Cookies Policy

1. Introduction

This website uses its own and third-party cookies to provide visitors with a much better browsing experience and services adapted to everyone's needs and interests. This Cookie Policy applies to all users of the Fest website.

2. What is a "cookie"?

An "Internet cookie" (also known as a "browser cookie", "HTTP cookie" or simply "cookie") is a small file consisting of letters and numbers that will be stored on a computer, mobile terminal or other user equipment from which the Internet is accessed. The cookie is installed at the request of the web server in the browser (for example, Internet Explorer, Chrome) and is completely “passive” (does not contain programs, viruses or spyware and cannot access information on the user’s hard drive). A cookie consists of 2 parts: the name and the content or value of the cookie. Furthermore, the lifetime of a cookie is determined; technically, only the web server that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the website associated with that web server. The cookies themselves do not require the use of personal information and in most cases do not identify Internet users.

3. There are 2 large categories of cookies:

Session cookies - these are temporarily stored in the cookies 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 a webmail account or on social networks). Persistent cookies - They are stored on computer's or hardware's hard drive (and usually depend on the cookie's set expiration date). Persistent cookies also include those placed on a website other than the one the user is currently visiting - known as "third-party cookies" - which can be used anonymously to remember the user's interests to provide the most relevant experience. advertising for users.

4. What are the advantages of cookies?

A cookie contains information that links a web browser (the user) and a specific web server (the website). If the browser accesses this web server again, it can read the information already stored and respond accordingly. Cookies provide users with a better browsing experience and support the efforts of many websites to provide user-friendly services: for example, online privacy settings, website language settings, shopping carts or relevant advertising.

5. What is the lifespan of cookies?

The lifetime of cookies can vary significantly, depending on the purpose for which it is placed. There are the following categories of cookies that also determine their lifetime: Session cookies – A "session cookie" is a cookie that is automatically deleted when the user closes their browser. Persistent or Fixed Cookies – A "persistent" or "fixed cookie" is a cookie that remains stored on the user's terminal until it reaches a certain expiration date (which may be minutes, days or years in the future) or until to its deletion by the user at any time through the browser settings.

6. What are cookies placed by third parties?

Certain sections of content on some sites may be provided through third parties/providers (eg news box, a video or an advertisement). These third parties can also place cookies through the website and they are called "third party cookies" because they are not placed by the owner of the respective website. Third-party providers must also comply with the law in force and the privacy policies of the website owner.

7. How cookies are used by this site

By using/visiting the website, the following cookies can be placed:

• Site performance cookies
• Cookies for geotargetting
• Registration cookies
• Cookies for advertising
• Advertising provider cookies

Site performance cookies

This type of cookie remembers the user's preferences on this site, so that there is no need to set them each time the site is visited.

Cookies for geotargetting

These cookies are used by a software that determines which country you come from. It is completely anonymous and is only used to target content - even when you are on our page in your native language or in another language you get the same ad.

Registration cookies

When you register on this site, we generate a cookie that tells us whether you are registered or not. Our servers use these cookies to show us the account you are registered with and whether you have permission for a particular service. It also allows us to associate any comment you post on our site with your username. If you have not selected "keep me logged in", this cookie will be automatically deleted when you close your browser or computer.

Cookies for advertising

These cookies make it possible to find out whether a user viewed an online advertisement, its type and the time elapsed since viewing the respective advertising message. As such, such cookies are used for online advertising targeting. These cookies are anonymous, storing information about the content viewed, not about the users.

Advertising provider cookies

Some of the advertising you find on this site belongs to third parties. Some of these parties use their own anonymous cookies to analyze how many people have been exposed to an advertising message, or to see how many people have been exposed to the same advertisement more than once.

8. What type of information is stored and accessed through cookies?

Cookies store information in a small text file that allows the browser to be recognized. This website recognizes the browser until the cookies expire or are deleted. 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 - just that it will no longer be able to take into account your preferences and interests, highlighted by your browsing behavior. Examples of important uses of cookies (which do not require the authentication of a user through an account):

• Content and services adapted to the user's preferences - categories of news, weather, sports, maps, public and government services, entertainment sites and travel services.
• Offers tailored to user interests - password retention, language preferences (Ex: displaying search results in the site's chosen language).
• Retention of child protection filters on Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions).
• Limiting the frequency of advertising - limiting the number of times an advertisement is shown to a specific user on a website.
• Providing more relevant advertising to the user.
• Measurement, optimization and analytics features - such as confirming a certain level of traffic on a website, what type of content is viewed and how a user arrives at a website (eg through search engines, directly, from other websites etc). The websites carry out these analyzes of their use in order to improve the sites for the benefit of the users.

9. How can I stop the use of cookies?

Disabling and refusing to receive cookies can make this website difficult to visit, leading to limitations in its usability. Users can configure their browser to reject cookies or to accept cookies from a specific web page. All modern browsers offer the possibility to change cookie settings. These settings can usually be accessed in the "options" section or in the "preferences" menu of your browser. However, refusing or deactivating cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive online advertising - only that it will not be adapted to your preferences and interests, highlighted by your browsing behavior. To understand these settings, the following links may be useful:

• Cookie settings in Microsoft Edge
• Cookie settings in Firefox
• Cookie settings in Chrome
• Cookie settings in Safari

9. Useful Links

If you want to find out more information about cookies and what they are used for, we recommend the following links: All About Cookies