browsing of the site, including on third-party sites (remarketing). This information is collected anonymously, and is not linked in any way with the personal information of users who have visited. For profiling activities, personal information collected through cookies is processed for a maximum period of 12 months from the time consent for processing is given. Some social networks may activate cookies for the proper functioning of content sharing services. For example, when a page on the site contains share buttons or a βlikeβ button, the selected social channel establishes a
direct connection with the site. The transmission of data to social is governed by the privacy policies and terms of use of cookies of those companies, to which we refer you for further discussion. Below is a list of the social channels on the site:
Facebook,Β Pinterest
4. HOW CONSENT TO THE USE OF COOKIES IS
COMMUNICATED AND GIVEN
The use of cookies is communicated through a banner on each page of the site (the so-called brief information) that is shown to all surfers who land on one of our pages. The message alerts users that the site uses a cookie system, and contains an in-depth link to this document. Technical cookies do not require consent, so they are installed automatically following access to the site, while consent for the use of profiling cookies is given by the user by closing the banner containing the short notice, scrolling down the page hosting the banner, or clicking any element on the page.
5. HOW CONSENT TO THE USE OF COOKIES CAN BE
WITHDRAWN
5.1. For desktop browsing Cookies can be disabled at any time using the βremove cookiesβ function provided in most web browsing programs. The commands for removing cookies vary depending on the browser. Please remember that if your browser is not allowed to use cookies, certain functions and pages may not work as expected.
5.2. For mobile/tablet/ app navigation
- a) Android: select βGoogle Settingsβ > βGoogleβ > βAdsβ and click on βTurn off
interest-based adsβ or βTurn off ad personalizationβ - b) iOS: Visit the βSettings on Your Deviceβ app or visit the Advertising and Privacy
page on Apple’s website
6. COOKIES AND PRIVACY UNDER THE NEW GDPR
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) affects how websites may use cookies and visitor tracking. For more on privacy and what actions the site takes in accordance with the requirements of the new GDPR , we refer you to the Privacy Policy page.