Information about cookies
The Gothenburg university website uses cookies. According to the "Electronic Communications Act" which applies from July 25th, 2003, everyone who visits a web site with cookies must receive information about these.
Information about cookies
We use necessary cookies to ensure the website functions properly for you. There are also cookies set by third parties when you use their services on our website.
Different Types of Cookies
Cookies are text files that contain information and are stored on your device. There are both first-party cookies and third-party cookies.
- First-party cookies: These are set by the website you are visiting. Only that website can read these cookies.
- Third-party cookies: If the website uses external services, they may have their own cookies.
Necessary Cookies
Necessary cookies cannot be disabled because our website cannot function without them. These are first-party cookies that help ensure our services are secure and operate as intended.
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Cookie |
Type of cookie |
Duration |
Purpose |
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Cookie-agreed |
First-party cookie |
100 days |
Used by our web site to know whether the visitor has approved our use of different cookies or not, so that the visitor doesn't have to answer this question, every single visit of the site. |
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Cookie-agreed-categories |
First-party cookie |
100 days |
Used by our web site to know whether the visitor has approved our use of different cookies or not, so that the visitor doesn't have to answer this question, every single visit of the site. |
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Cookie-agreed-version |
First-party cookie |
100 days |
Used by our web site to know whether the visitor has approved our use of different cookies or not, so that the visitor doesn't have to answer this question, every single visit of the site. |
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JSESSIONID |
First-party cookie |
Stored temporarily during the visit, for as long as the web browser is kept open |
Used to store a session ID for the tool New Relic, which our developers use to monitor that our web sites are running as they should. |
Optional third-party cookies
If you choose to accept all cookies, third-party cookies may be placed on your device when you use their services on our website. This can occur, for example, when you watch an embedded video or activate a screen reader. We do not control how other websites set cookies, even if you are directed to them from our website.
YouTube/Google
We use YouTube to embed videos on our website. Therefore, Google may place cookies on your device if you start an embedded or linked YouTube video. Google's cookie policy
GU Play
We use GU Play to embed videos on our website. Therefore, GU Play may place cookies on your device if you start an embedded or linked video. GU Play's cookie policy
ReadSpeaker
The website has an integrated screen reader, ReadSpeaker, which reads aloud the content of the pages. Therefore, ReadSpeaker may place cookies on your device if you use the screen reader. ReadSpeaker's cookie policy
Manage your cookies
You can change your cookie settings at any time. Through your web browser, you can manage or block third-party cookies. How to adjust these settings varies between different browsers.
Legal information
The law about electronic communication, at Riksdagen (in Swedish)