Politica de cookies
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INFORMATION ON COOKIES
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small file, usually made up of letters and numbers, that is downloaded into the memory of a computer (or other equipment issued for online browsing - mobile phone, tablet etc.), when the user accesses a particular website.
Cookies are created when the browser used by a user displays a specific website. The website transmits information to the browser, and it creates a text file. Each time the user accesses the website again, the browser accesses and transmits this file to the website server. In other words, the cookie can be seen as an identification card of the Internet user, which announces the website every time the user returns to that website.
The purpose of cookies
Cookies can provide a greater and easier interaction between users and websites. For example, when a user logs in on a particular website, the log in data are stored in a cookie; subsequently, the user can access that site without having to log in again.
In other cases, cookies may be used to store information about the activities carried out by the user on a particular web page, so that he/she can easily resume those activities when later accesses the site. Cookies tell the server what pages to show the user so that he/she does not have to remember this or navigate the entire site from the beginning. Thus, cookies can be assimilated to ‘bookmarks’ that tell the user exactly where he/she remained on a website.
Similarly, cookies can store information about products ordered by the user on an e-commerce site, thus making possible the concept of ‘shopping cart’.
Cookies may also give websites the ability to monitor the online activities of the users and to establish user profiles, which may then be used for marketing purposes. For example, the products and services agreed by a user can be identified based on the cookies, and this information is subsequently used to send appropriate advertising messages to that user.
Cookies do not usually contain information that personally identifies a user, but the personal information we store about you may be linked to the information stored and obtained through cookies.
The names of the cookies we use on our website and the purposes for which they are used can be found below:
We only use necessary session cookies on our site. The necessary cookies make the website usable, allowing basic functions such as page navigation and secure access to the website areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Cookie type and duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | hpss-consulting.com | Preserves user session status between page requests. | HTTP - Session cookie, deleted when the browser is closed |
We may use Google Analytics and Adwords on our website to recognise a computer when a user:
- visits the website;
- tracks users while browsing the site;
- analyses the use of the website;
- targets ads that may be of particular interest to the user.
Analytical cookies are used exclusively for internal research, in order to improve the service we offer to all our users. They only evaluate how you interact with our site as an anonymous user (the data collected will not personally identify you). Also, this data is not shared with any third party and is not used for other purposes.
Cookies from third parties
Some of our pages may display content from external providers, for example YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn.
In order to view content from third parties, you must first accept their specific terms and conditions - including their cookie policies, which we cannot control.
But if you do not view that content, no cookie from a third party will be installed.
- You Tube
Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept the cookies - for example:
- in Internet Explorer (version 10) you can block cookies using the overwriting of cookie handling settings, available by clicking on ‘Tools’, ‘Internet Options’, ‘Privacy’, then ‘Advanced’;
- in Firefox (version 24) you can block all cookies by clicking ‘Tools’, ‘Options’, ‘Privacy’, selecting ‘Use custom settings for history’ from the drop-down menu and deselecting ‘Accept cookies from websites’; and
- in Chrome (version 29), you can block all cookies by accessing the ‘Customisation and control’ menu, clicking ‘Settings’, ‘Display advanced settings’ and ‘Content settings’, when selecting ‘Block sites to send any data’ under the heading ‘Cookies’.
More on how to manage/delete cookies as you wish on aboutcookies.org