A cookie is a file that is downloaded to the user device when specific pages within a website are visited. Its functionality is storing and retrieving information about the navigation habits from that computer.

Cookies allow this web, among other things, to store and retrieve information about user habits and decisions. Cytognos websites use this information to personalize the experience within our sites, identify and remember the registered users and make the navigation experience easier.

Note that the use of cookies does not provide user personal data. This information remains anonymous for Cytognos, S.L.

You can set your browser to not accept cookies. Then, the personalization of the experience will not be applied but you can still access the contents of our website normally.

Cookies, according to their permanence, are divided into session cookies and permanent cookies. The first group expires when user closes the browser. The second group expires when the purpose is accomplished (e.g. Keeping the user identified at Cytognos websites) or when the cookies are manually deleted. Additionally, depending on their goal, cookies may be classified as follows:

2.1 Technical or functional cookies (essentials)

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you pay them. We may place these cookies without your consent.

2.2 Analytical cookies

We use analytical cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these analytical cookies we get insights in the use of our website. We ask for your permission to place analytical cookies.

Note: Unless the user registered for a user account at any Cytognos SL websites, cookies will be never associated with personal identifiable information. These cookies will only be used for statistical purposes in order to help to optimize the user experience at our website.

2.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies

Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles in order to display advertising or track the user at our website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. We ask your permission to place analytical cookies.

In some special cases, as referred in section 3, we use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this website.

At our website we use several Google services of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (“Google”).

Google stores cookies on your terminal when you use Google services via your Internet browser. Here we cannot exclude that Google uses servers in the USA for this purpose. However. According to its own claims, Google uses the information collected to provide the services and to ensure that the services work properly. You can find the terms of use at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Google reCaptcha

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (referred to in the following as “reCAPTCHA”) at our website. With reCAPTCHA we check whether certain entries in our contact or newsletter forms are performed by a real person or a computer. With reCaptcha we counter multiple registrations through machines on visitor accounts and newsletters. reCAPTCHA currently offers the best protection against such attacks (bot attacks).

reCAPTCHA analyzes your interactions as soon as you access our website according to the following criteria:

• IP address of the terminal device used
• the date and duration of your stay on the website
• the mouse movements you have made on the reCAPTCHA interfaces as well as the tasks where you are asked to identify images
• the identification data of the browser and the type of operating system used
• the Google account, if you are logged in via Google

The data collected during the analysis are forwarded to Google. According to the claims by Google, Google does not use the information collected by reCAPTCHA for personalized advertising.

Google Maps

We also use the services of Google Maps at our website. This enables us to display an interactive map of the location of the Euroflow™ Consortium participants directly at our website and provides you with convenient use of the map function. 

As soon as you click on the navigation of the map embedded at our website, Google Maps opens a new tab. Please note that you are bound to the Additional user conditions for Google Maps/Google Earth including the Google Privacy Policy as soon as you use Google Maps.

Google Fonts

To significantly reduce the loading times at our website, we use fonts (“Google Fonts”) that are loaded from the Google servers (Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) unless you already have these fonts saved in your browser’s cache. Google is responsible for processing your data (IP address) there, which is sent when your browser submits a request. You can find the Google Fonts usage guidelines at https://fonts.google.com/ and the usage guidelines for general data processing by Google at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service from Google LLC. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies, text files that are saved on your computer and which allow for an analysis of your website use.

The information generated by the cookie about your website use (including your IP address and the URL of the visited website) is transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website to create reports about website activities and to provide additional services to us in conjunction with the use of the website and the use of the Internet. Google will not combine the IP addresses transmitted by your browser in the framework of Google Analytics with other data.

Objection to Google Analytics collecting data:

You can prevent the transmission of data created by Google Analytics cookies to Google and the processing of this data by Google by installing the downloadable plug-in from the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl+en

Please note that, in this case, you may not be able to use all of the functions of the website.

Google Tag Manager

Our website uses Google Tag Manager (Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). This is a solution to manage website tags via an interface which allows us to integrate, e.g. Google Analytics and other Google marketing services into our website. However, the tag manager (which implements the tags) does not process any of your personal data. Regarding the processing of your personal data, please refer to the following information about Google services. You can find the Google Tag Manager usage guidelines at https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html.

YouTube

When visiting our website, you can watch videos which are integrated by YouTube (a product of Google LLC.).

Most current browsers allow users to configure cookies. These adjustments are typically located at the ‘Options’ or ‘Preferences’ menu of your browser. These are the instructions to set cookies in the major browsers:

• Chrome: Settings > Show Advanced Options > Privacy > Content Settings.
  • For more information, please consult the Google support or Help browser.
• Firefox: Tools > Options > Privacy > History > Custom Settings.
  • For more information, please refer to the Mozilla support or Help browser.
• Internet Explorer: Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Settings.
  • For more information, please refer to the Microsoft support or Help browser.
• Safari: Preferences > Security.
  • For more information, please refer to the Apple Support or Help browser.

Your consent applies to the following domain: www.cytognos.com. You can also change your consent by [ultimate_gdpr_cookie_popup]clicking here.[/ultimate_gdpr_cookie_popup]

We may change this Cookie Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of this policy and in some cases by adding notices on our homepage or sending you email updates (following data protection regulations).

For more information about our Cookie Policy please contact us at: [email protected].