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**Last updated: 7th May 2020**

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**Last updated: 28 July 2021**

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This cookie notice provides you with information about how Elsevier uses "cookies", or similar technologies, on our websites and applications and other services (each, a "Service") to enable us to understand how you interact with our products, to show personalised advertisements on our websites and mobile apps and other websites, to improve your user experience, and to allow you to use certain features, such as information being transferred across our Services and sharing content via social networks or other communications channels.

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## Cookies and similar technologies

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This notice also provides information about how third parties may use such technologies in association with the operation of our Services.

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This notice supplements our privacy policy and provides information about how we use cookies and similar technologies.

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## About this Cookie Notice

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## Use of cookies and similar technologies

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This cookie notice applies when you use any of our Services that refer or link to this notice. This notice may be supplemented by additional cookie notices, or terms, provided on certain areas of the Service or during our interactions with you.

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Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or other device by websites that you visit. Cookies are widely used in order to make websites and other applications work, or work more efficiently, and help them remember certain information and recognize your internet browser. Cookies may last until you close your browser ("session" cookies) or over repeat visits ("persistent" cookies).

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## Use of Cookies by Elsevier

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- Assist you in efficiently and safely navigating and experiencing our services;

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- Enable you to register, login, provide feedback and otherwise interact with our services;

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- Store and honor your preferences and settings;

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- Measure and analyze usage and performance data; and

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- Assist us with promotional and marketing efforts (including interest-based advertising).

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Cookies are small pieces of data (text files) that are placed on your computer or device by websites that you visit or applications you use. Cookies are widely used in order to make websites and applications work, or work more efficiently, and help them remember certain information about you, either for the duration of your visit (using a "session" cookie) or for repeat visits (using a "persistent" cookie).

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If you access any of our services subject to a subscription agreement or other contract between us and your organization, cookies and similar technologies will be used as necessary for the performance of that contract and for our legitimate business operations related to providing the service.

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Below provides an overview of the first and third party cookies we use within our Services. Our Services are scanned with our cookie scanning tool regularly to maintain a list as accurate as possible. We classify cookies in the following categories:

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## Types of cookies

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- Strictly Necessary Cookies

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- Functional Cookies

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- Performance Cookies

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- Targeting Cookies

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- **Strictly necessary cookies:** These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work.

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- **Performance cookies:** These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.

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## The categories of cookies used on this website are as follows:

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- **Functionality cookies:** These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all of these services may not function properly.

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- **Strictly necessary cookies:**

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These cookies do not store any directly identifiable information. However, they are necessary for the Service to function. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but without these cookies, some or all of the services you have asked for may not work properly.

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- **Performance cookies**:

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These are analytics and research cookies that allow us to count visits and measure traffic, so we can measure and improve the performance of our Services. They also help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site(s) or application(s). This helps us to improve the way our Services work and improve user experience. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies. Blocking these cookies will not affect the service provided you.

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- **Functionality cookies:**

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These cookies allow our Services to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation such as remembering the choices you make and your account preferences and to provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but without these cookies, some or all of the services you have asked for may not function properly.

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- **Targeting Cookies:**

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These files, or, code may be included, either directly or from our advertising partners, on our website, in our emails, or, mobile applications to record how you interact with us, to help us better analyse and improve our services to you, and will use this information to make the website, and, any advertising displayed to you more relevant to your interests. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies. Blocking these cookies will not affect the service provided you but will limit the targeted advertising that you will see or limit our ability to tailor the website experience to your needs.

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- **Targeting cookies:** These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

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## How to refuse the use of cookies

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- **Social media cookies:** These cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these cookies, you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools.

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You can opt-out of each cookie category (except strictly necessary cookies) by amending your choices via the "cookie preference centre" which is located on the footer of the corresponding website.

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- **Anonymized analytical cookies:** These cookies ensure that anonymous data about your surfing behavior is collected every time you visit the website. This way we can see how visitors use the website and improve on that basis. We use anonymized analytical cookies for:

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- tracking the number of visitors to our web pages;

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- tracking the amount of time each visitor spends on our web pages;

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- keeping track of the order in which, a visitor visits the different pages of our website;

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- assessing which parts of our site need updating;

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- measuring and optimizing the performance of our marketing campaigns;

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- redirecting traffic from different channels.

