What are cookies?
A cookie is a file that is downloaded to your device (computer, mobile phone, tablet, etc.) when you access a website. Cookies contain information about you as a user. They are used for various purposes, such as saving your preferences and browsing habits, recognizing you and avoiding repeated authentication requests, among many others.
Types of cookies
They can be classified according to various criteria.
Depending on who generates the cookie, these can be:
- First-party cookies: These are generated by the domain of the website being visited.
- Third-party cookies: These are generated by services or providers external to the owner of the website you are visiting.
Depending on their validity or duration, cookies can be:
- Session cookies: These expire and are deleted when the user stops browsing the website.
- Persistent cookies: These remain stored for a longer period, defined by the cookie creator, which could be days, weeks, months, etc.
Depending on their purpose, cookies could be:
- Technical cookies: These are essential for the operation of a website.
- Personalization cookies: These store information about your preferences, such as your language or region selection, currency, etc.
- Analytical cookies: These track user navigation.
- Advertising and behavioral cookies: These collect information about user preferences and website usage in order to create profiles and deliver relevant advertising.
- Affiliate cookies: These record visits originating from other websites with which this website has an affiliate agreement (affiliate companies).
Cookies used on this website
This website uses 2 types of cookies:
- Technical cookies (first-party) to identify each logged-in user’s session
- Personalization cookies (first-party) to record whether the user has accepted (or rejected) the site’s cookie policy
- And analytics cookies (third-party) to obtain usage and visit statistics from our audience.
We use Google Analytics to analyze how users interact with our website. Google, Inc. is a Delaware corporation headquartered at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).
We also use Google’s reCAPTCHA service to determine whether a logged-in user is a human or an automated program, thus protecting the information submitted through contact forms. This service may create cookies and send analytics data to Google servers.
For more information on both of these services, please refer to Google’s cookie policy.
Cookie Management and Configuration
You can allow, block, or delete cookies installed on your computer through the settings of your web browser. Follow the instructions provided for the most commonly used browsers:
Google Chrome – Internet Explorer – Mozilla Firefox – Apple Safari – Opera
You can also use third-party privacy and cookie management software. These tools detect cookies on each site you visit and allow you to manage their deactivation. You can use, for example, ghostery.com
Additional information about cookies
You can find more information on websites such as the following:
Cookie policy update
This policy will be reviewed and updated to ensure its validity and compliance with legislation. We recommend that you check it regularly to stay informed.
Last updated: 25/11/2025
