1. What is a cookie?
Cookies are small files consisting of letters and numbers that are stored on web browsers or the hard drive of your computer, phone, or other devices.
First-party cookies vs. third-party cookies: the words ‘first’ or ‘third’ in this case relate the cookie to the domain which creates and places it.
First-party cookies are created and stored by the website the user is visiting in a direct manner (for instance, these are cookies placed by our website domain).
As follows from the name, third-party cookies are created by a third-party domain other than the website the user is visiting. To put it simply, if you go to the website where another entity sets a cookie via this website, you deal with third-party cookies.
Persistent cookies: these cookies stay in your hard drive for the duration period specified within the cookie’s file. This type of cookies is engaged each time the user visits the Internet resources that are responsible for creating this particular cookie.
Session cookies: these cookies are temporary in nature and enable website operators to link the user’s actions/preferences/themes during a browser session. Once you quit the session and close the browser, the session cookies will be erased. Next time you go back to the same website, it will not recognize you and treat you as a totally new visitor.
2. What cookies do we use and why?
In most cases, cookies are used to separate you from other visitors of the same website. It enables website operators to offer you a better user experience when browsing and improve it. The cookies on our website may fall into the following categories:
Strictly necessary
Performance
Functionality
Targeting
Individual cookies may fall into several of these categories.
Strictly Necessary cookiesenable you to move around the website and use its substantial features. Without these cookies, we cannot provide the requested services, such as maintaining a record of your username, etc.
These cookies are used:
To identify you as a logged-in user of the website and perform your authentication;
To ensure that you use the appropriate service when we alter the way it functions;
For security reasons;
If you decline the use of this type of cookies, no guarantee can be given in relation to the performance or security of the website. This is the legal interest to the processing of your personal data through the Strictly Necessary cookies. That is why the use of Strictly Necessary cookies doesn't require your consent.
Performance cookiesgather anonymous data on how people use our website, e.g. how they arrive at the website, which sections they browse, or which errors they encounter. These cookie files do not store information that can disclose your identity and are solely used by us to improve the website’s performance, better understand our users’ behavior and interests and estimate the value of our advertising strategy.
These cookies are used:
For web analytics to obtain statistics on the website’s performance;
For affiliate tracking to send feedback to affiliated organizations confirming that some of our visitors also browsed their website;
To gather information on the number of visitors that have shown interest in a certain product or service on the website;
For analyzing improvements that can be introduced on the website based on existing errors;
For testing various design solutions of the website.
Our performance cookies are partially managed by third parties.
Functionality cookies are used to render services or keep settings to enhance your browsing session.
These cookies are used:
Store your personalized settings like themes, fonts, preferences, etc.;
Indicate that you’re logged in;
Make sure that you’ve already been asked to participate in a survey;
Check that you’ve already gone through certain components on the website and you don’t have to repeat the procedure again;
Bring forth and display embedded video.
Our functionality cookies are partially managed by third parties.
Targeting cookies are designed to monitor your browsing behavior both on our website, as well other online resources, which provides us with the necessary analytical data to display targeted ads on our own website.
These cookies are used:
Show targeted ads on our website;
Introduce improvements to the way we display personalized ads and content, and monitor the efficiency of marketing and advertising campaigns on the website.
Our targeting cookies are partially managed by third parties.
3. When is your consent required?
The use of any cookies by the website requires your consent.
We will always ask for your consent before placing cookies on your device. To agree with our Cookie Policy, click on the relevant button on the banner. If you decline or want to cancel your consent to any cookies at any time, you will have to delete and block/disable them using your browser settings. Below you’ll find detailed information on how to do that. However, please keep in mind that by disabling certain cookies, you may affect the functionality scope of the entire website and may not be able to use certain features.
4. How can you delete and block our cookies?
As usual, you can control most cookies in your browser settings. Still, please bear in mind that if you block all cookies, including strictly necessary ones, some or all components of the website may not be available to you. If you have not adjusted your browser settings to decline cookies, our website will issue cookies once you visit it.
To change cookie settings, go to the Options or Preferences menu in your browser. Please study the following links to understand the procedure better. Also, you may use the Help option in your internet browser.