Cookie policy

  1. What is the purpose of this policy?

Open Hydro Ltd is a limited liability company incorporated under the law of the United Kingdom, registered office at 71-75 Shelton Street, London, WC2H 9JQ 13833775 (hereinafter “Open Hydro”, “we” or “us”). This is the policy of Open Hydro with respect to the use of cookies on our openhydro.net platform (the platform through which a client of Open Hydro and/ or you (as end user) can visualise data related to emissions coming from bodies of water, hereinafter “Platform“) and our website (hereinafter the “Website”). This cookie policy serves to inform you of the cookies we use, so that you can easily manage your cookie-settings. This cookie policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which can be found here.   

  1. What are cookies and why are they used?

Cookies are small pieces of information in the form of text files, created by a program on the server of the Platform or Website, which are then stored on your computer or mobile device via your browser. The The Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 applies to them. 

Some of the cookies that we use on our Platform and Website are essential to make this Platform and Website work, others serve to provide you a better, faster and safer user experience. For instance, by using cookies you do not need to identify yourself repeatedly, e.g. for personalized services (such as filling in your user name or password, selecting a language, etc.). 

  1. Which cookies does Open Hydro use? 
  1. a) Types of cookies on the Platform and Website

Cookies are often classified in the following categories:  

  • “analytical cookies”: cookies that compile statistics on certain information (e.g. popularity, number of visitors); 
  • “technical/necessary cookies”: cookies that improve the functioning and the features of the Platform or Website in order to simplify the use of the Platform or Website. Certain functions or features of the Platform and/or Website cannot be provided without the use of these cookies; 
  • “session cookies”: cookies that are automatically erased once the user closes the Platform or Website;   
  • “persistent cookies”: cookies that remain on a user’s computer or device even after the user closes the Platform or Website, and stay there for a certain period of time (e.g. several minutes, days or years);  
  • “first party cookies”: cookies that are installed and managed by Open Hydro itself; and  
  • “third party cookies”: cookies that are installed and managed by a third party during a user’s visit of our Platform or Website. 

You will find more information on the specific cookies that we use on our Platform and/or Website in section 3.b. below, and you will learn how to manage these cookies (including, if desired, how to delete them) under section 4. 

  1. b) Specific cookies on the Platform and Website 

Please find below a list of the cookies that we are using on our Platform and/or Website (as applicable). Cookies are categorised based on whether they are:  

Technical/ necessary cookies, which are indispensable for the proper functioning of the Platform and/ or Website and for certain specific services requested by the visitor/user. For instance, it allows you to navigate between the different parts of the Platform or Website and make it more pleasant for visitors to use them. For example, these cookies can remember your language preferences, whether or not you are using our Platform or Website for the first time, and irrespective of whether you have accepted our cookie banner, etc. Due to the technical necessity of these cookies, only an information obligation applies and these cookies cannot be refused by the visitor of the Platform or Website as applicable.  

Analytical/ non-necessary cookies, which compile statistics on certain information (e.g. popularity, number of users, etc.). These cookies allow us to recognize the visitors, to count the number of visitors and to identify the way in which they navigate. This allows us to improve the user navigation and to ensure that visitors can faster and more easier find what they need. Analytical cookies are only placed after acceptance by the user/visitor. 

Type of cookie  Name  Information collected   Purpose   Storage period  First party vs. third party cookies 
Technical/ necessary cookies   {“consent”:true,”consentLevel”:1,”consentID”:”0e20cba1-7187-45c1-aa63-620d778a4827″,”categories”:{“1″:true,”2″:false,”3″:false,”4″:false},”expiry”:30,”timestamp”:1675340338212,”blocking”:{“blocked”:0,”allowed”:0,”blockedServices”:[],”allowedServices”:[]}}  Consent to collect cookies  Keeps track of user responses to cookie permissions  Valid for 2 years after issuing  First party 
Technical/ necessary cookies  xsrf (technical cookie (AWS))  Session id  Keeps track of user identity and enables login  Valid for 2 years  Third Party: AWS 

 
Technical/ necessary cookies  username- (technical cookie AWS)  Session id  Keeps track of user identity  Valid for 2 years  Third Party: AWS 

 
Technical/ necessary cookies 

 

 PHPSESSID (technical cookie from Open Hydro)  Session id  Stores temporary variables  Valid for 2 years 

 

 First Party: Open Hydro 
Analytical cookies (non-necessary cookies) 

Analytical cookies  

 _ga  Session id  Keeps track of user identity  Valid for 2 years  Third Party: Google 

https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/ 

 

 

  1. How can you manage/ delete these cookies?

All major internet browsers offer the option to manage the cookies that were installed on your computer or mobile device.  

 

In case you do not want that our Platform or Website places cookies on your computer or mobile device, you may limit or delete this easily by adjusting your browser or mobile settings. In addition, you can set you browser or mobile settings in such a way that you get a notification every time you receive a cookie on your computer or mobile device, so that you can decide whether you wish to accept this cookie or not, or even prevent cookies from being created or stored on the hard drive of your computer. As a result, you may choose to block all cookies or only accept cookies from certain platforms or websites.  

Please note that when you disable certain cookies, it is possible that certain parts of our Platform or Website will no longer function (properly) and you will no longer enjoy an optimal user experience. Open Hydro cannot guarantee access to and operation of the Platform or Website if you have disabled the creation of cookies by your internet browser. Accepting cookies makes browsing the internet much easier and ensures that the platforms and websites you visit perform better. The use of cookies is generally accepted by internet users. 

Information regarding how to manage and delete cookies via the settings of your browser is accessible on the following websites (as amended from time to time by the relevant third party browser provider): 

Browser  How to manage and delete cookies via your browser: 
Apple Safari  https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265 
Google Chrome  https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en  
Internet Explorer  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies  
Mozilla Firefox  https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored  

We process the personal data that we collect through our cookies. You can read in our Privacy Policy how this processing takes place and which rights you have. 

  1. Changes to this cookie policy

Open Hydro may amend this cookie policy at all times for example in order to update it as a result of the use of new functionalities on our Platform or Website. Any changes we may make to our cookie policy will be indicated on the Platform and/ or Website and when proportionate in line with the significance of the changes, may be notified to you by e-mail or advised to you on your next log-in to the Platform or your next Website-visit. The date of the most recent version is shown in the top right-hand corner of the cookie policy. Please review Open Hydro’s cookie policy periodically to stay informed of changes that may affect you. 

  1. Applicable law and competence 

This cookie policy shall be governed, interpreted, and implemented in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom. The British courts are exclusively competent to decide on any dispute that may arise from the interpretation or implementation of this cookie policy, without prejudice to the consumer’s right to present a dispute before a competent court based on a mandatory statutory provision. 

  1. Contact

If you have any questions, comments or complaints in relation to this cookie policy, please feel free to contact us by e-mail at info@openhydro.net 

Last updated: February 1st 2023