What is a cookie?

 

In order to provide a personalized and efficient service to our users, it is necessary to memorize and store information on how this website should be used. To this end, we use reduced text files called cookies that contain reduced amounts of information downloaded to the computer or other devices of our users through a server. Your internet browser subsequently sends, on each subsequent visit, these cookies back to the website, allowing the recognition and memorization of the identity of our visitors, namely the usage preferences of our users. You can find more detailed information about cookies and their functioning here. Browsing this website allows the collection of information using cookies and other technologies (eg web beacons, tags, scripts, local storage).

 

This Cookie Policy forms part of our Privacy Statement. For more information about us and how we protect user information, see our Privacy Statement.

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Cookies we can use and why

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When we use cookies on our website, we may place them within one of the following categories:

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• “Essential Cookies” are necessary as they enable essential functionality such as security, identity verification and network management. These cookies cannot be disabled.

• “Marketing Cookies” are used to track advertising effectiveness, provide you with a more relevant service and better advertisements to suit your interests.

• “Functional Cookies” collect data to remember the choices users make and to improve and provide a more personalized experience. 

• "Analytics Cookies" help us understand how visitors interact with our website, discover errors and provide better overall analytics.

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​How long do cookies stay on my device?

 

​How long cookies stay on your device depends on whether it is a “persistent” cookie or a “session” cookie. A persistent cookie will be stored in a web browser and will remain valid until the expiration date for which it was set, unless you delete it before that date. On the other hand, a session cookie will be deleted at the end of your web session, when the web browser is closed.

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How to control cookies?

 

You can control and manage cookies in multiple ways. We inform users that removing or blocking cookies may affect their user experience and may limit access to some areas or features of this website.

Where cookies are not strictly necessary for our website to function, we will ask for your consent to our use of cookies on your first visit to our website. 

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You can also change your browser settings to manage and control cookies. You can find more detailed information on how to do this at http://www.aboutcookies.org/.

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Any consent to accept or reject cookies is limited to the website where this Cookie Policy is located and not to other websites or pages, which may have been linked to our website. For more information on how cookies are used by these websites, please consult the privacy and cookie policies specific to those websites.

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Email Communications

 

We may also use monitoring technologies to determine whether our visitors have read, clicked on links or forwarded certain communications sent by us via email, in order to assess the relevance of our communications. In case of disagreement with this method of proceeding, our users must revert their subscription (unsubscribe) as it is not possible to send these emails without these active monitoring mechanisms. Registered subscribers can update their communication preferences at any time by contacting us, or they can unsubscribe by following the instructions in the communication email sent by us to your email address.

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Changes to the Cookie Policy

 

This Cookie Policy may be revised at any time, at our discretion. When such changes are made, the revision date at the top of the page will change. The amended Cookie Policy will take effect from the revision date.

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We recommend users of our website to review the Cookie Policies periodically, in order to stay informed about our management of cookies.

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