Cookie Information
Cookies are text files containing minimum information sent to the browser and stored on the user computer, mobile phone or other device, each time the user visits website. Upon connection, cookies send back information to the reference site. Cookies can be permanent (known as persistent cookies), when they remain on the computer until the user deletes them, or temporary (known as session cookies) when they are disabled when the browser is closed. Cookies can also be first-party cookies, those set by the website being visited, or third-parties cookies, set by a website other than the one being visited.
HOW WE USE COOKIES
We use cookies to enhance the functionality of our websites and to allow the user to navigate between pages efficiently, to remember preferences and to improve the navigation experience. GLOBAL HIPPO ASSOCIATION uses cookies to collect statistical data about visitors and to record preference information when browsing the website. Our purpose in using cookies is to improve the experience offered by our website to visitors.
COOKIES USE AND PURPOSE
The cookies we use on our websites can be categorized as follows (based on the guidelines of ICC, International Chamber of Commerce):
STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES
These cookies are essential in order to allow the user to navigate through the website and use the requested services, such as accessing secure areas of the website.
Essential cookies are first-party cookies, and can be either permanent or temporary. We use this type of cookie to manage user registration and login. Without these cookies, the user may not be able to access the required services and our websites would not function properly.
PERFORMANCE COOKIES
Performance cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages users visit most frequently. These cookies do not collect identifying data of individual visitors, but only aggregated and anonymous data.
We use these cookies:
- For statistical purpose, to understand how our websites are used;
- to measure the delivery of our advertising campaigns.
- Remember whether a particular service has already been provided to you;
- improve the overall site experience, by remembering the users preferences.