COOKIES
Our website uses cookies. A cookie is a file that contains an identifier (a series of letters and numbers) that is sent through a server and stored in the browser. The ID is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. Cookies can be either “permanent” or “login” cookies: a persistent cookie is stored in a browser and remains valid until its expiration date, unless deleted earlier by the user, a login cookie on the other hand will expire at the end of the user login when the browser is closed. Cookies usually do not contain information that can identify the user but your personal data we hold may be linked to data stored or retrieved by cookies.
The names of the cookies that we use on our website and the purpose of their use are defined below:
We use Google Analytics and Adwords on our site to identify a computer when a user visits the site / to locate users while navigating the site / to allow the use of a shopping cart on the site / to improve the functionality of the site / to analyze usage of the site / to manage the site / to protect yourself from fraud and to improve the protection of the site / to personalize the site for each user / to target ads that may be of interest to specific users.
Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies — for example:
In Internet Explorer (version 10) you can block cookies using the cookie settings found by clicking “Tools”, “Internet Options”, “Privacy” and “Advanced”
In Firefox (version 24) you can block all cookies by clicking “Tools,” “Options,” “Privacy,” selecting “Use custom settings for history” from the menu and removing the option “Accept cookies from sites”
In Chrome (version 29), you can block all cookies by going to the “Customize and Control” menu and clicking “Settings”, “View advanced settings”, and “Content settings” and selecting “Block sites from data” under heading “Cookies”.
You can delete cookies already stored on your computer — for example:
In Internet Explorer (version 10), you must manually delete the cookie files (you can find instructions at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835)
In Firefox (version 24), you can delete cookies by clicking “Tools,” “Options,” and “Privacy,” then selecting “Use custom history settings,” clicking “View Cookies,” and “Remove All Cookies.”
In Chrome (version 29), you can delete all cookies by entering the “Customize and control” menu, and clicking “Settings”, “View Custom settings” and “Clear browsing data” and then selecting “Delete cookies and other site data” before clicking “Clear browsing data”.
Deleting all cookies will have a negative effect on the functionality of many websites.
