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Our own cookies
We use cookies to make our website work including:
- Remembers an administrator or editor’s logged in status
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Third party functions cookies
Our site, like most websites, includes functionality provided by third parties. A common example is the Google Translate cookie which stores the translation preference: it contains translation languages, for example ‘/en/it (English to Italian)’. Our site includes the following which use cookies:
- Videos (powered by YouTube)
- Google Maps
- Google Translate
- From time to time we may add other embedded content
Disabling these cookies will likely break the functions offered by these third parties.
Turning cookies off
You can usually switch cookies off by adjusting your browser settings to stop it from accepting cookies. We suggest consulting the Help section of your browser or taking a look at the About Cookies website which offers guidance for all modern browsers. However, because cookies are a standard part of most modern websites switching cookies off will likely limit the functionality of our’s and a large proportion of other websites too.
