Cookies Policy

1) General: The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (hereafter referred to as “ESHRE”) primarily uses cookies to improve your browsing experience on http://www.eshre.eu (hereinafter the “Site”). All data ESHRE obtains from these cookies are anonymous and will only be used to understand the visitor’s experience on the Site with the aim to improve the performance and usability of this Site.
Any change in the current cookie policy will be announced on the Site and/or via e-mail and the new cookie policy will enter into force thirty (30) days after the announcement. This statement was last amended on 10 March 2016.

2) What is a cookie?: A cookie, also known as a HTTP cookie, a web cookie or a browser cookie, is usually a small text file sent from a website and stored in the user’s web browser while a user is browsing on a website. When the user in the future surfs on the same site, the data stored in that cookie can be retrieved by the website in order to notify the website of the last activity of that user. Cookies were designed as a reliable mechanism for websites to remember the status of the website or the previous user activity of a certain user. They help us to optimize your visit to the Site, to remember technical choices (e.g. language, newsletter, etc.) and to show more relevant services and offers. If you wish to consult the Site, ESHRE encourages you to enable cookies. However, if you choose to not do this, you are always free to disable the cookies.
Cookies may include: clicking on certain buttons, logging-in or a record of the pages which were visited by the user, even months or years ago. Although cookies cannot contain viruses and cannot install malware on the host computer, tracking cookies, and especially third-party tracking cookies are often used as ways to establish long-term data from the browser history of individuals together. This implies major privacy concerns that gave rise for European and US lawmakers to take action in 2011. This cookie statement is in accordance with current Belgian law (Law of 07.10.2012 laying down rules on electronic communications, BS 09/20/2012).

This Site uses different types of cookies:
– Strictly necessary cookies: As the name suggests, these cookies are strictly necessary to enable you to surf the Site or to provide certain functions you requested.

– Functionality cookies: These cookies improve the functionality of the Site by remembering your preferences. For example, you can set up your profile on the homepage.

– Tracking Cookies: These cookies will survive user sessions. When the Max-Age of a permanent cookie is set at one year, then, within that year, the initial value – stored in that cookie – shall be sent back to the server each time the user visits the server. This is done to save a vital piece of information, such as how the user initially came to the Site. For this reason they are also called tracking cookies. For example, once you have chosen your preferred language, the Site will record your preference in a persistent cookie and save it in your browser. When you visit the Site again, it will use that persistent cookie to ensure that the content is delivered in the desired language.

– Performance Cookies: These cookies help to improve the performance of the site, so as to provide a better user experience. ESHRE uses Google Analytics, a popular web analytics service provided by Google Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies to help analyze how users use the Site. It records the number of visitors and it provides ESHRE with information on their overall behavior – such as the typical duration of a visit to the Site or the number of pages a user views on average.

– Third party cookies: In order to support its communications, ESHRE has anchored its content in social media channels such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter and ESHRE makes use of the sharing features on social networks. The channels that ESHRE uses may contain cookies of these websites, but ESHRE does not verify this. You should consult the relevant website of these third parties to learn more about these cookies.

3) List of the cookies the Site uses: The table below lists the cookies that ESHRE, where appropriate, collects and the information such cookies save. 

Elementor

Statistics (anonymous)

Usage

We use Elementor for content creation. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Statistics (anonymous)

Name
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store performed actions on the website

WordPress

Functional

Usage

We use WordPress for website development. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
Expiration
session
Function
Store browser details
Name
Expiration
session
Function
Read if cookies can be placed
Name
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store user preferences
Name
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store user preferences
Name
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store logged in users

Adobe Fonts

Marketing

Usage

We use Adobe Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Adobe Fonts Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Read user IP address

YouTube

Marketing

Usage

We use YouTube for video display. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the YouTube Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
Expiration
session
Function
Store location data
Name
Expiration
6 months
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Name
Expiration
session
Function
Store and track interaction
Name
Expiration
8 months
Function
Store user preferences

Complianz

Functional

Usage

We use Complianz for cookie consent management. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties. For more information, please read the Complianz Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store if the cookie banner has been dismissed
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store accepted cookie policy ID
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences

