Cookies Policy

1. Introduction

Our website https://watsonproject.eu/ (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. Below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. What are Cookies?

“Cookies” are small text files that are stored on your computer through the Internet browser, only retaining information related to your preferences and therefore not including your personal data.

3. What are Cookies for?

Cookies help determine the usefulness, interest and number of uses of your websites, allowing for faster and more efficient browsing, eliminating the need to repeatedly enter the same information.

4. What type of Cookies do we use?

There are two groups of cookies that can be used:

Permanent Cookies: These are cookies that are stored in the browser in your access equipment (PC, mobile and tablet) and are used whenever you visit our website more than once. They are generally used to direct browsing to the user’s interests, allowing us to provide a more personalised service.

Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain in your browser’s cookie file until you leave the website. The information obtained by these cookies serves to analyse patterns of web traffic, allowing us to identify problems and provide a better browsing experience.

5. For what purposes do we use Cookies?

Strictly necessary Cookies

They allow you to browse the website and use its applications as well as to access secure areas of the website. Without these cookies, the services you have requested cannot be provided.

Functional Cookies

They store user preferences for site usage so that you do not need to reconfigure the site each time you visit it.

Advertising Cookies

They direct advertising according to the interests of each user so as to direct advertising campaigns, considering the tastes of users, and they also limit the number of times you see the ad, helping to measure the effectiveness of advertising and the success of the website organisation.

6. How can you manage Cookies?

Cookie Settings

You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the above button. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.

In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.

• Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
• Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
• Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US
• Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc

If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.

All browsers allow users to accept, reject or delete cookies, by selecting the appropriate settings in their browser. You can set cookies in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser.

Note, however, that by disabling cookies you can prevent certain web services from functioning properly, partially or totally affecting browsing of the website.

7. What happens when Cookies are disabled?

Certain functions and services may stop working or behave unexpectedly, such as identifying the user on certain pages or receiving information that takes into account the location of the user, among others.

If you disable the cookies on this web page, you may not have access to certain areas, or the quality of your browsing experience may be considerably lower.

8. The Cookies used on this web page

We use tools like Google Analytics to better understand how visitors interact with our website. This provides us with important information to enable the site to work better. The information collected is not linked to your personal data.

For more information on the cookies set by Google Analytics, please visit: http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/concepts/gaConceptsCookies.html     

The following cookies are used:

Necessary

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

Analytics

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

9. Additional guarantees and withdrawal of acceptance

Watson project will not be held liable for the content and veracity of the privacy policies of third-party components that may be included in this web page.

As an additional guarantee, the recording of cookies on this website may be subject to users accepting the cookies during their visit to the web page and the installation or update of the browser used. This acceptance may be revoked at any time in the content and privacy settings, as defined above in point 5 of this policy, or by using the link at the bottom of this page.

10. Cookie policy update

Watson project may change this cookie policy in accordance with legal or regulatory requirements or adapt this policy to new instructions provided by law.

Whenever significant changes are made to this cookie policy, users of the web page will be notified.

11. More information on Cookies

For questions and/or comments about our Cookies Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

Dr Dimitrios Argyropoulos, School of Biosystems and Food Engineering
University College Dublin, Ireland

Website: https://watsonproject.eu/
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: +353 (0) 89 605 0322

More information about cookies can be found at: https://allaboutcookies.org/