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Use of cookies

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Institute of Agricultural Resources and Economics (AREI) use cookies for the full functionality of the website. When visiting AREI websites, the visitor is informed about the use of cookies. By continuing to use AREI websites, the visitor confirms that he is aware of the use of cookies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files used by a website which are transferred to your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit the website. Each time you visit the website, the cookies are sent back to the originating site or to another site that recognizes the cookie. Cookies identify your device and allow to store information about the previously searches on the website, language settings, page scale, etc. Cookies do not reveal the identity of the visitor, nor do they collect or compile other important information on the visitor's device.

How does AREI use cookies?

AREI use cookies to:

  • no longer show you a cookie message;
  • improve your future experience of the website;
  • gather information about how visitors used the website. Cookie information about you are stored in an anonymous form, which prevents the possibility us to identify you;
  • provide the ability to share site content with third-party websites or view video content hosted on third parties.

 

What types of cookies do AREI use?

Necessary cookies – Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Cookie name

Purpose

Expiry

cookietest

This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has accepted the cookie consent box.

Session

 

 

Statistics cookies – Statistic cookies help AREI to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Cookie name

Purpose

Expiry

_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

collect

Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.

Session

 

Marketing cookies – Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.

Cookie name

Purpose

Expiry

_fbp

Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.

3 months

ads/ga-audiences

Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the

visitor's online behavior across web sites.

Session

fr

Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party

advertisers.

3 months

GPS

Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location

1 day

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

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

VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE

Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos.

179 days

YSC

Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen

Session

yt-remote-cast-installed

Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video

Session

yt-remote-connected-devices

Persistent

yt-remote-device-id

Persistent

yt-remote-fast-check-period

Session

yt-remote-session-app

Session

yt-remote-session-name

Session

 

How to control cookies?

Most web browsers allow visitors to control and delete cookies. Please note that if cookies are rejected or deleted, you may not be able to fully use the functionality of AREI website.

The visitor has the option to opt out of the Google Analytics cookies by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

For more information about cookies, including what cookies are set on the user's device and how they can be managed or deleted, visit www.aboutcookies.org

 

How to contact us?

If you have any questions, suggestions or complaints regarding how we handle cookies, please contact with AREI by the following e-mail: datuaizsardziba@arei.lv.

 

Submitted on: 09/06/2020