Cookies
Cookies are small text files sent by a website server and stored on your device (such as a computer, tablet or phone). In general terms, cookies could be used for the technical functioning of a website, for gathering statistics on the use of the website or for other purposes, such as providing user with a more personalized experience (for example, to enable an online service to remember your user profile without you having to login again).
Different types of cookies exist:
- First-party cookies are set by the website you are visiting and only that website can read them. A website might use first-party cookies from an external service to analyse how people use their site, such as Europa Analytics (see below).
- Third-party cookies are set and stored by a different website in a manner that is outside the control of the site you are visiting.
- Session cookies are temporarily saved in your web browser to enable a website to track your navigation, so you are not treated as a new user every time you go from page to page. They are deleted automatically when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies are saved on your computer for longer and not deleted automatically when you close your browser.
For more information on different types of cookies, see: European Commission: cookies
This website collects web statistics with Matomo, that is entirely hosted in EUAA’s servers, located in the European Union. Matomo will store cookies in your computer, but they do not contain personal data. The IP address is received by Matomo for geographical statistic purpose only (country, region and city).
1.How do we use cookies?
The websites managed by the EUAA mostly use first-party cookies. These are cookies set and controlled by the EUAA, not by any external organisation.
The 2 types of first-party cookie we use are necessary cookies and analytics cookies.
Necessary cookies (Always On)
When you visit our website, we use cookies for web session management, authentication and web browser security. These cookies are also implemented to ensure a proper technical functioning of the website, and they help us store user preferences and track usage trends on an aggregated basis. They are set by us and only we can read them. If you select the option of “Only essential cookies”, only these cookies will be activated.
You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies. Keep in mind, however, that this may render some aspects of our websites inoperative. For more information on how to block it, please check Section 2: “How can you manage cookies?”
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
| cookiesjsr | The user's decisions about which services to use and which cookies can be installed. | 365 days |
| SSESS | Functional Session cooky that is required for logged in users to connect to appropriate account on backend service. | 1 month |
Analytics cookies (Possibility to be turned off)
EUAA has implemented a corporate analytics service for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of our website. It uses an open-source analytics platform, Matomo, fully controlled by EUAA under adequate security measures.
The cookies simply assesses how you interact with our website – as an anonymous user (the data gathered does not identify you personally). The statistics are not shared with any third parties or used for any other purpose.
However, you are free to refuse these types of cookies – either via the cookie banner you’ll see on the first page you visit or by opting-out in Section 2 “How can you manage cookies?”
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
| _pk_ref | This cookie holds information about referrers of the visitor. | Session (deleted on browser exit) |
| _pk_id | This cookie keeps visitor ID value used by Piwik/Matomo to recognize returning visitors. | 28 days |
| _pk_ses | Session cookies are responsible for keeping the session active for 30 minutes after last tracked action, when they expire the visit is considered as ended. It keeps:
| 30 minutes |
2. How can you manage cookies?
Removing cookies from your device. You can remove cookies from your device by clearing the cookie history of your browser, paying close attention to the cookies itself. Please be informed that some settings related to the usage of the Website might be lost (e.g. saved passwords, site preferences);
Blocking or disabling cookies. You can set most modern browsers to prevent any cookies from being placed on your device, but please note that if you block or disable all cookies, some services and functionalities in our website may not work properly or at all.
Managing site-specific cookies. Most modern browsers allow you to determine specific rules for accepting or blocking cookies for specific websites, including options based on the nature of the cookie (first or third party, tracking, etc). For more detailed control over site-specific cookies, check the privacy and cookie settings in your preferred browser.
Managing our analytics cookies. When entering into the EUAA’s website, a banner will pop out and you will be asked whether to accept cookies for analytical purposes or only continue with necessary cookies. If you do not make a selection and continue to browse the website, all cookies are enabled by default.
You can decide to withdraw or give your consent to enabling all cookies at any time. Choosing not to participate to the anonymised statistics of our corporate analytics service does not affect your navigation experience on our sites.
You can manage your preferences concerning analytics cookies by using the box below. In this box, 'opting in' means accepting all cookies, and 'opting out' means accepting only necessary cookies:
3. What is the “Do not track” preference?
Do not track (DNT) is a function that allows visitors to opt out from being tracked by websites for any purpose including the use of analytics services, advertising networks and social platforms. Do not track options are available in a number of browsers including:
If you enable do not track in your web browser, we will respect your choice and your browsing experience on our website will not be tracked for our anonymized statistics. This means analytics cookies will not be enabled regardless to you opting in or out.