The nih.no website uses certain information (cookies) in your browser so that we can give you a better user experience.
Most browsers are set so that they automatically accept cookies. You can change your browser's settings to automatically block cookies from nih.no. However, this may cause errors and give you a poor user experience on our website.
Vortex
Nih.no is built on the content managemnet system, Vortex. The system sets various cookies to control how content is displayed, and to keep track of the various visitors.
The following cookies are set by Vortex:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| PrivacyPolicyOptOut | If you close the consent dialog box without giving consent, or have given consent. |
| consentVariant | Part of the consent dialog box |
| UsageAnalysisConsent | Consent to statistics and analysis |
| VRTX_AUTH_SP | Login, session cookie |
| VRTXSSLID | Login, session cookie |
| vrtx.manage.language | Language preferance |
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to provide us with general statistics about how the website is used so that we can improve our content. Your IP address is automatically made anonymous, so that the statistics cannot be traced back to you as an individual.
Google Analytics uses the following cookies:
__utma - Used to distinguish between (anonymous) users. Cookies are automatically deleted when it has been 2 years since the user last visited the website.
__utmb - Used to keep track of new visitors to the website. The cookie is automatically deleted 30 minutes after the user first entered the website.
__utmz - Used to keep track of new visitors to the website. The cookie is automatically deleted 30 minutes after the user first entered the website. Used to keep track of how the visitor came to the website (traffic source). The cookie is automatically deleted 6 months after the user last visited the website
YouTube
We embed videos from YouTube using YouTube's enhanced privacy mode. This mode places cookies on your computer only if you click on YouTube's video player on a page. This cookie does not collect information that identifies a user. The cookie is used to collect anonymous statistics for embedded YouTube videos and to evaluate the performance of the videos embedded on our website.
Acquia (Monsido)
Used to monitor website performace for statistical and quality control purposes.
Expiry: 29 days
Type: HTTP
https://www.nih.no/
Registers statistical data on users behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator (NIH).
Expiry: Session
Type: Pixel
Make A/S
NIH's newsletter is delivered by Make A/S and meets GDPR protocols. While Make does not have any cookies on our website, it does track traffic to our website from the service. The data that Make collects is anonymous and is neither sold nor given to any third-party organizations. Read more about Make's policies on data managment and storage (in Norwegian).