Cookie Notice

 
1   Introduction

Our website uses cookies. Insofar as those cookies are not strictly necessary for the provision of our website and services, we will ask you to consent to our use of cookies when you first visit our website.

2   About cookies

A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.

Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

3  Cookies that we use

We use cookies for the following purposes:

Mandatory cookies are used to support the navigation. Without these cookies, the website cannot be operated. These cookies do not collect any personal information that can be used for marketing purposes or to track your access to different websites. We use them i.a.:

• to increase the page speed of our website; and
• to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect our website and services generally.

Functional cookies are used to provide website services and to remember your preferences. We use them i.a.:

• to remember settings you have applied such as layout, language, or cookie preferences; and
• to send information to third parties to enable services on our website (such as playing videos, registering, or displaying maps). The shared information is solely used for providing the requested service and is never used for any other purpose.

Performance cookies (Audience Measurement) are used to collect information about your website usage. All data is stored anonymously. We use them i.a.:

• to provide statistics on how our website is used;
• to see how effective our adverts are;
• to detect any errors that may occur and thus to improve the web pages; and
• to test different designs of our website.

Targeting/Marketing/Personalization cookies are linked to services provided by third parties, such as ‘Like’ and ‘Share’ buttons. We use them i.a.:

• to link to social networks like Facebook, which may subsequently use information about your visit to target advertising to you on other websites; and
• to provide advertising agencies with information on your visit so that they can present you with adverts that you may be interested in.

Here is a list of some cookies installed on the www.lam.unisg.ch website:

4   Cookie preferences

You can manage your preferences relating to the use of cookies on our website by visiting the Cookie Settings or you can block the use of cookies by activating the settings in your browser (http://www.allaboutcookies.org).

Blocking all cookies may have a negative impact upon the usability of our website. If you block cookies, you may not be able to use all the features on our website.

We reserve the right to make any changes and corrections to this Cookie Notice. Please refer to this page from time to time to review these and any new additional information.

The University of St. Gallen
Executive School of Management, Technology and Law (ES-HSG), 2018