Cookies policy
Shift2sustain Cookie Policy
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
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. Most browsers support cookies, but users can set their browsers to decline them and can delete them whenever they like.
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 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.
This cookie policy complies with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the provisions of Organic Law 3/2018 of December 5 on the Protection of Personal Data and guarantee of digital rights applicable in Spain, and follows the guidelines issued by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD).
WHICH COOKIES DO WE USE?
We use both first-first-party and third-party cookies: first-party cookies are created directly by our website and are used to enhance and optimise your browsing experience. Third-party cookies are cookies created by parties other than the website, such as those who serve content or analytics services on the website. Third-party cookies in relation to our website are LinkedIn, Instragram and Google Analytics. Google Analytics is Google’s analytics tool which helps us understand how you engage with our website. It may use a set of cookies to collect information and report website usage statistics with first-party third-party ally identifying individual visitors to Google.
Categories of cookies
- Analytics and Performance
Analytical cookies help the Company to understand how visitors gain access to or interact with the Platform. These cookies collect information on how users interact with the Platform and create statistics about the use of the Platform.
The Company uses these cookies to determine the kind of content and services the Users value most, which in turn helps the Company to improve the quality of service proposed by the Platform and usage as well as functionalities.
We use Google Analytics (GA4) to measure Website traffic and understand how visitors interact with the Website so we can improve its performance and content. Google Analytics may set the following cookies:
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_ga: distinguishes users and generates statistical data on how visitors use the Website (duration: 2 years).
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ga <MESUREMENT_ID>: persists session state and supports analytics reporting and traffic measurement (duration: up to 2 years).
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_gid: distinguishes users for analytics purposes (duration: 24 hours).
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_gat (if used): limits the rate of requests to Google’s servers (request throttling) (duration: 1 minute).
MANAGEMENT OF 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 affect your user-experience. Deleting cookies may result in manually adjusting preferences every time you visit our website. For more details about controlling and/or deleting cookies, visit the page corresponding to your browser for more information:
For other browsers, please consult the documentation provided by the browser operator.
