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Cookies are small files that allow a website to recognise and track users.
At ELE International, we want to keep you up to date with our current cookies practice so that you can be better informed about the cookies that operate on our website, on your browser.
The ICO (Information Commissioner's Office) groups cookies into the following three overlapping groups:
Files that allow a site to link the actions of a visitor during a single browser session. These might be used by an internet bank or webmail service. They are not stored long term and are considered “less privacy intrusive” than persistent cookies.
These remain on the user’s device between sessions and allow one or several sites to remember details about the visitor. They may be used by marketers to target advertising or to avoid the user having to provide a password each visit.
A cookie is classed as being first-party if it is set by the site being visited. It might be used to study how people navigate a site.
It is classed as third-party if it is issued by a different server to that of the domain being visited. It could be used to trigger a banner advert based on the visitor’s viewing habits.
Information referenced from BBC News, more can be read on this at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18090118.
Please find below a table containing the cookies that operate on our website in addition to their purpose.
Cookie |
Name |
Purpose |
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Necessary Cookies |
PHPSESSID ci_session |
Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions. |
| Universal Analytics |
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These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. The cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify anyone, including the number of visitors to the website and blog, where visitors have come to the website from and the pages they visited. Read Google's overview of privacy and safeguarding data. |
| c.sharethis.mgr.consensu.org |
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This cookie gathers information regarding the browsing and sharing activities of internet users that utilise the sharethis.com social media sharing functionality on this site. For more information on Sharethis' privacy policy, visit their site: https://sharethis.com/privacy/ . |
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