Cookie Policy

This site uses cookies – very small text files that are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies let websites recognize your browser.

Cookies were originally designed to allow sites to offer online shopping carts, save preferences or keep you logged on to a site. They also enable tracking and profiling so sites can recognize you and learn more about where you go, which devices you use, and what you are interested in – even if you don’t have an account with that site, or aren’t logged in.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookies are required for the normal website functions. These cookies cannot be switched off because the website wouldn’t work properly anymore without them. However, these identifiers do not store any personal data.

We make every effort to minimize the number of strictly necessary cookies used by this site.

By EU law, no prior consent from users is required for the installation of cookies that are strictly necessary  for the sole purpose of conveyance of information explicitly requested by the user, such as when your browser requests a web page. However, the obligation to provide information about exactly what types of cookies are sent by the web site still stands, in accordance with Article 4 par. 5 of Law 3471/2006.

The table below shows a complete list of strictly necessary cookies used by this site:

NamePurposeWhen does it expire?
ADMINDYNSRVThis cookie is added by our hosting provider's load balancer to track which web server to send the visitor to. Its purpose is to improve the performance of the website. Its use is limited to the admin console area. When the browsing session ends
DYNSRVThis cookie is added by our hosting provider's load balancer to track which web server to send the visitor to. Its purpose is to improve the performance of the website. When the browsing session ends
moove_gdpr_popupThis cookie is added by the GDPR Cookie Compliance WordPress plugin. It must be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.In 1 year

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies are required for specific features of the website. Without them, the corresponding functionality will likely not work. However, they are optional to the user, and by EU law (Article 11, par. 1 of Law 2472/1997), the user must give a positive opt-in or clear affirmative action to signal their consent to the use of cookies.

By taking affirmative action to use any the following features of this website, you signal your consent to the use of functional cookies required by that feature:

Comments. If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

User authentication. Registered users to the site receive authentication tokens in cookies when they log in. The tokens allow them to access specific resources and functionality without using their username and password. These cookies will last until the end of the browsing session.

Logged in users also receive cookies that indicate their user id on the site for the purposes of customizing their view of the site interface. These cookies will last for one year.

Editing posts. Registered users to the site that are allowed to edit posts receive a cookie when a post their are saved is automatically saved in the editor. These cookies do not store any personal data and last for one day.

The table below shows a complete list of functional cookies used by this site:

NamePurposeWhen does it expire?
comment_author_{HASH}
This cookie is set by WordPress and if you opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies when posting a comment. It contains the name you used when posting the comment.In 347 days
comment_author_email_{HASH}
This cookie is set by WordPress and if you opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies when posting a comment. It contains the e-mail you used when posting the comment.In 347 days
comment_author_url_{HASH}
This cookie is set by WordPress and if you opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies when posting a comment. It contains the URL you entered when posting the comment.In 347 days
wordpress_logged_in_{HASH}This cookie is set by WordPress and is used to store your authentication details. When the browsing session ends
wordpress_sec_{HASH}This cookie is set by WordPress and is used to store your authentication details. Its use is limited to the admin console are.When the browsing session ends
wordpress_test_cookieThis cookie is set by WordPress when you navigate to the login page. The cookie is used to check whether your web browser is set to allow, or reject cookies.When the browsing session ends
wp-saving-postThis cookie is set by WordPress when auto-saving a post in the editor.In 1 day
wp-settings-{UID}This cookie is set by WordPress to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. The {UID} is your individual user ID from the user database.In 1 year
wp-settings-time-{UID}This cookie is set by WordPress to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. The UID is your individual user ID from the user database.In 1 year

Third-party Cookies

This site does not use third-party cookies for any purpose, such as analytics or advertising. However articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How to manage cookies by configuring the browser

Some users may not consent to the storage of information collected through cookies by their computer. Each browser includes detailed instructions regarding their policy for the use of cookies.

If you do not wish to receive cookies, you may modify the settings of your browser so as to be warned, when cookies are being sent, to deactivate all or some of the cookies used by this website, or to delete cookies already installed by this website.

The majority of this websites functions shall operate without the use of cookies. However, if you deactivate cookies, you shall not have access to certain services and features of this website.

Below are links to the pages of browser suppliers that give detailed instructions on how to set your privacy preferences according to the browser used. Please note, we are not responsible for third-party links.

Mozilla Firefox: Enable and disable cookies that websites use to track your preferences
Google Chrome: Clear, enable, and manage cookies in Chrome
Safari for macOS:  Manage cookies and website data
Safari for iOS: Clear the history and cookies from Safari on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Microsoft Edge: Browsing data, and privacy
Internet Explorer: Delete and manage cookies
Opera: Security and Privacy in Opera

Contact us

If you have any questions, concerns or complaints about our Cookie Policy, our practices or our services, you may contact us by email at privacy@thomasnyman.fi