Google Analytics

Statistics

Usage

We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
Expiration
1 day
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store and count pageviews

CloudFlare

Functional

Usage

We use CloudFlare for content distribution network (CDN) services. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the CloudFlare Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
Expiration
30 minutes
Function
Read and filter requests from bots

WP Engine

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

We use WP Engine for website hosting. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the WP Engine Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
rtk_gdpr_c
Expiration
Function
Name
rtkuuid
Expiration
Function
Name
rtk_gdpr_a
Expiration
Function
Name
rtk_p
Expiration
Function
Name
rtk_sid
Expiration
Function
Name
rtk_rps
Expiration
Function
Name
rtk_sat
Expiration
Function

Miscellaneous

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

Name
ubwc
Expiration
Function
Name
e_kit-elements-defaults
Expiration
Function
Name
loglevel
Expiration
Function
Name
cookieyes-consent
Expiration
Function
Name
cookies_disclamer
Expiration
Function
Name
WP_PREFERENCES_USER_2
Expiration
Function
Name
SL_GWPT_Show_Hide_tmp
Expiration
Function
Name
SL_wptGlobTipTmp
Expiration
Function
Name
SL_G_WPT_TO
Expiration
Function
Name
wp_lang
Expiration
Function
Name
wistia-video-progress-z1qxl7s2zn
Expiration
Function
Name
wistia-video-progress-fj42vucf99
Expiration
Function
Name
wpr-show-sidebar
Expiration
Function
Name
wistia-video-progress-7seqacq2ol
Expiration
Function
Name
wpr-hash
Expiration
Function
Name
persist:hs-beacon-message-44cc73fb-7636-4206-b115-c7b33823551b
Expiration
Function
Name
wistia-video-progress-j042jylrre
Expiration
Function
Name
persist:hs-beacon-44cc73fb-7636-4206-b115-c7b33823551b
Expiration
Function
Name
wistia
Expiration
Function
Name
WP_PREFERENCES_USER_6
Expiration
Function
Name
persist:hs-beacon-session-44cc73fb-7636-4206-b115-c7b33823551b
Expiration
Function
Name
wistia-video-progress-krqb7ckugp
Expiration
Function
Name
wistia-video-progress-95z0cb0yxb
Expiration
Function
Name
wistia-video-progress-803tlui8oi
Expiration
Function
Name
wistia-video-progress-frwm2xrksl
Expiration
Function
Name
wistia-video-progress-fj7gs031q6
Expiration
Function
Name
wistia-video-progress-9m1zg8p5wc
Expiration
Function
Name
wistia-video-progress-5wrdzcmj90
Expiration
Function
Name
wistia-video-progress-09kolaz9o0
Expiration
Function
Name
WP_PREFERENCES_USER_1
Expiration
Function
Name
WP_DATA_USER_1
Expiration
Function
Name
WP_PREFERENCES_USER_27
Expiration
Function
Name
_grecaptcha
Expiration
Function
Name
_dd_s
Expiration
Function
Name
_tc-workshop-dock-pos-www_focusonreproduction_eu
Expiration
Function
Name
_tc-workshop-dock-maxmin-www_focusonreproduction_eu
Expiration
Function

4) Enabling cookies:
A number of options are available to prevent the storage of cookies. Please visit the websites of the different browsers to learn how you can block the storage of cookies. In addition to avoiding storage, it is also possible at any time to remove the current installed cookies on your computer.

– Apple Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-sfri11471/mac
– Google Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=95647
– Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/view-and-delete-browser-history-in-microsoft-edge
– Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox

It is important to realize that if you decide to remove all your cookies you will most likely have to re-enter all your usernames and passwords for all websites you visit, something of which you previously did not even have to think about. As already mentioned, cookies can be a real asset to your browsing experience on the Web.

To learn more about cookies, please visit the website www.allaboutcookies.org. This website provides more information on cookies, explains in detail how to remove the cookies you find, and shows you how to enable trusted sites to store cookies on your computer.