What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your computer or mobile device when you visit that website. In this way, the website remembers your actions and preferences for a period of time so that you do not have to re-enter them every time you visit or navigate through its pages. Cookies do not collect information individually, but when read by a server via a web browser, they can provide information intended to offer a more user-friendly service.
Each time you visit our website, you will be asked to accept or reject cookies. This means you will not have to re-enter your preferences during your current or future visits to the website. Cookies may also be used to collect anonymized statistical data regarding your browsing experience.
Types of Cookies used on our website
The types of Cookies used by our website are persistent Cookies and session Cookies.
- Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that are deleted once you end your browsing session and/or close your browser.
- Persistent Cookies: These remain on your computer/mobile device until you delete them yourself or for a period specified in the Cookie.
Third-party Cookies
When you visit our website, some of our partners (e.g., Google and Facebook) may place Cookies (third-party Cookies) on our behalf. These Cookies collect data about your interaction with our website. Our partners may use this data to generate statistical insights and improve your experience as a visitor.
Articles on our website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in exactly the same way as if you were visiting the partner’s website directly.
These external websites may collect your data, use Cookies, incorporate additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content—especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Which Cookies are used on our website and what information is collected?
Our website uses Cookies for various purposes depending on their function:
- Strictly necessary Cookies: These Cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the website, allowing you to browse and use its features. These cookies (session id – modx) relate to your navigation on our website and are essential for security reasons as well as for the proper functioning of the website. They do not enable us to track your activity on other websites.
Because these Cookies are critical for certain functionalities of our website, there is no opt-out option available for them, except by configuring your browser settings to prevent their storage and automatically block them. If you choose to block Cookies via your browser, certain parts of the website may not function properly. - Functionality Cookies: These cookies enhance the Website’s functionality and improve user experience. They allow us to analyze how the Website is used, track user interactions and preferences (e.g., name, language, or login region), and remember various settings such as font size, brightness, and other user-selected configurations. This allows us to offer improved and personalized website functions while avoiding repeated actions and messages (e.g., splash screens, welcome pop-ups). You have the option to decline the collection of these cookies.
- Analytic Cookies: To improve our Website, we use cookies to collect information about how and when visitors interact with our Website and the services it offers. Specifically, our Website uses Google Analytics (GA), a web analytics service that collects and analyzes data such as:
- Website traffic,
- Navigation across different pages and articles,
- Time spent on the website,
- Links followed to reach our content,
- Keywords used to visit our website.
All data collected through Google Analytics is non-identifiable, gathered in accordance with Google’s policy, and not sold or transferred to third parties. For more information regarding the Google Analytics service, click here.
You may choose to disable these cookies if you wish.
Performance cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often, how users navigate through the site, and if they experience any errors. The data collected is aggregated and anonymous, and is used solely to improve the performance and functionality of the website. Performance cookies help us understand user behavior and enhance the overall user experience by optimizing site structure, content, and speed. These cookies do not collect information that identifies any individual visitor. You may choose to disable these cookies if you wish.
- Advertising & Targeting (Marketing) Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver personalized content to users and may be used for targeted advertising, limiting ad impressions, or measuring the effectiveness of an ad campaign. They also help track which websites a user has visited to determine the most effective marketing channels. Such cookies may also be collected through social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Twitter) to deliver interest-based advertising, allowing personalized and relevant ads based on user preferences. Specifically, our website uses the Google Remarketing service (Google Ads), which enables us to display targeted advertisements to users who have previously visited our website. This functionality relies on Cookies that track users’ visits and behavior on our site in order to serve relevant ads when they browse other websites within the Google Display Network. The data collected is anonymous and is not used to personally identify users. You can disable Google’s use of Cookies by adjusting your ad settings here, or learn more about how Google uses Cookies in advertising here.
How to Control Cookies
Cookies are stored on your computer or mobile device after we have informed you of our privacy settings and you have accepted their use. If you do not accept Cookies or certain categories of them, some features of our website may not be fully available to you, but under no circumstances will your access to the site be denied.
You have the discretion to withdraw your consent or object to the use of Cookies on your computer or mobile device at any time. You can also review and/or delete Cookies at your convenience.
- You can delete Cookies from your computer or mobile device at any time. Doing so will withdraw your consent for the use of Cookies on that device.
- You can also configure your browser settings so that you are notified when Cookies are used for specific services or to block the use of Cookies altogether.
Where can you find more information about the general use of Cookies?
You can find more information about the general use of Cookies, as well as methods to block or restrict them, on the following websites:
Where can you find more information about the protection of personal data collected by Cookies?
Information about the protection of your personal data and your rights can be found in our Privacy Policy.
Changes to the Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy may be amended at any time. For this reason, we recommend that you check it regularly. In case of any modification, the date of the change will be indicated. The version in effect is always the one most recently modified.
This Policy is an integral part of the Website’s Privacy Policy and, consequently, of the Terms of Use.
Last Modification: 24/07/2025