Cookies Policy

• First Party Cookies

• These cookies are provided by SEI and used by various features on the SEI website.
• Examples include: customising a visitor’s visit to the SEI website; providing statistical information and verifying a visitor’s identity for security purposes.

• Third-Party Cookies

• There are also third-party cookies in use on the SEI website. These are used on social media sharing buttons, embedded video and image sharing players.
• Each of these providers has its own policy relating to the use of its cookies, each of which can be accessed by clicking on the following links:
• https://www.facebook.com/help/cookies/
• https://twitter.com/privacy
• https://www.google.ie/policies/technologies/cookies/
• http://www.youtube.com/user/googleprivacy

• Session Cookies

• These cookies are added when a visitor starts to browse the SEI website or interacts with a specific feature. They are deleted when the browser is closed.

• Persistent Cookies

• These cookies are added when a visitor starts to browse the SEI website or interacts with a specific feature, but may remain stored on the device until a certain termination date is reached (depending on the creation/update of the cookie).

• Strictly Necessary cookies

• These cookies are essential in order to enable you to navigate the SEI website and use its features.

• Performance cookies

• These cookies collect information about how the SEI website is used. The information collected by these cookies is aggregated and anonymous. SEI uses Google Analytics to help monitor and analyse the use of the SEI website. Google Analytics is a performance cookie that collects standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information to compile statistical reports on the SEI website’s activity. To opt-out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

• Functional cookies

• These cookies allow the SEI website to remember choices you make and to provide more personal features. These cookies can also be used to monitor and analyse the performance, operation and effectiveness of the SEI website so that SEI can improve and optimise it.
• Upon obtaining consent, SEI may place a cookie on the website to remember your preferences so that you do not need to re-enter your details (e.g. your country, age and language preferences) on gateway page.
• If you share your computer with another person, opting for the use of this cookie will not be suitable. SEI may also use session cookies, which are temporary cookies that aid navigation through the pages on the website. These cookies expire once the browser is closed.

• Targeting and Tracking Cookies

SEI’s site uses cookies to help us understand your interests as you browse the internet. This allows us to deliver relevant advertising to you during various advertising campaigns we may run through participating third party sites.One of the ways we use cookies during such campaigns is to show you useful and relevant ads on and off Facebook.

• If you have a Facebook Account, you can use your ad preferences to learn why you’re seeing a particular ad and control how Facebook use information they collect to show you ads. You can control whether Facebook use this data to show you ads in your ad settings. You can opt out of seeing online interest-based ads from Facebook and other participating companies through the Digital Advertising Alliance in the US, the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada, or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe or through your mobile device settings. Ad blockers and tools that restrict Facebook’s cookie use may interfere with these controls.
• If you do not have a Facebook account, most web browsers give control over cookies through the browser settings. However, turning cookies off may interfere with your browsing experience. You are always free to decline SEI cookies. To do this, you can modify your web browser to refuse cookies or let you know when you receive new cookies.

Most browsers accept cookies automatically but they can be set up to ask for your prior consent before an individual cookie is set on your device. This will give you control over your cookies, however, if you decline SEI cookies or ask for a notification each time a cookie is being sent, this may affect your experience of the SEI Website.

Find out how to manage and disable cookies on popular browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Edge
• Mozilla Firefox
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Opera
• Apple Safari

To opt-out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout