What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files sent to your computer or mobile device when you visit websites. Cookies help websites store and retrieve information about your browsing habits in order to personalize your browsing experience according to your preferences.

What types of cookies does our website use?

• Session cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain in your browser until you leave the webpage. The information collected is used to analyse traffic patterns, allowing us to improve the site’s content and usability.
• Analytics cookies: These are cookies that, whether processed by us or by third parties (e.g., Google Analytics), allow us to quantify the number of users and perform statistical measurement and analysis of how users use the site.
• Functional cookies: These allow the website to remember browsing preferences, such as language or region, to improve your experience on future visits.

What cookies do we use on our website?

Currently, the Ocean Network website primarily uses:

First-party cookies (WordPress):

• Session and technical cookies: To ensure pages load quickly and securely.
• Consent: Indicates whether or not the user has authorized the use of cookies via the consent banner.

Third-Party Cookies (if applicable):

• Analytics: Used to distinguish users and sessions, determine new visits, and understand the source of traffic (how the user arrived at the site).
• Multimedia: If there are embedded videos (e.g., YouTube/Vimeo), cookies may be installed to measure response time and views.

Important note: This website does not use advertising or profiling cookies for direct marketing purposes or to sell advertising space to third parties.

What does it mean to not allow the use of cookies?

If you prefer not to allow cookies, you can disable them in your web browser. However, please note that this may prevent some web pages from displaying correctly or limit access to certain features.

How do I configure my browser?

• • Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data.
  • Firefox: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and site data.
  • Safari: Settings > Privacy > Block all cookies.

• Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions.