What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer when you visit a website. This text file stores information, such as your language preference for a website. When you visit the website again at a later stage, this cookie will automatically be resent to the website. In this way the website recognises your browser, allowing information such as your language preferences to be recalled. Cookies usually have an expiry date. Some cookies (session cookies) are automatically deleted when you close your browser, while others remain on your computer for a longer time.
Why do we use cookies?
iMagineLab uses three types of cookies on imaginelab.club:
1. Cookies for functional purposes
2. Cookies for analytical purposes
3. Cookies of social media
iMagineLab uses necessary functional cookies to keep our online services working properly on your device. These cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of this website. You cannot refuse these cookies if you want to browse our website.
iMagineLab also uses Google Analytics for analytical purposes. This analysis tool places cookies that are used to measure website visits (traffic). This is how we know, for example, how many times a particular webpage is read on a specific medium. Information that we collect consist of: visited pages, type of device and browser, geographic location and system language. We only use this information to improve the content of our website. The information that is collected by Google Analytics is completely anonymous, the IP addresses are also anonymised. If you do not give permission, no tracking cookie will be installed. An anonymous signal will be send instead to keep track of how many times the page has been viewed.
iMagineLab uses social media cookies for the integration of social network sites on our websites. Our online services can contain embedded content of third parties. This may include content that is stored by third party, but is showed on, in or via our online services. Examples of social media are Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn. These third party can provide cookies through our online services to collect information. We have no control over the use of these cookies by the social media providers whatsoever. For more information about these cookies, we refer to the privacy and cookie policy of these third parties on their websites. However, pay attention that their policies may change regularly.
Which cookies are used on imaginelab.club?
Below is a list of the cookies that we use, and the purpose they serve.
Functional cookies
You cannot refuse these cookies if you want to access https://imaginelab.club.
| Name | Expiry date | Provider | Type | Aim |
| PHPSESSID | Closing the browser | iMagineLab | HTTPS | This session cookie is used by PHP for communication between the webserver and the browser. Each visitor receives an unique and automatic ID. PHP is a programming language used for the communication between your browser and the web server on which the website is published. Without this communication, you cannot access the website. |
| cookiebar-analytics | 180 days | iMagineLab | HTTPS | Hides the cookiebanner if the visitor gave his consent for analytical cookies. |
| cookiebar-socialmedia | 180 days | iMagineLab | HTTPS | Hides the cookiebanner if the visitor gave his consent for social media cookies. |
| lang | 1 year | iMagineLab | HTTPS | Stores the language preference to show the website. |
| AUTH_SESSION_ID_LEGACY | Closing the browser | iMagineLab | HTTPS | This session cookie is used by the authentication service to identify the visitor for login purposes. |
| AUTH_SESSION_ID | Closing the browser | iMagineLab | HTTPS | This session cookie is used by the authentication service to identify the visitor for login purposes. |
| KC_RESTART | Closing the browser | iMagineLab | HTTPS | This session cookie is used by the authentication service to identify the visitor for login purposes. |
Analytical cookies
Analytical cookies provide website owners with insight into how visitors interact with the website by anonymously collecting information and generating aggregate reports.
| Name | Expiry date | Provider | Type | Aim |
| _ga | 2 years | Google Analytics | HTTPS | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
| _gid | 1 day | Google Analytics | HTTPS | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
Can you avoid or delete cookies?
If you want to prevent certain cookies from being installed on your computer, you can set this up through your browser’s internet options. With the link ‘Cookie settings’ you can specify which cookies you want to accept. Cookies can also be deleted through your browser’s internet options, by selecting ‘delete browsing history’.
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