1. What are cookies?

We use technologies such as cookies to provide, improve, protect, and promote our services. In this way, we collect information that falls under your Personal Data. Cookies are very small files that have been sent by us to your computer or device, which we can access when you visit our website, and they neither acquire knowledge nor cause harm to any document or file on your computer. Cookies help us remember who you are and other information related to your visits. They can help present information on a website in a way that suits your interests. The use of informational cookies (which are not permanently stored on the user’s computer and disappear when a browser is closed) is strictly limited to transferring informational identifiers (consisting of random numbers originating from the server) necessary to allow safe and efficient browsing of the website. For example, our cookies help with cases such as remembering your username for the next visit, understanding how you interact with our services, improving our services based on this information, and preventing the acquisition of personal identifiable data. You can configure your browser not to accept cookies, but this may limit your ability to use our services. The only exception to this rule are the cookies that serve the operational needs of the Website (functional cookies), which are necessary for the display and effective operation of the Website on your computer.

2. When are cookies sent?

We use cookies on our website and in mobile applications. Anyone visiting our website will receive cookies from us. Additionally, we send cookies to your browser when you visit other websites that host additional applications (e.g., the “share” option) or “tag” options.

3. Why do we use cookies?

We use cookies to recognize you when you visit our website, verify your identity, and determine when you are logged in and when you are not logged in to our website.

Cookies also allow us to remember your preferences and give you the ability to enjoy a personalized browsing experience, always within your settings. Furthermore, cookies help create faster and more secure connections to our website. By using cookies, we can fight activities that violate our website’s operation policy.

Additionally, cookies allow us to send you personalized advertising/promotional actions whether you are on our website or other websites and personalized articles through additional applications, such as the “share” option.

• Preferences, articles, and services: Cookies can tell us what language you prefer and your communication preferences. They can help you complete forms on our website more easily. They also provide you with articles, images, and personalized content in combination with our additional applications.

• Advertisements: We may use cookies to show you relevant ads, whether you are on our website or not. We may also use cookies to know whether someone who saw an ad later visited the website and took an action (e.g., downloaded a page or made a purchase on the advertiser’s website). Similarly, our partners may use cookies to determine whether we showed you an ad and how it was presented or provide us with information about how you engage with ads.

• Performance, Analytics, and Research: Cookies help us know the good performance of our website and additional applications in different locations. We also use cookies to understand, improve, and research products, articles, and services, including your connection to our website from other websites, apps, or devices such as your work computer or your mobile phone. Our cookies help us measure the performance of the ads we display.

Finally, with the help of cookies, we can help you choose not to see ads from third parties that are not relevant to you.

4. How cookies are used for advertising purposes

Cookies and other advertising technologies, such as “tags,” “pixel tags,” “web beacons,” and “clear GIFs,” help us deliver ads related to you more effectively. All of the above are collectively referred to as “Pixel Tags” and are aimed at collecting aggregate statistics and response speeds. They also help us provide aggregate checks, research, and reports for advertisers, understand and improve our service, and know when your content has been shown. When used in HTML email messages, Pixel Tags allow the sender to be informed about whether and when the recipient opened the message.

Unless you remove these cookies from your browser, we may use this information:

• To provide more relevant, interest-based ads
• To provide aggregated reports on advertising activity to advertisers and websites
hosting the ads
• To help website and app owners understand how visitors engage with their
websites or apps
• To improve our products and services

5. Consent to cookies

When browsing our website, you will be asked to give your consent for the storage of cookies and the processing of your data collected through them. As visitors, you may want to limit the use of cookies or block them completely. Most browsers provide ways to control the function of cookies, such as the period for which they are stored—either through built-in features or by using third-party add-ons. Please note that if you disable cookies, some of the features of our service may not work properly. To learn more about how to manage and delete cookies, visit aboutcookies.org. For more details on your options for interest-based web browsing for advertising, visit youronlinechoices.eu (EU- based) or optout.aboutads.info (US-based). On mobile devices, you may also adjust your settings to limit ad tracking. You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing Google’s opt-out browser add-on.

In any case, you can configure your web browser in such a way that you are informed about the use of cookies and set the privacy protection you wish, choosing between maximum protection (e.g., “never accept cookies”), minimum protection (e.g., “always accept cookies”), or an intermediate protection level (e.g., “reject third-party cookies” or “accept cookies only from the site being visited”). These privacy settings will be presented clearly and understandably.

6. Third-Party Cookies

If you follow us or interact with us through any of our pages on third-party communication or social media platforms, such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc., the data you provide or receive will be subject to the cookies policy of the third party. Therefore, we advise you to check it before giving your consent.