Last updated: June 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the website owner.
Cookies cannot run programs or deliver viruses to your device. Each cookie is unique to your web browser and contains anonymous information.
2. How SpeCTraMET Uses Cookies
SpeCTraMET uses cookies only for analytics purposes — to understand how visitors interact with our website, which pages are most visited, and how we can improve the overall experience.
We do not use cookies for:
- Advertising or remarketing
- User profiling or tracking across other websites
- Selling data to third parties
3. Cookies We Use
The following cookies may be set when you visit our website:
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number | 2 years |
_gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users; stores and updates a unique value for each page visited | 24 hours |
_gat | Google Analytics | Throttles the request rate to Google Analytics | 1 minute |
_ga_XXXXXX | Google Analytics | Maintains session state across page requests | 2 years |
All analytics cookies are set by Google Analytics. IP addresses are anonymised before transmission to Google, meaning no full IP address is stored or processed.
4. Your Consent
In accordance with the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, we ask for your explicit consent before placing any non-essential cookies on your device.
When you first visit our website, a cookie banner will appear offering you the choice to:
- Accept analytics cookies
- Decline non-essential cookies and browse without being tracked
Your preference is saved so you will not be asked again on future visits, unless you clear your browser cookies or your consent expires.
5. Managing and Withdrawing Consent
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time through the following methods:
Cookie settings on our website
Click the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer of any page to update your preferences.
Browser settings
Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through their settings. Please refer to your browser’s help documentation:
Google Analytics Opt-out
You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by installing the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some features on our website.
6. Third-Party Cookies
We do not control cookies set by third-party services other than those listed in Section 3. If you follow links from our website to external sites, those sites may set their own cookies, which are governed by their respective cookie policies.
7. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time, for example if we introduce new analytics tools or change the cookies we use. Any changes will be reflected on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
8. Contact
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
SpeCTraMET
Email: [coordinator-email@spectramet.eu]
