Cookies are small data files that are sent to and stored on your computer, smartphone, or other device for storing or retrieving information on your Internet navigation or your device. Cookies are widely used by websites, mobile applications, software or emails.
Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognize a user’s/visitor’s device. Some of the functions that cookies perform can also be achieved using similar technologies. While this Cookie Policy generally refers to “cookies” throughout, this term is intended to include these related technologies.
You can block, at any time, the cookies used on our websites:
- through the consent management platform/cookie banner made available to you on the websites when you first arrive on the website and where legally required;
- by setting up your browser according to the instructions below (see “Can I control or manage cookies on my computer, smartphone, or other device?” section).
We use a consent management platform/cookies banner to obtain your consent for the use and storage of cookies and to properly document your choices,.
When you access our websites, a connection is established with the consent management platform/cookies banner’s server to give us the ability to obtain consent from you for the use of cookies. The consent management platform/cookie banner then stores a cookie in your browser to activate only those cookies to which you have consented and to properly document it. The processed data is stored until the predefined storage period expires or you request to delete the data. We may retain data for longer if required or permitted by applicable law.
Our websites and the consent management platform/cookie banner automatically collect and store information in server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. The following data is collected:
- Your choices (consent status, withdrawal of consent, etc.);
- Your IP address, with confidentiality measures;
- Information about your browser and your device;
- The date and time you have visited the websites;
- The webpage URL where you saved or updated your consent preferences;
- The approximate location of the user that saved their consent preference;
- A universally unique identifier (UUID) of the website visitor that clicked on the consent management platform/cookie banner.
By using the consent management platform/cookie banner, you can access the complete list of cookie groups used on the websites, and choose to accept or refuse their use. You can consent to our use of cookies according to the categories of cookies or choose the complete list, except for the necessary cookies that do not require your consent. The list is updated regularly.
