Cookie notice

Cookies are a necessary technology website use to function. In our notice, we outline what our cookies do, and how you can adjust some of them to fit your preferences. In any case, we try and minimze them as much as possible, while keeping our website functional and as helpful as possible.

NECESSARY COOKIES

Sometimes cookies are necessary

For instance on a login page, we need to use cookies to keep you signed in. Otherwise, cookies are generally not required for the operation of the website. However, disabling cookies may result in some 3rd party services (like video providers) not displaying content properly.

FUNCTIONAL COOKIES

We use Optimizely products

For example, Optimizely Recommendations can use the tracking data to show recommended links to content on our websites at the bottom of certain pages. This cannot be turned off and is part of our core website and product functionality.

NECESSARY COOKIES

Scripts may gather data for addtional web statistics

This data may then may also be used for interest-based advertising on other services (such as Google, Meta, or LinkedIn), and they may offer additional functionality to the website. These can be turned off in cookie settings.

COOKIE TECHNOLOGY

Our websites and third-party scripts may use cookies or local storage

Cookies and local storage can be used to identify a returning visitor or store additional information. Cookies and local storage in themselves do not identify you as an individual – but if you for instance are using Facebook, and subsequently visit our websites, Facebook may learn about your visit.

COOKIE TECHNOLOGY

Our cookies contain information can identify you between visits

In particular, we set an identifier that tells enables functional site features described in the tables below like video and chat.

COOKIE TECHNOLOGY

Opting-out of (some) cookies

Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. Use our cookie settings to change your preferences. Blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our site, but you are free to adjust preferences at any time or come back and revise them if you change your mind.

Necessary cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. 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.

What happens if I turn necessary cookies off?

You can set your browser to block or alert you about necessary cookies, but as the name implies, some parts of the site will not work if these are turned off. 

Functional cookies

Functional cookies enable our website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. These cookies may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our site.

What happens if I turn functional cookies off?

If you disable all cookies in your browser, some or all of the services and content we offer may not be displayed properly.

Performance cookies

Performance cookies allow us to count visits and what websites you came from, so we can measure and improve the performance of our own site. This data help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors like you move around our site.

In most cases, information these cookies collect is aggregated and made anonymous.

What happens if I turn targeting cookies off?

If you disable performance cookies, we cannot see when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor and improve performance or create new content based on your interests.

Targeting cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising and other partners to personalize the content you see on and off our website. Some of those partners may choose to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements based on those interests. Often, they do not store your personal information directly, but based on unique identifiers for your browser and device. 

What happens if I turn targeting cookies off?

Your experience on our website will not be impacted, but you might see less relivant advertisements as a result