Cookies Policy
Why we use cookies and how you can control them
What types of cookies are used?
A cookie can be classified by its lifespan, purpose and the domain to which it belongs.
By lifespan, a cookie is either a:
- Session Cookie which is erased when the user closes the browser
- Persistent Cookie which remains on the user’s computer/device for a pre-defined period of time
As for the domain to which it belongs, there are either:
- First-party Cookie which are set by the web server of the visited page and share the same domain
- Third-party Cookie stored by a different domain to the visited page’s domain. This can happen when the webpage references a file, such as JavaScript, located outside its domain.
These cookies are:
- Necessary cookies – cookies that allow the technical operation of the website and its features;
- Analytical / performance cookies – cookies that collect data about the performance of the website and how you use our website. These cookies allow us to improve how the website works;
- Functionality cookies – cookies that allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your language) and provide enhanced or customized features.
Useful information about the technical aspects of Cookie can be found at: http://www.allaboutcookies.org
Cookies used on this website
An overview of the cookies used on this website is set in the following table:
| Name | Partner | Purpose | Type | Lifetime |
| cookie-agreed-en | Carmeuse Europe | This cookie is set when the visitor agrees to the cookie consent. | technical | 100 days |
| has_js | Carmeuse Europe | Used by Drupal to detect if JavaScript is enabled | technical | session |
| language | Carmeuse Europe | This cookie is used to save your language | technical | 1 year |
| _sm_au_c | Cloudflare | This cookie is used to accelerate content delivery | third-party | |
| PREF | Analyze data of the marketing performance. | third-party | ||
| __utma | Google Analytics | This cookie is typically written to the browser upon the first visit. If the cookie has been deleted by the browser operator, a new __utma cookie is written with a different unique ID. In most cases, this cookie is used to determine unique visitors to strategy-business.com, and it is updated with each page view. Additionally, this cookie is provided with a unique ID that Google Analytics uses to ensure both the validity and the accessibility of the cookie as an extra security measure. | tracking | 2 years |
| __utmb | Google Analytics | This cookie is typically written to the browser upon the first visit. If the cookie has been deleted by the browser operator, a new __utma cookie is written with a different unique ID. In most cases, this cookie is used to determine unique visitors to strategy-business.com, and it is updated with each page view. Additionally, this cookie is provided with a unique ID that Google Analytics uses to ensure both the validity and the accessibility of the cookie as an extra security measure. | tracking | 30 minutes |
| __utmc | Google Analytics | Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether or not to establish a new session for the user. For backward compatibility purposes with sites still using the urchin.js tracking code, this cookie will continue to be written and will expire when the user exits the browser. However, if you are debugging your site tracking and you use the ga.js tracking code, you should not interpret the existence of this cookie in relation to a new or expired session. | tracking | |
| __utmt | Google Analytics | used to throttle the request rate for the service | tracking | 10 minutes |
| __utmz | Google Analytics | This cookie stores the type of referral used by the visitor to reach this website, whether via a direct method, a referring link, a website search, or a campaign such as an ad or an email link. It is used to calculate search engine traffic, ad campaigns, and page navigation within this website. The cookie is updated with each page view to this website. | tracking | 6 months |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users. | tracking | 2 years |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Used to throttle request rate. | tracking | 1 minute |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users. | tracking | 1 day |
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser.
Cookie settings can vary from one browser to another, so check the “Help” menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences. You can also find information about how to manage cookies in the browser at the following addresses: