Alexandra Bissa is a textile designer who uses her loom as the tool of her artistic expression to create original handwoven design objects.
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1. What are cookies?
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Cookies do not obtain any document or file from the User’s computer.
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2. How and why we use cookies
The “ALEXANDRA BISSA” website uses cookies to provide Users with a good browsing experience and to improve the performance and functionality of the Website.
Cookies are also used for statistical purposes, in order for the website to be able to determine areas/sites that are important or popular, as well as to assess the effectiveness and the functionality of www.alexandrabissa.com and to monitor the website’s performance
It is also possible for the cookies to be used in order to collect information about the usage of the ALEXANDRA BISSA website. This information may include the type of browser used by the User, the type of computer, its operating system, the Internet service providers and other relative information of such kind.
3. Types of Cookies that may be used by the «ALEXANDRA BISSA» website
The Cookies are either session or persistent cookies and, at the same time, they are either first or third party cookies. The interpretation of these terms is provided below, so that the User can better understand the types of cookies and the reasons that are used by the “ALEXANDRA BISSA” website.
A. Session Cookies
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B. Persistent Cookies
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C. First Party Cookies
First-party cookies are cookies hosted by the “ALEXANDRA BISSA” website, and this is where all the information collected is send. The “ALEXANDRA BISSA” website may use the information obtained through these cookies to provide the User with advertisements related to his/her interests, in accordance with the User’s online behavior previously demonstrated.
D. Third Party Cookies
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A. IP Addresses: An IP address allows the identification of a computer each time it connects to the Internet. The “ALEXANDRA BISSA” website may register the IP address in order to resolve technical issues, preserve the security of its website, and adapt its content to the needs and preferences of the User.
B. Log Files: The “ALEXANDRA BISSA” website may collect information in the form of records which are recording its own activity, as well as statistics related to the User’s browsing into the “ALEXANDRA BISSA” website. These files are created anonymously and record, among other things, the browser type and the User’s operating system, information about the User’s browsing, as well as other relevant navigation data.
5. Managing Cookie Settings
The functions of the browsers are usually configured so as to accept the use of cookies. The main way for the User to be able to control the cookies installed on his/her terminal is to modify the settings through his/her internet browser in such a way as not to allow the outset accept cookies and the latter (cookies) to seek the active selection for every installation.
It is also useful for the User to install one of the cookies’ add-ons available for his/her web browser to gain more control over the installation of cookies. For this purpose the User can refer to internet browser instructions (web browser) or help screen to know more about these functions.
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