Cookies

What is a browser cookie?

Today most websites make use of browser cookies. In many cases browser cookies are necessary in order to provide for a service on the website.
A browser cookie is a small data file sending information to the user's browser for authentication or identification of a user. Among others browser cookies can be used to create statistics about visitors’ use of the website.
A browser cookie cannot be programmed, cannot collect information from the users’ computers, cannot carry viruses, and cannot install malware on the host computer.

Why do we inform about browser cookies?

All Danish websites are obligated by law to inform users about which browser cookies are left on the user’s equipment. The information must be in agreement with "Executive Order on Information and Consent Required in Case of Storing or Accessing Information in End-User Terminal Equipment”.
The regulation make demands for the website to obtain consent from the user when storing browser cookies on the user’s IT equipment.

Browser cookies on danishresponsibility.dk

On the website www.danishresponsibility.dk  we make use of browser cookies to collect information about how the website is used, enabling us to continuously improve the user-friendliness. Information in statistics is anonymous and cannot be traced back to specific users.
We make us of the following browser cookies:

•   Google Analytics 

Google Analytics collects data about the traffic on danishresponsibility.dk, for instant which sites and elements on the website are used most frequently. The web editors make use of statistics from Google Analytics to improve the user-friendliness on danishresponsibility.dk.

What happens if I decide not to accept browser cookies from danishresponsibility.dk?

You can still make use of danishresponsibility.dk without accepting browser cookies. However, the web editors urge everybody to accept browser cookies enabling us to produce statistics on the website and improve the user-friendliness.

How do I remove browser cookies?

If you have accepted browser cookies from danishresponsibility.dk it is always possible to remove them again by entering this site. Alternatively you can remove unwanted browser cookies in the settings for your Internet browser.

Read more about cookies

Executive Order on Information and Consent Requiring in Case of Storing or Accessing Information in End-User Terminal Equipment (pdf)

Guidelines on Executive Order on Information and Consent Required in Case of Storing or Accessing Information in End-User Terminal Equipment (pdf)