Cookies Policy

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device and store certain information about your preferences or past actions.

Cookies are widely used to ensure websites function properly, improve user experience and provide information to website owners about how the site is used.

2. Who is responsible for the cookies used on this website?

This website belongs to EGHRIN (European Global Health Research Institutes Network) and is hosted on servers managed by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal).

For any questions related to data protection or the use of cookies on this website, you may contact:

Data Protection Officer
Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)
Email: lopd@isglobal.org

3. What types of cookies do we use?

This website may use the following categories of cookies:

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the website and cannot be disabled in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions made by you, such as setting privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.

These cookies do not store personally identifiable information.

Analytics cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This allows us to improve the structure, content and performance of the website.

If enabled, we may use tools such as Google Analytics 4 to measure website usage.

Information collected may include:

  • number of visitors
  • pages visited
  • time spent on pages
  • navigation patterns

These cookies are only installed if you provide your consent.

Third-party content cookies

Some pages on this website may include content hosted on external platforms (for example videos or social media features). These services may install cookies on your device when you interact with them.

Examples may include:

  • YouTube or Vimeo (video content)
  • social media platforms
  • other embedded multimedia services

These cookies are managed by the respective third parties and are subject to their own privacy policies.

4. Legal basis for the use of cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are installed because they are required for the technical functioning of the website.

All other cookies (such as analytics or third-party cookies) are only installed after the user has given explicit consent through the cookie banner or cookie settings panel.

You may withdraw or modify your consent at any time.

5. How can you manage or disable cookies?

When you first visit this website, you are presented with a cookie banner that allows you to:

  • accept all cookies
  • reject non-essential cookies
  • configure your preferences

You may change your preferences at any time through the cookie settings panel available on the website.

You can also delete or block cookies through your browser settings.

Information on how to manage cookies in common browsers:

Please note that blocking some cookies may affect the functionality of the website.

6. International data transfers

Some third-party services used on this website (for example analytics tools or embedded content) may involve the transfer of data to countries outside the European Economic Area.

In such cases, appropriate safeguards are implemented in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.

7. Changes to this Cookies Policy

This Cookies Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in legal requirements or in the services used on the website.

Users are encouraged to review this page regularly.

8. Contact

If you have any questions regarding this Cookies Policy, please contact:

Data Protection Officer – ISGlobal
lopd@isglobal.org