Last updated: 15.12.2021
Visitgreateroslo.com uses cookies. These are small text files that are saved on your device when you open a website. Cookies store information about your visit to the website. NB: They do not store data that can identify you personally.
Cookies can be useful both for the website owner and the visitor. The owner can use this data to customise the pages, thus creating a better user experience. Cookies can, for example, remember which items you have put in your online shopping basket. Statistical cookies can provide the website owner with information about which pages have been visited and how much time the user has spent on the website.
Cookies only store text. The information is always anonymous and is also usually encrypted. All browsers give you the opportunity to administer what you want cookies to do. The browser also lets you check which cookies are saved on your computer, and you can delete specific cookies (or all of them).
Consent and information about cookies
By using akershus.com, you agree to our use of cookies. Pursuant to the Norwegian Electronic Communications Act § 2-7b, visitors must be informed, and approve what information is being processed, what the purpose is, and who processes the information. By using a website, you agree to the use of all cookies unless you delete or block cookies in your browser.
Deleting and blocking cookies
Most browsers are by default set to accept cookies. You can delete and block cookies in the browserís settings. See guideline for managing cookies. Please note that if you block cookies, this may affect site functionality and user experience.
Statistical cookies
We use the statistical tool Google Analytics for collecting information about visits to the website. This information cannot be traced back to you personally. We record information about which pages you visit, how much time you spend on each page, and which country you are visiting from. Through Google Analytics we can the study traffic, user patterns and trends on the website. By gathering this data, we obtain useful information about use of the website, which we can use to create better services.
We use cookies where the information is stored in a text file on your computer. This is common practice. The Google Analytics cookie is a so-called first-party cookie. It has a setting that ensures that it deletes itself after 24 months if you do not return to this website. in accordance with Google’s guidelines for use of Google Analytics, no personal information about users is stored. The collected data is stored in Google’s servers. You can read more about how Google collects and protects data on Googleís website about how they use cookies.
Google Analytics anonymises your IP address before the data is stored by Google. Thus, the stored IP address cannot be used to identify you personally.
How long do cookies exist?
Different cookies have different expiry times. Many cookies expire when your session ends, i.e. as soon as you leave a website. Others are stored for a while before they expire. Expiry times are given for each cookie in the table below.