Website Cookies Policy

The present cookies policy (hereinafter the “Cookies Policy”) has been provided by GRADIANT, having its registered office in Carretera do Vilar, 36314, VIGO, Pontevedra (Galicia) (hereinafter the “Controller” or “GRADIANT”) to inform users’ website (hereinafter, the “Website”) on how cookies on the Website are used.

Any term indicated in capital letters shall have the meaning attributed to it within the EU General Data Protection Regulation no. 2016/679 (hereinafter, “GDPR”) or otherwise provided hereto. For any further information and/or clarifications, it is possible to contact the Controller at the following address trusted_coordinator@gradiant.org.

To this extent, this document shall be considered as an integral part of the privacy policy on the processing of personal data.

Definition of cookies

Cookies are short strings of text that the websites on which a user navigates con send to his or her terminal equipment in order to be memorized and subsequently transmitted back to the website upon the user’s subsequent visit to the same website. Cookies facilitate and expedite the loading of a given web page.

Cookies can be “session” or “persistent” cookies. A session cookie is a cookie that is automatically deleted when the user closes the browser, whereas a persistent cookie is a cookie that remains stored in the user’s terminal device until it reaches a pre-determined expiration date.

Furthermore, additional classification of cookies includes:

  • Typology of cookie: depending on the source.

    • Explanation: first party cookies: cookies that a visitor receives from the same website that he/she is visiting Third party cookies: cookies that a visitor receives from websites or web servers provided by a third party.

  • Typology of cookie: depending on the purposes.

    • Explanation: necessary cookies: these 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.

      Marketing or profiling cookies: these 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.

Cookies implemented on the Website and how to disable them

On the Website, the Controller have implemented the following cookies.

The Data Subject may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies through the Website by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used, and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies.

Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all of the most commonly used Internet browsers. If the Data Subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be entirely usable.

Please consult the following link if you need further clarification on how to disable cookies: https://www.aboutcookies.org.

Changes

Where appropriate, we will notify you of any changes to this privacy policy, for example by email or push notification.

Entry into force

The present Privacy Policy entered into force in November 2024, version 1.0.

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