About the Cookies Policy
This cookies policy explains what cookies are and how we use them on our website. You should read this policy so that you can understand the types of cookies we use, the information we collect through cookies, and how this information is used. By using our website, you agree that we may use cookies in accordance with this policy.
Cookies Policy
The company VIPATHE S.A. maintains a strict policy for the protection of the privacy of visitors to its website. With this notice, we provide you with more information about how we use cookies each time you visit our website.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small files sent to your browser from the website you visit. They allow the website to remember information about your visit, such as your preferred language and other settings. This can make your next visit easier and the website more useful to you. Cookies play an important role. Without them, using the web would be a much more complicated experience.
We use cookies for many reasons. For example, to remember your safe search preferences or to calculate the number of visitors to a page.
Cookies are categorized as:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Statistical Cookies
Advertising Cookies
Cookies can also be classified as:
“Session” cookies, which are deleted immediately after you close your browser.
“Persistent” cookies, which remain in your browser for a certain period of time. These cookies are used, for example, to recognize the device connecting to a website, facilitating user authentication procedures.
“First-party” cookies, which are created and controlled directly by the operator of the website the user is browsing.
“Third-party” cookies, which are created and controlled by parties other than the operator of the website the user is browsing.
2. Do We Use Cookies?
Yes, we use certain cookies primarily to make our website more functional and user-friendly.
In particular, the Website uses the following types of cookies:
(a) “Strictly Necessary Cookies”
Specifically, session or persistent cookies, first-party or third-party cookies, which are necessary for browsing the Website, for internal security purposes, and for system administration. Strictly Necessary cookies are mandatory and are enabled by default upon entering the website.
(b) “Statistical Cookies” (Profiling Cookies)
These are third-party, persistent cookies that are disabled by default. They are used by the Website to send statistical information to Google Analytics, through which the Company can perform statistical analysis of access to / visits to the Website.
The statistical cookies used serve exclusively statistical purposes and collect information in aggregated form. Using two types of cookies—persistent cookies and session cookies (which expire when the browser is closed)—Google Analytics also stores a record of the times when visits to the Website begin and end.
(c) “Advertising Cookies”
These are third-party cookies used to track user preferences on the website. Their use concerns the display of relevant advertisements to the user and is important for third-party advertisers. Advertising cookies are optional and require your consent.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose Description | Expiry | First/Third Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookieconsent_status | HTTP | Used to store the user’s cookie consent for the specific domain | 1 year | First-party |
| _GRECAPTCHA | HTTP | Used as an anti-spam method in contact forms | Session expiry | First-party |
| pll_language | HTTP | Used to store the language selected by the visitor | 60 days | First-party |
| 1P_JAR, ANID, CONSENT, NID, OGP, OGPC | HTTP | These cookies are stored independently by Google & YouTube. They are used to provide information when Google Maps / YouTube videos are embedded on the website | Session expiry | Third-party (Google / YouTube) |
Statistical Cookies
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose Description | Expiry | First/Third Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | HTTP | Registers a unique ID used to generate data about how the user uses the website | 2 years | Third-party (google-analytics.com) |
| _gat | HTTP | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 1 day | Third-party (google-analytics.com) |
| _gid | HTTP | Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data about how the user uses the website | 1 day | Third-party (google-analytics.com) |
3. How to Control and Delete Cookies
Our Website provides a consent/selection mechanism and allows you to manage your preferences regarding the storage of cookies (“Cookie Settings”).
In addition to managing cookies through the website’s mechanism, you may change your browser or mobile device settings to prevent cookies from being installed on your computer or mobile device, or to delete them each time you finish browsing. If you visit your browser’s “Help” page, you will find instructions on how to manage cookie settings.
If you choose to prevent the installation of cookies as described above, you may not be able to use certain features of our website, applications, and services.
For more information about cookies:
www.allaboutcookies.org
www.youronlinechoices.eu