1.    What is a Policy about Cookies or Cookies Policy?

With this Policy our Company “QACS”, provides to the users / visitors of its website, information about the use of Cookies on this website. In particular, we inform you about the meaning of Cookies, the type of Cookies we install on your device, the type of data they collect, the purpose and the recipients to whom this data may be transmitted. Also, in this Policy, we inform you about the way to set or disable Cookies, depending on the type of Cookies.

2.    What are the Cookies?

Cookies are small information files (txt files), which are installed through the browser of the user / visitor of the website, on the computer or on his mobile device (in the application files of the browser and / or in the archive file structure of each user of the terminal device), when visiting the website. Cookies are used to make our website more functional and popular with you. Cookies allow us to improve your online experience and the services provided to you. We install “first-party Cookies”, i.e., Cookies installed by ourselves, and “third-party Cookies”, installed by others (e.g., advertising networks), through our website. Each time you visit the website, you will be asked to accept or reject specific categories of Cookies (it’s in your discretion which categories you are going to accept or reject). If you choose to continue browsing our website, you agree to the use of Cookies, which are necessary for the functionality of the website and which cannot be disabled (it’s the only category of Cookies which cannot be disabled by the user of our website due to functionality reasons).

3.    What kind of cookies do we use?

At this website, we use the following categories of Cookies: I. Necessary: ​​These Cookies are absolutely necessary for the operation of our website, so that you can browse the website and use its functions, such as access to secure areas. Without them, the services provided to you, such as your registration, cannot be provided. II. Preferences: These Cookies are intended to provide personalized and improved functionality to you when you visit the website, depending on certain criteria in the user terminal (e.g. browser type used, language, service access point settings, etc.). III. Statistics: Statistics Cookies allow us to collect anonymous information regarding the way you use our website (e.g. which pages of our website are frequently visited, if you receive error messages, etc.). These Cookies do not identify the user / visitor of the website, but the information they collect is aggregated and used solely to improve the performance of our website. IV. Marketing: Marketing Cookies are intended to receive information about your interest in our site and to provide personalized ads related to your interests. We also inform you that in this context, information relating to the way you use our website may be shared with third party social media, advertising, and analytics providers. In the table below, you can have more detailed information about the Cookies we use, by category and provider and receive information about them.

CATEGORY	COOKIE NAME	PROVIDER	DURATION	PURPOSE DESCRIPTION
Necessary	CONSENT [x2]	google.com, youtube.com	2 years	Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website
	CookieConsent	qacslab.com	1 year	Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain
	JSESSIONID	linkedin.com	Session	Preserves users states across page requests
	li_gc	linkedin.com	179 days	Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain
	test_cookie	google.com	1 day	Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies
	rc::a	google.com	Persistent	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, to make valid reports on the use of their website (banner)
	rc::c	google.com	Session	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots (banner)
Preferences	lang	ads.linkedin.com	Session	Remembers the user’s selected language version of a website
Statistics	_ga	google.com	2 years	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
	_gat	google.com	1 day	Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate
	_gid	google.com	1 day	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
	S	Google	1 day	Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes.
Marketing	_fbp	Meta Platforms, Inc.	3 years	Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.
	_gcl_au	qacslab.com	3 months	Used by Google Ad Sense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services
	ads/ga-audiences	google.com	Session	Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor ‘s online behavior across websites.
	bcookie	linkedin.com	1 month	Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services
	bscookie	linkedin.com	1 year	Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services
	IDE	google.com	1 year	Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user
	NID	google.com	6 months	Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user’s device. The ID is used for targeted ads.
	pagead/landing	google.com	Session	Collects data on visitor behavior from multiple websites, to present more relevant advertisement – This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement
	VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	youtube.com	179 days	Tries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated You Tube videos
	lidc	linkedin.com	1 day	Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services
	YSC	youtube.com	Session	Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from You Tube the user has seen
	ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY	youtube.com	Persistent	Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded You Tube video
	yt-remote-cast-available	youtube.com	Session	Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded You Tube video
	yt-remote-cast-installed	youtube.com	Session	Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded You Tube video
	yt-remote-connected-devices	youtube.com	Persistent	Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded You Tube video
	yt-remote-device-id	youtube.com	Persistent	Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded You Tube video
	yt-remote-fast-check-period	youtube.com	Session	Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded You Tube video
	yt-remote-session-app	youtube.com	Session	Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded You Tube video
	yt-remote-session-name	youtube.com	Session	Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded You Tube video

4.    How do you accept the above use of Cookies?

When connecting to our website, you receive a relevant message about the use of Cookies by us, in which you are invited to select the categories of Cookies, which you wish to accept or disable. With the above provided option, you explicitly provide your consent for the use of specific categories of Cookies, kept in a relevant electronic file of your choices by us.

5.    How to disable Cookies?

In any case, it is at your discretion to control the use of Cookies, to oppose to their use and to revoke whenever you wish, your consent, through the above procedure. To process the Cookies recorded during your browsing click here. If you wish to disable (or reactivate) the use of Cookies in overall, for all the webpages you visit, you can do so from your browser settings. For more details visit the following websites and be informed about the necessary actions you need to take.

• Internet Explorer:

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835

• Mozilla Firefox:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored

• Google Chrome:

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en

• Safari:

https://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042

• Safari for iPad and iPhone:

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677

For detailed information on how you can manage Cookies, visit the website www.allaboutcookies.org.

6.    What are your rights?

In any case, you have the control over the processing of your personal data, reserving your rights, as provided in the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 679/2016 (art. 13 et seq. GDPR) and in the Privacy Policy of our Company.

7.    Modifications

This Cookies Policy is subject to changes at any time and will always be updated on our website. The Policy has always been considered valid, as formulated by the most recent amendment.

Last update:11/16/2022