Reading this policy is important because by continuing to browse our website you agree to the use of cookies in your browser and across the devices used unless you have disabled them.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small software labels stored in your computer or other devices used to access the internet through your browser that allow us to remember the choices, dates and previous paths of website Users.
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What is the purpose of cookies?
The use of cookies aims to improve User browsing experience by increasing the speed and efficiency of website response. It eliminates the need to repeatedly enter the same information and helps determine the usefulness, interest and number of visits. Each cookie has a function and an expiration date.
ML will not, without prior consent, use the data stored in cookies in cases where this is required.
Which cookies can be found on ML’s website?
The following cookies can be found on ML’s website:
Necessary
Some cookies are necessary to access specific areas of the website. They allow you to navigate the website and use applications, such as accessing secure areas of the website through a login. Without these cookies, services that require them cannot be provided.
Analytical
These cookies collect information about your use of the website, for example: which pages you visit the most frequently. This data can be used to help optimize our web pages and make browsing easier. These cookies do not collect personal information. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and, as such, anonymous.
Advertising
These cookies help measure the effectiveness of advertising. However, they do not identify the User.
| Cookie name | Type of cookie | Duration | Purpose |
| PHPSESSID | Necessary | Session | Native to PHP applications. Stores and identifies a user's unique session ID to manage sessions on the website. Deleted when all browser windows are closed. |
| CookieLawInfoConsent | Necessary | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to record the default button state of each consent category and the CCPA status. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | Necessary | 1 year | GDPR Cookie Consent plugin — records the user's consent for the "Necessary" category. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | Necessary | 1 year | GDPR Cookie Consent plugin — records the user's consent for the "Functional" category. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | Necessary | 1 year | GDPR Cookie Consent plugin — records the user's consent for the "Performance" category. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | Necessary | 1 year | GDPR Cookie Consent plugin — records the user's consent for the "Analytics" category. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | Necessary | 1 year | GDPR Cookie Consent plugin — records the user's consent for the "Advertisement" category. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | Necessary | 1 year | GDPR Cookie Consent plugin — records the user's consent for the "Others" category. |
| _GRECAPTCHA | Necessary | 5 months 27 days | 27 days Google reCAPTCHA — identifies bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| lidc | Functional | 1 day | LinkedIn — facilitates data centre selection. |
| li_gc | Functional | 5 months 27 days | LinkedIn — stores the visitor's consent regarding the use of non-essential cookies. |
| YSC | Functional | Session | YouTube — records views of embedded videos on the site's pages; a technical player cookie rather than an ad-tracking one. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Functional | 5 months 27 days | YouTube — measures bandwidth to determine whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
| yt-remote-device-id | Functional | Never expires | YouTube — stores the user's video-player preferences when using embedded YouTube videos. |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | Functional | Never expires | YouTube — stores the user's video-player preferences when using embedded YouTube videos. |
| yt.innertube::requests | Functional | Never expires | YouTube — stores a unique ID used to keep track of which videos from YouTube the user has already been shown, for the embedded player's own operation. |
| yt.innertube::nextId | Functional | Never expires | YouTube — companion cookie to the above, storing a unique ID for the embedded player. |
| _ga | Analytics | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics — distinguishes visitors via a randomly generated number, used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data. |
| _gid | Analytics | 1 day | Google Analytics — stores information on how visitors use the website, used to build analytics reports. |
| gat_gtag_UA* | Analytics | 1 minute | Google Analytics — used to throttle the request rate; associated with a specific UA tracking ID. |
| ga* | Analytics | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics 4 — records and counts page views, tied to a specific GA4 property. |
| ln_or | Analytics | 1 day | LinkedIn — registers statistical data on user behaviour on the website for internal analytics. |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory | Analytics | 1 month | LinkedIn — stores the time a sync took place with the lms_analytics cookie. |
| CONSENT | Analytics | 2 years | YouTube — set via embedded YouTube videos; registers anonymous statistical data. |
| li_sugr | Advertisement | 3 months | LinkedIn — collects user behaviour data to optimise the website and make on-site advertisements more relevant. |
| bcookie | Advertisement | 1 year | LinkedIn — used by LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags to recognise browser IDs. |
| bscookie | Advertisement | 1 year | LinkedIn — stores actions performed on the website, used in support of LinkedIn's advertising features. |
| i | Advertisement | 1 year | OpenX — records anonymised user data (IP address, geographic location, sites visited, ads clicked, etc.) for relevant advertising. |
| _fbp | Advertisement | 3 months | Meta/Facebook Pixel — used to display advertisements to the user on Facebook or on other platforms powered by Facebook's advertising network after visiting the website. This is a marketing/retargeting cookie, not an analytics one, so it fits better here. |
| UserMatchHistory | Advertisement | 1 month | LinkedIn — used for LinkedIn Ads ID syncing. Since its stated purpose is advertising-ID matching rather than site functionality, it belongs in this category. |
How to disable cookies?
You can block or restrict the use of cookies through the settings of your browsers, and on each device that you use to access the Internet.
Limiting the use of cookies might make the browsing experience more difficult and even prevent logging onto the site or the provision of certain online services.
Google Chrome
The User has full control over cookie permissions in Google Chrome. By default, all cookies are allowed, but you can adjust this setting. If cookies have been set or locked on the page you are viewing, an icon will appear at the end of the address bar.
1. Click the Chrome menu in the toolbar;
2. Select “Settings”;
3. Click “Show advanced settings”;
4. In the “Privacy” section, click the “Content Settings” button;
5. Select the option “Block data definition by sites”.
The following cookie settings can be changed in the “Cookies” section:
– Delete cookies;
– Block cookies by default;
– Allow cookies by default;
– Keep cookies and website data by default until you leave the browser;
– Create exceptions for cookies from specific websites or domains.
For more information about cookie settings in Google Chrome, click here.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
1. Click the “Tools” menu and choose “Internet Options”;
2. Select the “Privacy” tab
3. Move the bar to the top, where you will see “Block all cookies”
For more information about cookie settings in Internet Explorer, click here.
Mozilla Firefox
Click the “Tools” menu
1. Select “Options”
2. Click on the “Privacy” icon located on the top panel
3. In the “Cookies” section disable the “Accept cookies from sites”
4. Click “OK” to save your changes and close
For more information about cookie settings in Mozilla Firefox, click here.
Safari
1. Click “Edit”
2. Select “Preferences”
3. In the top panel, select the “Privacy” icon
4. In the “Accept cookies” section, select “Never”
For more information on cookie settings in Safari, click here.
Other browsers
If you use other browsers, click here.
Changes to the Cookies Policy?
ML reserves the right to, at any time, make adjustments or changes to this Cookie Policy. By continuing to use our site you are agreeing to such changes.
Cookie policy latest update
The terms and conditions of this cookie policy were updated on November 21, 2018.