COOKIES POLICY

1) WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files generated by a website and stored on the computer/tablet/phone (or any device used for internet browsing) of a user who browses the internet via a browser. Some data are stored in these files, such as the email address, IP address or the date of the last visit and others.


2)WHICH COOKIES DO WE USE AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE?

On our Website we use the following categories of cookies:

A) TECHNICAL COOKIES OR STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES

- Navigation cookies
From the first access, these cookies allow the Site to function correctly and allow the User to view the contents on device by recognizing the language and country from which he chooses to connect. If the User is already registered, navigation cookies will allow him to be recognized by allowing to user to access the services of the areas dedicated. Navigation cookies are defined as "technical" and are necessary for the functioning of the website.
Some technical cookies are used to access restricted areas and perform login and logout operations.

B) THIRD PARTY COOKIES

- Social Network Cookies
These cookies are necessary to allow the User's social account to interact with our website. Their usefulness consists, for example, in allowing the User to express his appreciation and to share it with his social friends with Like or Share Buttons, view the timeline of our social pages directly on our Site, etc.... The use of data collected by third parties through social network plug-ins is determined exclusively by the third parties. Social network cookies are not necessary for browsing the Website.

- Payment site cookies
These cookies are used by payment platforms such as the Stripe.com site with which MNS members can pay with their own Stripe account or as guests with their credit card. By rejecting third-party cookies you will not be able to pay for the services offered by our site through Stripe.com, however you will still be able to pay by Bank Transfer. On the payment pages you will have the option to accept only Stripe cookies, activating the payment buttons, leaving all other third-party cookies deactivated.



3) HOW LONG DO COOKIES REMAIN ON YOUR DEVICE?

Cookies can remain stored on your device for different periods.
Session cookies are deleted every time the user closes the browser or navigates to another site from the current tab, therefore only the time for which the user remains connected to our site.
PHPSESSID: time of the session

When you accept or reject ALL COOKIES on our site your decision creates cookies valid for 180 days (6 months), after this period the site will ask you again to make a decision regarding third-party cookies.
'all_approved, 'only_necessary', 'stripe_accepted', 'stripe_denied': 180 days

Third-party cookies can remain from a few hours to months or years, depending on the site that generated them.



4) HOW TO MANAGE COOKIES

To manage, delete or refuse cookies through your browser we suggest some links about the most popular browsers. However, please note that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you may not be able to use all the features we offer, you may not be able to save your preferences and some of our pages may not display properly.



5) CHANGES TO THE COOKIE POLICY

This cookie policy may undergo changes over time, also in connection with the possible entry into force of new sector regulations, the updating or provision of new services or technological innovations. Such changes will be communicated via email or on notices on the Site.


Last update: 02 June 2025