What are cookies?
In computing, HTTP cookies (also known as web cookies, tracking cookies or simply cookies) are lines of text used to automatically authenticate, track Internet sessions and store information about visitors accessing the server, such as the most visited or favourite websites or, in the case of Internet shopping, the contents of their ‘shopping carts’.
Specifically, these are small text files that a server sends to a web client (usually a browser) and is then sent back (unchanged) by the client to the server each time the same part of the same web domain is subsequently visited.
Any domain visited with an Internet browser or any part of it can set cookies. Since a typical website, such as that of an online newspaper, contains objects from many different domains, each of which can set cookies, it is normal for several hundred cookies to be placed in the browser.
Control over cookies
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. You can find out how to do this here: aboutcookies.org . You can delete all cookies stored on your computer and set most browsers to prevent cookies from being stored. But then you may have to make some settings manually every time you visit a page and agree to certain features being compromised.
What types of cookies do we use?
This site does not use cookies to create profiles.
In particular, this site uses:
Technical cookies , i.e. browsing or visiting cookies, which are strictly necessary for the website to function properly or for users to enjoy the content and services offered.
Analytical cookies help to understand how the website is used by users. These cookies do not collect any information about the identity of users or any personal data. The information is processed in aggregate and anonymous form. Analytics cookies include those of Google Analyticsin particular, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (‘Google’). The IP addresses transmitted by Google for Google Analytics will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. However, you can prevent the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your browser. Please note that this could potentially affect the proper functioning of this website. You can also prevent Google from processing the data generated by the cookie and drawing conclusions about your use of the website (including your IP address) by installing the browser plug-in at the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
