Our cookie policy
We use cookies to make our websites more user-friendly, provide a good visit experience to users and to analyze site usage.
We use cookies and similar technologies which collect and store information as you browse. Cookies are small text files stored on the user’s device. Other similar technologies include, for example, JavaScript, mobile identifiers, and web beacons, etc.
Cookies on our websites can be placed by us and our service providers or by third parties, such as advertising networks, providers of analytics and monitoring services, and social media services.
Managing the cookies on our websites
We respect your preferences concerning cookies, and you can easily manage – agree or disagree with the use of cookies on our websites. If you accept (click on “Accept” or “I accept” button) the use of cookies, all functionalities on the site will work. If you reject (do not push “Accept” or “I accept” button) the use of cookies, your user experience and the functionalities of our services may be impacted. We have the right to collect necessary cookies and your consent here is not needed. However, for other types of cookies, you always have the right to disagree.
Your internet browser allows you to manage and disable cookies. Consult the below links or your browser´s “help” menu for more details on how to manage and disable cookie in your browser:
Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
Our websites are regularly scanned automatically to maintain a list of cookies as well as their purpose and lifecycle.
Types of cookies
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will then not work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
Performance cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our sites. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. They may be set by us or by third party providers. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when a user has visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance. We use tools such as Google Analytics to monitor the use of our services. You can read more about Google’s privacy.
Social media cookies
Social media services use social media cookies to recognize the user so that you can, for example, share articles or job ads in the service by pressing a button. They can track your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these cookies, you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools. Our services may also include social plugins, such as Like or Share buttons. Although such social plugin buttons may be visible on our services, the related content comes directly from the service provider in question. Social plugins on our service recognize if the user has logged into the service in question and can then display customized content for the user in the social plugin on the website. Social media services using social plugins can collect data about the user’s visit in accordance with their valid privacy policies.
List of cookies in Gren sites and their expiration time:
| _gid | Google analytics. Used to track user activity on the website. Expires after 24 hours |
| _gat_gtag_[property_id] | Google analytics. Used to analyse visitor browsing habits, flow, source and other information. Expires immediately |
| _gat_UA-XXXXXXXX-X | Google Analytics cookie to throttle the request rate. Expires after 1 day |
| _ga. | Google analytics. Used to track user activity on the website. Expires after 2 years |
| cookie-consent-given | Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the cookies. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website. Expires after 1 year. |
| PHPSESSID | Auto generated session cookie, used in customer e-portals. |
| route | Used for session stickiness between career site and pages generated by SAP (eg. Candidate profile). Expires when session ends. |
| careerSiteCompanyID | Used by Akamai to send the request to the correct data center. Expires when session ends. |
| JSESSIONID | For identifying the user in career site. Expires when session ends. |
| Load balancer cookie | Used for session stickiness preventing user from bouncing from one instance to another in career site. Expires when session ends. |
Who accesses the data collected with cookies?
Gren and its service providers can access the data in accordance with Gren privacy notice. Third-party services and social plugins might collect data about the user’s visit in accordance with their valid privacy policies.
Contact details and further information
The data controller for the data collected by Gren cookies and similar technologies is the company whose website you are visiting.
If you have any questions regarding our cookie policy please contact us.