This Cookie Policy provides information for users on the way we use cookies and/or monitoring technologies to collect information given when they visit the onenet-project.eu website (hereafter the “Website”).
The Data Controller that processes the personal data gathered through the Website is, the OneNet Consortium. The OneNet consortium will process your personal data in compliance with the applicable personal data protection legislation.
1. WHAT ARE “COOKIES”?
1.1. Cookies are small text files that websites send to users’ devices (e.g. computer, tablet, smartphone, notebook,etc.), where they are saved and then sent back to the same sites on the user’s next visit. Cookies may require the user’s prior consent.
1.2. Cookies allow the device on which they are stored to be identified for the entire period of their validity or registration. During visits to the Website, navigation data-related information received from the user’s device may be stored in cookies installed on the latter.
1.3. Cookies perform different functions and make navigating the Website more efficient by remembering the user’s preferences and enhancing their navigation experience. They can also help personalise the advertisements shown during navigation and the marketing activities aimed at the user, ensuring that they reflect his/her interests and preferences.
1.4. Cookie settings can be changed at any time. The following information provides further detail about the cookies used by the Website and the ways the settings relating to them can be managed.
2. TYPES OF COOKIES USED
2.1. When a user connects to the Website via their web browser, cookies may be installed on their device in order to enable the Website to recognise that device, ensuring the effective use of the Website for the lifetime of the cookies, and to collect information on accesses to the Website.
2.2. navigating the Website, cookies may also be sent to the device from other sites or servers (i.e. “third parties”); these may contain certain elements (e.g. images, maps, sound, specific links to pages in other domains) present on the site being visited. With regard to this profile, these may be:
2.2.1. First party cookies, sent directly by the OneNet consortium to the user’s device.
2.2.2. Third party cookies, which are sent by a third party but on behalf of the OneNet consortium.
2.3. On the purpose of the cookies, these can be divided into:
2.3.1. Analytics: The OneNet consortium uses cookie analytics to analyse the number of users that visit the Website and the ways in which the Website is used, collecting the information in aggregate form.
The OneNet consortium uses the following Cookie Analytics:
__utma
– 2 years from set/update
– Third party
– Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmt
– 10 minutes
– Third party
– Used to throttle request rate.
__utmb
– 30 mins from set/update
– Third party
– Used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmc
– End of browser session
– Third party
– Not used in ga.js. Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit.
__utmz
– 6 months from set/update
– Third party
– Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmv
– 2 years from set/update
– Third party
– Used to store visitor-level custom variable data. This cookie is created when a developer uses the _setCustomVar method with a visitor level custom variable. This cookie was also used for the deprecated _setVar method.The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
3. MANAGING COOKIES USING YOUR BROWSER SETTINGS
3.1. all web browsers allow you to check which cookies are on your hard drive, block all cookies or receive a warning every time a cookie is installed. In some cases, however, failure to install a cookie may make it impossible to use some areas of the Website in question.
3.2. Below are the main ways in which the most popular browsers enable users to choose their cookie use options:
Internet Explorer: More Information
Chrome: More Information
Firefox: More Information
Opera: More Information
Safari: More Information
3.3. If you are using a mobile device, you should consult the instruction manual for information on how to manage cookies.
3.4. For further information on cookies and also on how to view the ones set on your device, how to manage or remove them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
For further information on user personal data processing, please read our Privacy Policy.