Cookies are text files that are automatically created and used to improve and facilitate a user’s navigation of a website.
They are also used to understand how users navigate a site.
In this briefing, the cookies used by the website of the Directorate General for Education, Research, and Cultural Institutes are described.
This site uses:
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Navigation/Session Cookies
- Session cookies are temporarily archived in the computer’s memory while exploring a site to keep track of navigation preferences, and are deleted as soon as the user exits the browser.
- The use of session cookies on this website is strictly limited to the transmission of session identifiers (random numbers generated by the server) necessary to enable the secure and efficient exploration of the site.
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Analytics Cookies
- These are used to anonymously collect and analyse site traffic and usage; while they do not identify the user, they make it possible, for example, to understand whether the same user reconnect to the site at a different time. They also make it possible to monitor the system and improve its performance and usability. These cookies can be deactivated without any loss of functionality.
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Third-Party Cookies
- YouTube
This site does not use:
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Profiling Cookies
- The site does not collect profiling cookies to identify user preferences or improve the user’s browsing experience.
Cookie Management
Users can decide whether or not to accept cookies, restrict or block them, using their browser settings.
It is also possible to delete all cookies already present in the system. Settings must be modified separately in each browser and computer used. Procedures for limiting or blocking cookies are described in the Help area of the browser used.
To deactivate cookies on a mobile device, the manual should be consulted for further information.
Disabling cookies does not influence interaction with this site in any way.