As is common practice with almost all professional apps and websites use cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. We describe what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies on your device. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the site’s functionality.
We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this Site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this Site. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
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This Site uses cookies to record the fact that the visitors accepted the cookie/privacy policy. This data will be erased after 1 year from the last log in.
The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter visiting the Site.
For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page at https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage
With the exception of cookies that are essential to the operation of the website (which do not collect information that is considered personal data), the use of cookies is based on your express and appropriate consent, which is the legal basis for the related data management. Cookies will only be used if you explicitly allow their use in the interface provided. You can change your settings at any time to withdraw your consent.
| Cookie type | Devices | Purpose of processed personal data |
| _gat (http) | Google Analytics | used to throttle the speed of requests to the server. |
| _ga | Google Analytics | used to differentiate between individual users (more precisely, individual browsers). |
| _gid | Google Analytics | used to isolate users. Stores a unique user session ID. |
| _utma | Google Analytics | used to calculate statistics about new and returning visitors. This cookie is updated each time data is sent to Google Analytics. The lifetime of the cookie can be customized by the website owner. |
| _utmv | Google Analytics | Used to store custom variable data at the visitor level. This cookie is created when the developer uses the _setCustomVar method in conjunction with a visitor-level custom variable. This cookie was also used for the obsolete _setVar method. This cookie is updated each time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
| _utmz | Google Analytics | stores the traffic source or campaign that identifies how the user reached the site. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library is executed and is updated each time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
| _utmb | Google Analytics | used to identify new sessions / visits. |
| _fbq | Google Analytics | used to generate visitor statistics, customize ads, and measure their effectiveness. |
