1. Cookie policy
This policy concerns cookies and similar technologies used, as applicable, on this website.
Cookies are used for the following purposes:
- to make the site work;
- to analyse the behaviour of site visitors;
- for advertising.
This policy is supplemented by the Policy on the protection of personal data.
2. What is a cookie
A cookie is a small file, made up of letters and numbers, that will be stored on the computer, mobile terminal or other equipment of a user from which the internet is accessed. The cookie is installed by a request issued by a web server to a browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Chrome) and is entirely “passive” (it contains no software programs, viruses or spyware and cannot access information on the user’s hard drive). Technically, only the web server that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the web page associated with that web server.
3. What are scripts?
A script is a fragment of code (program code) used to make our site work correctly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
4. What is a web beacon?
A “web beacon” (or a “pixel tag”) is a small invisible fragment of text, or an image, placed on a website in order to monitor traffic. In order to monitor traffic, web beacons may store various data about you.
5. What are cookies used for?
These files make it possible to recognise the user’s terminal and present content in a relevant way, adapted to the user’s preferences. Cookies give users a pleasant browsing experience and support our efforts to offer users convenient services. They are also used to prepare aggregated anonymous statistics that help us understand how a user makes use of our web page, allowing us to improve its structure and content while excluding personal identification of the user.
Cookies are used to give the users of this web page a better browsing experience and services adapted to the needs and interests of each individual user, namely to:
- improve the use of this web page, including by identifying any errors that occur while users visit or use it;
- provide anonymous statistics on how this web page is used to UNIQUE LIGHT THERAPY S.R.L., as the owner of this web page;
- anticipate goods that may in future be made available to users through this web page, based on the services and products accessed.
On the basis of the feedback transmitted through cookies about how this web page is used, UNIQUE LIGHT THERAPY S.R.L. can take measures to make this web page more efficient and more accessible for users.
The use of cookies therefore allows certain settings or preferences chosen by the users of this web page to be remembered, such as:
- the language a web page is viewed in;
- the currency in which certain prices or charges are expressed;
- the posting of comments on the site.
6. Which cookies do we use?
We use two types of cookie: per-session and persistent.
Per-session cookies are temporary files that remain on the user’s terminal until the session ends or the application (web browser) is closed.
Persistent cookies remain on the user’s terminal for a period defined by the cookie’s parameters, or until they are deleted manually by the user.
7. How are cookies used by this site?
A visit to this site may place the following types of cookie:
- cookies strictly necessary for the operation of the site;
- analytics cookies;
- advertising cookies.
Strictly necessary cookies and/or similar technologies are essential for the site to work properly, and are set on your device when you access the site or as a result of actions you take on the site, as applicable. You can set your browser to block cookies, but in that case certain sections of the site will not work correctly.
By using or visiting the web page, the following cookies may be placed:
- technical or functional cookies;
- user analytics cookies;
- geotargeting cookies;
- registration cookies;
- advertising cookies;
- advertising providers’ cookies.
a. Technical or functional cookies
Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the site work correctly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our site. This way, you don’t have to enter the same information repeatedly when you visit our site. We may place these cookies without your consent.
b. Statistical cookies
We use statistical cookies to optimise the site experience for our users. With these statistical cookies we obtain information about the use of our site. We ask your permission to place statistical cookies.
c. Marketing/tracking cookies
Marketing/tracking cookies are cookies (or any other form of local storage) used to create user profiles, to display advertising, or to track the user across this site or across multiple sites for similar marketing purposes.
8. Personal data and cookies
Cookies do not themselves require personal information in order to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify internet users. Personal data collected through the use of cookies may only be collected in order to enable certain functionality for the user. That data is encrypted in a way that makes access by unauthorised persons impossible.
When you first visit our site, we will show you a pop-up window with an explanation about cookies. By clicking “Save preferences”, you give your consent to our use of the categories of cookies and modules selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can block the use of cookies in the browser you use, but please bear in mind that in that case our site may no longer work properly.
9. Deleting cookies
In general, an application used to access web pages allows cookies to be saved on the terminal by default. These settings can be changed so that automatic cookie handling is blocked by the web browser, or so that the user is informed each time cookies are sent to their terminal.
Detailed information about the options and ways of managing cookies can be found in the settings area of the application (web browser). Limiting the use of cookies may affect certain functionality of the web page. Disabling and refusing cookies can make this web page difficult to visit, bringing with it limitations on how it can be used.
Users can configure their browser to reject cookies, or to accept cookies from one particular web page. All modern browsers offer the ability to change cookie settings. As a rule, these settings can be accessed in the “options” section or in the “preferences” menu of your browser. However, refusing or disabling cookies does not mean you will no longer receive online advertising — only that it will not be adapted to your preferences and interests as revealed by your browsing behaviour.
The following pages may be useful in understanding these settings:
- Cookie settings in Google Chrome
- Cookie settings in Mozilla Firefox
- Cookie settings in Safari
- Cookie settings in Microsoft Edge
10. Why are cookies important for the internet?
Cookies are central to the efficient functioning of the internet, helping to create a browsing experience that is friendly and adapted to each user’s preferences and interests. Refusing or disabling cookies can make some sites, or parts of sites, impossible to use.
Disabling cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive online advertising, in accordance with the law — only that it will no longer be able to take account of your preferences and interests as revealed by your browsing behaviour.
Examples of important uses of cookies (which do not require a user to authenticate through an account):
- content and services adapted to the user’s preferences — categories of products and services;
- offers adapted to users’ interests;
- remembering passwords;
- remembering child-protection filters for internet content (family mode options, safe search functions);
- limiting how often adverts are shown — limiting the number of times an advert is displayed to a particular user on a site;
- delivering advertising that is relevant to the user;
- measuring, optimising and adapting analytics characteristics — 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 (e.g. through search engines, directly, from other websites, etc.).
Websites carry out these analyses of how they are used in order to improve their services for the benefit of users.
11. Security and confidentiality aspects
In general, browsers have built-in privacy settings that provide different levels of cookie acceptance, validity period and automatic deletion after the user has visited a particular site. Various security aspects relating to cookies:
- customising your browser’s cookie settings to reflect a level of cookie security you are comfortable with;
- if you are the only person who uses the computer, you can set long expiry periods for storing browsing history and personal access data, if you wish;
- if you share access to the computer, you may want to consider setting the browser to delete individual browsing data each time you close the browser. This is one way of accessing sites that place cookies and deleting any visit information when the browsing session ends.
For any further questions about how cookies are used on this web page, please contact us at: Wellness@alexandraneamtu.net.