1. Cookies policy valid from 28.05.2018
This policy refers to the cookies and web pages operated by the “SAINT STELIAN, PROTECTOR OF CHILDREN” ASSOCIATION with registered office in Ours”.
2. What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file, generally consisting of identifiers, website names, letters and numbers, to which the user, when browsing the web page through a web browser (eg: Internet Explorer, Chrome, etc.), it may or may not allow it to be installed by storage on the computer, mobile terminal or other equipment used by it. The cookie file is “passive” (it does not contain software programs, viruses or spyware and cannot access the information on the user’s hard drive).
3. What are cookies used for?
These files make it possible to recognize the user’s terminal and present to him a content adapted to his preferences. Cookies ensure a pleasant browsing experience for the user and support the efforts of the “SAINT STELIAN, PROTECTOR OF CHILDREN” ASSOCIATION to offer comfortable services to the user, such as: online privacy preferences, the shopping cart or relevant advertising. Cookies are used in the preparation of aggregate anonymous statistics that help us understand how a user benefits from our web pages, allowing us to improve their structure and content.
4. What types of cookies do we use?
We use two types of cookies:
- session files – temporary files that remain in the user’s terminal until the browsing session is closed or the application (web browser) is closed
- persistent – files that remain in the user’s terminal for a period defined by the parameters of that cookie or until they are manually deleted by the user.
5. How are cookies used by this site?
A visit to this site can place the following types of cookies:
- Website performance cookies;
- Visitor analysis cookies;
- Registration cookies;
- Cookies for advertising;
- Advertising provider cookies.
Examples regarding the utility of cookies (which do not require the authentication of a user through an account):
- Content and services adapted to user preferences – categories of products and services.
- Offers adapted to users’ interests;
- Retention of authentication details (user and password);
- Providing relevant advertising to the user;
- Measurement, optimization and analytical features – such as confirming a certain level of traffic on a website, what type of content is viewed and how a user arrives at a website (eg: through search engines, directly, from other websites etc.). The websites carry out this analysis of their use in order to improve their content for the benefit of the user.
Cookies that, from a technical point of view, are not required to be stored on the user’s terminal, will be used only if the user expresses his express and unequivocal consent in relation to them, by ticking the presented categories.
The user can withdraw his consent at any time by changing the settings of the browser used. You can find details on changing the browser settings on the websites of the browser developers, in the “Settings” section, presented below:
6. What data do cookies contain?
In most cases, cookies do not directly identify Internet users, but the terminal from which they accessed certain web pages. These data are encrypted in a way that does not allow unauthorized access by third parties.
7. Retention and deletion of cookies
In general, an application used to access web pages allows cookies to be saved on the user’s terminal by default. These settings can be modified by the user so that the automatic management of cookies is blocked by the web browser or the user is informed every time cookies are sent to his terminal.
8. Updates to the cookie policy
“SAINT STELIAN, PROTECTOR OF CHILDREN” ASSOCIATION may update this cookie policy to reflect changes in the various cookies used for operational, legal or regulatory purposes. Please read the cookies policy regularly to ensure that you are properly informed about how we use cookies. The date of this policy is updated in the header of this section.
9. Useful links
If you want to find out more information about cookies and what they are used for, we recommend the following links: