Cookies Policy

A cookie is a small piece of data that a website stores on your device (such as a computer or mobile phone) when you visit it. This information can be retrieved by the same website when you revisit, allowing it to personalise and tailor its content to you.

Why Do We Use Cookies?

We use cookies for several reasons:

• To enable certain features of our site, such as logging in and remembering your preferences
• To improve user experience by providing a more tailored browsing environment
• To monitor the performance and efficiency of our website

Types of Cookies

There are two main types: session cookies, which last only for one session (i.e., when you close your browser) and persistent cookies, which remain on your device until they expire or are deleted.

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies allow our site to function normally. These include:

• Session management cookies, used to log in and remember your user account information
• Cookie consent management cookies, used to store cookie settings and preferences
• Security-related cookies, such as those that help protect against cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable us to personalise our content for you. They allow us to:

• Remember your language or location preference
• Provide recommendations based on your browsing history

Analytics and Performance Cookies

We use these cookies to monitor how visitors interact with our website, which helps us identify areas of improvement.

• Google Analytics: This cookie provides basic metrics about your interactions with the site. It is used for anonymous reporting only.
• Third-party analytics scripts: We may also embed scripts from external analytics services that set their own performance and tracking cookies.

Preference and Language Settings

Our website allows you to control certain settings, such as:

• Cookie acceptance and rejection
• Remembering your language preference or selecting it on the fly when available
• Logging in securely with authentication systems (remembered across sessions)

Login/Session Continuity

We use a combination of session management cookies and other technologies to ensure seamless login experience.

Device Recognition

Cookies can help us identify unique devices, which allows us to enhance your overall browsing experience by avoiding multiple requests for identical data that only the same device would be able to verify (such as keeping you logged in while on different tabs or after a restart).

Security-Related Cookies

These cookies play an important role in protecting our website from threats and improving user security. Examples include:

• CSRF tokens, which protect against cross-site request forgery attacks
• Same-origin policy enforcement

Browser Storage Technologies

In addition to traditional cookies, modern browsers use other storage mechanisms like LocalStorage, SessionStorage, or IndexedDB for storing information locally in the browser itself.

Third-Party Integrations

Some of our website's functionalities involve integrating services and technologies provided by third parties (like social media platforms) whose own terms apply. Note that each has its cookie policy regarding your personal info when interacting with us via their means.

Marketing or Communication Preferences

We don't collect personally identifiable information from you on this site without asking first, nor do we share it unless legally necessary.

Cookie Consent Management

Our website is built to follow industry best practices concerning transparency about our use of cookies. You can control your cookie preferences through the browser's controls described below, or by enabling/ disabling individual types at various points throughout the site (subject to some limitations for security features).

Browser Cookie Controls

Most modern browsers have a private browsing mode that rejects most tracking mechanisms while they're active. They also allow controlling specific cookies:

• Clearing them regularly through menu options
• Blocking cookies in preferences, with optional exceptions like session or functional ones based on your site-specific needs (third-party integrations will be less effective)
• Enabling "Do Not Track" signals to some websites

Technical Diagnostics and Performance Optimisation

Cookies are used for internal performance monitoring. Examples include:

• Site map updates after a new item has been posted
• Load times tracking of the various elements on every page (which is aggregated for anonymous reporting)

Site Functionality Impact When Cookies Are Disabled

While cookies enhance your browsing experience, many features will continue to function without them.

However, some limitations may apply, such as:

• The site's performance might be less optimal
• Some customisation options could require enabling cookies first and then refreshing the page

Technical Information and Analytics Details

We do collect certain analytics data. Examples include:

• Total visits count: We're glad you found us!
• User retention (the number of sessions for a single user): Great job sticking around!