Cookies Policy

Unless otherwise stated, the cookie policy applies to all websites belonging to CLARIN-DK. The purpose of the policy is to provide information about how CLARIN-DK uses cookies on our websites and how we collect and use data in connection with website traffic.

About cookies

A cookie is a small text file that is stored in your browser in order to recognise your computer, tablet or smartphone on subsequent visits. Almost all websites use cookies. A cookie can contain text, numbers or, for example, a date. A cookie is not a program and cannot contain a virus.

When you visit CLARIN-DK websites, you automatically receive one or more cookies. In most cases, cookies collect anonymous data, but IP addresses, which are personally identifiable, are also collected. Cookies may also collect personal information.

CLARIN-DK does not share data with third parties, but several of the services that have cookies on our websites do share data with third parties.

The lifetime of a cookie may vary depending on what each provider has set it to. Some cookies disappear as soon as you close the browser window, others may exist for several years. Please note that cookies are renewed on each visit.

Use of cookies

CLARIN-DK uses cookies to give users the best experience on our websites. Many of our cookies are therefore necessary in order for you to have the best experience on the site, for example, when you login to a personalised account.

We also use cookies to gather web statistics about traffic and visitor patterns. This allows us to customise content and navigation to match users’ visitor patterns.

Below is a more detailed overview of the cookies that are used on repository.clarin.dk:

Cookies for functionality

CLARIN-DK uses a number of cookies to properly display the web pages. Cookies control and secure traffic on the web servers. In addition, cookies are used, for example, they remember your details when you login. CLARIN-DK uses cookies from:

  • Middleware repository and REST services (DSpace)
  • Authentication services (DiscoJuice, Shibboleth2)
  • Cloud-hosted services (Cloudfare CDN)

Cookies for statistics

CLARIN-DK uses analysis tools to compile statistics on users' movements on our websites. They are used, among other things, to compile statistics about which pages are visited, how long users remain on the page, the order of page views and which items are clicked on. These services process the information on behalf of CLARIN-DK. To gather statistics about the use of CLARIN-DK, we use a number of systems that all employ cookies:

  • Google Analytics
  • Matomo (Piwik)
These providers all place cookies on the websites in order to collect anonymized data about user behaviour.

How to avoid or delete cookies

If you do not wish to store cookies on your computer, you have the option to delete them again or block cookies.

To find out more about how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org.


You can opt out of cookies from Google here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout