Cookie Policy
What cookies are
Cookies are small pieces of data, stored in text files, that are stored on your computer or other device when websites are loaded in a browser. They are widely used to “remember” you and your preferences, either for a single visit (through a “session cookie”) or for multiple repeat visits (using a “persistent cookie”). They ensure a consistent and efficient experience for visitors, and perform essential functions such as allowing users to register and remain logged in. Cookies may be set by the site that you are visiting (known as “first party cookies”), or by third parties, such as those who serve content or provide advertising or analytics services on the website (“third party cookies”).
How we use cookies
This Website may place and access certain Cookies on your computer. NATO Modelling & Simulation – Centre of Excellence uses Cookies to improve your experience of using the Website. NATO Modelling & Simulation – Centre of Excellence has carefully chosen these Cookies and has taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and respected at all times.
The Modelling & Simulation Centre of Excellence Website – www.mscoe.org use a minimum set of cookies in order to enable a personalized experience for both visitors and registered users.
The NATO Modelling and Simulation Website does NOT implement or use any profiling cookie.
The use of 3rd party cookies provided by Google Analytics is limited to gain aggregated data on the number of users accessing the Website and on how they use it. This is solely achieved in order to improve the navigation user experience.
All Cookies used by this Website are used in accordance with current EU regulation.
A few cookies we use are only set if you are a registered www.mscoe.org user in order to manage the user browsing session.
Before the Website places Cookies on your computer, you will be presented with a message bar requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies, you are enabling NATO Modelling & Simulation – Centre of Excellence to provide a better experience and service to you.
You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of the Website may not function fully or as intended.
You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the Controlling Cookies section in this document.
You can choose to delete Cookies at any time; however, you may lose any information that enables you to access the Website more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, personalisation settings
For more information on the choices you have about the cookies we use, please see the Controlling Cookies section below.
Types of Cookie
The table below explains the types of cookies we use on our Websites and why we use them.
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Strictly Necessary |
These cookies are essential for websites to perform their basic functions. These include those required to allow registered users to authenticate and perform account related functions. |
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These cookies are used to store preferences set by users such as account name, language, and location. |
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Analytics Performance |
Performance cookies collect information on how users interact with our websites, including what pages are visited. We use these details to improve how our Website function and to understand generally how users interact with it. |
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Third Party / Embedded Content |
Sites built on the WordPress platform make use of different third party applications and services to enhance the experience of website visitors. These may include social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter (through the use of sharing buttons), or embedded content from Youtube and Vimeo. As a result, cookies may be set by these third parties, and used by them. We have no direct control over the information that is collected by these cookies. |
Examples of cookies set browsing and logging into the www.mscoe.org website
Below are examples of the cookies set by www.mscoe.org , with explanations of their purpose.
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, but rather aims to be representative.
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3rd party technical Google Analytics persistent cookie is used to distinguish users when collecting information about page visits. This cookie helps us to identify website areas to be improved. Expires in 2 years. |
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3rd party technical Google Analytics session cookie is used by Google Analytics to throttle request rates towards their servers. Expires in 1 minute. |
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3rd party technical Google Analytics persistent cookie is used to distinguish users when collecting information about page visits. This cookie helps us to identify website areas to be improved. Expires in 24 hours. For further information related to the Google Analytics privacy policy please refer to the following link http://www.google.com/intl/it_ALL/analytics/learn/privacy.html |
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YouTube cookies |
3rd party technical cookie – We may embed videos that are externally hosted on YouTube. In accordance with YouTube’s embedding videos information page YouTube will not set cookies on your computer until you click on the YouTube video player. As these cookies are set by YouTube, we have no direct control over their usage. Read more at YouTube’s embedding videos information page. For further information from YouTube please read YouTube’s privacy policy. |
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3rd party technical cookie – Google Map – It is not a profiling cookie that is used whenever a google map is embedded in a website. For further information related to the google privacy policy please refer to the following link https://policies.google.com/privacy |
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Incap_ses_[ID] Visid_incap_[ID] |
3rd party technical cookies – Used by the hosting provider www.bluehost.com in order to preserve the user status during his\her browsing experience. The first cookie expires at the end of the session, the latter in 1 year. They are not profiling cookies For further information related to the bluehost.com privacy policy please refer to the following link https://www.bluehost.in/content.php?action=mypages&page=privacy-policy-4.html |
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wordpress_logged_in_ wordpress_sec_ wordpress_test_cookie |
Mscoe.org cookies. These cookies are used to manage the wordpress user logged in sessions in order to create a better navigation experience within the restricted website areas. They immediately expire when the user log out. |
Controlling Cookies
Visitors may wish to restrict the use of cookies or completely prevent them from being set. Most browsers provide for ways to control cookie behavior such as the length of time they are stored – either through built-in functionality or by utilizing third party plugins. If you disable cookies, please be aware that some of the features of our service may not function correctly.
To find out more on how to manage and delete cookies, visit your browser on line help at the following link:
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