From : https://commission.europa.eu/cookies-policy_en#howdoweusecookies https://commission.europa.eu/cookies-policy_en#howdoweusecoo... > How do we use cookies

From : https://commission.europa.eu/cookies-policy_en#howdoweusecookies https://commission.europa.eu/cookies-policy_en#howdoweusecoo... > How do we use cookies? > European Commission websites mostly use “first-party cookies”. These are cookies set and controlled by the Commission, not by any external organisation. > However, to view some of our pages, you will have to accept cookies from external organisations. > The 3 types of first-party cookie we use are to: > store visitor preferences > make our websites operational > gather analytics data (about user behaviour) and below : > Analytics cookies > We use these purely for internal research on how we can improve the service we provide for all our users. > The cookies simply assess how you interact with our website – as an anonymous user (the data gathered does not identify you personally). > Also, this data is not shared with any third parties or used for any other purpose. The anonymised statistics could be shared with contractors working on communication projects under contractual agreement with the Commission. > However, you are free to refuse these types of cookies – either via the cookie banner you’ll see on the first page you visit or at Europa Analytics. So they understood GDPR very well, because they are requiring consent for *non essential cookies* and they are *making the "no" as easy to click on as the "yes"*