When you access our website, we collect data to enhance your browsing experience and provide personalized services. In accordance with the EU 'e-Privacy' Directive, effective since May 26, 2012, and the provisions of Law No. 506 dated November 17, 2004, regarding the processing of personal data and the protection of private life in the electronic communications sector, all visitors to the website are required to give their consent before cookies are transmitted to their computers. We kindly request that you carefully review this policy to gain a better understanding of how we use cookies.
Cookies, often known as internet cookies, are text files with small pieces of data, such as username and password, that are used to identify your computer as you navigate a network. Specific cookies are used to identify individual users and improve their web browsing experience. A cookie is installed upon a request issued by a web server to a browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Chrome) and it is completely 'passive' (it doesn't contain software programs, viruses, or spyware and cannot access information on the user's storage devices). A cookie consists of two parts: the cookie's name and the content/value of the cookie. From a technical perspective, only the web server that sent the cookie can access it when a user returns to the web page associated with that specific web server.
A cookie contains information that establishes a connection between a web browser (the user) and a specific web server (the website). When a browser accesses that web server again, it can read the information already stored and react accordingly. Cookies ensure users a pleasant browsing experience and support the efforts of many websites to provide personalized services, such as online privacy preferences, language options, shopping carts, or relevant advertising.
Certain content sections on some websites may be provided by third parties (e.g., a news panel, a video, or an advertisement). These third-party providers may also set cookies through the website and are referred to as 'third-party cookies' because they are not placed by the owner of the respective website. Third-party providers are also required to adhere to the applicable laws and the privacy policies of the website owner.
Strictly necessary cookies are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website.
Functionality cookies help the website owner to personalize the users browsing experience. These cookies do not gather any personally identifiable information and do not track the user's browsing behavior. They can store the user's language preferences and customized settings, ensuring the visit is as efficient as possible. This type of cookies does not require your consent and is active automatically and continuously.
Marketing Cookies refer to cookies or alternative forms of local storage used to build user profiles, enabling the display of customized advertisements or to track the user interactions on this website and across multiple websites, all with the aim of achieving similar marketing goals.
Statistics cookies monitor user browsing behavior over a specific time frame. The information gathered by these cookies is purely used for statistical purposes, such as analysing and reporting visitor interactions with a website.
Cookies are managed by web servers. The lifespan of a cookie can vary significantly, depending on the purpose for which it is placed. Some cookies are used exclusively for a single session (session cookies) and are not retained once the user leaves the website, while others are stored and reused each time the user returns to that website (persistent cookies). However, users have the ability to delete cookies at any time through their browser settings.
Session cookies are temporary files that remain on the user's device until the browser session is closed.
Persistent cookies are files that persist on the user's device for a period of time defined by the cookie's parameters or until manually deleted by the user.
On our website, we use the following cookies:
| Name | Provider | Category | Type | Lifespan | Description |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Statistics cookie | Persistent cookie | 2 years | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
| _ga_# | Google Analytics | Statistics cookie | Persistent cookie | 2 years | Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. |
| gatsby-gdpr-google-tag | Ozius Solutions | Necessary cookie | Persistent cookie | 1 year | A custom cookie set by us in order to manage and control the user consent for Google Analytics tracking and other necessary site functionalities. |
| CookieConsent | Cookiebot | Necessary cookie | Persistent cookie | 1 year | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. |
Cookies do not naturally request personal information for their operation and, in most cases, do not personally identify internet users. Personal data may be collected through the use of cookies only to improve specific user functionalities.
Cookies are NOT viruses! They use plain text formats and are not composed of code fragments, so they cannot be executed or self-run.
As a result, they cannot duplicate or replicate themselves on other networks to run or reproduce again. Since they cannot perform these functions,
they cannot be considered viruses.
However, cookies can still be used for negative purposes. Because they store information about users' preferences and browsing
history, both on a specific site and on multiple other sites, cookies can be used as a form of spyware. Many anti-spyware
products are aware of this and consistently flag cookies for deletion during anti-virus/anti-spyware scanning procedures.
In general, browsers have integrated privacy settings that provide different levels of cookie acceptance, expiration periods,
and automatic deletion after a user has visited a specific site
Protecting privacy is of great value and represents the right of every internet user. It is advisable to be aware of the
potential issues that cookies can create due to their constant data transfer between the browser and the website. If an
attacker or an unauthorized person intervenes in the data transmission process, the information stored in cookies can be intercepted.
Although such occurrences are rare, they can happen when the browser connects to the server using an unencrypted network, such as an unsecured Wi-Fi network.
Other cookie-based attacks involve incorrect cookie settings on servers. If a website does not explicitly request the browser
to use encrypted channels, attackers can exploit this vulnerability to deceive browsers into sending information through unsecured channels.
Attackers can then use this information for unauthorized purposes, like accessing specific websites. Therefore, it is of
utmost importance to be cautious when selecting the most suitable method for protecting personal information.
There are individuals for whom the storage of information extracted from their computer or mobile device can be perceived as relatively invasive,
especially when these pieces of information are collected and used by unknown third parties. If you prefer, you have the option
to block all cookies or only specific ones or even to delete cookies that have been installed on your device. However,
be aware that this action may result in the inability to use certain features.
To enable this block, you will need to adjust your browser's privacy settings. Some third-party operators have developed tools that allow the disabling of data collection and usage.
Disabling and refusing to accept cookies may make some websites impractical or challenging to visit and use. Additionally,
rejecting cookies does not mean that the user will no longer receive or see online advertisements. It is possible to configure
the browser to no longer accept these cookies or to accept cookies only from a specific website. However, for instance,
if a user is not registered using cookies, they may not be able to leave comments.
All modern browsers offer options to change cookie settings.
These settings are typically found in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser.