Cookies are small text files that are stored on the hard drive of the user’s computer or other electronic device. Cookies are unique to each web browser (web browser, e.g. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge , etc.) and contain anonymised information regarding the websites you visit and the devices you use.
You can see which cookies we use, what their origin is, what category they belong to and what their purpose is, in the table below:
| Name | Source | Category | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| TsCookAccpt | Trustservers | Necessary (First-Party) |
It is used to display the message about the acceptance of cookies and to save the user’s choice. It lasts 120 days. |
| _ga, _gid, _gat | Google Analytics | Performance (Third-Party) | They belong to the category of third party cookies and are stored on all website visitors. They collect information about how visitors use our website and their storage duration is defined by Google’s usage policy. These cookies collect information in anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the website, the origin of the visitors and the pages visited within our site. We use the information to compile reports that help us improve our website. The duration of these cookies is as follows: _ga cookie: 2 years, _gat cookie: 1 minute, _gid cookie: 1 day. For more information: Google privacy policy |
| Meta Pixel | Promoting (Third-Party) | The Meta Pixel is not a cookie but a pixel. It works though, in a similar way to cookies. This file collects anonymous statistical information about your visit to our website when it comes from Facebook. In this way we can draw conclusions about our campaigns, improve our website and your user experience. The lifetime of Facebook pixel is not set by us, but depends on the cookies you accept from Facebook. For more information: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ |
Necessary cookies
These cookies concern the storage of information or the acquisition of access to already stored information in the terminal equipment of the subscriber or user, the sole purpose of which is to carry out the transmission of a communication through an electronic communications network which is necessary for the provision of an information society service, which has been explicitly requested by the user or subscriber.
To summarise, without these cookies the provision and billing of services would not be possible.
Performance cookies
Google Analytics (with anonymization function)
The Website uses the Google Analytics service (with the anonymization function) to measure its traffic.
Google Analytics is the most popular traffic measurement service, which relies on the use of cookies. The service concerns the collection and analysis of data about the behavior of visitors to the Website, such as the IP address, the source of origin and which sub-pages visited.
The purpose of using the Google Analytics service is to process anonymous data in order to optimize the Website, such as which page should be improved and in what way to make it more user-friendly, but also to carry out a cost / benefit analysis for the display of advertisements. The duration of these cookies is as follows: _ga cookie: 2 years, _gat cookie: 1 minute, _gid cookie: 1 day.
The creator and operator of the Google Analytics service is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, United States.
As part of the Google Analytics service, the Website uses the “Anonymize IP” feature provided by Google Analytics. With this application, your IP address is limited by Google and anonymized when you access the Website.
In order to have access to the dat a concerning the traffic of the Website, we allow Google Analytics to place a cookie on the hard drive of the visitor’s computer or other electronic device. Every time you visit a different page within the Website, the browser you use submits data to the Google Analytics platform in an automatic, encrypted and anonymized way.
The cookie is used to store certain information, such as the time of access, the location from which the access was made and the frequency of visits to the Website by the visitor. With each visit to the Website, data such as your IP address is transmitted to a Google server in the United States of America. More information on Google’s data processing policy can be found here Google privacy policy and on the use of cookies in the context of the Analytics service here. https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html
Using anonymization techniques and best practices, as we do on the Website, traffic measurement cookies are not likely to cause privacy risks. However, based on current legislation we are obliged to ask for your consent for their installation. In addition to your consent, you have the possibility to configure the installation of cookies at any time through the settings of your browser.
The default in most browsers is to automatically accept cookies. However, you can change the settings in order to block the sending of cookies or to allow the download of only certain categories. In some cases, not installing cookies may make it impossible to function certain features on a website.
To manage and disable cookies, follow the relevant instructions per browser:
- Firefox: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/firefox/
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&sjid=11651751263035515314-EU
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-euro/105082
- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/delete-and-manage-cookies-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d
In addition, you have the possibility to completely block the collection of your data via Google Analytics by installing the following plug-in in your browser: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Promoting Cookies
The Meta Pixel
The website uses the Meta pixel, a service of Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA). This is a Javascript code that we have integrated into the Website.
This script provides several functions in order to send specific data about a visitor’s actions to Facebook. We use this service to record information about how visitors use the website.
This pixel records and provides Facebook with information about the user’s browser setting, a hashed version of the Facebook ID and the URL you are visiting. That way each Facebook user obtains a unique Facebook identifier (ID) regardless of the device used, through which it is possible to retarget our visitors for advertising purposes via Facebook ads.
This information is kept for a maximum period of 180 days. After this period the information is deleted until the visitor re-visits our website again. Facebook may identify individual visitors to the Website and their individual details, as long as they are members of the Website and are logged in during their browsing. We are not in a position to know exactly what information or how it is received from Facebook. You can set your preferences regarding Facebook ads here https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen and learn more about its data protection policy here https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/
