COOKIES POLICY
First party cookies are cookies set b y the website you’re visiting. Only that website can read them. In addition, a website might potentially use external ser vices, which also set their own cookies, known as third-par ty cookies.
Persistent cookies ar e cookies sa ved on your computer and that ar e not deleted aut omatically when y ou quit your browser , unlike a session cookie, which is deleted when your quit your browser .
Every time y ou visit the Commission ’s websites, y ou will be prompted to accept or refuse cookies.
The purpose is to enable the site to remember your preferences (such as user name, language, etc.) for acertain period of time.
That way, you don’t have to reenter them when browsing around the site during the same visit.
Cookies can also be used t o establish anonymised statistics about the browsing experience on our sites.
How do we use cookies?
party cookies”. These are cookies set and controlled by the Commission, not by an.
However, to view some of our pages, y ou will ha ve to accept cookies from external organisations. The cookie we use ar e to:
store visit or preferences
make our websites operational
gather analytics data (about user behaviour)
Visit or preferences
These ar e set by us and only we can read them. They remember: if you have agreed to (or refused) this site ’s cookie policy
if you have alr eady replied to our survey pop-up (about how helpful the site content was) – so you won’t be asked again
Name | Ser vice | Purpose | Cookie type and dur ation |
eu_cookie_ consent | Cookie consent kit | Stores your cookie preferences (so you won’t be asked again) | First-party session cookie deleted after you quit your browser |
ecsi | Website sur vey tools | Stores information on whether y ou have already replied to a survey pop-up – so you won’t be asked again. | First-party persistent cookie, 1 month |
cck3 | Cookie consent kit | Stores your preferences for 3r d-party cookies (so you won’t be asked again) | First-party session cookie deleted after you quit your browser |
Operational cookies
There are some cookies that we ha ve to include in order for certain web pages t o function. For this reason, the y do not require your consent. In particular:
authentication cookies
technical cookies required by certain IT systems
Authentication cookies
These are stored when you log in t o a Commission site, using our authentication ser vice (EU Login) . When you do this, you accept the associated privacy policy .
Name | Ser vice | Purpose | Cookie type and duration |
MyECASDomain | Identity Management Ser vice | Remembers y our domain | First-par ty session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser |
Secure_CAST GC | Identity Management Ser vice | our session | First-par ty session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser |
Secure_ECAS_ SESSIONID | Identity Management Ser vice | ent Centr al A uthentication Ser vice session | First-par ty session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser |
ECAS_PREFS | Identity Management Ser vice | Remembers y our settings and pr eferences: user id, user name, acknowledged cookie policy , high contrast mode, priv acy mode, view account details after login, last str ength selected | First-par ty session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser |
CASPRIV ACY | EURES The E uropean Job Mobility P ortal | EURES A uthentication info | First-par ty session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser |
CAST GC | EURES The E uropean Job Mobility P ortal | EURES A uthentication info | First-par ty session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser |
EURES_CAS_L OGGED_IN | EURES The E uropean Job Mobility P ortal | EURES A uthentication info | First-par ty session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser |
The names of these cookies may change, for technical reasons (particularly Secure e-CAST GC and Secur e- ECAS_SESSIONID ).
Technical cookies
Name | Ser vice | Purpose | Cookie type and duration |
has_js | Corporate content management platform, based on Drupal open sour ce software | Determines whether Javascript is enabled in y our browser . This allows our websites t o function pr operly. | First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser |
JSESSIONID / CFID / CF TOKEN | Ja va I T platform / Coldfusion I T platform | Maintain a secur e session for you, during your visit. | First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser |
ecsi | Website sur vey tools | Stores information on whether you have alr eady r eplied to a sur vey pop-up – so y ou won’t be ask ed again. | First-party persistent cookie, 1 month |
theoplayer-session-id | Audiovisual Ser vice video player | Enables the pla yer’s own analytics, curr ently not used. | localStorage K ey, persistent data |
theoplayer-stored- network-info | Audiovisual Ser vice video player | Enables the pla yer’s bandwidth estimate t o determine the best initial bandwidth and enhance the user experience. | localStorage K ey, persistent data |
EURES_CV O_ SESSION_ID | EURES The European Job Mobility Portal | EURES Session info | First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser |
EURES_JVSE_ SESSIONID | EURES The European Job Mobility Portal | EURES Session info | First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser |
EURES_LF_ MARKE TPL ACE_SESSIONID | EURES The E uropean Job Mobility P ortal | EURES Session info for Lif eray | First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser |
EURES_LF_PL UGINS_SESSIONID | EURES The European Job Mobility Portal | EURES Session info for Lif eray | First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser |
LFR_SESSION_STATE _xxxxx | EURES The European Job Mobility Portal | EURES Session info for Lif eray | First-party session cookie, deleted after you quit your browser |
| Public wikis | K disabled | localStorage K ey, persistent data |
.width | Public wikis | Remembers the width of the sidebar | localStorage K ey, persistent data |
jquery.feature. detection.cache | Public wikis | Detects when a page is loaded from the browser cache | localStorage K ey, persistent data |
jquery.feature.detection. cache.user agent | Public wikis | Remembers if a certain f eature is available in the browser . | localSt orage K ey, persistent data |
Analytics cookies
We use these purely for internal research on how we can improve the service we provide for all our users.
The cookies simply assess how you interact with our website – as an anonymous user (the data gathered does not identify you personally ).
Also, this data is not shared with any third parties or used for any other purpose. The anonymized statistics could be shared with contractors working on communication projects under contractual agreement with the Commission.
However, you are free to refuse these types of cookies – either via the cookie banner you visit or at Europa Analytics.
Name | Ser vice | Purpose | Cookie type and duration |
_pk_id# | Corporate web analytics ser vice, based on Mat omo open sour ce softwar e | Recognises website visit ors ( anonymously – no personal information is collected on the user). | First-par ty persistent cookie, 13 months |
_pk_ses# | Corporate web analytics ser vice, based on Mat omo open sour ce softwar e | y the same user during the same visit. (anonymously – no personal information is collected on the user). | First-par ty persistent cookie, 30 minutes |
Third-party cookies
Some of our pages display content from external providers, e.g. YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. To view this third-party content, This includes their cookie policies, which we have no control over. But if you do not view this content, no third-party cookies are installed on y our device.
Third-party providers on Commission websites
You Tube Internet Ar chive Google Maps
Twitter TV1
Vimeo Microsoft Facebook Google LinkedIn
Livestream SoundCloud
European Parliament
These third-party services are outside of the control of the Commission. Providers may, at any time, change their terms of service, purpose and use of cookies, etc.
How can you manage cookies?
You can manage/delete cookies as you wish – for details, see about cookies.org.
Removing cookies from your device
You can delete all cookies that are already on y our device by clearing the browsing history of y our browser. This will remove all cookies from all websites you have visited.
Be aware though that you may also lose some saved information (e.g. saved login details, site preferences).
For more detailed control privacy and cookie settings in your preferred browser
Blocking cookies
You can set most modern browsers to prevent any cookies from being placed on your device, but you may then have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site/page. And some services and functionalities may not work properly at all (e.g. pr
Managing our analytics cookies
You can manage y our preferences concerning cookies from Europa Analytics on the dedicated Europa Analytics page.
