1. What is it? cookies
Cookies are small text files that are automatically stored on your device (computer, mobile phone, etc.) when you use it to connect to our website. Cookies do not take note of any file on your device, nor do they track your general internet activity, other than within our website. Cookies themselves do not personally identify you. We may receive other identification information, such as IP addresses, but not to identify you as a natural person. You can delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. More information about cookie management can be found by selecting “Help” in your browser menu or at www.allaboutcookies.org.
2. Why and how we use cookies
We use various categories of cookies for the following purposes:
Functionality cookies
They are important for the proper functioning of our website. These cookies may automatically collect the following information: the type of browser you use, the type of your device and its operating system, the internet provider and other such information. The purpose of these cookies is the optimal functionality of our website, such as by adapting our website to the dimensions of the screen of your device, or by loading it faster, on your future visits. If you disable or delete these cookies, the performance and functionality of our website may be affected. For example, our website may not adapt properly to your device, as a result of which your navigation on our website is not comfortable, or you may have to re-enter your details in the online contact form, if you need to contact us again.
Website performance cookies
They collect information about how you use our website, for example, which pages you visit most often and whether you encounter any error messages. We use them to improve the performance of the website and not to track your individual activities or preferences or identify you. You can delete them at any time, without affecting your browsing experience.
3. Additional data collection
In addition to cookies, we may automatically collect your Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, as well as information about third-party websites or portals, when you choose to access them through links on our website. The collection is done by specialized security software, such as firewalls, for IT systems security and forensics purposes. The legal basis for the collection and processing of this information is the protection of persons and property, including your personal data.
The above data may also be used in aggregate form for the purposes of statistical analysis of trends and the general performance of our website, without however identifying our visitors as natural persons. The legal basis for this type of processing is our legitimate interest in improving our website.
Attention: when you access third-party websites, please note that this policy does not apply. Our company is not responsible in any way for the data protection terms adopted by these websites.
4. Deleting and setting cookies
Deletion: You can delete stored cookies whenever you wish, through the browser you use.
Browser settings: You can also configure your program so that it either a) warns you about the use of cookies, so that you can choose whether to accept, or b) blocks the use of cookies in any case.
More specific Google Analytics settings: Google has developed the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, where you can indicate that you do not want your information about your visit to our website to be sent to Google Analytics.
