28 August 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Technology Academy Finland (TAF) uses cookies and similar technologies on the Millennium Technology Prize website.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. Cookies and similar technologies enable websites to function properly and can also be used to remember user preferences, understand how visitors use a website and improve its content and performance.
Some cookies are set directly by the Millennium Technology Prize website (“first-party cookies”), while others may be set by third-party services used on the website (“third-party cookies”).
What types of cookies do we use?
The Millennium Technology Prize website may use the following categories of cookies:
Necessary cookies
These cookies are necessary for the technical functionality of the website and the use of its services. They are always enabled and do not require your consent.
Necessary cookies may be used, for example, to ensure the security and basic functionality of the website and to remember your cookie preferences.
Analytical cookies
With your consent, analytical cookies are used to measure the number of visitors to the website and to collect information about how visitors navigate and use the website.
This information helps us understand how the website is used and improve its functionality, usability and content.
Analytical cookies are only used if you have given your consent.
Marketing cookies
With your consent, marketing cookies may be used to create target groups and to show users advertising that may be relevant to them on the websites and services of our cooperation partners.
Marketing cookies are only used if you have given your consent.
Your cookie choices
When you visit the Millennium Technology Prize website, you can choose whether to allow analytical and marketing cookies.
Necessary cookies are always enabled because they are required for the technical functionality of the website and its services.
You can accept or reject optional cookies and change or withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie settings available on our website.
Withdrawing your consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the consent was withdrawn.
Third-party services
Our website may use services provided by third parties, such as website analytics, embedded media, social media or other external content providers.
These third-party services may use cookies or similar technologies when they are activated. Depending on the service provider, information collected through these technologies may be processed outside the European Union or the European Economic Area.
Where personal data is transferred outside the EU or EEA, appropriate safeguards are used in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.
Non-essential third-party services are activated only where the required consent has been obtained.
Google Analytics
With your consent, the Millennium Technology Prize website may use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use the website.
The information may include, for example, information about the pages visited, the approximate time and duration of visits, browser and device information, and interactions with the website.
The information is used to understand website usage and to develop the website and its content.
Google Analytics cookies are not set unless you have consented to analytics cookies.
Embedded content
Our website may contain content embedded from third-party services, such as videos or social media content.
Third-party content may use cookies or similar technologies. Where consent is required, such content and the related non-essential cookies will not be activated until you have given your consent.
This is relevant because Traficom specifically considers cookies connected with third-party embedded content to be non-essential where information is transferred to the third-party service; consent must then be obtained before their use. (Traficom)
Your cookie choices
When you visit our website, you can choose whether to allow non-essential cookies.
You can:
- accept all cookies;
- reject non-essential cookies; or
- manage your cookie preferences by category.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie settings available on our website.
Withdrawing your consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the consent was withdrawn.
Blocking certain cookies may affect some optional functionality of the website.
How long are cookies stored?
Cookies may be either session cookies or persistent cookies.
Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them.
The retention period depends on the purpose and type of cookie. More detailed information about the cookies currently used on our website, including their providers, purposes and retention periods, is available through list below.
Personal data and cookies
Some information collected through cookies and similar technologies may constitute personal data.
Where personal data is processed through cookies or similar technologies, the processing is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection legislation and our Privacy Policy.
For more information about how Technology Academy Finland processes personal data and about your rights, please see our Privacy Policy.
Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy if the cookies or services used on our website change or where required by applicable legislation.
The date of the latest update is shown at the top of this page.
Contact us
Technology Academy Finland (TAF)
Business ID: FI1811330-2
Eteläranta 10
FI-00130 Helsinki
Finland
For questions concerning privacy and the use of cookies, please contact:
Technology Academy Finland
info@millenniumprize.org
