EIU Cookie Policy

The Economist Intelligence Unit is part of the Economist Group. The Economist Group operates a strict privacy policy around the world. We are committed to being transparent about the technologies we use, and we've outlined below how we use cookies when you visit our site www.eiu.com or EIU app.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small snippet of text that a website or app asks your browser to store. All cookies have expiration dates in them that determine how long they stay in your browser. Cookies can be removed in two ways: automatically, when they expire, or when you manually delete them. We've included more details below to help you understand what kinds of cookies we use.

Does this website or app use cookies?

Yes, with the primary purpose to make our website or app work more effectively.

What kinds of cookies does this website or app use and why?

We use different kinds of cookies for various reasons:

• Session cookies - these are temporary cookies that expire (and are automatically erased) whenever you close your browser. We use session cookies to grant access to content.


• Persistent cookies - these usually have an expiration date far into the future and thus stay in your browser until they expire, or until you manually delete them. We use persistent cookies for functionalities like keeping you logged in, if that's what you choose. We also use persistent cookies to better understand usage patterns so we can improve the site for our customers.

What other cookies might I encounter on this website or app?

There are also limited third-party cookies on the site. These cookies could be session or persistent and are set by entities other than us. To ensure compliance with our policies, we restrict the use of third-party cookies to trusted partners of The Economist Group. For example, we currently allow:

• Social sharing and login - This allows you to share our articles through various social sharing networks like Facebook or Twitter.


• Audience measurement and validation - We use services such as Omniture, Marketo and Google Analytics to understand how many people come and what is popular which helps us improve the website or app.


• Other functionality - we use Doubleclick (Google) for our advertising platform. Those teams set cookies in order to control frequency and target advertising to the right section or geographic region.

What kinds of cookies does this website or app not use?

We do not use re-targeting cookies or flash cookies (sometimes known as local shared objects or LSOs). We do not allow third-party advertising networks to drop cookies on our site to behaviourally target advertising to our users, either.

Does this website or app use any so-called "intrusive" cookies?

We don't use re-targeting cookies or flash cookies.

Does this website or app use cookies to sell customer information?

No.

How can I delete or disable cookies?

If you want to delete or disable cookies, see: www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies

Will the site work if I disable cookies?

You can browse the site with cookies disabled, though some interactions may not work.