| 42 | 42 | **Cookie type and duration**: First-party persistent cookie, 6 months |
| 43 | 43 | |
| 44 | 44 | ### 2\. Operational cookies |
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| 46 | 46 | There are some cookies that we have to include in order for certain web pages to function. For this reason, they do not require your consent. In particular: |
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| 48 | | - **Authentication cookies**: these are stored when you log in to a site managed by the European Commission, using our [authentication service (EU Login)](https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/cas/about.html). When you do this, you accept the associated [privacy policy](https://european-union.europa.eu/privacy-policy_en). |
| 48 | - **Authentication cookies**: these are stored when you log in to a site managed by the European Commission, using our [authentication service (EU Login)](https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/cas/about.html). When you do this, you accept the associated [privacy policy](https://european-union.europa.eu/privacy-policy-european-union-website_en). |
| 49 | 49 | |
| 50 | 50 | **Authentication cookies** are: |
| 51 | 51 | |
| 52 | 52 | **Name**: MyEACSDomain |
| 53 | 53 | |
| 54 | 54 | **Service**: Identity Management Service |