What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files, which a website can install and store on the computer or mobile terminal device (tablet, smartphone, laptop) of visitors. Thanks to cookies, the website remembers the actions of visitors during navigation.
The use of cookies as trackers is supported by various browsers, the so-called browsers, such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera. If they wish, website visitors can disable them, so that they are not accepted or even delete them afterwards.
Functions of cookies
Depending on their type, cookies perform functions such as measuring page traffic, recording the number of visitors, language, time of entry, geographical origin, device identifiers (e.g. operating system, screen resolution), keywords used by users/visitors, login attempts, etc. Some cookies are personal data and some are not. Some cookies are technically necessary, while others serve commercial and advertising purposes.
Types of cookies
There are different types of cookies, operational, technical, user identification, advertising, etc. First party cookies are set by the website/page visited by users and are only readable by this website/page. If the website uses external third-party services, then also their own cookies, so-called third-party cookies (Google Analytics, Facebook, etc.) are installed on the users’ device. Persistent cookies are those that are stored on the users’ computer and are not automatically deleted once users close their browser. Non- persistent or session cookies are those that are deleted once users close their browser.
Every time you visit our website, you will be asked to accept or reject cookies. If you consciously choose to accept them, our website will remember your preferences (such as username, language) for a certain period of time. This way you will not have to re-enter them when you browse our site during the same visit.
Legal regime for the use and storage of cookies
The installation and use of “cookies” are specifically regulated by law (Art.4 par.5 of Law 3471/2006 which incorporated the European Directive 2002/58/EC ePrivacy), which is expected to be replaced by a Regulation (ePrivacy Regulation), so there may be changes to the present policy. Each website is allowed to install such cookie only if users provide their explicit consent (in accordance with the terms of GDPR 2016/679) by means of an opt-in action (opt-in), after being informed about this installation, its usefulness, the consequences of refusal for the user experience, the purpose of the processing, the exercise of the right of access and any recipients of the data. This consent may be given through appropriate settings in the web browser or through another application. For this purpose, the following information is provided.
How do we use cookies?
Our website may use the following cookies:
- Strictly Necessary
Strictly necessary cookies are essential for the proper function of our website, allowing users to browse and use its features. These cookies do not recognize the individual identity of users. Without these cookies, we cannot offer effective operation of our website. In addition, these cookies allow our website to remember users’ choices in order to provide improved and personalized features.
- Functional Cookies (Preferences)
These cookies allow websites to remember user’s choices such as username, language or region, in order to provide enhanced and personalized features. The information collected by these cookies can be made anonymous and it is not possible to track browsing activity on other websites. If visitors do not accept these cookies, the performance and functionality of the websites may be affected and their access to its content may be limited.
- Statistics Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website. For example, which pages they visit most often and whether they receive error messages from websites. These cookies collect aggregate, anonymous information that does not identify a visitor. They are used solely to improve the performance of a website.
- Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to provide content that best suits visitors and their interests. They may be used to send targeted advertising/offers, limit advertising impressions or measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. These cookies may be used to remember the websites that users have visited in order to determine which online marketing channels are most effective.
- Unclassified Cookies
Unclassified cookies are cookies that are in the process of being classified, together with the providers of individual cookies.
Third party providers
Our website displays content from external providers, such as Google, Analytics, Facebook, Instagram, etc.
In order to view third-party content, users must first accept the terms and conditions set by the external providers themselves. These include the third party’s cookie collection policy, which is beyond our control. However, if users do not view the content in question, no third-party cookies are installed on their device.
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Obtaining Visitor’s Consent
The mandatory acceptance of cookies is not a condition of entry to our website. Visitors can freely navigate by checking and accepting or not the cookies, either ours or those of third parties, whose use policy is determined solely by them, without our involvement and legal responsibility.
Next to the accept button of each cookie category there is a link that leads to the present cookie policy of our website, in which each user can read all the necessary information that will make it easier for him/her to decide whether or not to consent to accept cookies. Deactivating the trackers is as easy as accepting them, with the same number of clicks.
Checking and deleting cookies
You can control and/or delete cookies according to your wishes. You can enable, disable or completely delete cookies through the setting options in your browser. For example, in Chrome, you can click on the Chrome menu and then select Settings / Privacy / Content Settings and change the cookie settings according to your preferences. If you choose to disable cookies, certain parts of the website may not function adequately. More information about the types of cookies and how you can control or delete cookies is available at http://www.allaboutcookies.org.