COOKIES

USE OF COOKIES

1. Concept of Cookies

 

Cookies are files that are stored on the user’s computer as they browse the Internet and, in particular, contain a number that allows the user’s computer to be identified unequivocally, even if the user changes their location or IP address.

Cookies are installed during Internet browsing, either by websites visited by the user or by third parties with which the website is associated, and provide the the site with information on user activity on same site or any others with which they are associated, for example: the location from which the user accesses the site, the connection time, the device from which you accessed the site (desktop or mobile), the operating system and browser used, the most visited pages, the number of clicks made as well as data regarding the user’s behavior on the Internet.

The website may be accessed without the need for activating cookies, although any such deactivation may prevent the website from functioning correctly.

 

2. Authorization for the use of cookies

By means of the cookies alert that appears in the footer of the website, the user or visitor of the site accepts that, when browsing the same, he or she expressly consents to the use of cookies according to the description as detailed below, unless overruled by any browser settings the user may have established to reject their use.

 

3. Types of Cookies used on the Web

 

The user browsing the site may  encounter cookies inserted directly by the site Owner or cookies inserted third parties, as detailed in the following sections:

 

3.1. Cookies inserted by the Owner

The owner of the website uses its own cookies that serve to facilitate the correct navigation of the website, as well as to ensure that the content thereof is effectively loaded. These cookies are, in addition, session cookies, that is, they are temporary and expire and are automatically deleted when the user closes their browser.

Owner | worldlawcongress.com

Expiration date | 12 months

Category | Owner

Function | This cookie pertains to the tools with which the site has been developed, except for the language chosen for navigation. It expires a year after the last update.

Type | Technical

Owner | worldlawcongress.com

Expiration date | 1 year

Category | Owner

Function | Remembers if the visitor has accepted / closed the cookie info bar.

Type | technical

Owner | worldlawcongress.com

Expiration date | Session

Category | Owner

Function | When the user has previously filled out the form, this field is completed automatically.

Typo | technical

Owner | worldlawcongress.com

Expiration date | Session

Category | Owner

Function | When the user has previously filled out the form, this field is completed automatically.

Type | technical

Owner | worldlawcongress.com

Expiration date | Session

Category| Owner

Function | When the user has previously filled out the form, this field is completed automatically.

Type | technical

3.2. Third party cookies

 

Below are listed third parties that use cookies on the Website, as well as the purposes thereof:

  • Cookies for the measurement of traffic in the Portals: the Owner uses cookies from Google Analytics, Nielsen Netratings and Certifica Metric to collect statistical data on the activity of users on the Website and, thereby, to improve the services provided to users. These cookies enable the analysis of user traffic by generating an anonymous user ID that is used to measure how many times a user visits the site. It also records when was the first and last time a user visited the site, when a session was terminated and the origin of the user.

Owner | worldlawcongress.com

Expiration date | 24 months

Category | Analytics

Function | This cookie is used to count how many times a user visits the site. It also records when was the first and last time a user visited the site. It expires at two years after the last update.

Type | Third party

Owner | worldlawcongress.com

Expiration date | 30 minutes

Category | Analytics

Function | This cookie is used to ascertain total browsing time. It records the arrival time on the page. EIt expires at 30 minutes after the last pageview.

Type | Third party

Owner | woocommerce

Expiration date | Session

Category | Owner

Function | It enables the functionality of the shopping basket.

Type | Technical

Owner | woocommerce

Expiration date | Session

Category | Owner

Function | Records whether products have been added to the cart.

Type | Technical

Owner | woocommerce

Expiration date | 2 days

Category | Owner

Function | Unique user identifier.

Type | Technical

4. Browser configuration

 

The Owner reminds its users that the use of cookies may be subject to their acceptance during the installation or update of the browser that they use.

 

This acceptance may be revoked through the content and privacy settings options made available therein. The Owner recommends that its users consult the help section of their browser or access the help pages of the following main navigators:

 

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/hub/4230784/internet-explorer-help

Safari: https://support.apple.com/safari

Opera: https://www.opera.com/help

Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/?hl=en

 

If the user wishes to revoke their consent or make any queries regarding the Website’s Cookies Policy, the Owner can be contacted through at the following address  [email protected]

indicating in the subject field “Cookies Policy”.