Cookie Policy

last updated: June 1st, 2023

On this page, we aim to provide a full and clear explanation of what the cookies are and how they are utilized on our site. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for details on how we handle and protect your personal data.

What Are Cookies?

‘Cookies’ are small text files that are stored by the internet browser on your computer or mobile device. They make the interaction between users and web sites faster, easier, and more enjoyable.
With your consent, they also enable us to optimize our website’s functionality by providing us anonymous analytical information for statistic matters.

There are different types of ‘Cookies’. Certain cookies originate directly from our website, while others are placed by third parties on our site. Third-party cookies serve two purposes: collecting data on our behalf (e.g., Google Analytics) or collecting data for their own purposes (e.g., YouTube or other social media cookies).

Types of Cookies and their use on our website

Cookies can be stored on your web browser or device (desktop, tablet or mobile) for different durations. Session cookies are removed from your computer or device when you close your web browser. Persistent cookies, on the other hand, remain stored on your computer or device until manually deleted or until they reach their expiration date.

Our Website uses cookies that we have divided into 3 main categories:

1. Technical cookies – Strictly Necessary

Our technical cookies are essential for core website functionalities such as security, network management, and accessibility. As Strictly Necessary Cookies, they do not require your consent and are essential for the proper functioning of the website.

• Google reCAPTCHA (protection from spam)
• Google Fonts (embed fonts used by our website)
• WPML (sets the appropriate language)
• Complianz (display the appropriate page for your device)

Please note that these cookies can’t be disabled through the Cookie settings banner.

However, you can disable these cookies in your browser settings. Keep in mind that deactivating these essential cookies may affect our website performance. For instructions on disabling cookies, refer to your browser’s help center. See below for a list on managing cookies in popular browsers.

These non-essential cookies provide insights into how you use our website and help us improve it. For instance, they collect data of the number of visitors to various parts of the site and help us to analyze and understand how our website is used, aiding us in enhancing the functionality and user-friendliness of our site. By understanding how you utilize our website, we can identify and address any issues while monitoring our own website performance.

2. Analytics Cookies – Third-party cookies

These non-essential cookies provide insights into how you use our website and help us improve it. For instance, they collect data of the number of visitors to various parts of the site and help us to analyze and understand how our website is used, aiding us in enhancing the functionality and user-friendliness of our site. By understanding how you utilize our website, we can identify and address any issues while monitoring our own website performance.

For this purpose, our website use Google Analytics.

Analytics cookies can be disabled via the Cookie settings banner.

3. Marketing cookies – Third-party cookies

Our website embeds contents from our official Social Media channels and accounts (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest…), enhancing the user experience without compromising navigation speed.

When you click on any of these buttons, Social Media platforms may utilize third-party cookies, which enable video playback, collect analytics data on viewer engagement to serve their own marketing purposes.

These platforms may set their own cookies on your device. We do not control the settings of these cookies, so we recommend reviewing the social media website for further information on their cookies and how to manage them.

Third-party cookies can be disabled via the Cookie settings banner.