Cookies Policy

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that a website places on your computer or mobile device via the web browser when visited. These help the site recognize your device on future visits. In this policy, "cookies" refers to all files collecting information this way. The cookies used do not collect user-identifying information but gather general information, such as how users reach and interact with the site or their region. They retain only information related to your preferences. You can be notified about cookies or block them via your browser settings. Refusing cookies may limit access to some site areas or personalized information.

Purpose of Cookies

 

Our cookies serve different functions:

Essential Cookies: Required for accessing specific site areas, enabling navigation and use of applications like secure login. Services requiring these cookies cannot be provided without them.

Analytical Cookies: Used to analyze site usage and monitor performance, helping us provide a high-quality experience by personalizing offers and quickly identifying issues. They highlight popular pages, effective navigation methods, or reasons for error messages, used solely for statistical analysis without personal data collection.

Functionality Cookies: Remember user preferences, like avoiding retyping usernames. They also enable advanced services like article commenting, retaining site use preferences to avoid reconfiguration on each visit.

Third-Party Cookies: Measure application success and third-party advertising effectiveness.

Advertising Cookies: Target ads based on user interests, limiting ad view frequency and measuring ad effectiveness without identifying users.



Types of Cookies Used:

Persistent Cookies: Stored in your browser on your access devices and used on each site visit, generally for personalized navigation.

Session Cookies: Temporary, remaining in your browser until you leave the site, identifying issues, and enhancing navigation.

Cookies We Use

The following list explains how cookies are used on this website.

a) Strictly Necessary Cookies

  • Origin: Own
  • Name: ci_session
  • Description: Keeps user session state for consistent user experience.
  • Duration: Session

a) Performance Cookies

  • Origin: Third-party (.google.com)
    • Name: _gid
    • Description: Distinguishes users.
    • Duration: 24 hours
  • Origin: Third-party (.google.com)
    • Name: _ga
    • Description: Distinguishes users.
    • Duration: 2 years
  • Origin: Third-party (.google.com)
    • Name: _gat
    • Description: Controls request rate.
    • Duration: 10 minutes

Blocking Cookies

As explained, cookies enhance your experience on our sites. After authorizing cookie use, you can disable some or all cookies via your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may cause some site parts to malfunction.

How to Disable Cookies in Your Browser:

a) Google Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647

b) Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/pt-pt/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

c) Microsoft Edge: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy

d) Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

e) Apple Safari: http://support.apple.com/kb/ph5042



More Information on Cookies

For more information on cookies, visit: www.allaboutcookies.org