This cookie policy (the “Cookie Policy”) refers exclusively to the website nextmind.ie (“Website”) and must be understood as an inherent part of the Privacy Policy of the same. Nextmind Limited, having its registered office at 17 Clanwilliam Square, Grand Canal Quay Dublin 2 D02 DH98 Republic of Ireland, VAT no. IE 3462663KH, determines the purposes and means of processing of personal data processed under the Cookie Policy and, therefore, is the data controller (“Data Controller”) in accordance with EU Regulation 679/2016 (the “Regulation”).
Cookies are small text files that the websites visited by the user send and record on his/her personal computer or mobile device, these cookies are then re-transmitted to the same websites upon the user's subsequent visit. Precisely because of cookies, a website can remember the user's actions and preferences (such as login data, chosen language, font size, other display settings, etc.) in such a way that they do not have to be newly indicated when the user returns to visit the above-mentioned website or browse from one page to another. Therefore, cookies can be used to perform computer authentications, to monitor sessions and store information concerning the activities of the users who access a website. Cookies may also contain a unique identification code that enables a user's browsing within the website to be tracked for statistical or advertising purposes. While browsing a website, the user may also receive cookies from websites or web servers other than the one he/she is visiting (so-called "third-party" cookies) on his/her computer or mobile device. Some operations may not be able to be performed without the use of cookies, which in some cases are, therefore, technically necessary for the functioning of the above-mentioned website.
There are various types of cookies, according to their characteristics and functions, as illustrated above, and these can remain on the user's computer or mobile device for different periods of time: e.g the so-called session cookies, which are automatically deleted when the browser is closed; or the so-called persistent cookies, which remain on the user's devices until a predetermined deadline.
According to the legislation in force, the user's express consent is not always required for the use of cookies. In particular, "technical cookies", namely cookies used for the sole purpose of transmitting a communication over an electronic communications network, or used to the extent strictly necessary to provide a service explicitly requested by the user, do not require such consent. In other words, these are cookies that are indispensable for the operation of the website or that are necessary to perform activities requested by the user.
Among the technical cookies which do not require express consent for their use are included also:
Conversely, for "profiling cookies", that is, those designed to create user profiles and used to send advertising messages in line with the preferences expressed by the same user in the context of web-browsing, the user's prior consent is required.
The Website uses the following types of cookies, which can also be de-selected:
ATTENTION: by disabling technical/functionality cookies, the Website may not be accessible or certain services and specific functions of the Website may be unavailable or may not work properly and the user may be forced to change or manually enter certain information or preferences every time they visit the Website.
Please consider that, in case of third-party cookies, as is the case for profiling cookies, the user is required to refer directly to the related selection and de-selection methods. Nextmind uses third-party cookies, namely cookies of websites or web servers other than those of the Data Controller, used for the purposes of these third parties, including profiling and analytical cookies. Please note that these third parties, listed below with the respective hypertext links to the privacy policies, act as independent data controllers of data collected through the cookies they send. Therefore, the user must refer to their policies regarding the processing of personal data, disclosures and any methods of obtaining consent (selection and de-selection of the respective cookies).
Links to information on the use of cookies are listed below which grant access to the consent forms provided (as required by the Provision):The user can select which cookies to authorize through the specific procedure set out in the Cookie settings section, as well as authorize, block or delete (in whole or in part) cookies through the specific functions of their browser. However, in the event that all or some of the cookies are disabled, the Website may become inaccessible, or certain services or specific functions of the Website may no longer be available or not function correctly and/or the user may be forced to change or manually enter certain information or preferences each time he/she visits the Website. For more information on how to set preferences on the use of cookies via the web browser, users may consult the relevant instructions:
Subsequently, the user may make a choice and specifically indicate which cookies to authorise. Users are informed that not authorizing the use of technical cookies may make it impossible to use the Website, view its contents and take advantage of the related services. Inhibiting functionality cookies could mean that some services or certain functions of the Website are not available or do not function correctly and the user may be forced to change or manually enter some information or preferences each time they visit the Website.
The lack of authorization with respect to other cookies indicated by third parties will not affect the operation of the Website; however, since such types of cookies are sent exclusively by third parties and the webmaster cannot control the sending of such cookies to the user's terminal, the relative objection can only be exercised by accessing the consent forms prepared by the above-mentioned third parties, if any, or through the user's browser settings. Links to the privacy policies and consent forms for the receipt of third-party cookies through the Website are provided in the section Types of cookies used on the Website.