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Nuclear Safeguards uses cookies for analytics and to improve your user experience.
Nuclear Safeguards uses cookies (small data files that are stored on user's computer when user accesses the website or parts thereof) and other common tracking technologies (web beacons, clear gifs, pixels, and similar technologies that are unique identifiers used to track your online activity but are not stored on your device) on the Nuclear Safeguards Site and in email communications to help Nuclear Safeguards better understand your use and needs of the Nuclear Safeguards Site, and how Nuclear Safeguards can improve. For example:
- based on your cookie settings, Nuclear Safeguards tracks information indicating, among other things, which pages of the Nuclear Safeguards Site were visited, the order in which they were visited, when they were visited, and which hyperlinks and other user interface controls were used;
- Nuclear Safeguards may log the IP address, operating system, and browser software (including mobile use and device type when you use Nuclear Safeguards native mobile apps) you used when accessing the Nuclear Safeguards Site, and Nuclear Safeguards may be able to determine from an IP address your Internet Service Provider and the geographic location of your point of connectivity;
- Tracking is performed via Google Analytics based upon anonimyzation of IP addresses;
- Nuclear Safeguards may track and collect information from emails that Nuclear Safeguards sends to you, for example whether you opened the email or clicked on any links from the email.
Nuclear Safeguards uses Cookies and other Tracking Technologies for the following purposes:
- when necessary for system administration, security, and integrity to ensure the Nuclear Safeguards Site works properly for you. Without these technologies, the Nuclear Safeguards Site may not function correctly;
- to enable analytics, performance and functionality, to help Nuclear Safeguards gather information about how visitors use the Nuclear Safeguards Site and monitor Nuclear Safeguards Site performance, and to enhance your experience by recognizing and remembering whether you have visited the Nuclear Safeguards Site before and may have any personal preferences.
Nuclear Safeguards uses only technical, first-party and third-party cookies to ensure the smooth functioning of the platform and to make improvements.
Used cookies
Nuclear Safeguards uses two types of cookies: session cookies for authentication (online services and reserved areas) and to balance website load and monitoring cookies (Google Analytics).
Session cookies
Nuclear Safeguards uses session cookies, essential to operate authentication to online services and reserved areas. Session cookies remember information for the duration of a visit to the website and expire when you close your browser. The use of these cookies is strictly limited to transmit session identifiers required to enable a safe and efficient site browsing. If you disable session cookies, you may not be able to access features on Nuclear Safeguards.
Third-party monitoring cookies
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. of 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google”). Google Analytics uses 'cookies' to help the web team analyse how Users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will generally be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. In case of activation of a IP-anonymisation (and Nuclear Safeguards falls under this case), Google will reduce your IP address within the member states of the European Union and other member States to the Treaty on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the full IP-address will be transmitted to a server of Google in the United States and be reduced there.
According to the Terms of service in place, Google will use this information, as the independent data controller, for the purpose of tracking and examining your use of the website, compiling reports on the website’s activities for the website operators and providing other services relating to the website’s activities, device and browser used etc. and where visitors have come to Nuclear Safeguards from. Google may also transfer this information to third parties in the event this is obligatory by law and where said third parties process the aforementioned information on behalf of Google. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
Cookies used by Google Analytics are listed below:
| Name | Expires |
|---|---|
| __ga | 1 year |
| __gat | 1 day |
| __gid | 1 day |
By using Nuclear Safeguards, you consent to the processing of your data on the part of Google for the procedures and purposes indicated.
To consult the privacy policy of the Google company concerning the Google Analytics service, please visit the website http://www.google.com/intl/en/analytics/privacyoverview.html.
Google’s privacy policy can be found here: http://www.google.com/intl/it/privacy/privacy-policy.html.
Websites and third-party services
Nuclear Safeguards might contain links to external sites that have their own privacy policy. Polimi is not liable for the processing of data carried out by these sites.
Certain areas of Nuclear Safeguards contain third party cookies, e.g. embedded YouTube content. Nuclear Safeguards is not responsible for these cookies. Please refer to the appropriate third party website Privacy Policy for further information about them and their terms.
How to disable cookies
Disabling all cookies
You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of cookies by using the cookie management setting tools of your browser. If you would prefer not to enable cookies, you will still be able to navigate Nuclear Safeguards, but certain features might not function correctly.
The links below provide instructions on how to disable cookies in all mainstream browsers (in case of other browsers please consult the corresponding help menu).
Disabling only Google Analytics cookies
You can block just Google analytics cookies by using this Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for mainstream browsers. This will allow you to use also Nuclear Safeguards online services.
Deleting cookies already saved on your device
Even if you withdraw your consent to third party cookies, cookies may have been stored on your device prior to your withdrawal. Due to technical reasons these cookies cannot be deleted, but you can normally delete cookies already saved on your device by using the “Clear browsing data” option in the privacy settings of your browser.