CookiesTo make this site work properly, we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device. Most big websites do this too.What are cookies?A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. It enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.How do we use cookies?We use two kind of cookies: session cookies (they are active for the duration of your working session) and permanent cookies.  This is a brief description:

  • Session cookies: named "DRUPAL_UID", SESS*: are used to consent you to log in, and to personalize your navigation. They are deleted after you close your session
  • Google's analytics cookies: are used by Google Analytics to keep track and count visitors. 
  • Google's adsense  cookies: are used by Google Adsense to show short ads banners when needed.
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  • In addition, the "Cookie agreed" cookie has been added just to take track of your acceptance of our cookie's policy, as required by International laws.

How to control cookiesYou can control and/or delete cookies as you wish – for details, see http://aboutcookies.org. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some services and functionalities may not work. Find more informationAbout Google's cookies and privacy policy: 

There is a tool to disable Google analytics cookies: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptoutAbout AddThis privacy policy: http://www.addthis.com/privacyFacebook's cooky policy: https://www.facebook.com/help/cookies