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Every time you visit the Commission\u2019s websites, you will be prompted to accept or refuse cookies.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The purpose is to enable the site to remember your preferences (such as user name, language, etc.) for a certain period of time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n That way, you don\u2019t have to re-enter them when browsing around the site during the same visit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Cookies can also be used to establish anonymised statistics about the browsing experience on our sites.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n European Commission websites mostly use \u201cfirst-party cookies\u201d. These are cookies set and controlled by the Commission, not by any external organisation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n However, to view some of our pages, you will have to accept cookies from external organisations. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The 3 types of first-party cookie<\/strong> we use are to:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Visitor preferences<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n These are set by us and only we can read them. They remember:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Operational cookies<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n 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:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Authentication cookies<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The names of these cookies may change, for technical reasons <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Technical cookies<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Analytics cookies<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n We use these purely for internal research on how we can improve the service we provide for all our users.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The cookies simply assess how you interact with our website \u2013 as an anonymous user (the data gathered does not identify you personally<\/strong>).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Also, this data is not shared with any third parties<\/strong> or used for any other purpose. The anonymised statistics could be shared with contractors working on communication projects under contractual agreement with the Commission.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n However, you are\u00a0free to refuse<\/strong>\u00a0these types of cookies \u2013 via the cookie banner you\u2019ll see on the first page you visit <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Some of our pages display content from external providers, e.g. YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n To view this third-party content, you first have to accept their specific terms and conditions. This includes their cookie policies, which we have no control over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n But if you do not view this content, no third-party cookies are installed on your device.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Third-party providers on Commission websites<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n You Tube<\/a> These third-party services are outside of the control of the Commission. Providers may, at any time, change their terms of service, purpose and use of cookies, etc.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nHow do we use cookies?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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