Cookie Information
The purpose of the cookies policy is to inform you of more details about the placement, use and management of cookies used on our site https://avvaperformance.com.
We use cookies to provide you with the best possible browsing experience, services tailored to your needs and interests, such as customizing certain settings. Cookies give us valuable feedback on how the site is used so that we can make it more efficient and accessible for you. Cookies allow multimedia or other applications from other sites to be included in a particular site to create a valuable, useful and more enjoyable browsing experience. They improve the effectiveness of online advertising.
What is a “cookie”?
An “Internet Cookie” (term also known as “browser cookie” or “HTTP cookie” or simply “cookie”) is a small file, consisting of letters and numbers, which will be stored on the computer, mobile terminal or your other equipment from which you access the Internet.
The cookie is installed through the request issued by a web server to a browser (eg: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome) and is completely “passive” (it does not contain software programs, viruses or spyware and cannot access the information on the hard disk your).
A cookie consists of 2 parts: the name and the content or value of the cookie. The duration of the existence of a cookie is determined. Only the web server that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the website associated with that web server.
Cookies themselves do not require personal information to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify Internet users.
There are 2 large categories of cookies:
session cookies – these are temporarily stored in the cookie file of the web browser so that it remembers them until the user leaves the respective website or closes the browser window (eg when logging in/out of an account by webmail or on social networks)
persistent cookies – these are stored on the hard drive of a computer or device (and generally depend on the lifetime of the cookie). Persistent cookies also include those placed by a website other than the one the user is currently visiting – known as ‘third party cookies’ – which can be used anonymously to remember a user’s interests so that advertising is delivered as relevant to users as possible.
What are the advantages of cookies?
A cookie contains information that connects a web browser (the user / you) and a specific web server (the website / us). If a browser accesses that web server again, it can read the information already stored and react accordingly.
What is the lifespan of a cookie?
Cookies are managed by web servers. The lifetime of a cookie can vary significantly, depending on the purpose for which it is placed. Some cookies are used exclusively for a single session (session cookies), while other cookies are retained and reused every time you return to our site (permanent cookies). However, you can delete cookies at any time through your browser settings.
Cookies are NOT viruses! They use text-type formats. They are not made up of pieces of code, and cannot be executed or auto-run. Consequently, they cannot be duplicated or replicated to other networks to run or replicate again. Thus, they cannot be considered viruses.
However, cookies can also be used for negative purposes. Because they store information about users’ preferences and browsing history, both on a particular site and across multiple sites, cookies can be used as a form of Spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this fact and constantly mark cookies for deletion during anti-virus/anti-spyware deletion/scanning procedures.
In general, browsers have integrated privacy settings that provide different levels of cookie acceptance, validity period and automatic deletion after the user has visited a certain site.
What type of information is stored and accessed through cookies?
Cookies store information in a small text file that allows a website to recognize a browser. The web server will recognize the browser until the cookie expires or is deleted.
Why are cookies important to the Internet?
Cookies represent the central point of the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping to generate a friendly browsing experience adapted to the preferences and interests of each user. Rejecting or disabling cookies may make some sites unusable.
Rejecting 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 your browsing behavior.
What are cookies placed by third parties?
Certain sections of content on the site may be provided through third parties/suppliers (eg: news box, a video or an advertisement). These third parties can also place cookies through the site and they are called “third party cookies” because they are not placed by us. Third-party providers must comply with the law in force and our privacy policies.
How cookies are used on our website
On https://avvaperformance.com we use the following cookies:
Site performance cookies
Visitor analysis cookies
Registration cookies
Cookies for advertising. These cookies may come from the following third parties: Google Analytics and Facebook.
Performance cookies
This type of cookie remembers your preferences on this site, so there is no need to set them each time you visit the site.
Cookies for visitor analysis
Every time you visit our website, the analytics software provided by a third party generates a user analysis cookie. This cookie tells us if you have visited this site before. The browser will tell us if you have this cookie, and if not, we will generate one. It allows the monitoring of unique users who visit us and how often they do so.
As long as you are not registered on this site, this cookie cannot be used to identify you, it is only used for statistical purposes. If you are registered, we can also know the details you have provided us, such as your e-mail address and username – these being subject to confidentiality and the provisions of the Privacy Policy as well as the provisions of the legislation in force regarding protection of personal data.
Cookies for advertising
These cookies allow us to find out whether or not you have viewed an online advertisement, what is its type and how much time has passed since you saw the advertising message.
We also use these cookies to target online advertising. We can also use cookies belonging to a third party, for better targeting of advertising. These cookies are anonymous, they store information about the viewed content, not about users. We also set anonymous cookies through other sites on which we have advertising in order to recognize you as a visitor of that site if you later visit our site.
Other third-party cookies
On some pages, third parties can set their own anonymous cookies, in order to track the success of an application, or to customize an application. Due to the way of use, this site cannot access these cookies, just as third parties cannot access the cookies owned by this site. For example, when you share an article using the social network button on this site, that social network will record your activity.
Other security aspects related to cookies
Since identity protection is very valuable and represents the right of every internet user, it is advisable to know what possible problems cookies can create. Because through them, information is constantly transmitted in both directions between the browser and the website, if an attacker or unauthorized person intervenes during data transmission, the information contained in the cookie can be intercepted. Although very rare, this can happen if the browser connects to the server using an unencrypted network (ex: an unsecured WiFi network).
Other cookie-based attacks involve missetting cookies on servers. If a website does not require the browser to use only encrypted channels, attackers can use this vulnerability to trick browsers into sending information through unsecured channels. The attackers then use the information to gain unauthorized access to certain websites. It is very important to be careful in choosing the most suitable method of personal information protection.
Tips for safe and responsible browsing, based on cookies.
Due to their flexibility and the fact that most of the most visited and largest sites use cookies, they are almost unavoidable. Deactivating cookies will no longer allow you access to the most widespread and used sites, including YouTube, Gmail, Yahoo, etc.
Here are some tips to help you navigate without worries, with the help of cookies:
Customize your browser settings regarding cookies to reflect a comfortable level of cookie security for you.
If you don’t mind cookies and you are the only person using the device, you can set long expiration periods for storing browsing history and personal access data.
If you share device access, you can consider setting your browser to delete individual browsing data each time you close the 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 detection of attacks on websites. Thus, it prevents the browser from accessing websites that could exploit the vulnerabilities of the browser or download dangerous software.
Make sure your browser is always up to date. Many of the attacks based on cookies are carried out by exploiting the weak points of the old versions of the browsers.
How can I stop cookies?
Disabling and refusing to receive cookies can make certain websites impractical or difficult to visit and use. Also, refusing to accept cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive/see online advertising. It is possible to set the browser so that these cookies are no longer accepted or you can set the browser to accept cookies from a specific site.
All modern browsers offer the possibility to change cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser.
