To ensure this site works properly, we sometimes place small data files, known as cookies, on your computer. Most websites do this.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit it. Thanks to cookies, the site remembers your actions and preferences (login, language, font size and other display preferences) for a period of time. This way you do not have to re-enter them every time you return to the site or navigate from one page to another.
How are cookies used?
Some of our pages use cookies to remember, for example:
- your display preferences, such as contrast, color or font size
- whether you have answered a pop-up survey about the usefulness of the content (so you are not asked again)
- whether you have accepted (or not) the use of cookies on the site.
Enabling cookies is not strictly necessary for the site to work, but it can improve your browsing experience. You can delete or block cookies, but if you do, some features of the site may not work properly.
The information associated with cookies is not used to identify you personally. In addition, we keep your browsing preference data under control. Cookies are not used for any purposes other than those described here.
What cookies do we use?
A page may use one or more of the cookies below at the same time.
_ga – lifetime of 2 years, and _gid – lifetime of 24 hours – These are web analytics cookies provided by Google Inc. They are used to collect information about how visitors use the website. We use them to gather statistical information and data that will help us improve our website. These cookies may also be used to provide users with a more personalized and better-tailored advertising experience.
__unam – This cookie is usually associated with the ShareThis social sharing widget, placed where it allows content to be shared across different social networks. It counts clicks and actions on a page.
__utma – This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service, which allows website owners to track visitor behavior and measure site performance. This cookie lasts 2 years by default and distinguishes between users and sessions. It is used to calculate new and returning visitor statistics. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. The cookie’s lifetime can be customized by website owners.
wordpress_ – Cookie used to identify the logged-in user. Duration: one session.
wordpress_logged_in_ – Cookie used to identify the logged-in user. Duration: one session.
wordpress_test_cookie – Cookie used for testing. Duration: one session.
wp-settings-[UID] – Cookie used to customize the appearance of the admin panel, or even of the site. UID is the unique identifier of the current user from the database. Duration: 1 year.
wp-settings-time-[UID] – Cookie used to customize the appearance of the admin panel, or even of the site. UID is the unique identifier of the current user from the database. Duration: 1 year.
PHPSESSID – Cookie used to uniquely identify a session on the site. Duration: one session.
SESS – Cookie used to uniquely identify a session on the site. Duration: one session.
wp-saving-post-[POST_ID] – Cookie used to keep the recently saved data of a post in sync with the data currently displayed for that post. Duration: one session.
Do we use other cookies?
Some of our pages or subsites may use additional cookies or cookies different from those described above. In that case, you will find details on the specific cookie pages. You may also be asked for your consent to storing them.
How can you control cookies?
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish – for details, see aboutcookies.org. You can delete all cookies from your computer and set most browsers to block them from being placed. If you do this, you may have to manually set some preferences every time you visit the site. Some services or options may also not work.