Cookie Policy
Cookies and Web Beacons Explained
This policy details our use of cookies when you interact with our sites, as outlined in our Privacy Policy. We encourage you to read this carefully to understand how your data is collected via cookies and how it might be used by us and third parties. For a broader overview of how we handle your data, please consult our Privacy Policy.
We employ a single first-party cookie, 'PHPSESSID', essential for our website's functionality. This cookie enables us to track your session across different page visits, facilitating the operation of forms and applications on our site.
For instructions on how to manage cookie preferences, including how to accept or refuse cookies, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Additionally, we use Google Analytics to gather non-personally identifiable information in aggregate form. This helps us analyze site traffic patterns, including page visits, sources, geographical data, and browser types.
Google Analytics uses web beacons, which are small graphic images with a unique identifier that function similarly to cookies. However, unlike cookies stored on a hard drive, web beacons are embedded invisibly on web pages and track online movements or email responses. Web beacons cannot be disabled in the same way cookies can, and they do not access personally identifiable information from our users.
Understanding Cookies Used by Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a straightforward tool that helps website owners understand how visitors engage with their content. As users browse between web pages, Google Analytics employs JavaScript tags to log information about each page visited, such as the URL. These JavaScript libraries utilize HTTP Cookies to track a user’s previous actions and interactions on the website.
For further information on the data Google Analytics collects, please refer to the Google Analytics privacy document.
Google Analytics employs three types of JavaScript libraries for tracking website usage: gtag.js, analytics.js, and ga.js. Each library uses cookies differently to gather data.
Use of Facebook Visitor Action Pixel
We implement the "visitor action pixels" from Facebook (Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland) on our website. This tool tracks user behavior after they have clicked a Facebook ad, helping us gauge the effectiveness of our ads for statistical and market research purposes. The data collected is anonymous; we do not access the personal information of individual users. However, Facebook stores and processes this data and may link it to your Facebook account and use it for its advertising purposes, per Facebook's Data Usage Policy (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/).
You can manage ad settings to control how Facebook and its partners display ads on and off the platform. Additionally, a cookie may be saved on your device for these purposes.
The legal basis for using this pixel is Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. You can opt out of the Facebook pixel tracking and data use for ad targeting at https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads.
Facebook adheres to the Privacy Shield Agreement, ensuring it meets European data protection standards (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active).
Privacy Policy for Instagram Features on Our Websites
Our websites incorporate features from Instagram, provided by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. If you are logged into your Instagram account while visiting our sites, you can link content from our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This action allows Instagram to associate your visit to our websites with your Instagram account. Please note that we, as the website providers, do not receive any information about the content of the data transmitted or how Instagram uses it.
For more detailed information, please refer to Instagram's Privacy Policy: [https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/].
Twitter Conversion Tracking
We also utilize the Conversion Tracking service offered by Twitter Inc. (1355 Market Street #900, San Francisco, California 94103, USA, "Twitter"). Twitter places a cookie on your device to analyze how you use our online services. This tracking service measures user actions following their interaction with ads on Twitter, enabling us to track conversions such as link clicks, retweets, and "likes."
The use of this service is based on Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. If you prefer to opt out of tracking, you can do so through the Digital Advertising Alliance's tool at [optout.aboutads.info](https://optout.aboutads.info).
Twitter maintains certification under the Privacy Shield Agreement, ensuring compliance with European data protection laws: [https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TORzAAO&status=Active]
Managing Cookie Settings
You can manage cookies by adjusting your browser settings to block the acceptance of all or some cookies. However, please be aware that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our site and your user experience.
This policy was last updated in January 2024.