Cookie Policy

COOKIE POLICY

In the event that you continue to use our website, you accept our use of tracking technology (cookies). If you do not want to use cookies on our website, you can set your internet browser to not accept cookies. Or not using the website. Details on how to set cookies in the most commonly used browser are shown below. However, if cookies are turned off, some site features may not work properly.

WHAT IS TRACKING TECHNOLOGY (COOKIES)?

Tracking technology (cookies) are small files stored on your computer or other devices such as smartphones or tablets that connect to the Internet when you use websites. Usually, a cookie is a file name that contains a website name, cookie age value and followed by different values that are automatically generated by the system and are unique.

WHAT ARE COOKIES USED FOR?

We use cookies to improve our website experience and to make the website easier to use. Cookies can also help various features of the website run faster. For example, we use cookies to remember various settings on the website to make our browsing experience easier in the future.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

We do NOT collect sensitive personal information such as your address, password, credit / debit card information, etc. in cookies on this website.

WHO USES THE INFORMATION ON COOKIES?

The information on the cookies of this website is used only by us except other cookies called “Third party cookies”, which are used and managed by external agencies. Cookies from these third parties are the services that we ourselves request to place on our website. This is to improve service and user experience when browsing our site. Third-party cookies on this site are used to obtain access statistics and to verify whether the users of this site are a real person or a robot.

WHAT COOKIES DO WE USE ON THIS WEBSITE?

NECESSARY COOKIES

Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

COOKIE NAME	PROVIDER	EXPIRATION	PURPOSE
rc::a	Google	Persistent	The cookie is used to determine if the user is a real person or a software robot – This allows the creation of valid reports on the use of the website.
rc::b	Google	Session	The cookie is used to determine if the user is a real person or a robot.
rc::c	Google	Session	The cookie is used to determine if the user is a real person or a robot.
rc::f	Google	Persistent	The cookie is used to determine if the user is a real person or a robot.
_grecaptcha	Google	6 months	To provide spam protection.
wpEmojiSettingsSupports	WordPress	Session	WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly.
wp-settings	WordPress	Persistent	To store user preferences.
wp-settings-time	WordPress	1 year	To store user preferences.
wp-saving-post	WordPress	1 day	To store a post in the editor.
sgcc-cookie-notice	Simple GDPR Cookie Compliance	30 days	To store consent information.

MARKETING/ADVERTISEMENT COOKIES

Marketing/Advertisement cookies are used to track users across websites. The intention is to show ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user, and thus more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.

Our website is protected by reCAPTCHA which require the use of NID cookie. For this reason it is necessary for our website to have this cookie category enabled in order for the website to function properly.

COOKIE NAME	PROVIDER	EXPIRATION	PURPOSE
DV	Google	1 day	To provide ad delivery or retargeting.
NID	Google	6 months	Registers a unique ID that identifies the user’s device on return visits. The ID is used to target ads.
__Secure-ENID	Google	13 months	To remember your preferences and other information, such as your preferred language, how many results you prefer to have shown on a search results page (for example, 10 or 20), and whether you want to have Google’s SafeSearch filter turned on.
__Secure-1PSIDCC, __Secure-1PSIDTS, __Secure-3PSIDCC, __Secure-3PSIDTS	Google	1 years	Builds a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalized ads through retargeting.
SIDCC	Google	1 years	Security cookie to confirm visitor authenticity, prevent fraudulent use of login data and protect visitor data from unauthorized access.
UULE	Google	6 hours	To send precise location information from your browser to Google’s servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location.

HOW TO MANAGE COOKIE SETTINGS IN YOUR INTERNET BROWSER?

Usually the settings from the internet browser are programmed to accept cookies. But you can easily adjust it by changing your browser settings. However, if cookies are turned off, some site features may not work properly. For more information on how to customize your cookie preferences in your browser settings, see the following link:

Microsoft Edge™: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
Internet Explorer™: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/delete-and-manage-cookies-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d
Firefox™: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
Safari™: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
Chrome™: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en-GB
Opera™: https://www.opera.com/case-studies/clean-browser-and-remove-trackers