Cookie Policy

Compliance with 2003 EU privacy directive relating to ‘cookies’

In May 2011 Brussels introduced amendments to the 2003 EU e-privacy directive requiring websites to gain user consent for the use of tracking technologies, the most common of which are ‘cookies’.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on the user’s computer and can identify them. These cookies are only used for general analytics purposes, and are not used to gather data on an individual or for resale.

This website meets the requirement of these most recent EU changes.

Cookies we collect

This website uses cookies and similar technologies to collect additional application usage data and to improve our services, but we do not require cookies for many parts of our services. ESSE may use both session cookies and persistent cookies to better understand how you interact with our services, to monitor aggregate usage by our users and traffic routing on our services, and to customise and improve our services. Most applications automatically accept cookies. Please see our privacy policy for more information.

Google Analytics: We will also install Google Analytics in the apps, devices, or mobile apps to collect your behaviours in using our services. We will also recommend some other services that may be suitable or appeal to you based on our analysis.

Facebook Pixel: These cookies allow us to create custom audiences based on our website traffic in order to market to them on Facebook. For more information about Facebook’s ToS please visit this link: https://www.facebook.com/terms.