The Institute for European Energy and Climate Policy (“IEECP”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website and to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your options regarding their use. By using our website, you agree to the use of cookies as described in this policy, subject to your rights to manage and withdraw
consent.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. Cookies help the website recognise your device, enhance your user experience, and perform certain functions such as remembering your preferences or keeping you logged in.
Cookies may be “session” or “persistent”:
Session cookies: These are temporary cookies that are deleted from your device when you close your web browser.
Persistent cookies: These remain on your device until they expire or are deleted by you.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following types of cookies on our Website:
a. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the functioning of our website. They enable basic functions such as page navigation, access to secure areas, and load balancing. Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly. These cookies do not require your consent under the GDPR.
b. Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and any error messages encountered. They help us improve the performance of the website. These cookies collect aggregated data and do not identify individual users.
c. Functional Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your language preferences) and provide enhanced, more personalised features. Functional cookies may also include cookies that provide social media integration.
d. Third-Party Cookies
Third-party cookies may be set by services or content embedded on our website from external sources (e.g., social media buttons or YouTube videos). These cookies are governed by the third-party providers’ privacy policies and also require your consent.
3. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Ensure the proper functionality of our website
- Improve performance and analyse website traffic
- Personalise your experience based on your preferences
- Enable social media features and third-party content integration
4. Legal Basis for Using Cookies (GDPR)
In compliance with the GDPR, we use cookies on the basis of the following legal grounds:
Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are processed based on our legitimate interest in operating a functional website.
Performance and Functional Cookies: These are used with your explicit consent. You have the right to manage your cookie preferences at any time.
5. How We Collect Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, a cookie banner will appear asking you to consent to the use of non-essential cookies (such as performance or functional cookies).
You can accept or reject cookies by adjusting your preferences.
We will not set non-essential cookies until you have provided your explicit consent. You can manage your cookie preferences or withdraw consent at any time through our cookie management tool or by adjusting your browser settings.
6. How to Manage and Disable Cookies
You have the right to manage and control the use of cookies. You can choose to accept or reject cookies through:
Our Cookie Consent Tool: Available on our website, this tool allows you to select which categories of cookies you want to enable or disable.
Browser Settings: Most browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can block or delete cookies using these settings, but this may affect the functionality of the website.
For more information on how to manage cookies, please refer to your browser’s help documentation.
7. Your GDPR Rights Regarding Cookies
As a user located in the European Union, you have the following rights under the GDPR:
Right to Access: You can request information about the cookies we use and how we process your personal data.
Right to Rectification: If the data we collect from cookies is incorrect, you can request that it be corrected.
Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You can request the deletion of your personal data collected via cookies.
Right to Restriction of Processing: You can request that we limit the processing of your personal data collected through cookies.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request the transfer of your data collected through cookies to another service provider.
Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw your consent to the use of cookies at any time through our cookie management tool or by adjusting your browser settings.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@ieecp.org.
8. Third-Party Analytics
We use third-party services, such as Google Analytics, to track and report on website usage.
These third parties may use cookies to collect and analyze data about your interactions with our website. The data collected by third-party services is governed by their own privacy and cookie policies.
You can opt out of Google Analytics by using the following browser add-on: Google Analytics Opt-Out.
9. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies or changes to applicable law. Any updates will be posted on this page with a new “Effective Date” at the top. We encourage you to review this policy periodically for any changes.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, your rights regarding the use of cookies, or our data practices, please contact us at:
Institute for European Energy and Climate Policy
Email: info@ieecp.org
