What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that can be stored on your computer when you visit websites. This text file stores information, such as your language preference, for a website. If you visit the website again later, this cookie will be sent to the website again. In this way, the website recognizes your browser and, for example, also your language preference is remembered.
Cookies usually have an expiration period. For example, some cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser (the so-called session cookie). Other cookies remain on your computer for a longer period of time, sometimes even until you delete them manually (the so-called persistent cookie).
Why do we use cookies?
European Service Network, the operator of this website, uses two types of cookies on www.esn.eu .
• cookies for functional purposes (these are technically essential)
• cookies for analytical purposes
The external tool Google Analytics is used for analytical purposes. This tool allows you to gain insight into (the evolution of) a website visit. Google Analytics is installed on Google servers. These are therefore third party cookies. The web editors have no control over the information that Google collects through those cookies and cannot guarantee that Google will not use the information obtained for other purposes. Your permission will be requested in advance for the use of cookies for analysis purposes. You can therefore refuse that these cookies are placed on your device.
List of cookies
COOKIE | DESCRIPTION | DURATION | TYPE |
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_gat | This cookies is installed by Google Analytics to throttle the request rate to limit the colllection of data on high traffic sites. | End of session | Statistical |
_ga | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors. | 24 months | Statistical |
_gid | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected including the number of visitors, the source where they come from, and the pages visited in an anonymous form. | 24 hours | Statistical |
cf_clearance | Clearance Cookie stores the proof of challenge passed. It is used to no longer issue a challenge if present. It is required to reach an origin server. | 30 minutes | Functional |