«Cookie» policy
We use «cookies» on Benefit Systems Greece’s website to improve its key functionalities and to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. It is very important for us to explain to you in detail how our website uses «cookies», and why they are stored on your desktop and mobile devices.
Below you can find information about different types of «cookies» we use on the webpages of Benefit Systems Greece’s website, along with an explanation about why «cookies» are used, and for how long they are stored on your end devices.
What are “cookies” and why are they used?
«Cookies» are text files that are saved via a web browser on your desktop computer or mobile device when you visit a website. These files make it possible to detect your device every time you visit our website, thus allowing you to navigate on the benefitsystems.gr website and use its resources.
By gathering information about the way users use the site, «cookies» ensure that the website is functioning properly and enhance its efficiency.
What types of «cookies» do we use?
According to their storage period
According to the period for which the “cookies” are stored on your devices, they can be divided into: session and permanent «cookies».
– Session «cookies» are temporary files, which are stored on your device from the moment, when you enter the website, until you exit the website, or you close the used web browser; they are deleted automatically;
– Permanent «cookies» make it easier to use the website and are stored for a longer period of time or when they are manually removed by the user, which in this case, is you.
According to their function
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
| Name | Description | Expiration | Domain |
| OptanonConsent | This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor. |
1 year | benefitsystems.gr |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | This cookie is set by websites using certain versions of the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust. It is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and in some cases only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user. The cookie has a one year lifespan and contains no personal information. |
1 year | benefitsystems.gr |
| AWSALB | This cookie is set by Formstack, our third party solution we are using to place contact forms across our website which let you send your inquiries and recommendations. The AWSALB cookie is necessary for the functionality of file uploads. | 7 days | «multisport.formstack.com, static.formstack.com, www.formstack.com» |
| PHPSESSID | This cookie is set by Formstack, our third party solution we are using to place contact forms across our website which let you send your inquiries and recommendations. These cookies are needed for the proper function of all forms. | Session | multisport.formstack.com |
| FormSpringFormView3111123 | This cookie is set by Formstack, our third party solution we are using to place contact forms across our website which let you send your inquiries and recommendations. These cookies are needed for the proper function of all forms. | 1 year | multisport.formstack.com |
| FormSpringFormView3137940 | This cookie is set by Formstack, our third party solution we are using to place contact forms across our website which let you send your inquiries and recommendations. These cookies are needed for the proper function of all forms. | 1 year | multisport.formstack.com |
| FormSpringFormSession3137940 | This cookie is set by Formstack, our third party solution we are using to place contact forms across our website which let you send your inquiries and recommendations. These cookies are needed for the proper function of all forms. | Session | multisport.formstack.com |
| FormSpringFormSession3137774 | This cookie is set by Formstack, our third party solution we are using to place contact forms across our website which let you send your inquiries and recommendations. These cookies are needed for the proper function of all forms. | Session | multisport.formstack.com |
| FormSpringFormSession3137765 | This cookie is set by Formstack, our third party solution we are using to place contact forms across our website which let you send your inquiries and recommendations. These cookies are needed for the proper function of all forms. | Session | multisport.formstack.com |
| FormSpringFormView3137765 | This cookie is set by Formstack, our third party solution we are using to place contact forms across our website which let you send your inquiries and recommendations. These cookies are needed for the proper function of all forms. | 1 year | multisport.formstack.com |
| FormSpringFormSession3137936 | This cookie is set by Formstack, our third party solution we are using to place contact forms across our website which let you send your inquiries and recommendations. These cookies are needed for the proper function of all forms. | Session | multisport.formstack.com |
| FormSpringFormView3137774 | This cookie is set by Formstack, our third party solution we are using to place contact forms across our website which let you send your inquiries and recommendations. These cookies are needed for the proper function of all forms. | 1 year | multisport.formstack.com |
| FormSpringFormView3137763 | This cookie is set by Formstack, our third party solution we are using to place contact forms across our website which let you send your inquiries and recommendations. These cookies are needed for the proper function of all forms. | 1 year | multisport.formstack.com |
| FormSpringFormSession3111123 | This cookie is set by Formstack, our third party solution we are using to place contact forms across our website which let you send your inquiries and recommendations. These cookies are needed for the proper function of all forms. | Session | multisport.formstack.com |
| FormSpringFormSession3137763 | This cookie is set by Formstack, our third party solution we are using to place contact forms across our website which let you send your inquiries and recommendations. These cookies are needed for the proper function of all forms. | Session | multisport.formstack.com |
| FormSpringFormView3137936 | This cookie is set by Formstack, our third party solution we are using to place contact forms across our website which let you send your inquiries and recommendations. These cookies are needed for the proper function of all forms. | 1 year | multisport.formstack.com |
Performance cookies
These cookies allow us to analyze the traffic to our website, so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. All the information collected is aggregated and therefore anonymous; metrics which are measured are for example: the number of visits to our website, the time that our users spend on a particular page and others. These analyses help us measure how effective our website is; this information can help us improve our website content and structure, so that it is more convenient to use.
