Cookies

The Site uses the following types of cookies depending on the function and purpose of the data collection and data processing taking place:

• Strictly necessary cookies. These cookies are essential in order to enable you to access and navigate the Site and to use its features. For example, authentication and security cookies are used to access secure areas of the Site, to identify and recognize registered users and to enable them to gain access to requested content or features. Without these cookies, some services you may require cannot be provided.
• Functionality cookies. These cookies allow the Site to remember the choices you make, your account preferences and to provide enhanced personal features. For example, these cookies will remember your log-in details.
• Performance cookies. These are research and analytics cookies that allow us to collect information about how users use the Site, for example, which pages users visit most often, if they receive error messages from pages, etc. This helps us to improve the way the Site works and allows us to test different features on the Site.
• Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to the Site, the pages you visit and the links you follow. We use this information to make the Site and any advertising displayed on the Site more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but personal information that we store about you may be linked by us to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. As described in the previous section, the cookies used on the Site include those which are needed for access and navigation (“strictly necessary cookies”), cookies that remember your choices (“functionality cookies”), cookies that track usage (“performance cookies”) and cookies that provide you with targeted content or advertising (“targeting cookies”). We may use the information we obtain from your use of these cookies for the following purposes:

• to recognize your device when you visit the Site;
• to track you as you navigate the Site;
• to enable the use of any e-commerce features;
• to improve the usability of the Site;
• to analyze the usage of the Site;
• to include in the administration of the Site; and
• to personalize the Site, including targeted advertising which may be of specific interest to you.

For more information on managing advertising personalization through your Google account, please visit this page.

When using the Site, you may also be sent third-party cookies by our advertisers and service providers. They may use the information they obtain from your use of their cookies for the following purposes:

• to track your browser across multiple websites;
• to build a profile of your web surfing behavior; and
• to target advertising which may be of specific interest to you.

In addition to the information provided in this Policy, you can find more information about your online choices here.

You can deactivate or block cookies either by changing the settings in our Cookie Preference Center or within your browser. When you visit the Site for the first time, you will be asked to give your consent to the use of cookies collecting personal data. You can give your consent for all types of cookies by clicking the “Allow All” button, or select specific types of cookies (strictly necessary cookies, functionality cookies, performance cookies, targeting cookies) that you want to accept by clicking the “Allow Selection” button. Any consent you give is voluntary and can be revoked at any time.

The Cookie Preference Center can be accessed either via the banner displayed when you first visit the Site or after blocking/deleting any cookies. It shows the types of cookies that we store and whether those types of cookies are currently active or not. Consent can be managed by toggling the On/Off switches. Note that if you deactivate any cookie types in the Cookie Preference Center and save your changes, then those types will only be deactivated the next time you visit the Site or by refreshing the page. In addition to this, you can remove cookies from your machine using the methods described in the following sections.

You can block cookies by type in the Cookie Preference Center, but most internet browsers also allow you to block cookies directly in the browser. For the most-used browsers this can be done as follows:

• Google Chrome : click the three-dots menu at the top right, then “Settings”, then go to “Privacy and security”, then click “Third-party cookies”, and then select “Block third-party cookies”.
• Mozilla Firefox : click the three-bars menu at the top right, then “Settings”, then go to “Privacy & Security”, then under “Enhanced Tracking Protection” select the “Custom” radio button, and then use the dropdown menu next to the “Cookies” option to choose the types of cookies that you want to block.
• Microsoft Edge : click the three-dots menu at the top right, then “Settings”, then “Manage cookies”, and then select “Block third-party cookies” using the sliding selector.
• Internet Explorer : click “Tools”, then “Internet Options”, then “Privacy”, and then select “Block all cookies” using the sliding selector.
• Safari : click “Preferences”, then click the “Privacy” tab, and then select “Block cookies”.

Note that blocking all cookies will have a negative impact on the usability of the Site as you may not be able to use certain features (e.g. logging in, accessing certain content, using search functions, etc.).

It is also possible to delete cookies which are already stored on your device. For the most-used browsers this can be done as follows:

• Google Chrome : click the three-dots menu at the top right, then “Settings”, then go to “Privacy and security”, then click “Delete browsing data”, then check the “Cookies and other site data” checkbox, and then click “Delete data”.
• Mozilla Firefox : click the three-bars menu at the top right, then “Settings”, then go to “Privacy & Security”, then go to “Cookies and Site Data”, and then click the “Clear Data” button.
• Microsoft Edge : click the three-dots menu at the top right, then “Settings”, then “Clear browsing data”, then check the “Cookies and other site data” checkbox, and then click the “Clear now” button.
• Internet Explorer : click “Tools”, then “Internet Options”, then “Delete Browsing History”, then check the “Cookies” checkbox, and then click the “Delete” button.
• Safari : click “Preferences”, then select the “Privacy” tab, and then click “Remove All Website Data”.

Note that deleting cookies may also have a negative impact on the usability of the Site as you may not be able to use certain features (e.g. logging in, accessing certain content, using search functions, etc.).

If you have any questions, comments or requests with regard to this Policy or our use of cookies on the Site, please direct these to our Data Protection Officer (DPO) at the following address:

Athena International Publishing B.V.
Attn: Data Protection Officer
Keizersgracht 520H
1017EK Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Email: dpo@athena-publishing.com