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WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies and other similar technologies such as local shared objects, flash cookies or pixels are tools used by web servers to store and retrieve information about their visitors, and to ensure the site works correctly.

These devices allow the web server to remember some data about the user, such as their preferences for viewing the server’s pages, name and password, the products they are most interested in, etc.

COOKIES COVERED BY THE REGULATIONS AND EXEMPT COOKIES

Under the EU directive, the cookies that require the user’s informed consent are analytics cookies and advertising and affiliate cookies. Technical cookies and those necessary for the website to work or to provide services expressly requested by the user are exempt.

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES ARE THERE?

There are five main groups of cookies:

  • Analytics cookies: collect information about how the website is used.
  • Social cookies: those required by external social networks.
  • Affiliate cookies: track visits coming from other websites with which the website has an affiliate agreement (affiliate companies).
  • Advertising and behavioural cookies: collect information about the user’s personal preferences and choices (retargeting).
  • Technical and functional cookies: those strictly necessary to use the website and provide the contracted service.

COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE

  • PHPSESSID: technical, strictly necessary cookie containing the session identifier. It is deleted when the browser is closed.
  • cookie_notice_accepted: technical, strictly necessary cookie that stores whether the installation of cookies has been accepted. It expires 1 year after the last update.
  • _ga: Google Analytics cookie that enables unique-visit tracking. The first time a user visits the website with a browser, this cookie is installed. When the same user returns with the same browser, the cookie treats them as the same user. Only if the user changes browser are they treated as a different user. It expires 2 years after the last update.

For more information on the processing carried out by Google Analytics click here.

  • _gat: associated with Google Analytics. It is used to throttle the request rate, limiting data collection on high-traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes.
  • _gid: associated with Google Analytics. It is used to distinguish users. It expires after 24 hours.
  • wordpress_test_cookie: technical cookie used by WordPress to check whether your browser accepts cookies. It expires at the end of the session.
  • wp-settings-*: technical cookie used by WordPress to store user preferences. It expires 1 year after the last update.
  • wp-settings-time-*: technical cookie used by WordPress to save session data. It expires 1 year after the last update.
  • wordpress_logged_in_{hash}: technical cookie used by WordPress to manage user authentication. It expires at the end of the session.
  • _icl_current_language: technical cookie used to store the current language. It expires 24 hours after the last update.
  • _icl_visitor_lang_js: technical cookie used to identify the language of the user’s browser. It expires 24 hours after the last update.
  • wpml_browser_redirect_test: technical cookie used to redirect the user to the website in the correct language. It expires at the end of the session.
  • qtrans_front_language: technical cookie used to store the language selected by the user. It expires 1 year after the last update.
  • wp_woocommerce_session_{hash}: technical cookie used by WooCommerce to manage sessions. It expires 48 hours after the last update.
  • woocommerce_cart_hash: technical cookie used by WooCommerce to manage shopping carts. It expires at the end of the session.
  • woocommerce_items_in_cart: technical cookie used by WooCommerce to manage shopping carts. It expires at the end of the session.
  • woocommerce_recently_viewed: technical cookie used by WooCommerce to store recently viewed products. It expires at the end of the session.

WITHDRAWING CONSENT TO INSTALL COOKIES / HOW TO DELETE COOKIES FROM YOUR BROWSER

Chrome
  1. Select the Tools icon.
  2. Click Settings.
  3. Click Show Advanced Settings.
  4. In the “Privacy” section, click Content Settings.
    • Delete cookies: click All cookies and site data…
    • Do not allow cookies to be stored.
  5. Click Clear browsing data (empty the cache).
  6. Close and restart the browser.

For more information about Chrome click here.

Internet Explorer
  1. Select Tools | Internet Options.
  2. Click the General tab.
  3. In the “Browsing history” section, click Delete browsing history on exit.
  4. Select Delete files.
  5. Select Delete cookies.
  6. Click Delete.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Close and restart the browser.

For more information about Internet Explorer click here.

Firefox
  1. Select Firefox | History | Clear Recent History.
  2. Next to “Details”, click the down arrow.
  3. Tick the following boxes: Cookies, Cache, Active Logins.
  4. In the “Time range to clear” drop-down menu, select Everything.
  5. Click Clear Now.
  6. Close and restart the browser.

You can accept or reject cookies individually in Firefox Preferences, in the History section under Tools > Options > Privacy.

For more information about Mozilla Firefox click here.

Safari
  1. Select the Safari icon / Edit | Reset Safari.
  2. Tick the following boxes: Clear history, Remove all website data.
  3. Click Reset.
  4. Close and restart the browser.

For more information about Safari click here.

Opera

Options – Advanced – Cookies.

The cookie options control how Opera handles them and therefore whether they are accepted or rejected.

For more information about Opera click here.

Other browsers

Please consult the documentation of the browser you have installed.