Cookie Policy
The Fonds National de la Recherche (hereafter referred to as ‘FNR’, ‘we’ or ‘us’) is Research Luxembourg Data Controller, and is committed to protect the privacy of everyone, and thus to comply with the laws and regulations on personal data protection, especially the E-Privacy and its amendment. This Cookie Policy aims to provide information about the definition and uses of cookies through our website.
Definitions
A cookie is a text file that a Web browser stores on a user’s machine after the 1st visit. Website activates cookies for authentication, storing website information/preferences, other browsing information, and anything else that can help the Web browser while accessing Web servers. HTTP cookies are known by many different names, including browser cookies, Web cookies or HTTP cookies.
- Session: it expires when the browser is closed
- Permanent: it persists even when the browser is closed. They have an expiration date though and by law (e.g. remember passwords and login in order to not re-enter them every time.)
- Third party: Cookies attributes usually corresponds to the website domain they are on. Not for third-party cookies – as you probably gathered from the name, they are installed by third-party websites (no way), such as advertisers. They gather data about your browsing habits and allow them to track you across multiple websites. Other websites using third-party cookies: Facebook, Flickr, Google Analytics, Google Maps, Google Plus, SoundCloud, Tumblr, Twitter and YouTube.
According to these definitions, we use only those generated by your navigation on our site or the ones for which you have given your consent.
Why use Cookies
We use cookies to improve our website, personalize content, provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services.
Cookies table
This website uses cookies. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you have provided to them or that they have collected from your use of their services.
Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user’s experience more efficient.
The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies we need your permission.
This site uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third party services that appear on our pages.
You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website.
Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.
| Name | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| pll_language | Used by the website to remember the website language | 1 year |
| ppms_privacy | Determines whether the user has accepted the cookie consent box. | 1 year |
| PHPSESSID | Native cookie to PHP, commonly referred as session cookie. Used by the website to establish a user session and to pass state data via a temporary cookie. | Session |
| _pk_id | Collects statistics on the user’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. | 13 months |
| _pk_ses | Used by Piwik Analytics Platform to track page requests from the visitor during the session. | 30 minutes |
Third-party apps integrated into our website
We are using third-party apps on our web site to share our site’s content with others (social sharing buttons): The corresponding social networks may be able to identify you via this button, even if you don’t use it while browsing our site or app. If you opened a session on one of the networks on the device you use to visit our website before arriving on our site, the network can track your navigation on our site. We have no control over the collection of data by the social network regarding your navigation on our site and do not have access to personal data in their possession. However, you can access the confidentiality policy of the social network to learn more about the subject and regulate the information you agree or refuse to share.
Accept or refuse cookies
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time from our cookie management tool.
You can decide to block cookies we may deposit in your navigator, either case by case or by refusing them systematically once and for all.
For an efficient cookie management meeting your requirements please use your browser’s setup options, considering the cookies’ purpose (as mentioned above).
You can also delete cookies already stored in your browser. For instance, to delete cookies deposited on our site:
- Google Chrome
- Open the browser’s ‘Settings’ tab. Click on ‘Advanced’ followed by ‘Privacy and security’, ‘content settings’, then ‘cookies’ and ‘See all cookies and site data’. Search ‘[Name]’, tick the boxes and delete.
- Firefox
- Open the browser’s ‘Options’ tab and select ‘Privacy and Security’. In the ‘History’ section, click on ‘remove individual cookies’. Search files containing the name ‘[Name]’, select and delete them.
- Microsoft Edge
- Click on the ‘other action’, then on ‘Settings’’. Click on ‘Choose data to delete’. Check the box ‘Cookies data from registered websites’, search files containing ‘[Name]’, select and delete them.
- Safari
- Open, the browser’s ‘Preferences’ tab and open the tab ‘Confidentiality’. Click on ‘Manage website data’, search files containing ‘[Name]’ select and delete them. Click on ‘Done’.
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of your personal data or regarding our Cookie Policy, you may check our Privacy Policy or contact us by sending an email at info@fnr.lu
Last update: October 2023