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You can also prevent your browser from accepting certain cookies, have the browser require your consent before a new cookie is placed in your browser, or block cookies altogether by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser privacy preferences menu.

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Details about the cookies set by our websites and by third parties, including service providers acting on our behalf, are listed directly on the site or in the cookie control tool made available on the site.

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The links below will help you find the settings for some common browsers (please note that we are not responsible for the content of external websites):

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## How to manage cookies

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- [Manage cookie settings in Chrome and Chrome Android and Chrome iOS](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647)

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- Manage cookie settings in [Safari](https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac) and [Safari iOS](https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265)

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- [Manage cookie settings in Firefox](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-browsing-search-download-history-firefox)

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- [Manage cookie settings in Internet Explorer](https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies)

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- [Manage cookie settings in Opera](https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy)

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- [Manage cookie settings in Microsoft Edge](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4468242/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy)

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You can manage the use of certain types of cookies by amending your cookies settings via the links in the cookie list on the site or in the cookie control tool made available on the site. You also may be able to block or delete cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser privacy preferences menu.

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For all other browsers, or, for alternative advice, help may be sought by visiting [www.allaboutcookies.org](http://www.allaboutcookies.org/), or, via your device user manual, or, online help files.

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You can also manage many cookies used for online advertising via the consumer choice tools created under self-regulation programs in many countries, such as the US-based [YourAdChoices](https://www.aboutads.info/choices), the Canada-based [AdChoices](https://youradchoices.ca/en/tools) or the EU-based [Your Online Choices](http://www.youronlinechoices.com/).

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## Third Party Web Advertising Services

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Certain content and features in our services depend on cookies to function. For example, authentication cookies are used to identify and recognize registered users and to enable them to gain access to requested content or features. If you choose to block cookies, you cannot sign in or use certain content or features. If you choose to delete cookies, any settings and preferences dependent on those cookies will be lost.

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Our Services may use various analytics providers, for example Google Analytics and Adobe Analytics, for the purposes of analysing visitor / customer site interactions including interactions with our online marketing campaigns.

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## Use of web beacons and other technologies

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For information refer to:

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Some of our websites, applications and electronic communications contain electronic tags known as web beacons, gifs or pixel tags, unique identifiers and similar technologies that help deliver cookies, measure online activity, provide more relevant advertising, or analyze the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns or other operations.

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- [Google Privacy Policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy)

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- The list of [Google Ad-tech vendors](https://developers.google.com/third-party-ads/adx-vendors) we share data with

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- To opt out of Google Analytics tracking see: [Google Analytics Opt Out](https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout)

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- [Adobe Privacy Center](https://www.adobe.com/uk/privacy.html)

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You may also opt-out of other third-party web advertising services that provide personalised advertising based on your online activity. You can also configure your web browser to delete and / or block the use of cookies for any third party (see Section 4 for further information).

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The following sites may be used to register your 3rd party opt-out preferences:

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- [click here or here for the U.S](http://optout.networkadvertising.org/).

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- [click here for Canada](https://youradchoices.ca/en/tools)

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- [click here for the EU](http://www.youronlinechoices.com/)

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- [click here for Australia](http://www.youronlinechoices.com.au/)

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Please note: Clicking the links above will redirect you to the appropriate third-party website. We are not responsible for the content of external websites. Opting out of Advertising Cookies will not remove advertising from the pages you visit; instead it means the ads you will see may not be matched to your interests.

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## Changes

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We will update this cookie notice from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. If we make any material changes, we will provide notice through the Service or by other means.

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## Contact

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For more information on our collection and use of the personal information, including details regarding your rights, please refer to our [Privacy Policy](https://www.elsevier.com/legal/privacy-policy).

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If you have any questions, comments, complaints or requests concerning this cookie notice or our processing of your information, please contact:

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Data Protection Officer, Elsevier Limited, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, OX5 1GB, United Kingdom.

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You can also contact the Data Protection Officer of Elsevier through our [Privacy Support Hub](https://service.elsevier.com/app/contact/supporthub/privacysupport) webform.

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Where it applies, you may also lodge a complaint with the data protection authority in the applicable jurisdiction.

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We may also use technologies from third-party data security providers such as [Threatmetrix](https://www.threatmetrix.com/processing-notice), to maintain online security and protect our websites and other services against fraud and abuse.

