Our site respects your privacy and shall collect only your data that is necessary for its proper operation, while ensuring a very high level of experience arising from its use. Whereas cookies cannot search or process your information or search your computer on their own, they store your personal information regarding your website traffic history or online purchases. For this purpose, we inform you about the use of cookies on our website and we affirm that we shall try be as safe as possible with the least possible interference with your privacy.
How and why you use cookies
We use cookies on our site to improve your site experience and security. Some of the cookies we use allow you to choose how you access our site, connect to our online services, fill in the online forms used by our website and contact us. The text you read “cookie policy” explains in simple terms what cookies are, what cookies we use, how we use them and how you can manage them.
You realize that it is not technically feasible to provide you with the option to activate / deactivate selectively the cookies of the website. By browsing the website, you consent to the use of the cookies. However, you can modify the browser settings you use to browse the internet to greatly restrict the use of cookies (see “How to manage cookies” below).
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are sent and stored on your computer, smartphone, or other device used to access the Internet whenever you visit a website. Cookies are in principle necessary because they allow a website to recognize a user’s device and adapt its content to it.
For example, the website remembers your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size, and other display preferences) for a time, so you do not have to enter these preferences each time you visit the website or another page in it. If you want to know more about cookies, you can visit one of the specialized websites such as https://cookies.insites.com.
Cookies are not viruses. They are not code fragments. Therefore, they cannot multiply and spread to other networks. Since they cannot perform these functions, they do not fall into the standard definition of a virus.
The cookies we use
All cookies we use are necessary for the operation of our website and the services it offers or for the improvement of your website experience, in accordance with the European Commission guidelines and the applicable legislation (for more information: http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm)
Certain cookies are necessary for the background operation of our website, therefore the website cannot function without them. The necessary Cookies we use are:
| Cookie | Description |
|---|---|
cookieconsent_status | This cookie is used to remember the cookies consent status. |
Some other cookies concern the functionality and analysis of our website’s traffic in order for us to receive information and improve the user experience or offer you customized content. The cookies used by our website for this purpose are the following:
| Cookie | Description |
|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics: This cookie is required for analysing website trafic analytics. |
_gid | Google Analytics: This cookie is required for analysing website trafic analytics. |
_pix_close_cookes | The cookie required to disable the cookies consent pop up. |
How to manage your cookies
Browsers of most computers, smartphones and other web-enabled devices are pre-configured to accept cookies. However, all browsers have embedded privacy settings that provide different options on cookie acceptance or post-visit retention period.
If you wish to modify your cookie preferences for this website or for other websites, you can do so through your browser settings. To access relevant instructions, search the “Help” / “Help” options in your browser. Each browser offers different settings to disable / block cookies.
However, please note that some of the cookies are necessary for the operation of our website and the services it offers. If you choose to disable certain cookies, this is likely to affect how our website works. In this case, we shall not be responsible for any failures in the services offered by our website.
