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Use of cookies

Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LLU) use cookies for the full functionality of the website. When visiting LLU websites, the visitor is informed about the use of cookies. By continuing to use LLU websites, the visitor confirms that he is aware of the use of cookies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files used by a website which are transferred to your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit the website. Each time you visit the website, the cookies are sent back to the originating site or to another site that recognizes the cookie. Cookies identify your device and allow to store information about the previously searches on the website, language settings, page scale, etc. Cookies do not reveal the identity of the visitor, nor do they collect or compile other important information on the visitor's device.

How does LLU use cookies?

LLU use cookies to:

  • no longer show you a cookie message;
  • improve your future experience of the website;
  • gather information about how visitors used the website. Cookie information about you are stored in an anonymous form, which prevents the possibility us to identify you;
  • provide the ability to share site content with third-party websites or view video content hosted on third parties.

What types of cookies do LLU use?

Necessary cookies – Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies
Cookie name Purpose Expiry
cookietest This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has accepted the cookie consent box

session

Statistics cookies – Statistic cookies help LLU to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously
Cookie name Puprose Expiry
_ga Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website 2 years
_gat Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate 1 day
_gid Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website 1 day
collect Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels

session

Marketing cookies – Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers
Cookie name Purpose Expiry
_fbp Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers 3 months
ads/ga-audiences

Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the

visitor's online behavior across web sites
session
fr

Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party

advertisers
3 months
GPS Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location 1 day
IDE Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user 1 year
test_cookie Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies 1 day
tr

Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party

advertisers
session
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos 179 days
YSC Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen session
yt-remote-cast-installed Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video session
yt-remote-connected-devices persistent
yt-remote-device-id persistent
yt-remote-fast-check-period session
yt-remote-session-app session
yt-remote-session-name session

How to control cookies?

Most web browsers allow visitors to control and delete cookies. Please note that if cookies are rejected or deleted, you may not be able to fully use the functionality of LLU website.

The visitor has the option to opt out of the Google Analytics cookies by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

For more information about cookies, including what cookies are set on the user's device and how they can be managed or deleted, visit www.aboutcookies.org

How to contact us?

If you have any questions, suggestions or complaints regarding how we handle cookies, please contact with LLU by the following e-mail: itdrosiba@llu.lv.