Cookie Policy

Cookies

To ensure the proper functioning of this site, we sometimes place small data files on your computer, known as cookies. Most websites do this.

What are cookies?

A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit it. Thanks to cookies, the site remembers your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a period of time. This way, you don’t have to re-enter them every time you return to the site or navigate from one page to another.

How are cookies used?

Some of our pages use cookies to remember, for example:

• Your display preferences, such as contrast, color, or font size.
• If you have already responded to a pop-up survey regarding the usefulness of the content (so you won’t be asked again).
• If you have accepted (or not) the use of cookies on the site.

Enabling these cookies is not strictly necessary for the website to work, but it will provide you with a better browsing experience. You can delete or block these cookies, but if you do, some features of the site may not function properly.

The information associated with cookies is not used to identify you personally. Additionally, we maintain control over the data regarding your browsing preferences. Cookies are not used for any purposes other than those described here.

Which cookies do we use?

A page may use one or more of the following cookies simultaneously:

• _ga (2-year lifespan) and _gid (24-hour lifespan): These are web analytics cookies provided by Google Inc. They are used to collect information about how visitors use the website. We use them to gather statistical information and data to help us improve our site. These cookies may also be used to provide users with a personalized and better-tailored advertising experience.
• __unam: This cookie is usually associated with the ShareThis social sharing widget, allowing content to be shared across various social networks. It counts clicks and page actions.
• __utma: One of the four main cookies set by Google Analytics, which allows site owners to track visitor behavior and measure site performance. This cookie lasts 2 years by default and distinguishes between users and sessions. It is used to calculate statistics for new and returning visitors. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. The lifespan can be customized by the site owners.
• wordpress_: Used to identify the logged-in user. Duration: session.
• wordpress_logged_in_: Used to identify the logged-in user. Duration: session.
• wordpress_test_cookie: Used for testing purposes. Duration: session.
• wp-settings-[UID]: Used to customize the appearance of the administration panel or the site itself. UID is the unique identifier of the current user from the database. Duration: 1 year.
• wp-settings-time-[UID]: Used to customize the appearance of the administration panel or the site. Duration: 1 year.
• PHPSESSID: Used to uniquely identify a session on the site. Duration: session.
• SESS: Used to uniquely identify a session on the site. Duration: session.
• wp-saving-post-[POST_ID]: Used to ensure synchronization between recently saved data for a post and the data currently displayed for that post. Duration: session.

Do we use other cookies?

Some of our pages or sub-sites may use additional or different cookies than those described above. If so, details will be provided on their specific cookie information pages. You may also be asked for your consent regarding their storage.

How can you control cookies?

You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish—for details, see aboutcookies.org. You can delete all cookies already on your computer and set most browsers to block them. However, if you do this, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit the site, and some services or functionalities may not work.