WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files stored locally in your web browser’s cache. This website uses cookies and/or similar technologies that store and retrieve information as you browse. These technologies allow the website to recognize your browser and, as a result, save your user preferences.
More about cookies: http://www.aboutcookies.org
TYPES AND FUNCTIONS OF COOKIES
- First-Party Cookies: These are sent to the user's device from a system or domain managed by the publisher itself, and from which the requested service is provided to the user.
- Third-Party Cookies: These are sent to the user's device from a system or domain not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.
- Persistent Cookies: These allow access to the data of the user’s device for a period defined by the cookie's controller.
- Session Cookies: These are designed to collect and store data while the user is accessing a web page, and they store and preserve user information only during that session.
- Technical Cookies: These enable the user to navigate through a website and use various options or services.
- Customization Cookies: These remember information so that the user can access the service with certain features that may differentiate their experience from that of other users, providing personalized navigation features on the website.
- Analytical Cookies: These allow for the tracking and analysis of user behaviour on the websites they are linked to, intending to introduce improvements based on aggregated data.
- Advertising Cookies: These manage the publisher’s advertising spaces based on certain criteria, such as edited content or access frequency.
COOKIES WE USE ON THE WEBSITE
The cookies used by our website are exclusively associated with anonymous users and their computer.
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Statistical control of visits to the website. | 2 years | |
| _gat | Statistical control of visits to the website. | 1 day | |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google Adsense to experiment with the efficiency of the ads on the websites that use their services. | 3 months | |
| _gid | Statistical control of visits to the website. | 1 day | |
| SESS[Unique ID] | This cookie allows you to log in and remember which contact forms you have submitted. This cookie is essential for the site's functionality and user experience. | 30 days | IRB Barcelona website |
| _atuvc | This cookie is associated with the AddThis social widget, which is frequently embedded in web pages to allow visitors to share content across various networking and social media platforms. | 1 year | Addthis |
| cookie-agreed | To check whether the user has accepted the use of cookies. | 100 days | IRB Barcelona website |
| cookie-agreed-categories | To check the type of cookies accepted. | 100 days | IRB Barcelona website |
| Drupal.tableDrag.showWeight | Our Drupal CMS sets these cookies to store user interface preferences. | 1 year | IRB Barcelona website |
| has_js | Determines whether Javascript is enabled. | 1 year | IRB Barcelona website |
| _fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a range of advertising products, such as real-time offers from advertisers to third parties. | 3 months | |
| visitor_id | Visitor cookies include a unique visitor ID and the unique identifier of their account. For example, the cookie named visitor_id12345 stores the visitor ID 1010101010. The account identifier 12345 ensures that the visitor is tracked in the correct Pardot account. The visitor value is the visitor_id in your Pardot account. This cookie is set for visitors using Pardot’s tracking code. | 10 years | Pardot |
| pi_opt_in | If tracking preferences are enabled, the pi_opt_in cookie is set with a true or false value depending on whether the visitor opts in for tracking or not. If a visitor subscribes, the value is set to true, and the visitor receives cookies and is tracked. If the visitor opts out or ignores the subscription banner, the subscription cookie value is set to false. The visitor cookie is disabled, and the visitor is not tracked. | 10 years | Pardot |
| visitor_id-hash | The visitor hash cookie contains the account ID and stores a unique hash. For example, the cookie named visitor_id12345-hash stores the hash 855c3697d9979e78ac404c4ba2c66533 and the account ID is 12345. This cookie serves as a security measure to ensure that a malicious user cannot impersonate a Pardot visitor and gain access to the corresponding prospect information. | 10 years | Pardot |
| lpv | This LPV cookie is set to prevent Pardot from tracking multiple page views on a single asset within a 30-minute session. For example, if a visitor reloads a landing page multiple times within 30 min, this cookie prevents each reload from being tracked as a separate page view. | 30 min. | Pardot |
| pardot | The session cookies named pardot are set in your browser when you log in to Pardot as a user or when a visitor accesses a form, a landing page, or a page with Pardot’s tracking code. The cookie indicates an active session and is not used for tracking. | 10 years | Pardot |
You can disable the use of cookies by adjusting the settings in your web browser. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
For more information regarding your personal data, see the privacy policy
INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
Accepting some of these cookies may involve the international transfer of user data to third countries, which is necessary for the operation of services provided by some of the suppliers on this website. The legal basis for such transfers is the user’s consent, given by agreeing to and accepting the use of the relevant cookies. International data transfers will be made to countries with an adequate level of protection as determined by the European Commission and with appropriate safeguards such as the bilateral agreement between the EU and the US known as the DATA PRIVACY FRAMEWORK. International data transfers may occur through cookies from third parties (Twitter, Facebook, Pardot, Google, Google Ads, Google Analytics, and YouTube). You can find information about data transfers to third countries conducted by the third parties identified in this cookie policy in their respective data processing policies.
BROWSING PROFILE CREATION
The FUNDACIÓ INSTITUT DE RECERCA BIOMÈDICA (IRB BARCELONA) conducts browsing profile creation when you accept and consent to the use of our Analytical and Advertising Cookies while navigating on our website. The consequences of this processing include the collection and analysis of your data to create browsing profiles, analyze your activity, and provide personalized advertising. You can find information about the processing of data collected for this purpose in the respective data processing policies of each of the third-party Cookie controllers identified.
DATA RETENTION
Data collected through session cookies will only be retained for the duration of the user's visit to this website. Data collected through persistent cookies will be retained for a period longer than the browsing session on this website. You can find information about the retention of data collected by the third parties listed in the following section in their respective data processing policies.
IDENTIFICATION OF PARTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR COOKIE AND DATA PROCESSING
The FUNDACIÓ INSTITUT DE RECERCA BIOMÈDICA (IRB BARCELONA) is the entity responsible for first-party cookies and the processing of the data collected. The contact email is: info@irbbarcelona.org.
The entities responsible for third-party cookies are Twitter, Facebook, Pardot, Google, Google Ads, Google Analytics, and YouTube.