Cookie Policy

What is a cookie?

In opposition to what many people believe, a cookie is NOT a program. They don’t do anything at all. A cookie is known as a ’text file’ that reads using the Notebook program on the computer. Commonly, they contain two types of information: a site name and a unique user ID.

Once you visit a site that uses cookies for the first time, a cookie is downloaded onto your PC. The following time you visit the same site your PC will check if there is a relevant cookie (in that case if it contains the site name) and sends the data in that cookie back to the site. Then, the site will recognize you have been there recently, it will design what pops up on the screen to take into account that reality.

An important feature is that cookies are used for user control, due to their functions. Every time you enter a username and password, a cookie is produced so that they don't have to be repeating this step each time you try entering the page. A cookie does not recognize an individual, but a combination of computer-browser-user instead.

Also, cookies are used to get information about the user's browsing routines. Cookies commonly don't store delicate data of you, such as credit cards or bank details, photos, your ID or personal information, etc. Technical nature, personal preferences, personalization of content, etc, is the information kept by them.

Anyway, if you desire to make a change, you just have to go to your web browser settings menu. Cookies can be deleted, accepted, or blocked.

What kind of cookies are there?

Technical cookies: These are the fundamental and authorize to distinguish a human from a robot, distinguish when a mysterious or enlisted client navigates. They also execute basics assignments for the operation of any energetic web, among other things.

Analysis cookies: They store data around the sort of route that's done, the most used sections, items consulted, time zones, languages, etc.

Advertising cookies: Depending on your browsing, country of origin, or language, they display similar ads.

A few cookies used in this site are:

Session cookies are aimed to guarantee that those clients who write comments on blogs and leave their reviews are people, and not mechanized applications (robots).

Google Analytics: Stores cookies to compile statistics on activity and volume of visits to the website. By using this website, you are giving your permission to Google to process information about you. 

Social networks: Each social network uses its cookies once they click on buttons such as “Like” or “Share.”

User-centered security cookies: These cookies are set for the particular assignment of expanding the security of the service.

Multimedia content player session cookies (flash cookies): Used during the session to store specialized information required to playback video or audio content (e.g. picture quality, organize interface speed, and buffering parameters.)

Load-balancing session cookies: Assign user an identifying attribute during his session. 

User interface customization persistent cookies are used to store a user’s preferences.

How to eliminate/deactivate cookies on your computer?

If you want to delete/deactivate cookies from the website in your browser, you need to go to the browser's settings menu and delete the cookies associated with the domain.

Google Chrome: Tools- Settings - Advanced settings -Content settings - Cookies

Mozilla Firefox: Tools - Options - Privacy - History - Use custom settings for history (uncheck all boxes).

Internet Explorer: Tools - Security - Delete browsing history - Select Cookies, and website data - Delete.

Safari: Edition - Preferences - Privacy - Block cookies (select, "Always”).

Opera: Menu - Settings - Privacy and Security - Cookies section (select Block third-party cookies, and site data)