Cookies
What are Cookies?
Cookies are information packets sent by web servers to web browsers, and stored by the web browsers. The information is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. This enables a web server to identify and track web browsers. There are two main kinds of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are deleted from your computer when you close your browser, whereas persistent cookies remain stored on your computer until deleted, or until they reach their expiry date.
Two types of Cookies
Cookies can be classified as either ‘essential’ or ‘non-essential’.
Essential cookies: these are cookies that are either: used solely to carry out or facilitate the transmission of communications over a network; or strictly necessary to provide an online service (e.g. our website or a service on our website) which you have requested.
Non-essential cookies: these are any cookies that do not fall within the definition of essential cookies, such as cookies used to analyse your behaviour on a website (‘analytical’ cookies) or cookies used to display advertisements to you (‘advertising’ cookies).
Cookies can be classified as either ‘session’ or ‘persistent’, depending on how long they last after they are placed on your browser.
Session or persistent Cookies
Session cookies: session cookies last for as long as you keep your browser open. They expire when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies: persistent cookies expire at a fixed point in time or if you manually delete them from your browser, whichever occurs first.
Cookeis we use on our website
| Name | Type | First or third party | Session or persistent | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _grecaptcha | Non-essential | Firsrt party | persistent |
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
| GRECAPTCHA | Non-essential | Third party | Persistent / 179 days |
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
| CONSENT | Non-essential (analytical) | Third party (google) | Persistent (2 years) | Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is nece ssary for GDPR-compliance of the website |
| CONSENT | Non-essential (functional) | Third party (youtube) | Persistent (2 years) |
Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website. |
| ElfsightAppCore.storageTest | Non-essential (analytical) | Thurd party | Persistent |
Technical cookie. Used to implement third-party widgets onto the website. |
| hex (32) | Essential | First party | Session |
Used to manage server calls to the website's backend systems. |
| rc::a | Essential | First party | Persistent |
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
| rc::b | Essential | First party | Persistent | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. |
| rc::c | Essential | First party | Persistent |
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. |
| _ga | Essential | First party | Persistent (2 years) |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
| _ga_# | Essential | First party | Persistent (2 years) | Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit |
| phfp_client_id | Essential | First party | Session |
Used to implement social platforms on the website. Enables the social platforms to track the users by assi gning them a specific ID. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Essential | Third party | Persistent (179 days) | Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos |
| YSC | Essential | Third party | Session |
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | Essential | Third party | Persistent |
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video |
| yt-remote-cast-available | Essential | Third party | Session |
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | Essential | Third party | Session | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | Essential | Third party | Persistent |
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| yt-remote-device-id | Essential | Third party | Persistent |
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | Essential | Third party | Session |
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| yt-remote-session-app | Essential | Third party | Session |
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| yt-remote-session-name | Essential | Third party | Session |
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
How to refuse Cookies
Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies.
In Internet Explorer, you can refuse all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Internet Options”, “Privacy”, and selecting “Block all cookies” using the sliding selector.
In Firefox, you can adjust your cookies settings by clicking “Tools”, “Options” and “Privacy”.
Blocking cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of some websites.