So that we can analyze and understand interactions with our website, we use “cookies” generated by Google Analytics and Crazy Egg Inc.
Google Analytics is an analytic web service, provided by a third party (the company Google); Crazy Egg Inc. is an American company, providing analytic services and monitoring how users interact with our website’s pages and sections. The collected information is aggregated and therefore anonymous. The “cookies” do not collect your e-mail addresses, names or any other personal data, we do not collect or have access to information about visited websites, different from Benefit Systems Greece’s website, or to other information which is not mentioned in this policy.
Visit https://www.google.com/analytics for more information about Google Analytics and https://www.crazyegg.com/privacy for more information about Crazy Egg Inc.
| name | description | expiration | domain |
| __utmz, | This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour measure of site performance. This cookie identifies the source of traffic to the site – so Google Analytics can tell site owners where visitors came from when arriving on the site. The cookie has a life span of 6 months and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. | 6 months | .benefitsystems.gr |
| __utmb, | This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. This cookie determines new sessions and visits and expires after 30 minutes. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. Any activity by a user within the 30 minute life span will count as a single visit, even if the user leaves and then returns to the site. A return after 30 minutes will count as a new visit, but a returning visitor. | 30 min | .benefitsystems.gr |
| _ceg.u, | This cookie name is associated with software provided by Crazy Egg Inc., a USA based company providing web analytics that tracks how visitors interact with pages on a site. | 3 months | .benefitsystems.gr |
| __utma, | This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. This cookie lasts for 2 years by default and distinguishes between users and sessions. It it used to calculate new and returning visitor statistics. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. The lifespan of the cookie can be customised by website owners. | 2 years | .benefitsystems.gr |
| __utmt, | This cookie is set by Google Analytics. According to their documentation it is used to throttle the request rate for the service – limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes | 8 minutes | .benefitsystems.gr |
| __utmc, | This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. It is not used in most sites but is set to enable interoperability with the older version of Google Analytics code known as Urchin. In this older versions this was used in combination with the __utmb cookie to identify new sessions/visits for returning visitors. When used by Google Analytics this is always a Session cookie which is destroyed when the user closes their browser. Where it is seen as a Persistent cookie it is therefore likely to be a different technology setting the cookie. | Session | .benefitsystems.gr |
| _ceg.s | This cookie name is associated with software provided by Crazy Egg Inc., a USA based company providing web analytics that tracks how visitors interact with pages on a site. | 3 months | .benefitsystems.gr |
Targeting cookies
These cookies are set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites. They work by uniquely identifying your browser and device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will not experience our targeted advertising across different websites.
