WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are data files that are stored on your browser and device when you visit any website. Cookies can serve various purposes, such as recognizing the user, storing and retrieving information about a user’s browsing habits, or personalizing the way content is displayed.

WHAT INFORMATION DO COOKIES STORE?
Cookies store technical information, personal preferences, and content personalization settings. Cookies usually do not contain any personal information. Any personal data they might contain is only that which the user has voluntarily provided through a form on the site. Most of the time, when a cookie contains personal information, it is encrypted so that it is unreadable to any third party who might access your cookie file.

TYPES OF COOKIES

According to the entity that manages the domain from which the cookies are sent and processes the obtained data, cookies can be classified as:

• First-party cookies: Sent to the user’s device from a server or domain managed by the website’s publisher and used to provide the service requested by the user.
• Third-party cookies: Sent to the user’s device from a server or domain not managed by the website’s publisher but by another entity that processes data obtained through cookies.

Depending on how long they remain stored in the user’s browser, cookies can be:
• Session cookies: Collect and store data while the user is visiting a website. They are typically used to store information necessary for providing a service requested by the user on a single occasion (e.g., a list of purchased products).
• Persistent cookies: Data remain stored on the device and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the cookie owner, which can range from a few minutes to several years.

Depending on the purpose for which the collected data are processed, cookies can be classified as:
• Technical cookies: Allow users to browse a website, platform, or application and use its various options or services, such as controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted areas, remembering order items, completing the purchase process, registering for an event, using security elements while browsing, storing content for video or audio playback, or sharing content through social networks.
• Personalization cookies: Allow users to access the service with certain predefined general features based on criteria on the user’s device, such as language, browser type, or regional settings.
• Analytics cookies: Allow the responsible party to track and analyze user behavior on the websites to which they are linked. The information collected by this type of cookie is used to measure website activity and create browsing profiles to make improvements based on user usage data.
• Advertising cookies: Allow the most efficient management of advertising spaces.
• Behavioral advertising cookies: Store information on users’ behavior obtained through continuous observation of their browsing habits, which enables the creation of a specific profile to display targeted advertising.
• External social media cookies: Used to allow visitors to interact with content from different social platforms (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) and are generated only for users of those networks. The use and data collected by these cookies are governed by the respective social media platform’s privacy policy.

COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE
(This section can be filled in with the specific cookies used on your website.)