Cookie policy

1.    What is a Policy about Cookies or Cookies Policy?

With this Policy our Company “QACS”, provides to the users / visitors of its website, information about the use of Cookies on this website. In particular, we inform you about the meaning of Cookies, the type of Cookies we install on your device, the type of data they collect, the purpose and the recipients to whom this data may be transmitted. Also, in this Policy, we inform you about the way to set or disable Cookies, depending on the type of Cookies.

2.    What are the Cookies?

Cookies are small information files (txt files), which are installed through the browser of the user / visitor of the website, on the computer or on his mobile device (in the application files of the browser and / or in the archive file structure of each user of the terminal device), when visiting the website. Cookies are used to make our website more functional and popular with you. Cookies allow us to improve your online experience and the services provided to you. We install “first-party Cookies”, i.e., Cookies installed by ourselves, and “third-party Cookies”, installed by others (e.g., advertising networks), through our website. Each time you visit the website, you will be asked to accept or reject specific categories of Cookies (it’s in your discretion which categories you are going to accept or reject). If you choose to continue browsing our website, you agree to the use of Cookies, which are necessary for the functionality of the website and which cannot be disabled (it’s the only category of Cookies which cannot be disabled by the user of our website due to functionality reasons).

3.    What kind of cookies do we use?

At this website, we use the following categories of Cookies: I. Necessary: ​​These Cookies are absolutely necessary for the operation of our website, so that you can browse the website and use its functions, such as access to secure areas. Without them, the services provided to you, such as your registration, cannot be provided. II. Preferences: These Cookies are intended to provide personalized and improved functionality to you when you visit the website, depending on certain criteria in the user terminal (e.g. browser type used, language, service access point settings, etc.). III. Statistics: Statistics Cookies allow us to collect anonymous information regarding the way you use our website (e.g. which pages of our website are frequently visited, if you receive error messages, etc.). These Cookies do not identify the user / visitor of the website, but the information they collect is aggregated and used solely to improve the performance of our website. IV. Marketing: Marketing Cookies are intended to receive information about your interest in our site and to provide personalized ads related to your interests. We also inform you that in this context, information relating to the way you use our website may be shared with third party social media, advertising, and analytics providers. In the table below, you can have more detailed information about the Cookies we use, by category and provider and receive information about them.

CATEGORY COOKIE NAME PROVIDER DURATION PURPOSE DESCRIPTION
Necessary CONSENT [x2] google.com, youtube.com 2 years Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website
CookieConsent qacslab.com 1 year Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain
JSESSIONID linkedin.com Session Preserves users states across page requests
li_gc linkedin.com 179 days Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain
test_cookie google.com 1 day Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies
rc::a google.com Persistent This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, to make valid reports on the use of their website (banner)
rc::c google.com Session This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots (banner)
Preferences  lang ads.linkedin.com Session Remembers the user’s selected language version of a website
lidc linkedin.com 1 day Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience.
Statistics _ga google.com 2 years Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
_ga_# qacslab.com 2 years Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit.
_gat qacslab.com 1 day Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate
_gid qacslab.com 1 day  Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
S docs.google.com 1 day Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes.
td googletagmanager.com Session Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator.
Marketing _fbp Meta Platforms, Inc. 3 years Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.
_gcl_au qacslab.com 3 months Used by Google Ad Sense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services
_gcl_au qacslab.com 3 months Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor ‘s online behavior across websites.
ads/ga-audiences google.com Session Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor ‘s online behavior across websites.
bcookie linkedin.com 1 month Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services
bscookie linkedin.com 1 year Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services
IDE google.com 1 year Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user
NID google.com 6 months Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user’s device. The ID is used for targeted ads.
pagead/landing google.com Session Collects data on visitor behavior from multiple websites, to present more relevant advertisement – This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE youtube.com 179 days Tries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated You Tube videos
lidc linkedin.com 1 day Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services
YSC youtube.com Session Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from You Tube the user has seen
ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY youtube.com Persistent Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded You Tube video
yt-remote-cast-available youtube.com Session Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded You Tube video
yt-remote-cast-installed youtube.com Session Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded You Tube video
yt-remote-connected-devices youtube.com Persistent Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded You Tube video
yt-remote-device-id youtube.com Persistent Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded You Tube video
yt-remote-fast-check-period youtube.com Session Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded You Tube video
yt-remote-session-app youtube.com Session Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded You Tube video
yt-remote-session-name youtube.com Session Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded You Tube video
collect google-analytics.com Session Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.
COMPASS docs.google.com 1 day Unclassified
GFE_RTT docs.google.com Session Used to implement the content through Google Docs.
LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY youtube.com Session  Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.
lastExternalReferrer connect.facebook.net Persistent  Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address.
lastExternalReferrerTime connect.facebook.net Persistent  Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address.
LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore youtube.com Persistent Unclassified
pagead/1p-conversion/#/ google.com Session Unclassified
pagead/landing doubleclick.net Session Collects data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites, in order to present more relevant advertisement – This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement.
remote_sid youtube.com Session Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website.
TESTCOOKIESENABLED youtube.com 1 day Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE youtube.com 180 days Tries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos.
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA youtube.com 180 days Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain
YtIdbMeta#databases youtube.com Persistent Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.
Unclassified eapps.popup.13 qacslab.com Persistent Unclassified
eapps.popup.14 qacslab.com Persistent Unclassified
eapps.popup.3 qacslab.com Persistent Unclassified
li_adsId snap.licdn.com Persistent Unclassified

4.    How do you accept the above use of Cookies?

When connecting to our website, you receive a relevant message about the use of Cookies by us, in which you are invited to select the categories of Cookies, which you wish to accept or disable. With the above provided option, you explicitly provide your consent for the use of specific categories of Cookies, kept in a relevant electronic file of your choices by us.

5.    How to disable Cookies?

In any case, it is at your discretion to control the use of Cookies, to oppose to their use and to revoke whenever you wish, your consent, through the above procedure. To process the Cookies recorded during your browsing click here. If you wish to disable (or reactivate) the use of Cookies in overall, for all the webpages you visit, you can do so from your browser settings. For more details visit the following websites and be informed about the necessary actions you need to take.

  • Internet Explorer:

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835

  • Mozilla Firefox:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored

  • Google Chrome:

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en

  • Safari:

https://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042

  • Safari for iPad and iPhone:

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677

For detailed information on how you can manage Cookies, visit the website www.allaboutcookies.org.

6.    What are your rights?

In any case, you have the control over the processing of your personal data, reserving your rights, as provided in the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 679/2016 (art. 13 et seq. GDPR) and in the Privacy Policy of our Company.

7.    Modifications

This Cookies Policy is subject to changes at any time and will always be updated on our website. The Policy has always been considered valid, as formulated by the most recent amendment.

Last update:26/02/2024

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