| name | description | expiration | domain |
| id | This domain is owned by Doubleclick (Google). The main business activity is: Doubleclick is Googles real time bidding advertising exchange. | 1 year | .doubleclick.net |
| APISID | This domain is owned by Google Inc. Although Google is primarily known as a search engine, the company provides a diverse range of products and services. Its main source of revenue however is advertising. Google tracks users extensively both through its own products and sites, and the numerous technologies embedded into many millions of websites around the world. It uses the data gathered from most of these services to profile the interests of web users and sell advertising space to organisations based on such interest profiles as well as aligning adverts to the content on the pages where its customer’s adverts appear. | 1 year | .google.com |
| SSID | This domain is owned by Google Inc. Although Google is primarily known as a search engine, the company provides a diverse range of products and services. Its main source of revenue however is advertising. Google tracks users extensively both through its own products and sites, and the numerous technologies embedded into many millions of websites around the world. It uses the data gathered from most of these services to profile the interests of web users and sell advertising space to organisations based on such interest profiles as well as aligning adverts to the content on the pages where its customer’s adverts appear. | 1 year | .google.com |
| PREF | This domain is owned by Google Inc. Although Google is primarily known as a search engine, the company provides a diverse range of products and services. Its main source of revenue however is advertising. Google tracks users extensively both through its own products and sites, and the numerous technologies embedded into many millions of websites around the world. It uses the data gathered from most of these services to profile the interests of web users and sell advertising space to organisations based on such interest profiles as well as aligning adverts to the content on the pages where its customer’s adverts appear. This is a common Google cookie, used across several of their services. Stores user preference and can be used to personalise ads on google searches. | 1 year | .google.com |
| SID | This domain is owned by Google Inc. Although Google is primarily known as a search engine, the company provides a diverse range of products and services. Its main source of revenue however is advertising. Google tracks users extensively both through its own products and sites, and the numerous technologies embedded into many millions of websites around the world. It uses the data gathered from most of these services to profile the interests of web users and sell advertising space to organisations based on such interest profiles as well as aligning adverts to the content on the pages where its customer’s adverts appear. | 1 year | .google.com |
| SAPISID | This domain is owned by Google Inc. Although Google is primarily known as a search engine, the company provides a diverse range of products and services. Its main source of revenue however is advertising. Google tracks users extensively both through its own products and sites, and the numerous technologies embedded into many millions of websites around the world. It uses the data gathered from most of these services to profile the interests of web users and sell advertising space to organisations based on such interest profiles as well as aligning adverts to the content on the pages where its customer’s adverts appear. | 1 year | .google.com |
| HSID | This domain is owned by Google Inc. Although Google is primarily known as a search engine, the company provides a diverse range of products and services. Its main source of revenue however is advertising. Google tracks users extensively both through its own products and sites, and the numerous technologies embedded into many millions of websites around the world. It uses the data gathered from most of these services to profile the interests of web users and sell advertising space to organisations based on such interest profiles as well as aligning adverts to the content on the pages where its customer’s adverts appear. Used by Google in combination with SID to verify Google user account and most recent login time. | 1 year | .google.com |
| SID | YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. 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. This cookie is used by Google in combination with HSID to verify a Google user account and most recent login time. | 1 year | .youtube.com |
| HSID | YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. 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. Used by Google in combination with SID to verify Google user account and most recent login time. | 1 year | .youtube.com |
| demographics | YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. 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. Most likely used for demographic profiling and targeting for advertising. | 1 year | .youtube.com |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. 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. This cookie is used as a unique identifier to track viewing of videos. | 6 months | .youtube.com |
| PREF | YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. 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. This is a common Google cookie, used across several of their services. Stores user preference, can be used to personalise ads on google searches. | 5 years | .youtube.com |
| APISID | YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. 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. | 1 year | .youtube.com |
| GPS | YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. 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. | 30 min | .youtube.com |
| SSID | YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. 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. | 1 year | .youtube.com |
| LOGIN_INFO | YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. 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. | 2 years | .youtube.com |
| YSC | YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. 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. | Session | .youtube.com |
| SAPISID | YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. 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. | 1 year | .youtube.com |
Change your settings
If you would not want your web browser to accept “cookies” from Benefit Systems Greece’s website, you can choose to deactivate some of “cookie” types. Please have in mind that if your web browser does not accept “cookies” from our website, you might not be able to access all website functionalities.
Here you can manage what cookies are allowed by your browser.
Cookie settings
Contact us
If you have any other questions, please contact us at:
info@benefitsystems.gr
Last updated on: 22.05.2018