Cookies are small pieces of data that a website asks your browser to store on your computer or mobile device when you visit the website or certain pages. The cookie allows the website to “remember” your actions or preferences over time. These cookie preferences are personal and you can manage them yourself, in line with the relevant privacy regulations.
Cookies will usually contain the name of the website where the cookie has come from, how long the cookie will remain on your device, and a value which is usually a randomly generated unique number.
Some cookies will be deleted as soon as you leave the website (“session cookies”), other cookies will remain stored on your computer or mobile device and will help us identify you as a visitor of our website (“permanent cookies”).
Why do we use cookies?
Cookies on our Website are used for a variety of different purposes.
We use cookies to improve the user-experience on the website and to map your surfing behaviour (e.g. the pages you have visited and the time you spent on that page). Cookies make our website easier to use and allow us to better tailor it to your interests and needs. Cookies are also used to help speed up your future activities and experience on the website; for example, we use cookies to remember your language preferences.
We also use cookies to compile anonymous, aggregated statistics that allow us to understand how our Website is being used and how we can improve our services.
In addition, we also use the User ID feature from Google analytics which enables the association of one or more sessions (and the activity within those sessions) with a unique and persistent ID that we send to Google Analytics. This allows us to identify related actions and devices and connect these data points. The purpose is to provide more accurate user count in our reports and to have a more unified holistic story about a user’s relationship with EIT Health.
Which cookies do we use?
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
| COOKIE NAME | PROVIDER | WHAT IT DOES | DURATION |
| CookieControl | EIT Health | Determines whether the visitor has accepted the cookie consent box. This ensures that the cookie consent box w ill not be presented again upon re-entry. | 3 months |
Functional (preference) cookies
These cookies allow a site to remember choices you make (such as language or the region you are in) and provide more enhanced, personal features. These cookies cannot track your browsing activity on other websites. They don’t gather any information about you that could be used for advertising or remembering where you’ve been on the Internet outside our site.
| COOKIE NAME | PROVIDER | WHAT IT DOES | DURATION |
| lang | Remembers the user’s selected language version of a website | Session |
Analytics cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources, so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
| COOKIE NAME | PROVIDER | WHAT IT DOES | DURATION |
| _utmz | Collects data on where the user came from, what search engine was used, what link was clicked and what search term was used. Used by Google Analytics. | 179 days | |
| _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years | |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 1 day | |
| _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 1 day | |
| _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | HotJar | This cookie is used to count how many times a website has been visited by different visitors – this is done by assigning the visitor an ID, so the visitor does not get registered twice. | 1 day |
| _hjFirstSeen | HotJar | This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has visited the website before, or if it is a new visitor on the website. | 1 day |
| _hjid | HotJar | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. | 1 year |
| _hjid | HotJar | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. | Persistent |
| _hjIncludedInPageviewSample | HotJar | Determines if the user’s navigation should be registered in a certain statistical place holder. | 1 day |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory | Used in connection with data-synchronization with third-party analysis service. | 29 days | |
| collect | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | Session | |
| vuid | Vimeo | Collects data on the user’s visits to the website, such as which pages have been read. | 2 years |
Marketing cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device.
| COOKIE NAME | PROVIDER | WHAT IT DOES | DURATION |
| _fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | 3 months | |
| bcookie | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 2 years | |
| bscookie | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 2 years | |
| collect | Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the w ebsite and make advertisement on the website more relevant. | Session | |
| fr | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | 3 months | |
| IDE | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. | 1 year | |
| lang | Set by LinkedIn when a web page contains an embedded “Follow us” panel. | Session | |
| lidc | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 1 day | |
| test_cookie | Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies. | 1 day | |
| tr | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | Session | |
| UserMatchHistory | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | 29 days | |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | Tries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | 179 days |
| YSC | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session |
| yt.innertube::nextId | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Persistent |
| yt.innertube::requests | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Persistent |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent |
| yt-remote-device-id | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session |
| yt-remote-session-app | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session |
| yt-remote-session-name | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session |
How can you manage or delete cookies?
You can manage or delete cookies at any time using the settings on your internet browser, which also enable you to refuse some or all cookies. Turning off cookies will limit the service that we are able to provide and may effect your user-experience. Deleting cookies may result in manually adjusting preferences every time you visit our website.
Alternatively, you can visit www.aboutcookies.org which provides directions on how to block cookies on all major browsers. This site also explains how you can delete cookies that have already been stored on your computer as well as general information about cookies.