Section 2-7 of the Norwegian Act on Electronic Communications (Electronic Communications Act) regulates the use of cookies by service providers. All of the Student Welfare Organisation’s services comply with the applicable legislation.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that is downloaded and stored on a user’s computer when the user visits a web page. For example, cookies are used to store log in details, to remember which pages you have visited before, to show relevant content or to record how the user navigates around the website.
Cookies can be useful for both the users and owner of a web page. The owner of the web page can adjust its services based on the information that is stored. Users can experience more user-friendly and personalised visits to a web page.
Most modern web browsers automatically accept cookies by default, although users can choose to change their browser settings to decline cookies. Our web pages have their own cookies that you have to accept us using before we can collect data. You have to turn off other standard cookies in your web browser if you do not permit them.
The cookies on your device when you visit our web pages
Like most other websites, we collect information automatically and store it in log files on our servers. This is information includes IP addresses, the type of browser you are using on our pages, the type of broadband provider (IPS), operating system, date and time of visit, as well as some data about navigation. The information we collect is used to analyse trends, which allows us to make our web pages better for those who visit us online. We use cookies on our web pages for:
Google Analytics:
Used to track users on the web pages, collect information on behaviour, target groups, user purchases and conversions. Used to analyse the webpages’ usability and efficacy.
Google Analytics:
Used to track users on the web pages, collect information on behaviour, target groups, user purchases and conversions. Used to analyse the webpages’ usability and efficacy.
