1. Introduction
Cookies are small files of letters and numbers stored on your browser or device that enable the cookie owner to recognize the device when it visits websites. The website you visit may set cookies directly, known as first-party cookies, or may trigger cookies set by other domain names, known as third-party cookies. While we may automatically use some cookies that are strictly necessary to provide the services you request or enable communications, we request your consent for all of our other cookie uses.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We may use the following types of cookies, including third party cookies. Our Privacy Policy (https://sle.energy/en/privacy-policy/) describes our practices for any personal data that our first-party cookies collect, store, or use.
- Strictly necessary cookies：Our website requires the use of these cookies to properly operate or provide necessary functions relating to the services you request. To the extent that information processed in connection with strictly necessary cookies qualifies as personal data, the legal ground for that processing is our legitimate interest to operate the website.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. | 1 hour |
| pll_language | The pll_language cookie is used by Polylang to remember the language selected by the user when returning to the website, and also to get the language information when not available in another way. | 1 year |
| cookieyes-* | Records and manages your cookie consent and preference settings. | 1 year |
| cf7msm_posted_data | Retains the entered data across the multiple steps of the contact form. | Session |
| cf7msm_pipe_flow_id | Identifies the sequence of steps in the contact form. | Session |
| cf7msm-first-step | Records the first step of the contact form. | Session |
| cf7msm_big_cookie | Determines whether the entered form data has reached the browser’s storage limit. | Session |
- Functionality cookies：These cookies enable helpful but non-essential website functions that improve your website experience. By recognizing you when you return to our website, they may, for example, allow us to personalize our content for you, or remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region). To the extent that information processed in connection with functionality cookies qualifies as personal data, the legal ground for that processing is your consent.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. | Never Expires |
- Analytical cookies：These cookies allow us and our third-party service providers to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us improve how our website works by, for example, ensuring that users can easily find what they need on our website. These cookies generate aggregate statistics that are not associated with an individualized profile. To the extent that information processed in connection with analytical cookies qualifies as personal data, the legal ground for that processing is your consent.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. | 1 year 1 month 4 days |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. | 1 year 1 month 4 days |
- Advertising cookies. These cookies enable different advertising related functions. They may allow us to record information about your visit to our website so that we can make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. The disabling of these cookies will not affect the use of the website. To the extent that information processed in connection with advertising cookies qualifies as personal data, the legal ground for that processing is your consent.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| __Secure-YNID | YouTube cookie used to protect user security and prevent fraud, especially during the login process. | Six months |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | YouTube sets this cookie to manage feature rollout and experimentation. It helps Google control which new features or interface changes are shown to users as part of testing and staged rollouts, ensuring consistent experience for a given user during an experiment. | Six months |
| __Secure-YEC | YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. | Thirteen months |
| YSC | YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. | Session |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. | Six months |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain. | Six months |
3. Cross-Border Data Transfers
The cookies we use may process, store, or transfer personal data in and to a country outside your own, with privacy laws that provide different, possibly lower, protections. You consent to this transfer, storing, or processing when you consent to our cookie use. We are based in Japan. Please review each third-party cookie provider’s policy to learn more about its location.
4. Your Cookie Choices
Most browsers are set by default to accept cookies. However, you can set up your browser so that cookies cannot be placed on your terminal.
Please note that if all cookies are disabled through browser settings, certain aspects of the website may be difficult to use or not work properly and access to certain information might be restricted.
To change your browser setting, please see the relevant link below:
5. Changes to Our Cookie Uses
We will post any changes to the way we use cookies on this page and indicate on our website that we updated this cookie policy. If the changes materially alter how we use cookies, we will post a notice on our website and request your consent for the materially different use. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our cookie policy.
6. Contact Information
Please submit any questions, comments, or requests regarding this cookie use notice through our contact form.