Introduction

When you visit our website there may be stored information related to pages viewed in files that are called "cookies", which are stored on the device used to access.

What is a cookie?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or on your mobile device via internet browser. Using cookies will help the website recognize the device the next time you visit. We use the term cookies to mention all the files that collect information this way.

Why we use cookies

There are four types of cookies that can be stored on your device when browsing our website. Then it describes the purpose of each of these types of cookies:

1. Technical Cookies

   Technical cookies are required to navigate our website and access the various products and services provided. They are used to:

   • optimize your website presentation according to your device's viewing preferences (language, screen resolution, operating system, etc.);
   • give you access to personal areas (for example, your user account or content that is intended for you only) based on the information you provided when you created your account;
   • remember some information related to the forms you filled out on our website;
   • allow us to make purchases on our website;
   • compile statistics to measure the visits and use of our website;
   • implement certain security measures.

   These cookies cannot be disabled. Otherwise, the user will have problems accessing the website and its services, therefor will not be able to make purchases.

2. Cookies to measure audiences

   We and/or our technical service providers install cookies to measure audiences, in order to assess the number of people who access the various types of content on our website. These cookies are also used to identify possible problems for navigation and, thus, improve the ability of navigation on the website. These cookies produce only anonymous statistics and do not provide information about individual visitors.

3. Social and Partner Network Cookies

   Social and partner network cookies allow users to share the contents of our website with others or tell others what they think about the content of our website. On our website, several sharing buttons are integrated using third-party applications that can install this type of cookies. For example, Facebook's "Like" and "Share" buttons as well as "YouTube" and "Instagram" videos. The social network that provides the relevant button can use the button to identify the user, even if the user does not click the relevant button when visiting our website. This type of button application may allow the relevant social network to see the user's browsing activity on our website if it activates your social networking account (when having an open session) on your device while browsing our website. We recommend that you review the privacy policies of these social networks to see what navigation information acquired by these button applications (for example, for advertising purposes) is actually being used. These privacy policies should allow the user to indicate their preferences regarding cookies and to adjust the settings in their user account.

4. Targeting and advertising cookies

   These cookies collect information about your browsing habits to show you the advertising that is most relevant for you according to your interests. This information is then used to display ads that are more relevant for you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times an ad is viewed, as well as to help measure the effectiveness of the ad campaign. These cookies may be placed by us or third parties, including advertiser networks. Cookies memorize the websites you've visited and this information can be shared with other organizations, such as advertisers. These cookies and the corresponding processing of the data are subject to the privacy and cookies policies of these third parties.

   You can choose not to receive targeted ads from this website and from your partners. To do this, visit the self-exclusion page of the NAI website (http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/) or the DAA self-exclusion page (http://www.aboutads.info/) or, for users of the EU, the self-exclusion page of the EDAA (http://youronlinechoices.eu/).

Tracking Pixels

In addition to the four categories of cookies described above, our website may use so-called "tracking pixels" to evaluate the effectiveness of various elements (including advertising aspects) of our website. These tracking pixels are very small 1x1 images integrated into the different pages of our website.

Whenever you visit our website, the tracking pixels send some information to the pixel server, possibly including your IP address. This information is used only for statistical purposes regarding the number of different users of our website, the number and types of pages visited and the effectiveness of advertising strategies.

Please note that the cookie block will not automatically block the information sent through the tracking pixel. However, you may block the sending of this information by setting your Internet browser to be as restrictive as possible against external graphics, through firewall settings and/or some Internet browser extensions.

However, this may limit other features in certain circumstances.

User options for cookies

1. Accept or block cookies

   You may choose to enable or disable some or all of the above cookies at any time (except for the technical cookies required) by following the instructions below. You can accept or block cookies individually or you can block all cookies. However, if you do so, it may affect your access to the content and services on our website that require the use of cookies. We suggest that you adjust the settings in your Internet browser based on the purposes of the various cookies.

   We are not liable for any consequences related to the improper operation of our services, if this results from our inability to store or consult the cookies required for the operation of those same services and if the user has blocked or deleted those cookies. If you accept that cookies are included in the content you have accessed, those cookies will be temporarily stored in a dedicated place on your device. Note that the user can also adjust the settings in their Internet browser, so that they are always indicated which cookies will be stored on your device and if they are accepted.

2. Adjust your settings in different Internet browsers

   Regarding the management of cookies, all Internet browsers are different. The help menu of your Internet browser explains how to adjust the cookie settings. Click on the relevant link below for detailed information about the cookie settings. If your Internet browser is not listed below, we recommend that you review the possibilities that this Internet browser gives you to adjust your cookie settings:

   • Microsoft Internet Explorer
   • Google Chrome
   • Safari
   • Firefox

3. Other ways to block cookies

   Depending on the type of cookies, there are other ways to manage cookies that do not involve configuring your Internet browser settings.

4. Block cookies to measure audiences

   Google Analytics installed cookies to measure the audience on our website. You can block these specific cookies. To do this, click the disable link below, download the add-in and install it in your Internet browser. This add-on is compatible with the following Internet browsers: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Opera.

   Google Analytics Disable Link: Disable Google Analytics.

   Please note that the add-in will save the cookie to your device, but this cookie will only be used to prevent your web browser from transmitting data to Google Analytics.

   For more information about disabling Google Analytics and installing the Internet browser add-on, click here: Internet browser add-on to disable Google Analytics.

   For more information about the Google Analytics privacy policy, click here: Safeguard your data.

5. Blocking cookies from social networks

   To block the cookies used by social networks (for example, through the sharing buttons) follow the instructions in the links below:

   • Facebook
   • Google+ e YouTube