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Privacy policy

The policy applies to Roskilde University’s (RUC) website and all other websites belonging to RUC, unless otherwise specified. If you cannot accept and agree to this policy, please do not use the website. By using RUC's websites, you agree to the contents of this policy.

Personal data

Personal data is personal or factual data for a particular individual. This includes details such as their name, address and telephone number. Information that cannot be linked to a specific individual, such as favourite web pages or the number of users on a page, is not considered personal data and is therefore not part of this policy.

About cookies

Cookies are small files that are stored on your computer after you visit RUC's website. Cookies are used to store information and provide you with a better service as a user when you visit RUC's web pages. Information about your browser and the operating system can improve and speed-up your use of the website.

If you do not accept the storage of cookies, you can configure most browsers to refuse cookies. Note that some functions may not work or may not work correctly if cookies are disabled in your browser. See the suppliers' websites for how to disable cookies in your browser.

The following data is stored temporarily:

  • Date and time for contact with the server.
  • IP address or the DNS name of the requesting computer
  • Searched page (URL) 
  • HTTP response code 
  • Client operating system and version
  • Browser and version

In order to use RUC's website, it may be necessary for RUC's servers to use cookies. These cookies are used for technical administration of the website. You can configure your browser to reject cookies. In this case, no data will be stored on your computer. If cookies are disabled, you may experience limitations in the functionality of the website.

Storing of data

Every time you access RUC's website, your access is registered. The stored data is analysed anonymously for statistical purposes. Statistical reports are used to evaluate the use of RUC's website. In particular, the order in which pages are visited and the path between the pages is shown. This is intended to provide RUC with information about how the user-friendliness of the site can be further improved.

Press clippings

The information you provided when you registered for our press clippings service is used exclusively for this purpose. We will not disclose this information to third parties, and you can unsubscribe from this service again at any time.