Cookie Policy

Last updated October 2023

We use cookies to provide, secure and improve ERIC services. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we will store on your browser or hard drive of your computer if you agree.

Types of Cookies

Essential cookies

These are cookies that are required for the operation of the ERIC platform. These cookies enable you to access and navigate on the platform and access information related to your account (such as uniquely identifying you each time you log into the platform). As such, a cookie containing an encrypted, unique identifier that is tied to your account is placed in your browser's local storage on your browser.

Essential cookies are necessary to provide you with the ERIC services, so you can’t opt out of them or if you do we will not be able to provide you with our Services.

Analytical cookies

They allow us to recognise, count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around the ERIC platform. This helps us to improve the way our platform works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

We may also have third party service providers help us track and analyse usage and volume statistical information from individuals who visit our platform.

You can use your browser settings to opt out of these cookies.

First and third party cookies

First-party cookies are cookies that belong to ERIC, third-party cookies are cookies that another party places on your device through our Service. Third-party cookies may be placed on your device by someone providing a service for ERIC, for example to help us understand how our service is being used. Third-party cookies may also be placed on your device by our service providers so that they can use them to advertise products and services to you elsewhere on the internet. Third parties also use cookies on their own websites and apps in connection with the ERIC services.

Third party service providers that we currently use, include Google Analytics, Hotjar and Mixpanel. This list is subject to change and may not include all such providers at any given time. To understand how other parties use cookies, please review their policies.

As to now, our cookies are persistent cookies stay on your computer or mobile device until they expire or are deleted.

Control cookies mechanisms

You are able to block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) please note that you may not be able to access all or parts of our platform.

To learn more about the choices that advertisers provide generally for individuals to influence how information about their online activities over time and across third-parties or online services is collected and used, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative at http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp, the Digital Advertising Alliance at http://www.aboutads.info/, or the European Digital Advertising Alliance at http://youronlinechoices.eu/.

Cookie statement update

We may update this Cookie Statement from time to time in order to reflect, the use we make of our cookies or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons for instance. Please re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to make sure you are aware of our use of cookies and related technologies.