Please read this Cookie Policy in conjunction with our Privacy Policy, which sets out additional details on how we obtain and use personal identifiable information (PII) and your various rights related thereto.

What are cookies and how do we use them?

Like most of the websites you visit, we and third parties collect certain information from you in our websites (jointly referred as “Site”) by automated means such as cookies and other similar technologies to distinguish you from other users, store and manage your preferences, enable content and gather analytic data. This information may include your IP address, browser and operating system information, device identifiers and URLs. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our Site and allows us to improve it too.

• Cookies

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies may then be sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognizes that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognize a user’s device and to remember their actions and preferences (such as login details, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time.

We rely on your consent to use certain types of cookies (except those “Necessary cookies”, as described below). You can refuse cookies at any time by changing the cookie settings in your browser. You should repeat this process with each browser you use to visit our Site.

You can find more information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them, at https://www.allaboutcookies.org or www.youronlinechoices.eu.

• Web beacons

Web beacons (also known as internet tags or pixel tags) are typically transparent graphic images placed on a website. Web beacons are used in combination with cookies to measure the actions of visitors on websites. We may use beacons to obtain information such as the IP address of the computer that downloaded the page on which the beacon appears, the URL of the page on which the beacon appears, the time the page containing the beacon was viewed, and the type of browser used to view the page.

How long do cookies last?

We use cookies and similar technologies that only remain on your device for as long as you keep your browser active (also referred as session cookies, which are erased from your device’s memory when you close your Internet browser) and cookies and similar technologies that remain on your device for a longer period (also referred as persistent cookies, which are stored on your device until they expire, unless you delete them before that time). You are free to block, delete, or disable these technologies if your device allows this. You can manage your cookies and your cookies’ preferences in your browser or device settings (see the section How to control and delete cookies below).

What types of cookies are used on our Site?

We group browser cookies into the following categories, which may be session or persistent cookies:

• 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.
• Analytics cookies: These cookies help us to understand how visitors engage with the Site. We may use a set of cookies to collect information and report site usage statistics. In addition to reporting site usage statistics, data collected may also be used, together with some of the advertising cookies described, to help show more relevant ads across the web and to measure interactions with the ads we show
• Functional cookies: We use a set of cookies that are optional for the website to function. They are usually only set in response to information provided to the website to personalize and optimize your experience as well as remember your chat history.
• Advertising cookies: We use cookies to make our ads more engaging and valuable to site visitors. Some common applications of cookies are to select advertising based on what’s relevant to a user; to improve reporting on ad campaign performance; and to avoid showing ads the user has already seen.

How to control and delete cookies

When you first access our Site, you will see a “pop up” cookies notice. By using this Site after managing your cookie preferences, you agree to us placing cookies on your device in accordance with the terms of this Cookie Policy.

Most web browsers accept cookies, but you can usually change the web browser’s settings to refuse new cookies, disable existing ones or simply let you know when new ones are sent to your device. Be aware that disabling a cookie or category of cookie does not delete the cookie from your device, you will need to do this yourself from within your browser.

To learn more about how to control cookie settings through your browser:

• Click here to learn more about “Private Browsing” and managing cookie settings in Firefox.
• Click here to learn more about “Incognito” and managing cookie settings in Chrome.
• Click here to learn more about “InPrivate” and managing cookie settings in Internet Explorer.
• Click here to learn more about “Private Browsing” and managing cookie settings in Safari.

You may remove persistent cookies by following directions provided by your Internet browser at the links above. However, please note that if you refuse or disable cookies some of the Site’s functionality may be restricted.

How to contact us

If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy, the Werfen group’s DPO can be reached by e-mail at DPO@werfen.com. Please be sure to include sufficient information so we can understand and respond your specific question or request.