About cookies
In the Electronic Communications Act (2003:389) it's clear that anyone who visits a website with cookies should be informed that the site creates cookies, how they are used and how they can be avoided.
On 1 July 2011 new rules for the use of cookies on websites take effect. According to the the new rules visitors must consent to cookies being used. However, there are no guidelines yet that describe in detail how the rules should be applied. The Post and Telecom Agency recommends that the site shows what the different cookies are called, which domain name they belong to, which data are saved in the cookies and how long they are saved in the visitor's browser.
What is a cookie?
This website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files containing data that are saved on the visitor's computer and created by the website visited. This makes it possible to follow what the visitor is doing on a website and to save personal settings for that website.
There are two types of cookies:
- A session cookie is temporarily stored in the computer's memory while the visitor is browsing the website. The session cookie is erased when the web browser is closed.
- A persistent cookie remains on the visitor's computer until it is deleted.
Both session cookies and persistent cookies are used on the www.edelegationen.se website. A persistent cookie is used to save the personal settings the visitor chooses regarding such things as choice of font, text colour and spacing.
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies to analyze traffic data. It is important to understand that a cookie can not be used to destroy or otherwise damage the user's computer. It is not possible for other sites to read other cookies than their own.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). The information generated by a cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third part if required by law, or where such third part process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, but please note that if you do this, you could be unable to use the functionality of this website in full. By using this site, you agree that Google treats your personal information in the manner and for the purposes described above.
In Drupal, the CMS we use, there is a feature to track user sessions on the site. These cookies disappear when you leave the site or close your browser.
How to avoid cookies
If you don't want to accept cookies, you can adjust the settings in your web browser's security preferences so that you either do not accept any cookies at all or so that your consent is requested every time a website tries to put a cookie on your computer. You can also delete cookies that have previously been stored in your web browser; see the web browser's help files for more information.
The Swedish Post and Telecom Agency, which is the supervisory agency in the field, has additional information about cookies on its website.
External link:
FAQ about cookies on the Swedish Post and Telecom Agency's web site