Cookie Policy

ESPGHAN is committed to give you the best online experience possible during your visit on our website by collecting some types of cookies compliant with the applicable European Directive 2002/58/CE, later on amended from Directive 2009/136/CE and adapted to the national legislations of the member states of the European Union which require to inform the user and obtain his/her consent for the use of cookies and similar technologies.

This Cookie Policy applies exclusively to www.espghan.org (“Website”) and is intended to be an integrant part of the ESPGHAN Privacy Policy.

What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files sent by a web server to the user's browser, stored on his computer and re-sent to the web site during subsequent access sessions. To ensure you get the best possible experience when visiting our websites, we recommend to configure the browser to accept the receipt of cookies. 

Why do we use them?
Cookies are used to help us improve your experience when using our websites and in order to carry out statistical analyses of how users use our website, such as how many pages a user has visited or the number of mouse clicks made on a page. Cookies adopted in this site do not allow the acquisition of personal identification of users / visitors.

Type of cookie and function
Cookie Balancer - it is stored only in a volatile form on user's device and it is not permanently stored on hard-disks. This implies that it is deleted when browser is exited. It is only used to transmit session identifiers, that are random numbers generated by web server, necessary to permit a safe and effective web browsing. 


Analytical cookies 
In order to carry out statistical analysis of how users use our website, we use the following tools that utilize cookie: 

  • Google AdWords 
  • Google Analytics

They set up cookies to allow us to collect anonymous information about the pages visited by a user to improve navigation in the future and to determine the source of possible error messages. For example, they collect information about the pages visited, number of visits, browser used. Do not collect information that can identify you personally. 

Third-party cookie 
while you are browsing our website, you can see the contents of a third party, such as a map indicating our headquarter provided by Google through its Google Maps service. We also offer you the opportunity to share information through social networks like Twitter. With the addition of content we keep you updated on the information selected with care that you can find relevant or of interest to you, but this may lead to third-party providers memorize additional cookies on your device. 
If you follow a link to such third-party sites, please consult their privacy policies about cookies because they are not controlled by ESPGHAN. Therefore please check these policies before providing any personal data to these websites. 


Google
For cookies used by Google see the policy at this link
http://www.google.it/intl/en/policies/privacy/


Google-analytics.com
For cookies used by Analytics see the policy at this link
http://www.google.it/intl/en/policies/privacy/

How can I manage cookies?
To ensure you get the best possible experience when visiting our websites, we recommend that you accept cookies. Most Internet browsers are initially set to accept cookies. You can, at any time, set your browser to accept all cookies, only some, or to reject them, disabling the use. In addition, you can set your browser preferences in order to be notified each time a cookie is stored on your device. Please note that disabling cookies this website could not work properly.

Changes to this Policy
This policy may change - related to the entry of new regulations, updating of new services. For this reason, the user / visitor is invited to check periodically this page.

Contacts
Questions, comments and requests regarding this policy are welcome and may be directed to office@espghan.org.