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Cookies Policy

Cookies Policy

We use cookies on our website to enhance your experience and improve the way we interact with you. This policy explains what cookies are, why we use them, and how you can control them.

What Cookies Are

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that is downloaded onto your device (computer or mobile phone) when you visit certain websites. It allows us to identify your browser and track how you interact with our website.

Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several reasons:

  • To provide essential features, such as remembering login details and maintaining session continuity.
  • To improve the performance of our website by monitoring traffic patterns and identifying bottlenecks.
  • To analyze user behavior and tailor content to your interests.
  • To enhance your overall experience by storing preferences and settings.

Types of Cookies

We use various types of cookies, including:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are required for basic functionality, such as remembering login credentials or maintaining a secure connection. They do not store any personal information but prevent unauthorized access to our website.

  • Session ID (SID)
  • Login Token (LT)

Persistent Cookies

These cookies remain on your device after closing the browser and can be used to remember preferences or settings across multiple visits.

  • User Preferences (UP) for language selection
  • Theme Selection (TS)

Functional Cookies

We use functional cookies to enhance functionality, such as storing shopping cart contents or displaying personalized recommendations.

  • Cart Contents (CC)
  • Recommendations (RECS)

Analytics and Performance Cookies

These cookies help us analyze traffic patterns, monitor website performance, and identify areas for improvement. They are anonymous and do not store personal information.

  • Google Analytics Tracking Code (GATC) for aggregated analytics data
  • Custom Metrics (CM) to track specific performance indicators

Preference and Language Settings

We use preferences cookies to remember your language selection or other custom settings.

Preference Cookie Types

There are two types of preference cookie:

  • Session-based: These cookies expire at the end of each session.
  • Persistent: These cookies remain active until manually removed by you.

To manage these cookies, you can visit the Cookies page and set preferences for language, appearance, or other features. You may also choose to remove existing persistent preference cookies through your browser settings.

Login/Session Continuity

We use login tokens to maintain session continuity and prevent unauthorized access to secure areas of our website.

  • Token expiration (TE) is managed on a per-token basis.
  • Re-login prompts can be adjusted using the "Remember Me" checkbox when logging in.

Your user ID remains stored securely until you choose to log out or clear your cookies. Cookies used for maintaining session continuity include:

Login Token Cookie

Stores login credentials securely and is deleted upon logout.

Device Recognition

For security reasons, our website employs device recognition technologies that allow us to identify specific devices connecting from a shared IP address.

We use cookies that are enabled by default in most browsers but can be disabled if desired. However, disabling some types of cookies may limit functionality or accessibility on certain pages.

If you do not want to accept any cookies at all, it's possible to block them altogether through your web browser. Please note this will likely have a negative impact on the usability and performance of our website for you.

Security-Related Cookies

To protect our users' data from unauthorized access or tampering, we use security-related cookies that can only be set by us as their issuer:

  • Secure (S): Ensures all communication between your browser and our server remains encrypted.
  • Integrity (I): Validates the integrity of any cookie generated to prevent tampering.

We also employ various cryptographic techniques to ensure secure communication and protect user data:

  • Authentication Mechanism (AM)
  • Message Digest Algorithm (MDA)

Browser Storage Technologies

In addition to cookies, modern browsers use more advanced storage technologies like local storage or indexedDB for storing website content. These are used primarily by web applications that need more space than standard cookies can provide.

If you want to delete your data and associated tracking information stored in these locations after the initial session ends, clear your browser cache periodically.