V. Use of Cookies

1. Description and scope of data processing

Whenever a user accesses a website, ICDP uses cookies to make the website more user-friendly.

ICDP's website uses HTTP cookies, but only "session cookies" issued locally by ICDP's content management system. Session cookies are very limited in scope, only used temporarily. They document the login status of users. Session cookies enable user-friendly navigation back and forth on ICDP's web pages. Cookies are tiny text files stored inside main memory of the user’s web browser, or on the hard disk of that user’s computer system.
ICDP does not use third-party cookies, and does not share cookie-data with external companies or organisations. An exception are 3rd Party vendors might issue cookies, when watching e.g. Google/Youtube.

2. Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is Art. 6 no. 1 lit. f GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing
The use of technically necessary cookies is intended to simplify website usage and to track login state. Some of the functions on our website cannot be provided unless cookies are enabled. In these cases, it is essential that the browser is also recognized after accessing another page.

The user data collected by these technically necessary cookies is not used to generate user profiles.