What is a “cookie”?
A “cookie” (term also known as “browser cookie” or “HTTPS cookie” or simply “cookie”) is a small text file, with content consisting of letters and numbers, which will be stored on the computer, mobile terminal or other equipment of a user accessing a particular website. The cookie is installed by a request issued by a web-server to a browser (eg Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox) and is stored by the browser, and is completely “passive” (does not contain software, viruses or spyware and cannot access the information on the hard- the user’s disk). A cookie consists of 2 parts: the name and content or value of the cookie. Furthermore, the duration of existence of a cookie is determined; technically, only the webserver that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the website associated with that webserver.
Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
EQUIMINDS uses Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
Cookies that we use
We use cookies on our website. We will ask you to consent to our use of cookies when you first visit our website.
The following types of cookies are used on this website:
Necessary cookies – allow us to offer you the best possible experience when accessing and navigating through our Website and using its features. For example, these cookies let us recognize that you have created an account and have logged into that account to access the content.
Functionality cookies – let us operate the Website and Services in accordance with the choices you make. For example, we will recognize your username and remember how you customized the Website and Services during future visits.
Analytical cookies – enable us and third party services to collect aggregated data for statistical purposes on how our visitors use the Website. These cookies do not contain personal information such as names and email addresses and are used to help us improve your user experience of the Website.
Social media cookies – Third party cookies from social media sites (such as Facebook, Twitter, etc) let us track social network users when they visit or use the Website and Services, or share content, by using a tagging mechanism provided by those social networks. These cookies are also used for event tracking and remarketing purposes. Any data collected with these tags will be used in accordance with our and social networks’ privacy policies. We will not collect or share any personally identifiable information from the user. For more details please check the specific Data Use Policy of Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/policy.php).
Cookie |
Domain |
Type |
Description |
Duration |
| _ga | .equiminds.eu | Analytics | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors. | 2 years |
| _gid | .equiminds.eu | Analytics | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the wbsite is doing. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages viisted in an anonymous form. |
1 day |
| PHPSESSID | www.equiminds.eu | Necessary | This cookie is native to PHP applications. The cookie is used to store and identify a users’ unique session ID for the purpose of managing user session on the website. The cookie is a session cookies and is deleted when all the browser windows are closed. |
session |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | www.equiminds.eu | Necessary | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Necessary”. |
1 year |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | www.equiminds.eu | Necessary | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Performance”. |
1 year |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | www.equiminds.eu | Necessary | This cookies is set by GDPR Cookie Consent WordPress Plugin. The cookie is used to remember the user consent for the cookies under the category “Analytics”. |
1 year |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | www.equiminds.eu | Necessary | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category “Advertisement”. |
1 year |
| __cfduid | .hs-scripts.com | Necessary | The cookie is used by cdn services like CloudFare to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-client basis. It does not correspond to any user ID in the web application and does not store any personally identifiable information. |
1 month |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | www.equiminds.eu | Other | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category “Functional”. |
1 year |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | www.equiminds.eu | Other | No description |
1 year |
How can I stop cookies?
Users can configure their browser to reject cookies. Disabling and refusing to receive cookies may make certain sections / pages impractical or difficult to access and use. Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
- http://www.allaboutcookies.org
- http://www.youronlinechoices.com.
- https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en(Chrome);
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences(Firefox);
- http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/(Opera);
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies(Internet Explorer);
- https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411(Safari); and
- https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy(Edge).
Also if you don’t like the idea of cookies or certain types of cookies, you can change your browser’s settings to delete cookies that have already been set and to not accept new cookies. Visit internetcookies.org to learn more about how to do this.
Acceptance of this Cookies Policy and its updates
You acknowledge that you have read this Policy and agree to all its terms and conditions. By accessing and using the Website and Services you agree to be bound by this Policy. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Policy, you are not authorized to access or use the Website and Services.
We reserve the right to modify this Cookies Policy or its terms relating to this website and Services at any time, effective upon posting of an updated version of this Policy on the Website. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. Continued use of the Website and Services after any such changes shall constitute your consent to such changes.
Contact
If you would like to contact us to understand more about this Policy or wish to contact us concerning any matter relating to our use of cookies, you may send an email to info@equiminds.eu.
This document was last updated on April 05, 2021