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Session cookies. These are only stored on your computer during your web session and are automatically deleted when you close your browser – they usually store an anonymous session ID allowing you to browse a website without having to log in to each page, but they do not collect an personal data from your computer; or Persistent cookies. A persistent cookie is stored as a file on your computer and it remains there when you close your web browser. The cookie can be read by the website that created it when you visit that website again. We use persistent cookies for Google Analytics.
Based on the characteristics and use of cookies, the following categories can be distinguished:
a) Technical cookies: these are cookies that are necessary for browsing a website and using its features, such as to allow the pages to be displayed correctly or to access restricted areas. Therefore disabling these cookies does not allow these activities. They are not used for other purposes and can be divided into:
• browsing or session cookies: they guarantee the normal navigation and use of the website;
• functionality cookies: allow the user to browse according to a series of selected criteria (for example, the language) in order to improve the service rendered to the user.
b) Performance cookies: collect information on the efficiency of a website’s responses to user requests anonymously, for the sole purpose of improving the website’s features; for example, which pages are most frequently visited by the user, and if there were errors or delays in the delivery of web pages.
c) Profiling cookies: they are aimed at creating profiles related to the user and are used in order to send advertising messages in line with the preferences shown by the user in the context of web browsing. This site does not use profiling cookies.