1. GENERALLY.

This cookie policy provides you with information about how we use "cookies", or similar technologies, on our websites, applications, and other services to enable us to understand how you interact with our products, to improve your experience, and to allow you to use certain features, such as sharing content via social networks or other communications channels. This notice also provides information about how third parties may use such technologies in association with the operation of our services. This policy is a supplement to general Privacy Policy.

2. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files that are sent to the terminal you use to access to the Internet (usually your browser) by the websites you visit. Cookies are stored in your computer to be recognized by those websites on your subsequent visits. Cookies cannot be used to retrieve other data from your hard disk, transmit computer viruses or identify and use e-mail addresses. Each cookie is unique to each browser and device you use to access our Website. Cookies can be installed by the operator of the website you are visiting (“First-Party Cookies”) or by other websites (“Third-Party Cookies”). Cookies can be permanently stored in your device until they expire or until you delete them (“Permanent Cookies”), or they can be automatically eliminated when you abandon the website or when you close your browser (“Session Cookies”). Cookies are used for several purposes: to ensure the correct functioning of the Website and offer an improved and more efficient browsing experience. A “web beacon,” also known as a tag, pixel tag, or clear GIF, is used to transmit information back to a web server. When we talk about “cookies” in this Policy, we mean not just cookies, but web beacons and similar technologies.

3. STRICTLY NECESSARY / TECHNICAL COOKIES.

“Strictly necessary” or “technical cookies” are cookies used exclusively to transmit a communication on an electronic communication network, or insofar as they are strictly necessary to provide a service expressly required by you. These cookies grant a smooth navigation and use of the Website and allow you to browse with certain pre-determined settings (e.g. preferred language, products on your chart) in order to improve our service. These cookies include analytical cookies, which are sometimes directly used by the website’s operator to collect anonymous and aggregate information on visitors and on how visitors use the website for statistical purposes. Your prior consent is not necessary for the use of these cookies.

4. PROFILING COOKIES.

Profiling cookies create user profiles and are used to send advertisements in line with the preferences shown by the user while browsing the web. These cookies belong either to us or to third parties which are accurately selected and checked and they are used to guarantee that the marketing messages received through the Website or other websites used by us for advertising purposes are in line with your preferences. Our advertising may offer targeted messages, based on previous visits to the Website, on the pages visited more frequently and on other information on the visitor. Your prior consent is necessary for the use of these cookies.

5. COOKIE OPT-OUT.

When first accessing any page of our Website, a banner containing a simplified policy statement is displayed. This banner could include an unmarked box or toggle that requires you to affirmatively “opt-in” to our use of non-necessary cookies. Additionally, you may change and manage your cookie preferences in the following manner: You may give or withdraw your consent to the use of non-necessary cookies through your browser’s settings.

The following are some common browsers and the instructions on how the settings can be changed.

Internet Explorer, instructions can be found at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies.

Google Chrome, instructions can be found at https://support.google.com /chrome/ answer/95647?hl=en.

Mozilla Firefox, instruction can be found at https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop?redirectlocale=en-US&redirectslug=enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences.

Opera, instructions can be found at https://help.opera.com/en/latest/.

Apple Safari, instructions can be found at https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac.

FIRST-PARTY COOKIES Type Category Purpose Duration Functional Preferences and Settings Your preferences may be stored in our cookies so you do not have to reset them every time you visit our services. These cookies allow us to remember the choices you make to tailor this website and provide enhanced features and content to you. For example, these cookies can be used to remember your user name, language choice or country selection, they can also be used to remember changes you've made to text size, font and other parts of pages that you can customize. In addition, they may be used to provide services you've asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. Permanent Functional Referrals These cookies are placed on your device when you use one of our special referral pages to create a link to refer our service to your friends. When you create your referrers account and/or send a referral link by email or social media outlet (such as Facebook and Twitter), a cookie will be placed on your device to help us track the referrals you have made and credit you with any benefit that is available in accordance with our referral program. If you receive a referral to our service and click on the link sent to you, we will also place a cookie on your device so that we can understand how well our referral program is performing and provide you with any benefit that is available to you, through the program when you sign up to our service. Session Strictly Necessary Preferences and Settings Other preferences may be stored in our cookies so you do not have to reset them every time you visit our services but are strictly necessary for us to keep. For example, if you decide that you wish to opt-out of cookies there will be a single cookie stored on your browser so our website recognizes your preference when you Permanent Strictly Necessary Analytics and Research We use some cookies to collect information about how people are using our services. For example, these cookies allow us to know which pages are visited the most often, how people are moving from one link to another and if they get error messages from certain pages. Overall, these cookies provide us with analytical information about how our services are performing and how we can improve them. Session Strictly Necessary Performance Some of our cookies are essential to make our Services work. They enable you to move around this site and use its features. Without these cookies, services that are necessary for you to be able to use the site, such as load balancing or remembering items in your shopping basket, can't be provided. Session [__] [__] [__] [__]

THIRD-PARTY COOKIES: ANALYTIC COOKIES Type Duration Purpose Privacy Policy & Opt-Out Google Analytics Permanent (10 minutes to 2 years) They are used to anonymously monitor how the visitor uses the Website for statistical purposes, allowing us to optimize how the Website works and offer a better browsing experience. For more information, visit them at https://support.google.com/analytics/ answer/6004245?hl=en. [__] [__] [__] [__]

THIRD-PARTY COOKIES: PROFILING COOKIES Type Duration Purpose Privacy Policy & Opt-Out Facebook 90 days They are used to select advertising messages in Facebook based on the visitor's preferences and interests, based on information collected when the visitor browses our Website.  Prior consent is requested for the use of these cookies. For more information, visit them at https://www.facebook.com/help/ 164968693837950?helpref=faq_content for their privacy policy. LinkedIn 90 days They are used to select advertising messages in LinkedIn based on the visitor’s preferences and interests, based on information collected when the visitor browses our Website. For more information, visit them at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy for their privacy policy. [__] [__] [__] [__]