The Louis Van Lint Institute and its affiliated partners located inside and outside the EEA ("the Louis Van Lint Institute" “the Institute”, “we”, “us”, or “our”)
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We use the following cookies
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You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them below:
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Duration: 1 day
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Duration: 2 years
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Duration: 2 years
Purpose: This cookie is used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
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Duration: 30 minutes
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Duration: 10 minutes
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Duration: 2 years
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Duration: 7 days
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Duration: 7 days
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Cookie: HOB
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Duration: 30 days
Purpose: Our website sets this internal cookie to signify the user's consent to the use of cookies when visiting the site. This will prevent the cookie banner from reappearing each time the user visits our site. This cookie does not keep track of the user's personal data.
Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.
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