A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site.
- First party cookies are cookies set by the website you're visiting. Only that website can read them. In addition, a website might potentially use external services, which also set their own cookies, known as third-party cookies.
- Persistent cookies are cookies saved on your computer and that are not deleted automatically when you quit your browser, unlike a session cookie, which is deleted when you quit your browser.
Every time you visit our websites, you will be prompted to accept or refuse cookies.
The purpose is to enable the site to remember your preferences (such as user name, language, etc.) for a certain period of time.
That way, you don't have to re-enter them when browsing around the site during the same visit.
Cookies can also be used to establish anonymised statistics about the browsing experience on our sites.
Ratrix websites mostly use "first-party cookies". These are cookies set and controlled by us, not by any external organisation.
However, to view some of our pages, you will have to accept cookies from external organisations.
The 3 types of first-party cookie we use are to:
- store visitor preferences
- make our websites operational
- gather analytics data (about user behaviour)
Visitor preferences
These are set by us and only we can read them. They remember:
- your language preference
- your cookie consent preferences
- other customization settings
| Name | Service | Purpose | Cookie type and duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookie_consent | Cookie consent kit | Stores your cookie preferences (so you won't be asked again) | First-party session cookie deleted after you quit your browser |
| cck3 | Cookie consent kit | Stores your preferences for 3rd-party cookies (so you won't be asked again) | First-party session cookie deleted after you quit your browser |
| cck1 | Cookie consent kit | Stores your cookies preferences (so you won't be asked again) | First-party persistent cookie, 6 months |
Some of our pages display content from external providers, e.g., YouTube, Facebook and GitHub. To view this third-party content, you first have to accept their specific terms and conditions. This includes their cookie policies, which we have no control over.
These services may set cookies on your device and collect information about your browsing activities.
If you do not view this content, no third-party cookies are installed on your device.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies have been set and delete them individually
- Block third-party cookies
- Block cookies from particular sites
- Block all cookies from being set
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser
Please note that if you choose to block cookies, some features of our website may not function properly.
Required: Deleting cookies will remove your preferences and may require you to re-enter information or reconfigure settings.