Cookies are small text files placed by your browser on your device when you visit a website to store certain information. Using the stored information, a website can recognize that you have previously accessed and visited it using the browser on your end device.
Zenodo uses strictly necessary cookies to make our website operational such as:
Zenodo also uses analytics cookies for gathering anonymous website analytics which is used purely for internal research on how we can improve the service we provide for all our users.
Zenodo uses only first-party cookies (i.e cookies set by our site itself), and the cookies we set are only readable by Zenodo.
These cookies are necessary for the functioning of the website.
| Name | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
session |
10 days | Used for logging into your user account, granting access to restricted content via secret links, and ensure secure browsing of the website. |
csrftoken |
1 week | Maintain a secure session for you during your visit by preventing Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. |
cookie_consent |
12 months | Used to store your cookie consent choice. |
mtm_consent_removed |
13 months | Used to store your cookie consent choice. |
mtm_cookie_consent |
13 months | Used to store your cookie consent choice. |
_zammad_session_# |
End of session | Used for logging into the support system. |
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End of session | Used for load balancing to distribute incoming traffic across backend servers. |
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End of session | Used for load balancing to distribute incoming traffic across backend servers. |
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End of session | Used for load balancing to distribute incoming traffic across backend servers. |
CERN uses Matomo Analytics to analyse traffic to the website and help improve website performance. Matomo Analytics data is stored at CERN (legal entity of Zenodo).
| Name | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
_pk_id# |
13 months | Recognises website visitors (anonymously – no personal information is collected on the user). |
_pk_ref# |
6 months | Identifies the referrer website initially used to visit the website. |
_pk_ses# |
30 minutes | Identifies the pages viewed by the same user during the same visit (anonymously – no personal information is collected on the user). |
You can delete all cookies that are already on your device by clearing the browsing history of your browser. This will remove all cookies from all websites you have visited.
Be aware though that you may also lose some saved information (e.g. saved login details, site preferences).
See aboutcookies.org for further details of how to control/delete cookies.
In addition, Zenodo supports a technology called "Do Not Track". The "Do Not Track" technology enables visitors to opt-out from being tracked by analytics cookies on websites for whatever purpose, including the use of analytics services.
To enable the “do not track” option in your browser follow the respective link below:
If your preferred browser is not in the above list of browsers, visit the vendor's website for more information.
See also our privacy policy
Last revision: 2024-03-20