Cookie Policy

Last updated 09 March 2018

The International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation (“IYMF”) uses cookies to help you navigate this Web site more easily. IYMF may use the information that it collects via the cookies on an anonymous basis during your browsing session on this Web site to improve the site content to meet your needs and preferences.

The IYMF takes your privacy and personal data seriously (see our Privacy Policy). Due to a new EU-wide regulation on privacy which comes into force in May 2018, all Web sites in the EU are henceforth required to request your explicit consent to the use or storage of cookies on your computer or mobile devices. This Cookie Policy is therefore designed to inform you about the cookies that we use on this Web site and their purpose.

  1. What are cookies
    A “cookie” is a small text file that an Internet Web site server installs on your computer on mobile device when you consult a Web site.
    The information stored in the cookies of the IYMF Web site is used solely by the IYMF and only
    when you navigate this Web site.
  2. Why we use cookies
    Our Web site uses cookies to track individual user preferences in order to improve the user experience, as well as to optimise our Web site.
  3. Types of cookies
    Although there are different types of cookies defined by function, origin or storage period, the law identifies two main sorts: functional or technically essential cookies (e.g., cookies which remember your login details, guarantee the security of your login details, ensure the uniformity of the appearance of the Web site), and non-functional cookies (e.g., counting the number of visitors to the Web site, recording how visitors use the Web site, improving Web site performance and/or user experience).Our Web site uses the following cookies:

Functional cookies

 

Name

Origin

Function

Expiry
PHPSESSID menuhinfoundation.com (Netherlands) Session cookie which preserves user session state across page requests. When you close your browser.
__cfduid Datatables.net (USA) Cookie used by the content network Cloudfare to identify trusted web traffic. It does not correspond to any user id in the web application, nor does the cookie store any personally identifiable information. The cookie enables the Web site to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. 1 year
__stid Sharethis.com (USA) Performance cookie that is set as part of the ShareThis service and monitors “click-stream” activity, e.g. web pages viewed, navigation from page to page, time spent on each page etc. It registers a unique ID that identifies your device for return visits. The ShareThis service personally identifies you only if you have separately signed up with ShareThis for a ShareThis account and given them your consent. You can read the ShareThis privacy policy here.* 1 year
__unam menuhinfoundation.com (UK) Performance cookie which saves your navigation preferences on our Web site, including what pages have been viewed and how long the browser has been used to view each page. It is part of the ShareThis service (see above). 9 months

Unfunctional cookies

 

Name

Origin

Function

Expiry

_ga

 menuhinfoundation.com (Netherlands)

Google Analytics cookie which registers a unique ID to generate statistical data on how a visitor uses the Web site. Google Analytics helps Web site owners to measure how users interact with website content. The Google Analytics JavaScript libraries use HTTP Cookies to “remember” what a user has done on previous pages or interactions with the Web site. For more information, see Google Analytics cookies.*

 2 years

_gat

menuhinfoundation.com (Netherlands)

Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users and throttle (limit) request rates.

When you close your browser.
__gid menuhinfoundation.com (Netherlands) Performance cookie that is set as part of the ShareThis service and monitors “click-stream” activity, e.g. web pages viewed, navigation from page to page, time spent on each page etc. It registers a unique ID that identifies your device for return visits. The ShareThis service personally identifies you only if you have separately signed up with ShareThis for a ShareThis account and given them your consent. You can read the ShareThis privacy policy here.*

24 hours

__sharethis_cookie_test__

 menuhinfoundation.com (UK)

Performance cookie to test whether your browser accepts cookies.

When you close your browser.

* Links to third-party cookie developers are provided here for information purposes only. IYMF is not responsible for the content of these Web sites, nor of the content of these third-party cookies.

When navigating our Web site, you may notice some other cookies that are not related to our Web site. Some of our Web pages contain embedded content such as YouTube video and Flickr images, and you may receive cookies delivered from these websites. IYMF does not govern the publication of third-party cookies. To understand more about their cookies and privacy statements, please visit the relevant sites.

  1. Your consent
    When you visit our Web site, you are requested to accept our functional and non-functional cookies via a pop-up cookie alert. You are free to accept all, some or no cookies by selecting “I accept cookies” or “I reject cookies”. You may also restrict or block the use of cookies from our Web site by following your browser’s instructions for this purpose. If you disable cookies, certain Web site features may not function properly.

More information on cookies is available at www.allaboutcookies.org(general overview) and www.youronlinechoices.eu (behavioural advertising and online privacy).