Cookie Policy
Version 1 dated 19/04/2021
The company MERCATOR OCEAN in the form of a civil company, whose registered office is at 2, avenue de l'Aérodrome de Montaudran 31400 TOULOUSE, and its sub-contractors are keen to protect your private life.
The purpose of the private policy is to explain the processing of personal data carried out by MERCATOR OCEAN on the website https://www.coastal.hub.copernicus.eu, which you are browsing.
What is a cookie?
The word cookie is used here in the broad sense to designate all of the computer tracers and other files deposed on the terminal equipment of a user during the consultation of the website or the opening of an email.
The cookies placed make possible to ensure the proper functioning of the website and to perform the following operations:
- Memorise information relating to a form that you have filled out on the website.
- Allow the technical and administrative functioning of the website
- Measure the audience of people browsing the website
- Collect statistics
What cookies do we use?
We use the following cookies:
| Name of the cookie | Applicant | Function | Duration of storage | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _pk_id* | Matomo (formerly Piwik) | to store a unique user ID. (statistics -anonymous) | 13 months | You can select "Block cookies" in the browser settings |
| _pk_ses* | Matomo (formerly Piwik) | Short lived cookie used to temporarily store data for the visit | 30 minutes | This cookie is anonymous and with a short life span. It can’t be remove as it allow the user to use the website with more efficiency. |
| SSESS* | Copernicus Coastal Hub | To store user data for the session and link them with his/her account | 10 months | You can select "Block cookies" in the browser settings |
| intercom-id-* | Intercom (third party organisation) | Functional: unique anonymous identifier. | 9 months | You can select "Block cookies" in the browser settings , but beware that you may not be able to use the service. |
| intercom-sesssion-* | Intercom (third party organisation) | Functional: Keep track of sessions. This session cookie is refreshed on each successful logged-in ping extending it to 1 week from that moment. The user can access their conversations and have data communicated on logged out | 1 week | You can select "Block cookies" in the browser settings, but beware that you may not be able to use the service. |
Some cookies may also be placed by third parties, in particular for cookies allowing the playback of multimedia content (video, etc.). You must inform yourself about their protection measures and accept or refuse the integration of these directly from them. We do not accept any liability for such third-party content.