Global Union of Journalists & Media Professionals website (the “Website” or “Site”) uses ‘cookies’. By using our Site, you consent to the use of the cookies listed below; however, you can disable cookies and continue to use our website. We do not use cookies to gather personal information about you from your computer - we can only collect this kind of information if you choose to give it to us.
What is a cookie?
Cookies are small text files that virtually all websites use to identify and remember users and track their activities on the Site. They contain small amounts of information and they are downloaded to a user’s laptop or other device by a web server when the user visits a website. These cookies remain on the user’s device until they expire or are deleted. One of the primary purposes of cookies is to save you time by telling a web server that you have returned to a specific page.
What are cookies used for?
Without cookies, it would not be possible to achieve the level of interaction that internet users expect of the web. Cookies are used by browsers for a variety of tasks, such as:
-Tracking visits to a website and individual web pages.
-Remembering user names and passwords.
-Keeping users logged into a website when web pages are re-opened.
-Analyzing trends and user behavior.
-Improving products, services and communications.
-Displaying user-appropriate advertising.
-Developing and marketing products and services appropriately.
-Measuring the effectiveness of ads and web searches.
-Optimizing websites and making them easier to navigate.
What cookies does we use?
All of the cookies we use on this Website are ‘Performance Cookies’, this classification of cookie collects anonymous information about the way our visitors use our website - the most frequently-visited pages, the amount of time spent on each page, the number of users who click on internal and/or third-party links, whether you came to our Site via another Website, etc.
No identifiable information is collected by these cookies - all gathered data is aggregated and therefore anonymous. The cookies we use simply allow us to monitor and improve the performance of our website in general, and improve and personalize each user’s experience on this Site.
Do these cookies allow you to spy on users?
No, they do not. These performance cookies simply allow us to track user activity on our website - they do not contain any personal data or anything that could identify you.
How do I delete or modify these cookies?
You can easily delete cookies at any time and modify your browser setting to automatically disable or enable all specific cookies. You can also set your web browser to notify you every time a cookie is presented to your computer, thus allowing you to reject or accept them on an individual basis. However, please be aware of the following consequences:
*If you delete cookies, this may cause you to lose information that would otherwise allow you to access our website more quickly.
*By declining cookies, you may not be able to access all or some parts of our website or enjoy certain interactive features of our services.