GIB

Cookies

The Biomedical Engineering Group uses a small number of cookies on our website www.gib.tel.uva.es (the “Website”).

This policy sets out information to explain what cookies are, the types of cookies that we use and the purposes for which we use cookies.


What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet, mobile phone or other handheld device when you visit our Website. Cookies are then sent back to our Website each time you visit the Website. They enable the Website to recognise your devices and store certain information about you, including your browsing preferences. Importantly, they distinguish you from other users of our Website, enable us to optimise the service that we provide through the Website and provide you with a more tailored experience.

What types of cookies do we use and what do we use them for?

In general terms, we use both session cookies (which expire at the end of a particular browsing session) and persistent cookies, which will remain on your device and enable us to remember your actions or user preferences across multiple browsing sessions.

More specifically, the types of cookies used on the Website, and the purposes for using such cookies are follows:

Cookie Value Domain Purpose
_gid GA1.2.268778263.154894... .uva.es This cookie is part of Google analytics, and is used to distinguish users. It expires in 24 hours.
_gat 1 .uva.es This cookie is part of Google analytics, and is used to throttle request rate. It expires in 10 minutes.
_ga GA1.2.726292204.154894... .uva.es This cookie is part of Google analytics, and is used to distinguish users.
PHPSESSID b05vs09pjq1chd0lcpkcqr... www.gib.tel.uva.es This cookie is part of the PHP language and is used to get the SESSION variables kept in the server, which is essential for the website performance.