Cookie policy

ARCHIVED 2022-05-10, DATE APPROXIMATE · VERSION 20220510_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20211115_rev01

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 - if you have agreed to (or refused) this site's cookie policy
 - if you have already replied to our survey pop-up (about how helpful the site content was) - so you will not be asked again.
 **Visitor preferences cookies** are:
+**Name**: eu\_cookie\_consent
+**Name**: ecsi
+**Services**: Cookie consent kit
+**Service**: Website survey tools
+**Purpose**: Stores your cookie preferences (so you will not be asked again)
+**Purpose**: Stores information on whether you have already replied to a survey pop-up - so you will not be asked again
+**Cookie type and duration**: First-party persistent cookie, 1 month
+**Name**: cck3
+**Service**: Cookie consent kit
+**Purpose**: Stores your preferences for 3rd-party cookies (so you won't be asked again)
 **Cookie type and duration**: First-party session cookie deleted after you quit your browser
+**Name**: ecsi
+**Name**: cck1
+**Services**: Website survey tools
+**Service**: Cookie consent kit
+**Purpose**: Stores information on whether you have already replied to a survey pop-up - so you will not be asked again
+**Purpose**: Stores your cookie preferences (so you won't be asked again)
+**Cookie type and duration**: First-party persistent cookie, 1 month
+**Cookie type and duration**: First-party persistent cookie, 6 months
 ### 2\. Operational cookies
 There 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:
 - **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).
 **Authentication cookies** are:
 **Name**: MyEACSDomain
+**Services**: Identity Management Service
+**Service**: Identity Management Service
 **Purpose**: Remembers your domain
 **Cookie type and duration**: First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser
 **Name**: \_\_Secure\_CASTGC
+**Services**: Identity Management Service
+**Service**: Identity Management Service
 **Purpose**: Identifies your session
 **Cookie type and duration**: First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser
 **Name**: \_\_Secure\_ECAS\_SESSIONID
+**Services**: Identity Management Service
+**Service**: Identity Management Service
 **Purpose**: Identifies the current Central Authentication Service session
 **Cookie type and duration**: First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser
 **Name**: ECAS\_PREFS
+**Services**: Identity Management Service
+**Service**: Identity Management Service
 **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
 **Cookie type and duration**: First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser
 The names of these cookies may change, for technical reasons (particularly **\_\_Secure-CASTGC** and **\_\_Secure-ECAS\_SESSIONID**).
 - **Technical cookies** required by certain IT systems are:
 **Name**: has\_js
+**Services**: Corporate content management platform, based on Drupal open source software
+**Service**: Corporate content management platform, based on Drupal open source software
 **Purpose**: Determines whether Javascript is enabled in your browser. This allows our websites to function properly
 **Cookie type and duration**: First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser
 **Name**: JSESSIONID / CFID / CFTOKEN
+**Services**: Java IT platform / Coldfusion IT platform
+**Service**: Java IT platform / Coldfusion IT platform
 **Purpose**: Maintain a secure session for you, during your visit
 **Cookie type and duration**: First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser
 **Name**: ecsi
+**Services**: Website survey tools
+**Service**: Website survey tools
 **Purpose**: Stores information on whether you have already replied to a survey pop-up - so you will not be asked again
 **Cookie type and duration**: First-party persistent cookie, 1 month
 **Name of cookie**: MoodleSession
 However, 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).
 **Analytics cookies** are:
 **Name**: \_pk\_id#
+**Services**: Corporate web analytics service, based on Matomo open source software
+**Service**: Corporate web analytics service, based on Matomo open source software
 **Purpose**: Recognises website visitors (**anonymously** - no personal information is collected on the user)
 **Cookie type and duration**: First-party persistent cookie, 13 months
 **Name**: \_pk\_ses#
+**Services**: Corporate web analytics service, based on Matomo open source software
+**Service**: Corporate web analytics service, based on Matomo open source software
 **Purpose**: Identifies the pages viewed by the same user during the same visit. (**anonymously** - no personal information is collected on the user)
 **Cookie type and duration**: First-party persistent cookie, 30 minutes