Cookie policy
To make this site work properly, we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device. Most big websites do this too.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. It enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don't have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
How do we use cookies?
We only use “first-party cookies”. These are cookies set and controlled by the European institution, not by any external organisation.
- store visitor preferences
- make our websites operational
- gather analytics data (about user behaviour)
The table below provides more information about the cookies used on this website.
| Name | Service | Purpose | Cookie type and duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| cck1 | Cookie consent kit | Stores your cookie preferences (so you won't be asked again) | First-party persistent cookie, 6 months |
| AspNetCore.Session | HR Forms | Maintain a secure session for you, during your visit | First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser |
| AspNetCore.Cookies | HR Forms | Manage cookies to store your preferences, during your visit | First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser |
| Language | HR Forms | Stores your language preferences | First-party persistent cookie, 1 year |
| _pk_id# | Web analytics service, based on Matomo open source software | Recognises website visitors (anonymously - no personal information is collected on the user) | First-party persistent cookie, 13 months |
| _pk_ses# | Web analytics service, based on Matomo open source software | Identifies the pages viewed by the same user during the same visit (anonymously - no personal information is collected on the user) | First-party persistent cookie, 30 minutes |
How to control cookies
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish - for details, see aboutcookies.org. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some services and functionalities may not work.