Cookie Policy

What is a cookie and what is it used for?

This website uses its own and third-party cookies to provide visitors with a much better browsing experience and services tailored to everyone's needs and interests.

In what we call "web 2.0", "cookies" play an important role in facilitating access to and delivery of multiple services that the user enjoys on the Internet, such as:

• Customizing certain settings such as: the language in which a site is viewed, the currency in which certain prices or rates are expressed, keeping options for various products (measures, other details, etc.) in the shopping cart (and storing these options) - generating thus the flexibility of the "shopping cart" (accessing old preferences by accessing the "forward" and "back" button)

• Cookies provide site owners with valuable feedback on how their sites are used by users, so that they can make them even more efficient and accessible to users.

• Allow multimedia or other applications from other sites to be included in a particular site to create a more valuable, useful and enjoyable browsing experience;

• Improve the efficiency of online advertising;

An "Internet Cookie" (also known as a "browser cookie" or "HTTP cookie" or simply a "cookie") is a small file, consisting of letters and numbers, that will be stored on your computer, mobile terminal or other equipment of a user from which the Internet is accessed.

The cookie is installed by request issued by a web server to a browser (eg Internet Explorer, Chrome)

A cookie consists of 2 parts: the name and content or value of the cookie. Moreover, the duration of a cookie is determined; technically, only the webserver that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the website associated with that webserver.

Cookies themselves do not require personal information in order to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify internet users.

Some cookies are used exclusively for a single session (session cookies) and are no longer retained once the user has left the website and some cookies are retained and reused each time the user returns to that website ('cookie permanent '). However, cookies can be deleted by a user at any time through the browser settings.

A visit to this site may place cookies for the purposes of:

• Site performance cookies

• Visitor analysis cookies

• Cookies for geotargetting

• Registration cookies

• Cookies for advertising

• Cookies of advertising providers

These cookies may come from the following third parties: google.com, facebook.com, others.

Cookies represent the central point of the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping to generate a friendly browsing experience and adapted to the preferences and interests of each user. Declining or disabling cookies may make some sites impossible to use.

Refusing or deactivating cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive online advertising, but only that it will no longer be able to take into account your preferences and interests, highlighted by the browsing behavior.

Cookies are NOT viruses! They use plain text formats. They are not made up of pieces of code so they cannot be executed or auto-run. Consequently, they cannot be duplicated or replicated on other networks to run or replicate again. Because they cannot perform these functions, they cannot be considered viruses.

Cookie security

Cookies may, however, be used for negative purposes. Because it stores information about users' preferences and browsing history, both on a particular site and on several other sites, cookies can be used as a form of Spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this and constantly mark cookies to be deleted during anti-virus / anti-spyware deletion / scanning procedures.

Due to their flexibility and the fact that most of the most visited and largest sites use cookies, they are almost inevitable. Disabling cookies will not allow the user access to the most widespread and used sites including Youtube, Gmail, Yahoo and others. Here are some tips that can ensure that you navigate without worries but with the help of cookies:

• Customize your browser settings for cookies to reflect a comfortable level of security for you to use cookies.

• If you do not mind cookies and you are the only person using the computer, you can set long expiration dates for storing your browsing history and personal access data.

• If you share access to your computer, you can consider setting your browser to delete individual browsing data each time you close your browser. This is an option to access the sites that place cookies and to delete any visit information at the end of the browsing session.

• Install and constantly update your antispyware applications.

Many of the spyware detection and prevention applications include site attack detection. This prevents the browser from accessing websites that could exploit browser vulnerabilities or download malicious software. Make sure your browser is always up to date. Many of the cookie-based attacks are exploited by exploiting the weaknesses of older versions of browsers.

Cookies are everywhere and cannot be avoided if you want to enjoy access to the best and largest sites on the Internet - local or international. With a clear understanding of how they operate and the benefits they bring, you can take the necessary security measures so that you can surf the Internet with confidence.

Disabling and refusing to receive cookies may make certain sites impractical or difficult to visit and use. Also, the refusal to accept cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive / see online advertising.

It is possible to set in the browser so that these cookies are no longer accepted or you can set the browser to accept cookies from a specific site. But, for example, if you are not registered using cookies, you will not be able to leave comments.

How you can control cookies

You may withdraw your consent to cookies at any time. For this purpose, you can block or delete cookies either through your web browser settings or by using software provided by third parties, or by following the specific instructions for the cookie categories in the following sections. In any case, there may be problems with the use of certain parts of the website if you disable cookies.

If you want to delete cookies stored on your devices and configure your web browser to reject cookies, you can use your web browser preferences settings. You can usually find the navigation settings for cookies in the "Options", "Tools" or "Preferences" menus in the web browser you use to access our Websites. Depending on the existing web browsers, various means can be used to disable cookies. For more information, please visit your browsers' website:

• Cookie settings in Internet Explorer - Internet Explorer;

• Cookie settings in Firefox - Firefox;

• Cookie settings in Chrome - Chrome;

• Cookie settings in Safari - Safari;

• Cookie settings in Edge - Edge;

• Cookie settings in Opera - Opera.

To learn more about cookies, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org or visit www.youronlinechoices.eu, which contains additional information on behavioral advertising and online privacy.

Types of Cookies

Cookies required

The necessary cookies help to make a site usable by activating basic functions, such as page navigation and access to secure areas on the site.

The site cannot function properly without these cookies.

Examples of cookies set by the site:

• Cookie display consent - Stores the user's consent to use cookies on the current domain

• Account login - Used to identify the user in the database and allow his authentication

• Shopping Cart - Used to store or display products added to the shopping cart

• Hide messages - It is used to hide messages such as: teaser / pop-up newsletter subscription, messages related to product delivery delays, marketing messages such as discount vouchers, online chat, etc.

Preferred cookies

Preferred cookies allow a site to remember information that changes in the way the site behaves or looks, such as your preferred language or region.

Examples of cookies set by the site:

• Product ordering - Used to store or change the ordering of products in categories

• Display listing- Used to store or change the display type of products selected in categories, for example: list format, table format.

• Number of products per page - Used to store or change the number of products displayed on the page

Statistical cookies

Statistical cookies help site owners understand how visitors interact with the site by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Examples of cookies set by the site:

• Referral (ref) - Used to store the promotional environment from which the user accessed this website

• Analytics - Used to measure website traffic and to understand how users interact with the website

• Experiments - Used to display another type of content on the website to improve the user experience

• Affiliation (unavailable) - Used to store the affiliate through which the user reached the website and completed the order

Marketing cookies

Marketing cookies are used to track users from one site to another.

The intention is to display relevant and engaging ads for individual users, so they are more valuable to advertising agencies and third parties dealing with advertising.

Services used by the site:

• Facebook Remarketing - Display relevant ads on the Facebook network or its partners, depending on the product categories with which the user interacted.

• Google Adwords - Display relevant ads in the networks of its partners, depending on the product categories with which the user interacted.

Third party services used