+**Last updated: 7th May 2020**
+**Last updated: 28 July 2021**
+This cookie notice provides you with information about how Elsevier uses "cookies", or similar technologies, on our websites and applications and other services (each, a "Service") to enable us to understand how you interact with our products, to show personalised advertisements on our websites and mobile apps and other websites, to improve your user experience, and to allow you to use certain features, such as information being transferred across our Services and sharing content via social networks or other communications channels.
+## Cookies and similar technologies
+This notice also provides information about how third parties may use such technologies in association with the operation of our Services.
+This notice supplements our privacy policy and provides information about how we use cookies and similar technologies.
+## About this Cookie Notice
+## Use of cookies and similar technologies
+This cookie notice applies when you use any of our Services that refer or link to this notice. This notice may be supplemented by additional cookie notices, or terms, provided on certain areas of the Service or during our interactions with you.
+Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or other device by websites that you visit. Cookies are widely used in order to make websites and other applications work, or work more efficiently, and help them remember certain information and recognize your internet browser. Cookies may last until you close your browser ("session" cookies) or over repeat visits ("persistent" cookies).
+## Use of Cookies by Elsevier
+- Assist you in efficiently and safely navigating and experiencing our services;
+- Enable you to register, login, provide feedback and otherwise interact with our services;
+- Store and honor your preferences and settings;
+- Measure and analyze usage and performance data; and
+- Assist us with promotional and marketing efforts (including interest-based advertising).
+Cookies are small pieces of data (text files) that are placed on your computer or device by websites that you visit or applications you use. Cookies are widely used in order to make websites and applications work, or work more efficiently, and help them remember certain information about you, either for the duration of your visit (using a "session" cookie) or for repeat visits (using a "persistent" cookie).
+If you access any of our services subject to a subscription agreement or other contract between us and your organization, cookies and similar technologies will be used as necessary for the performance of that contract and for our legitimate business operations related to providing the service.
+Below provides an overview of the first and third party cookies we use within our Services. Our Services are scanned with our cookie scanning tool regularly to maintain a list as accurate as possible. We classify cookies in the following categories:
+## Types of cookies
+- Strictly Necessary Cookies
+- Functional Cookies
+- Performance Cookies
+- Targeting Cookies
+- **Strictly necessary cookies:** These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work.
+- **Performance cookies:** These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
+## The categories of cookies used on this website are as follows:
+- **Functionality cookies:** These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all of these services may not function properly.
+- **Strictly necessary cookies:**
+    These cookies do not store any directly identifiable information. However, they are necessary for the Service to function. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but without these cookies, some or all of the services you have asked for may not work properly.
+- **Performance cookies**:
+    These are analytics and research cookies that allow us to count visits and measure traffic, so we can measure and improve the performance of our Services. They also help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site(s) or application(s). This helps us to improve the way our Services work and improve user experience. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies. Blocking these cookies will not affect the service provided you.
+- **Functionality cookies:**
+    These cookies allow our Services to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation such as remembering the choices you make and your account preferences and to provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but without these cookies, some or all of the services you have asked for may not function properly.
+- **Targeting Cookies:**
+    These files, or, code may be included, either directly or from our advertising partners, on our website, in our emails, or, mobile applications to record how you interact with us, to help us better analyse and improve our services to you, and will use this information to make the website, and, any advertising displayed to you more relevant to your interests. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies. Blocking these cookies will not affect the service provided you but will limit the targeted advertising that you will see or limit our ability to tailor the website experience to your needs.
+- **Targeting cookies:** These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
+## How to refuse the use of cookies
+- **Social media cookies:** These cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these cookies, you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools.
+You can opt-out of each cookie category (except strictly necessary cookies) by amending your choices via the "cookie preference centre" which is located on the footer of the corresponding website.
+- **Anonymized analytical cookies:** These cookies ensure that anonymous data about your surfing behavior is collected every time you visit the website. This way we can see how visitors use the website and improve on that basis. We use anonymized analytical cookies for:
+- tracking the number of visitors to our web pages;
+- tracking the amount of time each visitor spends on our web pages;
+- keeping track of the order in which, a visitor visits the different pages of our website;
