Changes to our online privacy policy
18 May 2012
New legislation regarding the use of cookies on the internet has
been introduced requiring the Commission to update its online
privacy policy.
The following amendment has been made and now sits within our
online privacy policy, available here.
Cookie policy
Cookies are small files of letter and numbers that are downloaded
onto a user's device and allow the website to recognise the user's
device. Our website uses two cookies to help improve user
experience and track traffic on the website:
ASP.NET_sessionId This cookie is necessary to use the
search function on the website. The cookie stores a user's search
parameters.
_utm This is the Google Analytics cookie and is used to
track traffic to the website anonymously.
Most browsers are automatically set to accept cookies but users
can usually change their settings to prevent cookies being stored
on their device.
For further information on cookies and how to switch them off
see www.aboutcookies.org.