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LAST UPDATED: October 31, 2024
This EIS Cookie Policy (“Cookie Policy”) describes how cookies and other similar technologies are used when you access or use EBSCO Information Services’ software, mobile applications, and other products or services (collectively, “Services”), as well as our marketing and general audience websites (collectively, the “Websites”), and how you can control these technologies.
We may change this Cookie Policy at any time. Please review the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page to see when this Cookie Policy was last revised. Any changes to this Cookie Policy will become effective when we make the revised Cookie Policy available on or through the Services. Please see our Privacy Policy to understand the other ways in which we use information that we collect on or through our Services and Websites. If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at [email protected].
[In this Cookie Policy, the information applicable to our Services has been separated from the information applicable to our Websites. You should read the applicable section of this Cookie Policy based on whether you are using our Services or our Websites, because the information is different.]
Cookie Information Applicable to our Services
What is a cookie?
Cookies are small electronic files that are stored on your computer or mobile device that collect information about your preferences and navigation of websites. Web beacons (also referred to as gifs and pixels) are small electronic files that are used to count users who have visited website pages and for other related website statistics. In this Cookie Policy, we refer to these technologies, which include cookies, local stored objects, pixels, web beacons, and gifs, collectively as “cookies.”
How do we use cookies?
EBSCO Information Services and our third-party service providers may use cookies to collect information about your use of our Services, which enable us to track and target the interests of our users. We then use that information solely to customize the Services and to enhance the user’s experience within our Services. We also use cookies from third parties for analytics purposes to improve our performance or Services or to serve more relevant content to our users. To learn more about third-party cookies, please refer to the relevant third-party’s privacy policy and/or cookie policy.
What cookies do we use?
We use the following four general categories of cookies:
- Strictly Necessary
- Performance
- Functionality
We routinely use the strictly necessary, performance, and functionality categories of cookies with our Services. You can learn more about each cookie category below.
- Strictly Necessary Cookies. These cookies are essential, as they enable you to move around and use the features of our Services, such as accessing logged in or secure areas. We also use these cookies to authenticate users and help identify and prevent security risks. Because these cookies are essential, they cannot be disabled.
- Performance Cookies. These cookies collect information about how you interact with our Services. We also use these cookies to track aggregate usage of our Services in an anonymized fashion and experiment with new features and changes to the Services. The information collected is used to improve how the Services work.
- Functionality Cookies. These cookies allow us to remember your settings and preferences, how you logged in, when you logged in or out, and the state or history of the Services you’ve used. These cookies also allow us to tailor the Services to provide enhanced features and content for you and to remember how you’ve customized the Services in other ways.
We currently do not use targeting cookies with the Services. If we do start using targeting cookies, we will add more information here.
How do I control and review cookies?
Users can use web browser controls or third-party software to adjust cookie settings. The means by which you can adjust cookie settings through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, so we recommend you visit your browser's help menu for more information. Please note that if a user rejects or disables certain cookies, the user may be unable to use portions of our Services. Some of the third-party websites we provide links to also may use cookies. We have no control over these linked websites or access to or control over cookies or other technology used by linked websites.
You may also visit www.aboutcookies.org to view detailed information about deleting cookies, controlling cookies, and adjusting cookie settings on a wide variety of browsers. In addition, you may opt-out of some third-party cookies through the Network Advertising Initiative’s Opt-Out Tool and the Digital Advertising Alliance's WebChoices Tool.
Please be aware that disabling certain cookies may impact on the functionality of our Services.
Cookie Information Applicable to our Websites
What is a cookie?
Cookies are small electronic files that are stored on your computer or mobile device that collect information about your preferences and navigation of websites. Web beacons (also referred to as gifs and pixels) are small electronic files that are used to count users who have visited website pages and for other related website statistics. In this Cookie Policy, we refer to these technologies, which include cookies, local stored objects, pixels, web beacons, and gifs, collectively as “cookies.”
How do we use cookies?
EBSCO Information Services and our third-party service providers may use cookies to collect information about your use of our Websites, which enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Websites. We may also use cookies from third parties for marketing purposes (such as interest-based online advertising) that allow us to display EBSCO Information Services promotional material to you on other sites you visit across the internet based on your visit to our Websites (e.g. Remarketing with Google Analytics, Google Display Network Impression Reporting, and Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting). To learn more about third-party cookies, please refer to the relevant third-party’s privacy policy and/or cookie policy.
Our Websites may use social media features, such as the Facebook ‘like’ button (“Social Media Features”). These features may collect your IP address and which page you are visiting on our Websites, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. You may be given the option by such Social Media Features to post information about your activities on our Websites to a profile page of yours that is provided by a third-party Social Media network in order to share with others within your network. Social Media Features are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on the Websites. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing the relevant Social Media Features.
What cookies do we use?
We use the following four general categories of cookies:
- Strictly Necessary
- Performance
- Functionality
- Targeting
We routinely use all four categories of cookies with our Websites. You can learn more about each cookie category below.
- Strictly Necessary Cookies. These cookies are essential, as they enable you to move around and use the features of our Websites, such as accessing logged in or secure areas. We also use these cookies to authenticate users and help identify and prevent security risks. Because these cookies are essential, they cannot be disabled.
- Performance Cookies. These cookies collect information about how you interact with our Websites. We also use these cookies to track aggregate usage of our Websites in an anonymized fashion and experiment with new features and changes to the Websites. The information collected is used to improve how the Websites work.
- Functionality Cookies. These cookies allow us to remember your settings and preferences, how you logged in, when you logged in or out, and the state or history of the Websites you’ve used. These cookies also allow us to tailor the Websites to provide enhanced features and content for you and to remember how you’ve customized the Websites in other ways.
- Targeting Cookies. These cookies are used to deliver advertising that is relevant to your interests. These cookies can remember that your device has accessed our Websites and may also be able to track your device’s browsing activity on websites or services other than ours. This information may be shared with organizations outside of EBSCO Information Services’, such as advertisers and/or advertising networks.
How do I control and review cookies?
Users can use web browser controls or third-party software to adjust cookie settings. The means by which you can adjust cookie settings through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, so we recommend you visit your browser's help menu for more information. Please note that if a user rejects or disables certain cookies, the user may be unable to use portions of our Websites. Some of the third-party websites we provide links to also may use cookies. We have no control over these linked websites or access to or control over cookies or other technology used by linked websites.
You may also visit www.aboutcookies.org to view detailed information about deleting cookies, controlling cookies, and adjusting cookie settings on a wide variety of browsers. In addition, you may opt-out of some third-party cookies through the Network Advertising Initiative’s Opt-Out Tool and the Digital Advertising Alliance's WebChoices Tool.
Please be aware that disabling certain cookies may impact on the functionality of our Websites.