Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how the website of Work Package 8 (WP8) of the European Network of Comprehensive Cancer Centres (EUnetCCC) uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our site. It describes what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control their use.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to provide information to the website owners. Cookies help us enhance your user experience, remember your preferences, and understand how our website is being used.

• Ensure the correct technical functioning of the website;
• Generate anonymised statistics to analyse user behaviour and improve our content and structure.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following types of cookies on the EUnetCCC WP8 website:

a) Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, basic functions would not work.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)

b) Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and any error messages encountered. This helps us improve the website’s functionality.

Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)

We primarily use Matomo Analytics, an open-source, GDPR-compliant analytics tool hosted in the EU. It ensures full user data control and does not share data with third parties.

However, through our website, a cookie from the U.S.-based company Google may also be placed, as part of the “Google Analytics” service. We use this service to track and obtain reports about how visitors interact with our site. Google may transfer this information to third parties if legally required or when such third parties process the information on behalf of Google. We have no control over this. Information is stored by Google on servers in the United States.

c) Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your language or region) and provide enhanced, more personalized features.

Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)

d) Tracking Cookies

We may also place anonymous tracking cookies on your device to monitor which pages you visit on our website. This helps build an anonymised profile of your online behaviour. These profiles are not linked to your name, address, or email but are used to deliver more relevant content through platforms like Google or Facebook.

For more information, see:

• Facebook Cookie Policy
• Google Cookie Policy

e) Mailchimp Cookies

If you subscribe to our newsletter or interact with newsletter content, our email service provider Mailchimp may place cookies on your device.

You can read Mailchimp’s Cookie Policy here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/cookies/

All data stored in cookies directly managed by the EUnetCCC WP8 website is encrypted and includes information such as:

• Your cookie consent preferences

4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Most internet browsers accept cookies automatically. You can disable this by changing your browser settings. You may also delete cookies at any time by clearing your browser’s cache.

Keep in mind that disabling cookies may affect the usability of certain features, such as:

• Restoring items left in a shopping cart
• Saving your language preferences

When you first visit our website, you will be prompted to accept or reject non-essential cookies via a cookie banner. You can modify your preferences at any time using the cookie management tool available in the site footer.

Guidance for popular browsers:

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Safari
• Edge
• Opera

For general information, visit: www.allaboutcookies.org

5. Third-party Cookies

Third-party platforms may embed content on our site (e.g., YouTube, LinkedIn). These may place cookies on your device with your consent. These platforms manage their own cookie policies independently. Please review their privacy notices before use.

We do not use marketing cookies directly from our site. Any such cookies (e.g., for social media advertising) are deployed only with prior consent and according to the policies of the respective platforms.

6. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect legal, technical, or operational changes. Updates will be posted on this page and the date of the latest revision will be indicated at the top.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact:

EUnetCCC WP8 – Oslo University Hospital

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