COOKIE POLICY
When you visit our website, read, click on, or download information, or receive emails from us (e.g., brochures) in response to your requests, we collect information through automated means from your device about how you use the site. We may also use image elements and cookies that may be transferred to your device’s cookie file, depending on device type. This information helps us improve our website for all visitors and implement continuous enhancements to ensure the information on our pages remains relevant and useful to users. Please refer to the information below for further details.
DEVICE DATA
The device data collected by our websites includes:
Technical information: your Internet domain name (e.g., your Internet Service Provider such as NOS, MEO, Vodafone, or your workplace) and the Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your device to the Internet; your login information; browser type and version (e.g., Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox); device type; time zone setting; browser plug-in types and versions; operating system (e.g., Windows 10 or macOS); and platform.
Information about your visit: including the full Uniform Resource Locator (URL) clickstream to, through, and from our sites (including date and time); products viewed or searched for; page response times; download errors; duration of visits to certain pages; number and pages visited during a session on our site and the time spent on the site; as well as page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs).
We may receive information about you if you use any other sites operated by us or services we provide. We work with third parties (including, for example, business partners, subcontractors in technical, payment, and delivery services, authentication and fraud prevention service providers, advertising networks, analytics providers, search information providers, and credit reporting agencies) and may receive information about you from these third parties.
COOKIES
A cookie is a text-only string of information that a website transfers to your browser’s cookie file on your computer’s hard drive to help us remember you. Cookies can help a website quickly tailor content to better suit your interests. Most websites use cookies. Cookies alone cannot be used to identify you.
Typically, a cookie contains the name of the domain from which the cookie originated, the “lifetime” of the cookie and a value, which is usually a unique random number.
This site uses two types of cookies:
Session cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain in your browser’s cookie file until you leave the site.
Persistent cookies: These remain in your browser’s cookie file for much longer (the duration depends on the specific cookie’s “lifetime”).
How Cookies Are Used and What Information Is Collected
Session cookies are used to:
Allow you to carry information across pages of our site, avoiding the need to re-enter information.
Enable access to stored information once you register.
Persistent cookies are used to:
Help recognize you as a unique visitor (using a number, you cannot be personally identified) when you return to our site.worldwinenow.com
Customize content or advertisements to match your preferred interests or prevent showing the same ads repeatedly.
Compile anonymous, aggregated statistics to better understand how users navigate our site and to continuously improve its structure and usability. This ensures that you cannot be personally identified.
For more information about cookies in general and how to manage them, visit www.aboutcookies.org. This list outlines the cookies we use and the purposes for which they are used, including third-party cookies.
Managing Cookies – Disabling, Enabling, and Deleting Cookies
You can choose to accept or decline cookies by changing your browser settings. However, if cookies are disabled, you may not be able to use all interactive features of the site. To check if cookies are enabled, follow the instructions below.
How to Configure and Customize Your Browser’s Cookie Settings
Managing Cookies in Internet Explorer:
In most versions of Internet Explorer, you can access cookie settings by clicking on the Tools option and then the Privacy tab.
Managing Cookies in Microsoft Edge:
In Microsoft Edge, you can access cookie settings by clicking on the More option and then the Settings icon.
Managing Cookies in Firefox:
In Firefox, cookie settings are managed in the Privacy panel of the Options window. Refer to the Options window – Privacy panel for more information on these settings.
Managing Cookies in Chrome:
Click on the wrench icon on the toolbar, select Settings, click under the top tab, then click on content settings in the privacy section.
Managing Cookies in Opera:
In Opera, click on Settings, Preferences, Advanced, and finally on Cookies to manage cookies.
Managing Cookies in Safari:
Select Safari, followed by Preferences, and finally click on Security. You can specify when and how Safari should accept cookies.
To Manage Cookies on Your Mobile Phone:
Refer to your manual or guide.
Deleting Cookies
You can easily delete any cookies installed in your browser’s cookie folder. For example, if you are using Microsoft Windows Explorer:
Open “Windows Explorer.”
Click on the “Search” button on the toolbar.
Type “cookie” into the search box for “Folders and files.”
Select “My Computer” in the “Look in” box.
Click on “Search now.”
Double-click on the folders found.
Select all cookie files.
Press “Delete” on your keyboard.
If you are not using Microsoft Windows Explorer, go to the “Help” section of your browser and search for “cookies” to find out where your cookie folder is located.
Your Choices
You have some options regarding the accessibility of this information through your device. For example, it is possible to disable or enable location data, depending on divide type. Most mobile devices offer users the option to disable location services. These controls are often located in your device’s settings menu. For assistance with disabling location services on your device, we recommend contacting your mobile service provider or device manufacturer.