A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These are first-party cookies used exclusively by us for the proper and secure operation of our website. They enable you to navigate and they act as a response to your actions/requests when using the functions of our website, such as accessing secure areas, providing protection against potential malicious activities, etc. The information, and login and browser settings stored in these cookies are reproduced on our websites and cannot identify your individual identity. Without these, many applications on our website cannot operate effectively, and as such, these cookies are always active.
Name
Purpose
Type
Category
Expiry
JSESSIONID
Keeps the user session ID for security reasons.
HTTP
Strictly Necessary
Session
gdpr-consent
This cookie is used to save the user's preferences on cookie settings
HTTP
Strictly Necessary
1 year
ak_bmsc
This cookie is used by Akamai to optimize site security by distinguishing between humans and bots.
HTTP
Strictly Necessary
2 hours
localeID
Stores the visitor's preferred content culture.
HTTP
Strictly Necessary
1 year
popupAlert
This cookie is to store whether the alert region has been closed in order to not show it again to the user if it has
HTTP
Strictly Necessary
Session
Performance, analysis, and research cookies
These are cookies designed to enhance the content and operation of our websites. For instance, we can find out the frequency of visits, collect information such as the number of individuals visiting our websites and the specific pages they visit, the number of returning visitors, the keywords used in the search field, the users’ location, i.e. the country, region, and possibly city or municipality from where the website was accessed, etc. Additionally, they record the pages you visit, the time spent on them, and the points where you express interest.
Name
Purpose
Type
Category
Expiry
_ga
Is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports.
HTTP
Performance, Analysis & Resarch
2 years
_gat
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited.
HTTP
Performance, Analysis & Resarch
1 day
_gid
Is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to documentation it is used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites.
HTTP
Performance, Analysis & Resarch
1 day
ttcsid
Used to recognize and match events for TikTok advertising campaigns; helps with conversion attribution and ad optimization.
HTTP
Performance, Analysis & Resarch
90 days
ttcsid_*
Used to recognize and match events for TikTok advertising campaigns; helps with conversion attribution and ad optimization.
HTTP
Performance, Analysis & Resarch
90 days
_ttp
Used by Tiktok to measure and improve the performance of advertising campaigns and to personalize the user's experience (including ads) on TikTok.
HTTP
Performance, Analysis & Resarch
30 days
_tt_enable_cookie
TikTok Pixel uses this cookie to check whether cookies can be enabled for tracking and attribution.
HTTP
Performance, Analysis & Resarch
30 days
_fbp
Facebook Pixel advertising first-party cookie. Used by Facebook to track visits across websites to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.
HTTP
Performance, Analysis & Resarch
3 months
Functionality cookies
These cookies allow our websites to remember user preferences to provide enhanced and personalised features. Furthermore, they can be used when users select specific options on our websites, such as sharing website content on social media or viewing a video.
Advertising cookies
These cookies enable us to gather information about the user's interest in one of our advertised products or services. They are used to display personalised advertisements based on your preferences for our products and services. Additionally, we use tools to personalise content and advertisements on our websites, provide social media functionalities and analyse traffic (such as Google Analytics, Google AdWords, Facebook pixel, etc.). As part of this process, we may share information about your use of our websites with third-party providers of social media, advertising and analytics services, who might combine it with other information you have provided to them or they have collected regarding your use of their services.
Cookie-related technologies
Our website uses web beacons in combination with cookies to collect data that helps us better understand how our visitors move from page to page. Web beacons are electronic files that track the display of a webpage, advertisement, video or other content, an email or a newsletter.
How you can manage the cookies
You are free to choose and change your cookie preferences. Just follow the “Cookie Settings” link at the bottom of this page. You can delete all cookies stored on your computer or any other mobile device, and set up most browsers not to store them. If you do so, you may need to manually adjust some preferences each time you visit our website, and some functions and features may not work.
Policy amendment and notification
We may amend this policy from time to time to ensure compliance with legal requirements and the conduct of our business. If we decide to replace or make significant changes to this policy, we will notify you through a notice on our website. To stay updated with the most recent version of this policy, you can regularly check this page.
We use strictly necessary cookies to ensure the proper and secure operation of our website. With your consent, we will also use additional cookies to provide a personalised online experience. If you agree to the use of all additional cookies, choose “Accept all”. If you do not wish to install additional cookies, choose “Reject all”. Learn about our website's Cookies Policy and manage your preferences by choosing “Cookie Settings”. Cookie Policy.