About cookies
Cookies are small data files download to your device when you visit our website.
Cookies are used by websites for many practical reasons and are in no way harmful. In fact, they are designed to make your online experience more enjoyable.
Some are necessary for the website to function properly. Others are used to generate statistics that allow us to provide better experience during your visit. There are different types of cookies. This site uses technical, tracking, and third-party cookies.
Useful information on the technical aspects of cookies can be found at:
http://www.allaboutcookies.org
What types of cookies are used?
A cookie can be classified by its lifespan, purpose, and the domain to which it belongs. By lifespan, a cookie is either:
- Session cookie, which is erased when the user closes the browser.
- Persistent cookies, which remains on the user’s conputer/device for a pre-defined period.
By domain, cookies can be either:
- First-party cookie, which is set by the web server of the visited page and shares the same domain.
- Third-party cookie, which is stored by a domain different from the one of the visited page. This can occur when the webpage refers to a file, such as JavaScript, located outside its domain.
We use 3 types of cookies :
- Necessary cookies – cookies that collect data on website performance and how you use our site. These cookies help us improve site functionality;
- Analytics/ performance cookies – cookies that allow the website to remember your choices (sush as your language) and provide enhanced or personalized features;
- Functionality cookies – cookies that allow the website to remember your choices (sush as your language) and provide enhanced or personalized features.
Cookies used on this site
An overview of the cookies used on this site is shown in the following table:
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONSENT | .youtube.com | YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data. | 2 years |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | .youtube.com | A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. | 5 months 27 days |
| YSC | .youtube.com | YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. | Session |
| _GRECAPTCHA | www.google.com | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | 5 months 27 days |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users. | 2 years |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Used to throttle request rate. | 1 minute |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users. | 1 day |
| cookie-agreed | Railtrip | This cookie is set when the visitor agrees to the cookie consent. | 360 |
| wp-wpml_current_language | WPML | Remember user language | Session |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | youtube.com | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. | – |
| yt-remote-device-id | youtube.com | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. | – |
Cookies settings
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