+- assessing which parts of our site need updating;
+- measuring and optimizing the performance of our marketing campaigns;
+- redirecting traffic from different channels.
+You can also prevent your browser from accepting certain cookies, have the browser require your consent before a new cookie is placed in your browser, or block cookies altogether by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser privacy preferences menu.
+Details about the cookies set by our websites and by third parties, including service providers acting on our behalf, are listed directly on the site or in the cookie control tool made available on the site.
+The links below will help you find the settings for some common browsers (please note that we are not responsible for the content of external websites):
+## How to manage cookies
+- [Manage cookie settings in Chrome and Chrome Android and Chrome iOS](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647)
+- Manage cookie settings in [Safari](https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac) and [Safari iOS](https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265)
+- [Manage cookie settings in Firefox](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-browsing-search-download-history-firefox)
+- [Manage cookie settings in Internet Explorer](https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies)
+- [Manage cookie settings in Opera](https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy)
+- [Manage cookie settings in Microsoft Edge](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4468242/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy)
+You can manage the use of certain types of cookies by amending your cookies settings via the links in the cookie list on the site or in the cookie control tool made available on the site. You also may be able to block or delete cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser privacy preferences menu.
+For all other browsers, or, for alternative advice, help may be sought by visiting [www.allaboutcookies.org](http://www.allaboutcookies.org/), or, via your device user manual, or, online help files.
+You can also manage many cookies used for online advertising via the consumer choice tools created under self-regulation programs in many countries, such as the US-based [YourAdChoices](https://www.aboutads.info/choices), the Canada-based [AdChoices](https://youradchoices.ca/en/tools) or the EU-based [Your Online Choices](http://www.youronlinechoices.com/).
+## Third Party Web Advertising Services
+Certain content and features in our services depend on cookies to function. For example, authentication cookies are used to identify and recognize registered users and to enable them to gain access to requested content or features. If you choose to block cookies, you cannot sign in or use certain content or features. If you choose to delete cookies, any settings and preferences dependent on those cookies will be lost.
+Our Services may use various analytics providers, for example Google Analytics and Adobe Analytics, for the purposes of analysing visitor / customer site interactions including interactions with our online marketing campaigns.
+## Use of web beacons and other technologies
+For information refer to:
+Some of our websites, applications and electronic communications contain electronic tags known as web beacons, gifs or pixel tags, unique identifiers and similar technologies that help deliver cookies, measure online activity, provide more relevant advertising, or analyze the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns or other operations.
+- [Google Privacy Policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy)
+- The list of [Google Ad-tech vendors](https://developers.google.com/third-party-ads/adx-vendors) we share data with
+- To opt out of Google Analytics tracking see: [Google Analytics Opt Out](https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout)
+- [Adobe Privacy Center](https://www.adobe.com/uk/privacy.html)
+You may also opt-out of other third-party web advertising services that provide personalised advertising based on your online activity. You can also configure your web browser to delete and / or block the use of cookies for any third party (see Section 4 for further information).
+The following sites may be used to register your 3rd party opt-out preferences:
+- [click here or here for the U.S](http://optout.networkadvertising.org/).
+- [click here for Canada](https://youradchoices.ca/en/tools)
+- [click here for the EU](http://www.youronlinechoices.com/)
+- [click here for Australia](http://www.youronlinechoices.com.au/)
+Please note: Clicking the links above will redirect you to the appropriate third-party website. We are not responsible for the content of external websites. Opting out of Advertising Cookies will not remove advertising from the pages you visit; instead it means the ads you will see may not be matched to your interests.
+## Changes
+We will update this cookie notice from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. If we make any material changes, we will provide notice through the Service or by other means.
+## Contact
+For more information on our collection and use of the personal information, including details regarding your rights, please refer to our [Privacy Policy](https://www.elsevier.com/legal/privacy-policy).
+If you have any questions, comments, complaints or requests concerning this cookie notice or our processing of your information, please contact:
+Data Protection Officer, Elsevier Limited, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, OX5 1GB, United Kingdom.
+You can also contact the Data Protection Officer of Elsevier through our [Privacy Support Hub](https://service.elsevier.com/app/contact/supporthub/privacysupport) webform.
+Where it applies, you may also lodge a complaint with the data protection authority in the applicable jurisdiction.
+We may also use technologies from third-party data security providers such as [Threatmetrix](https://www.threatmetrix.com/processing-notice), to maintain online security and protect our websites and other services against fraud and abuse.

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