At ORTEC we like to fully inform you on how we handle your data and help you understand how we use cookies on the ORTEC websites.
This cookie usage statement should be read in conjunction with ORTEC Privacy Statement. To understand how ORTEC uses cookies, please read this cookie usage policy carefully.
When you visit ortec.com, ORTEC may store some information commonly known as a ‘cookie’ on your computer. A cookie helps you get the best out of the website and helps ORTEC provide you with a more customized service.
How does a cookie work?
When you visit a website it is possible this website sends a small file containing letters and numbers to your computer. This file is then stored in your web browser. The information stored in this “cookie” can be retrieved whenever you visit the same web site again to notify the web site (and only that web site) of your previous activity. A cookie cannot give us access to your computer or to information beyond what you provide us.
What information does a cookie contain?
A cookie contains the name of the server it came from, the lifetime of the cookie, and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number.
Contact
If you have any questions about this information, please contact ORTEC’s Data Protection Officer by emailing: dpo@ortec.com
We’ve listed a few types of cookies which are frequently used by websites today, together with their purpose
Cookie Purpose: Essential cookies
Description: A site may use a limited number of cookies essential to particular services a user has requested or for security purposes. For example, a site may use a cookie for a shopping cart function when a user makes a purchase. In particular, if a user has registered to a site or uses a customer portal. A cookie will be used to authenticate the device that a user is using.
Cookie Purpose: Performance cookies
Description: Performance cookies are set to collect and report on aggregate non-identifiable information, which can then be used to report on the performance of the website and provide insights on how the site is currently used and how it can be improved for your audience.
Cookie Purpose: Functional cookies
Description: Functional cookies support how a website functions. For example, by identifying a user’s device on a unique but anonymous basis, a website can identify the user’s language preferences.
Cookie Purpose: Third party cookies - advertising and social Media
Description: Third party cookies are placed on a user’s device. These are cookies from an alternative domain to the one the user is visiting. Third party cookies are often allowed by a web browser, however, they may be blocked, as they are widely used by advertisers to track browsing history.
Cookies help us arrange our web site content to match your preferred interests more quickly. They are also used to collect data on browsing behavior, to store your possible preferences and assess the performance of our website.
In the below table you will find a complete list of all cookies used by ORTEC, what they are used for and how intrusive they may be considered.
Cookie Name: cookie consent
Duration: 20 years from set / update
Type: ortec.com first party
Description: This cookie is necessary in order to ensure compliance with current Data privacy laws. This cookie is used to record if a user has allowed cookies to be placed on their computer.
Impact: Essential: without these we cannot reliably ensure compliance with privacy laws.
Cookie Name: sessionkey
Duration: When a visitor end the session (leave the website)
Type: ortec.com first party
Description: This cookie is used to keep track of a user’s session when logged onto the site.
Impact: Essential: without these we cannot reliably ensure compliance with privacy laws.
Cookie Name: _ga
Duration: 2 years
Origin: Google Analytics
Description: Used to distinguish users.
Cookie Name: _gat_UA-1739097-25
Duration: 1 minute
Origin: Google Analytics
Description: This cookie is part of Google Analytics, and is used to throttle request rate.
Cookie Name: _otpe
Duration: 30 minutes
Origin: Opentracker
Description: This cookie is used to store the previous event before landing on the current page.
Cookie Name: _ots
Duration: 30 minutes
Origin: Opentracker
Description: This cookie is used to determine new sessions/visits.
Cookie Name: _otui
Duration: 5 years
Origin: Opentracker
Description: This cookie is used to distinguish users and sessions.
Cookies cannot be used by themselves to identify you. You can easily control and disable cookies through your browser settings.
All browsers are different – for more information on cookies in general, visit the following external links:
www.aboutcookies.org
www.youronlinechoices.eu