Cookie policy

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1515- if you have agreed to (or refused) this site's cookie policy
1616- if you have already replied to our survey pop-up (about how helpful the site content was) - so you will not be asked again.
1717
1818**Visitor preferences cookies** are:
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20**Name**: eu\_cookie\_consent
20**Name**: ecsi
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22**Services**: Cookie consent kit
22**Service**: Website survey tools
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24**Purpose**: Stores your cookie preferences (so you will not be asked again)
24**Purpose**: Stores information on whether you have already replied to a survey pop-up - so you will not be asked again
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26**Cookie type and duration**: First-party persistent cookie, 1 month
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28**Name**: cck3
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30**Service**: Cookie consent kit
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32**Purpose**: Stores your preferences for 3rd-party cookies (so you won't be asked again)
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2634**Cookie type and duration**: First-party session cookie deleted after you quit your browser
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28**Name**: ecsi
36**Name**: cck1
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30**Services**: Website survey tools
38**Service**: Cookie consent kit
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32**Purpose**: Stores information on whether you have already replied to a survey pop-up - so you will not be asked again
40**Purpose**: Stores your cookie preferences (so you won't be asked again)
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34**Cookie type and duration**: First-party persistent cookie, 1 month
42**Cookie type and duration**: First-party persistent cookie, 6 months
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3644### 2\. Operational cookies
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3846There are some cookies that we have to include in order for certain web pages to function. For this reason, they do not require your consent. In particular:
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4048- **Authentication cookies**: these are stored when you log in to a site managed by the European Commission, using our [authentication service (EU Login)](https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/cas/about.html). When you do this, you accept the associated [privacy policy](https://european-union.europa.eu/privacy-policy_en).
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4250**Authentication cookies** are:
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4452**Name**: MyEACSDomain
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46**Services**: Identity Management Service
54**Service**: Identity Management Service
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4856**Purpose**: Remembers your domain
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5058**Cookie type and duration**: First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser
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5260**Name**: \_\_Secure\_CASTGC
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54**Services**: Identity Management Service
62**Service**: Identity Management Service
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5664**Purpose**: Identifies your session
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5866**Cookie type and duration**: First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser
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6068**Name**: \_\_Secure\_ECAS\_SESSIONID
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62**Services**: Identity Management Service
70**Service**: Identity Management Service
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6472**Purpose**: Identifies the current Central Authentication Service session
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6674**Cookie type and duration**: First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser
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6876**Name**: ECAS\_PREFS
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70**Services**: Identity Management Service
78**Service**: Identity Management Service
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7280**Purpose**: Remembers your settings and preferences: user id, user name, acknowledged cookie policy, high contrast mode, privacy mode, view account details after login, last strength selected
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7482**Cookie type and duration**: First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser
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7684The names of these cookies may change, for technical reasons (particularly **\_\_Secure-CASTGC** and **\_\_Secure-ECAS\_SESSIONID**).
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7886- **Technical cookies** required by certain IT systems are:
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8088**Name**: has\_js
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82**Services**: Corporate content management platform, based on Drupal open source software
90**Service**: Corporate content management platform, based on Drupal open source software
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8492**Purpose**: Determines whether Javascript is enabled in your browser. This allows our websites to function properly
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8694**Cookie type and duration**: First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser
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8896**Name**: JSESSIONID / CFID / CFTOKEN
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90**Services**: Java IT platform / Coldfusion IT platform
98**Service**: Java IT platform / Coldfusion IT platform
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92100**Purpose**: Maintain a secure session for you, during your visit
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94102**Cookie type and duration**: First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser
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96104**Name**: ecsi
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98**Services**: Website survey tools
106**Service**: Website survey tools
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100108**Purpose**: Stores information on whether you have already replied to a survey pop-up - so you will not be asked again
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102110**Cookie type and duration**: First-party persistent cookie, 1 month
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104112**Name of cookie**: MoodleSession
120128However, you are **free to refuse** these types of cookies - either via the cookie banner you will see on the first page you visit or at [Europa Analytics](https://european-union.europa.eu/europa-analytics_en).
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122130**Analytics cookies** are:
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124132**Name**: \_pk\_id#
125133
126**Services**: Corporate web analytics service, based on Matomo open source software
134**Service**: Corporate web analytics service, based on Matomo open source software
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128136**Purpose**: Recognises website visitors (**anonymously** - no personal information is collected on the user)
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130138**Cookie type and duration**: First-party persistent cookie, 13 months
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132140**Name**: \_pk\_ses#
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134**Services**: Corporate web analytics service, based on Matomo open source software
142**Service**: Corporate web analytics service, based on Matomo open source software
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136144**Purpose**: Identifies the pages viewed by the same user during the same visit. (**anonymously** - no personal information is collected on the user)
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138146**Cookie type and duration**: First-party persistent cookie, 30 minutes