Cookies

1 The masthew.com website uses cookies. These are small text files sent by the web server and stored by the browser’s computer software. When the browser reconnects to the site, the site recognizes the type of device from which the user is connecting. The parameters allow only the server that created them to read the information they contain. Cookies therefore facilitate the use of previously visited sites.
The information collected relates to the IP address, type of browser used, language, type of operating system, ISP, time and date information, location, and information sent to the site via the contact form.
2. The data collected is used to monitor and see how users use our sites in order to improve the operation of the site providing a more efficient and seamless navigation. We monitor user information using the Google Analytics tool, which records user behavior on the site.
Cookies identify the user, which allows us to tailor the content of the site he uses to his needs. By remembering his or her preferences, it makes it possible to appropriately tailor advertisements directed to him or her. We use cookies to guarantee the highest standard of convenience of our site, and the collected data are used only to optimize our operations. 3 On our website we use the following files: a) “essential” cookies, enabling the use of the services available on the website;
b) cookies used to ensure security, e.g. used to detect abuse of authentication on the website;
c) “performance” cookies, enabling the collection of information on the use of the website;
d) “functional” cookies, enabling “remembering” the user’s selected settings and personalizing the user’s interface, e.g. regarding the user’s selected language or region of origin, font size, website design, etc.;
4. The user has the ability to disable or restore the option of collecting cookies at any time by changing the settings in the web browser. Instructions on how to manage cookies are available at:
http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies
Additional personal information, such as e-mail address, is only collected where the user has explicitly consented by filling out the form. We retain and use the above data only for the needs necessary to perform the function.