What is a cookie?
A “cookie” is a small amount of text that is stored in your browser (such as Google’s Chrome or Apple’s Safari) when you browse most websites.
What is NOT a cookie?
It is not a virus, Trojan, worm, spam, spyware, or pop-up window opener.
What information is stored in a cookie?
Cookies do not usually store sensitive information about you, such as credit card or bank details, photographs, personal information, etc. The data they store are of a technical nature, statistics, personal preferences, content personalization, etc.
The web server does not associate you as a person but your web browser. In fact, if you usually browse with the Chrome browser and try browsing the same website with the Firefox browser, you will see that the web does not realize that you are the same person because it is actually associating the information to the browser, not to the person.
What types of cookies exist?
- Technical Cookies: These are the most basic and allow, among other things, to know when a human or an automated application is browsing, when an anonymous user and a registered user are browsing, basic tasks for the operation of any dynamic web.
- Analysis Cookies: Collect information about the type of navigation you are doing, the sections you use most, products consulted, time of use, language, etc..
- Advertising Cookies: They show advertising based on your browsing, your country of origin, language, etc.
What are first and third party cookies?
Own cookies are those generated by the page you are visiting and third party cookies are those generated by external services or providers such as Mailchimp, Mailrelay, Facebook, Twitter, Google adsense, etc.
Cookies accepted by the regulation and excepted cookies
According to the EU directive, the cookies that require the user’s informed consent are analytics cookies and advertising and affiliation cookies, with the exception of technical cookies and those necessary for the operation of the website or the provision of services expressly requested by the user.
What cookies does this website use?
This website uses only own cookies. The following cookies are used on this website and are detailed below:
Login: cookies allow you to log in and out of your ISS account..
Personalization: Cookies help us remember which people or websites you have interacted with, so we can show you related content.
Preferences: Cookies allow us to remember your settings and preferences, such as your preferred language and privacy settings.
Can cookies be deleted?
Yes, and not only delete, but also block, in general or in particular for a specific domain.
To delete cookies from a website you must go to your browser settings and there you can search for those associated with the domain in question and delete them.
- Cookie settings for Google Chrome
- Cookie settings for Apple Safari
- Cookie settings for Internet Explorer
Cookie settings for Mozilla Firefox
Configure or Disable cookies
The user has the possibility, at any time, to configure his browser to be notified of the reception of cookies and to prevent their installation on his computer, or revoke the consent previously given. However, disabling them could modify the operation of the website.
Please refer to your browser’s instructions and manuals for more information and to learn about the different ways available to manage cookies.
More information about cookies
If you wish to have greater control over the installation of cookies, you can install programs or add-ons to your browser, known as “Do Not Track” tools, which will allow you to choose which cookies you want to allow.