What is a cookie?
A cookie is a file that is downloaded to your computer when you access certain web pages. Among other things, cookies allow a website to store and retrieve information about the browsing habits of a user or a device. Depending on the information contained and how devices are used, cookies can be used to get to know the user.
What is NOT a cookie?
A cookie is not a virus, or a Trojan horse, or a worm, or spam, or spyware, and it doesn’t open pop-up windows.
Why does this web page use cookies and what are they?
This website uses its own cookies and third-party cookies for the following purposes:
Analysis: These cookies, processed either by us or by third parties, allow us to quantify the number of users and thus perform measurements and statistical analyses of how our service is used. Your browsing on our website is analysed in order to improve the user experience.
Session: to ensure that users who leave comments or register are real people and not automated applications. This is necessary in order to combat spam.
Can cookies be removed?
Yes. Not only eliminated, also blocked, either generally or for a specific domain. Although this option of blocking Cookies in your browser may not allow you to fully use all the functions of the Website. To remove the cookies from a website you must select your browser configuration option and there you can search for the cookies associated with the domain in question and proceed to remove them.
Configuration of cookies for the most popular browsers
Below, you will find information on how to access a particular cookie if you use Google Chrome as your browser. Note: these steps can vary according to the version of browser software you are using:
Go to Configuration or Preferences through the File menu, or click on the personalisation icon which appears at the top right.
You will see various sections, click on the option Show advanced options.
Go to Privacy, Content configuration.
Select All cookies and the site data.
A list will appear with all the cookies sorted by domain. To make it easier for you to find the cookies of a certain domain, enter the partial or full address in the field Search for cookies.
After this filtering operation, one or more lines will appear on the screen listing the cookies of the selected website. Now you just have to select it and click the X to delete it.
To configure cookies for Internet Explorer, follow these steps (which may vary according to the version of browser software you are using):
Go to Tools, Internet Options
Click Privacy.
Move the slider to select the desired level of privacy.
To configure cookies for Firefox, follow these steps (which may vary according to the version of browser software you are using):
Go to Options or Preferences depending on your operating system.
Click Privacy.
In History choose Use a personalised configuration for the history.
Now you’ll see the option Accept cookies, and you can turn it on or off according to your preferences.
To configure cookies for Safari or OSX follow these steps (which may vary according to the version of browser software you are using):
Go to Preferences, then Privacy.
Here you will see the option Block cookies where you can select the level of blocking you want.
To configure cookies for Safari for iOS, follow these steps (which may vary according to the version of browser software you are using):
Go to Settings, then Safari.
Go to Privacy and Security, you will see the option Block cookies where you can select the type of blocking you want.
To configure cookies for Android devices, follow these steps (which may vary according to the version of browser software you are using):
Open the browser and press the Menukey, then Settings.
Go to Security and Privacy, you will see the option Accept cookies where you can select or clear the checkbox.
To configure cookies for the Windows Phone browser, follow these steps (which may vary according to the version of browser software you are using):
Open Internet Explorer, then More, then Configuration
Now you can select or clear the checkbox Allow cookies.
* For other browsers, check the documentation for your installed browser.