Cookies policy

ABOUT COOKIES

1.1. WHAT IS A COOKIE?

The term «cookie» refers to a small data file consisting solely of a set of text information that the site transmits to the web browser on your computer’s hard disk, either temporarily throughout your visit, or sometimes for longer periods, depending on the type of cookie. Cookies do not take note of any document or file from the computer. Cookies are used for facilitating the access of the visitor to certain services of Patriotis Winery, as well as for statistical purposes, to identify the areas where the services of Patriotis Winery are useful and/or popular. Cookies perform different operations (for example, you are distinguished from other site’s visitors or remember certain info for you like your preferences) and are used by most websites to improve your user experience.

1.2. TYPES OF COOKIES

The basic types of cookies are described below:

SESSION COOKIES

These are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of your device’s browser only during your visit and are deleted when you close the browser.

PERSISTENT COOKIES

These remain in the cookie file of your device’s browser even after the browser closes, sometimes for one year or more (the exact length of stay depends on the lifetime of each cookie). Permanent cookies are used when the site administrator may need to know who you are for more than one visit (e.g., to remember your username or your site configuration preferences).

FIRST-PARTY COOKIES

These are cookies installed on your browser and/or hard drive of your device from the site you are visiting. This includes assigning a unique ID to you, in order to monitor your site navigation. Site creators often use first-party cookies to handle visits and for identification purposes.

THIRD-PARTY COOKIES

These are cookies used by third parties, such as social networks to track your visits to the various sites they advertise. The site administrator has no control over these third-party cookies.

1.3. COOKIES ON THIS SITE AND HOW TO MANAGE THEM

On this site, we use cookies to improve your visitor/user experience.

Cookies used in our site:

Name of Cookie	Category	Purpose of use	Retention time	Provider (first-party/third-party)
_ga	performance	Views calculation and monitoring	2 years	Google Analytics
_gid	performance	Views calculation and monitoring	1 year	Google Analytics
_gat	performance	Filtering bots requests	1 minute	Google Analytics
sb	advertising	Storage of browsing details	2 years	Facebook
xs	advertising	Storage of connection ID	2 months	Facebook
fr	advertising	Display ads & retargeting	3 months	Facebook
tr	advertising	Improvement & personalization of ads presented	3 months	Facebook
datr	advertising	Fraud prevention	2 years	Facebook
m_pixel_ratio	third-party	Functionality testing & performance optimization	session	Facebook
presence	third-party	Monitoring browser tab status	session	Facebook
wd	third-party	Specifying screen resolution	1 week	Facebook
c_user	third-party	Storage of unique user ID	90 days	Facebook

Instructions on how cookies work in different Browsers

Chrome

Select the menu in the top right corner of the browser’s toolbar
Select Settings
Select the Show advanced settings link
In the Privacy section, select Content settings
In the Cookie section, change the following settings based on the action required to manage cookies:
Allow websites to store and read cookie data
Retain local data only until you close your browser
Prevent websites from setting data until you close your browser until you close your browser
Block third-party cookies and website data
Manage exceptions for certain Internet sites
All cookies and website data

For more information, visit the relevant Google page

Mozilla Firefox

Click on the menu in the top right corner of the browser’s toolbar
Select Options
Select the Privacy section
In the Tracking section, select the appropriate button if you wish to contact the sites that you do not wish to be tracked
In the History section, select from the ‘Use Custom Settings’ drop-down menu to change the following settings, depending on the action you wish to perform on the cookies:
Accept cookies from websites (select the appropriate button)
Accept third-party cookies (select one of the following options from the drop-down menu: always, from the most visited websites, or never
Save them for a specified period (select one of the following options from the drop-down menu: -until they expire, – when Firefox is closed, or – every time)
Again, in the History section, select Show cookies if you wish to remove the cookies that are on your computer

For more information, visit the relevant Mozilla page

Microsoft Edge

Click on the Tools button
Select Internet Options
Select Privacy
In the scrolling menu, select one of the following options. Change the following settings depending on what you want to do to handle cookies:
o Block all cookies
o High
o Medium to High
o Medium
o Low
o Accept all cookies
Select specific websites from which to accept cookies: click “Sites” and in the “Address of Website” box, type a website address, then click “Block” or “Allow“

For more information, visit the relevant Microsoft page

Safari

Open Safari
Click on Safari
Select Preferences and then click Privacy
In the “Block Cookies” section, choose how Safari will handle cookies
Click Details to see which websites have stored their cookies

For more information, visit the relevant Apple page

Opera

Open Opera
Select “Settings” in the main menu in the top left corner of the screen
Select “Privacy & Security“
In the “Cookies” section, select one of the following options:
Allow local storage
Allow local data to be retained only until I close my browser
Not allow third-party sites to store data
Block third-party cookies and website data
By selecting the “All cookies and site data” button you can remove cookies that are present on your computer

For more information, visit the relevant Opera page Minimum requirements for the website’s cookie banner

Text of brief and comprehensive information in the cookie banner about the categories of cookies used
Grouping of cookies by category, based on their purpose of use
Ability to reject all optional cookie categories with one option (with a separate button) on the first level of the cookie banner
Ability to select each optional cookie category individually (with positive action and with a separate checkbox) at the first level of the cookie banner
No default selection in the optional cookie categories (no default separate checkboxes)
Ability to close the cookie banner without selecting any of the optional cookie categories and installing only technically necessary cookies
Ability to manage cookies with an option leading to second-level detailed information (“cookies settings” button) and the possibility to change the user’s options

Any visitor/user of our website may set the browser in such a way to be warned for the use of cookies by certain services, or to refuse to accept the use of cookies in all cases at all. However, site functionality will be significantly affected if you disable or disagree with the use of cookies. See the following information about the third-party cookies we use on this site, including how to disable them and the effect of disabling on the site’s functionality. 1.4. GOOGLE ANALYTICS COOKIES Google Analytics cookies are performance analytics/logging cookies that allow us to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our site. These cookies can inform us on how many visitors use the site, the visit’s time and duration, and also provide information on how visitors navigate across the site. This information helps us improve the way our site works. They are anonymous information and do not contain personal information. The information collected by the Google Analytics cookies about our site is transferred and stored on Google’s servers in accordance with Google’s privacy policy. For more information on Google Analytics, please visit https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245 You can disable Google Analytics tracking by visting https://tools.google.com/dlpa ge/gaoptout?hl=en=GB If you disable these cookies, your activity will not be counted or used in the statistics we collect to improve the services we provide through this site. Website functionality will not be affected. 1.5. VIDEO PROVIDERS COOKIES (YOUTUBE E.T.C.) Video providers can place cookies on your device if you watch a video on our site. If you disable these cookies you may not be able to see the embedded videos on our site.