The EPF Website (www.epfweb.org) uses cookies. Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. These cookies help to improve the functionality of the EPF Website by providing EPF with information about how visitors interact on the EPF Website such as the number of visitors on the EPF Website, the pages they visit and the length of time spent on the EPF Website. You can find more information about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.
EPF has listed below the cookies that are being used on the EPF Website, what each cookie is used for and how long it is retained.
By clicking “Ok, I agree” after you have been notified of the use of cookies and similar technologies, you acknowledge that you have carefully read this cookie policy, as amended from time to time, and that you agree with it. As explained in this cookie policy, you can change your cookie preferences at all times.
Which cookies, why and how long?
When you visit and/or use the EPF Website, EPF places cookies or uses similar technologies with which it might collect and process personal data about you. Such cookies and similar technologies consist of the following:
Functional cookies
These cookies allow the EPF Website to remember choices you make and enable functionality that gives you a better, more personalised experience. If you disable these cookies, it may interfere with your experience on the EPF Website.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| cookiesjsr | This cookie registers whether or not a visitor has given permission to place cookies. | 1 year |
First party analytical cookies
These cookies help EPF to improve the EPF Website by collecting and reporting information on how you use it.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics cookie which is used to identify users by a unique “Client ID”, as a randomly generated number. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. | 400 days |
| _ga_Z5DJJPSWC3 | Google Analytics cookie which is used to identify users by a unique “Client ID”, as a randomly generated number. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. | 400 days |
Third party analytical cookies
These cookies are created by domains other than the EPF Website, and are mainly used for marketing purposes.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| PREF | This tag is placed by YouTube and is used to store user preferences and other information when viewing pages with embedded YouTube videos on the web. | 400 days |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | This YouTube cookie is used to track and measure the performance of embedded YouTube videos. It collects information about how visitors interact with the videos, such as the number of views and user preferences. | 180 days |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | This cookie is a cookie placed by YouTube. It is used to store information about the user's privacy preferences regarding embedded YouTube videos on websites. | 180 days |
| YSC | This YouTube cookie is used to track views of embedded videos and records anonymous statistics about how users interact with YouTube videos across different websites. | session |
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Remember that disabling cookies when visiting the EPF Website may cause some or all of the functions of the EPF Website not to work properly.
Should you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data, including the exercise of your rights, please contact EPF by e-mail or regular mail using the contact details provided below.
Via e-mail:
Via regular mail:
European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual & Reproductive Rights
Sq. de Meeûs 18
1050 Ixelles
Belgium
Phone: +32 (0)2 500 86 50
If you believe that your rights have been violated and/or if you believe that EPF does not comply with applicable data protection laws, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The contact details of the Belgian Data Protection Authority can be found on the website www.privacycommission.be.
Last update date: 31 May 2025