Information about Cookies
Cookies are:
Small text files stored on your computer, enabling an analysis of your website use. The information stored by cookies can be read by the website when you visit it again at a later date. On the one hand cookies are necessary to ensure that all processes on the site work smoothly. On the other hand cookies can make the re-use of the site easier for the user: Information stored by cookies at the first visit, e. g. language settings or user names, do not need to be entered again. Hence, the website adjusts itself to a certain extent to your individual needs under the condition that the same device will be used.
That’s why GLS uses cookies:
To provide you an optimal service, adapted to your customer needs. For instance, some information you have already received at the first visit, will not be displayed once more.
Activities such as the login and logout process can be facilitated, information you already searched for will be displayed faster. The performance of the website can be increased.
Of course, GLS makes organisational and technical provisions to protect your personal data and to avoid loss of information and illegal conduct.
Please find more information in our Privacy Policy.
GLS uses the following cookies:
Google Analytics
• “_ga”, “_gat” and “_gid” (for Google Analytics, for detailed explanation see https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage )
• “BIGIP“ (used for GLS website internal load balancing)
• “gls-cookie-policy“ (used to store acceptance of this Cookie Policy)
• “glsCountryURL” (used to store the selected country on gls-group.eu)
• “JSESSIONID“ (session id of your website user session)
• “feature_release” (gradually provides new features to users which is required for an unrestricted use of the website)
Piano Analytics
We use cookies and user IDs to analyze user behavior on our website:
- Cookie: PianoSessionID
Description: Used to identify an active user session. Helps track activities during a single visit to the site. Contains data about the session, but not about the user in a persistent way.
- Cookie: PianoVisitorID
Description: Used to identify returning users, allowing tracking their behavior between different sessions. Helps collect data about user preferences and customize content.
- Cookie: PianoAnalytics
Description: Used to collect general analytics data, such as the number of visits, time spent on the site, user navigation path. This data helps analyze the site's effectiveness and generate reports.
- Cookie: PianoExp
Description: Used as part of A/B testing or other experiments to track user reactions to different versions of pages and site elements.
- Cookie: PianoPreferences
Description: May contain information about user preferences, such as language selection, content personalization settings, etc.
Hotjar
List of cookies set by the Hotjar Tracking Code
The following cookies, local and session storage items apply when the Hotjar Tracking Code has been loaded and ensure the Hotjar Tracking Code functions correctly.
Mentions of site_id refer to the unique ID allocated to an individual site when it is created in Hotjar.
Relating to the user | ||
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Name | Data storage type | Description |
_hjSessionUser_{site_id} | Cookie |
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_hjid | Cookie |
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_hjFirstSeen | Cookie |
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_hjHasCachedUserAttributes | Cookie |
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_hjUserAttributesHash | Cookie |
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_hjUserAttributes | Local storage item |
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hjViewportId | Session storage item |
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hjActiveViewportIds | Local storage item |
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Relating to the session | ||
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Name | Data storage type | Description |
_hjSession_{site_id} | Cookie |
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_hjSessionTooLarge | Cookie |
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_hjSessionResumed | Cookie |
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_hjCookieTest | Cookie |
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_hjLocalStorageTest | Cookie |
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_hjSessionStorageTest | Cookie |
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_hjIncludedInPageviewSample | Cookie |
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_hjIncludedInSessionSample_{site_id} | Cookie |
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_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | Cookie |
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_hjTLDTest | Cookie |
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Relating to Recordings | ||
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Name | Data storage type | Description |
_hjRecordingEnabled | Session storage item |
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_hjRecordingLastActivity | Session storage item |
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How you can disable cookies:
Browser settings can be adapted easily. Thus, you can also disable cookies without much effort. Please note the following: If you disable cookies, your user name and password for login into the closed area of the website cannot be saved.
Please find a short introduction, how to deactivate cookies for your browser.
Mozilla Firefox:
1. Open the Firefox browser.
2. Click on the menu button and choose “Options”. Select the Privacy panel.
3. Set “Firefox will:” to “Use customs settings for history"
4. Remove the check mark from “Accept cookies from sites“ to enable cookies, and uncheck to disable them.
5. Close the about:preferences page. Any changes you’ve made will automatically be saved.
Internet Explorer:
1. Open the Internet Explorer.
2. Click the “Tools” button and then click “Internet Options”. Click the Privacy tab. In “Settings” choose “Advanced” and click the corresponding option to either allow or block the cookies.
3. Click on ”OK“.
Google Chrome:
1. Open Google Chrome.
2. Select the Chrome menu icon.
3. Select “Settings”.
4. Near the bottom of the page, click “Advanced”. In the Privacy and security section, select ”Content settings“ and then “Cookies”. Change “Allow sites to save and read cookie data (recommended)” to “Blocked”.
Safari:
1. Open Safari.
2. Choose ”Preferences” and click on ”Privacy“.
3. Select the option “Always block”.