BELVAC — COOKIE NOTICE
This Cookie Notice (Notice) explains how Belvac uses cookies and other tracking technologies on and through our website belvac.com.
This Notice is to be read alongside the Belvac Privacy Notice which explains how Belvac uses personal information. If you do not accept our use of cookies please disable them following our guidance below.
1. WHAT ARE WEB COOKIES?
Web cookies are small files that are placed on your computer or mobile device by a website when you visit it. They contain details of your browsing history on that website and distinguish you from other users. Cookies send data back to the originating website on each subsequent visit or allow another website to recognise the cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device and, for instance, remember your preferences and generally improve your online user experience. Like most websites, Belvac website uses cookies.
Although this Notice refers to the general term “cookie”, which is the main method used by our website to store information, the browser’s local storage space is also used for the same purpose and we may use other tracking technologies through this website such as web beacons, clear GIFs or pixel tags. We usually use such tracking technologies to count users who visit certain pages of our website and to deliver branded services as well as to help determine the effectiveness of promotional campaigns.
As a result, the information included in this Notice is likewise applicable to all such tracking technologies that we use.
You can find out more about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.
2. WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?
- To let you do things on our website – for example, cookies enable you to fill in application forms or view content.
- To collect anonymous statistics – the information collected by cookies enables us to improve the website through use of figures and patterns. For example, it is really useful to see which pages of the website – and therefore which of our services – are the most popular and how users are interacting with them.
- To improve your experience of our website – for example, to prevent you having to re-enter details when you have already done so, or by ensuring that users can find what they are looking for easily.
- To ensure that our website is secure
We use the following categories of cookies on our website and the table below provides more information about the cookies we use and why. You can also choose to accept or refuse their use by category or individually, except for the essential cookies that do not require your consent.
STRICTLY NECESSARY (ESSENTIAL) COOKIES
These cookies are strictly necessary for our websites to function properly and ensure our services are accessible to you (e.g., accessing website functionalities, navigation, filling in forms). You may disable them by changing your browser settings described in section 3 below. However, some of the website’s functions may not work properly without these cookies.
OptanonConsentThis cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor.Belvac (First Party)Persistent1 Year
| Name of Cookie | Purpose | Provider | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | This cookie is set by websites using certain versions of the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust. It is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and in some cases only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user. The cookie has a one year lifespan and contains no personal information. | Belvac (First Party) | Persistent | 1 Year |
| OptanonConsent | This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor. | Belvac (First Party) | Persistent | 1 Year |
FUNCTIONAL (PREFERENCE) COOKIES
Preference cookies enable us to remember information that changes the way the websites behave or look, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
| Name of Cookie | Purpose | Provider | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cookie_notice_accepted | This cookie is set by Cookie Notice for GDPR to read if cookies can be placed. | Belvac (First Party) | Persistent | 1 month |
| BIGipServerx | For website load balancing and traffic distribution. | Belvac (First Party) | Session | Session |
| AKA_A2 | This cookie is set by Akamai for session security. | Akamai (Third Party) | Session | Session |
| __cf_bm | A cookie placed by CloudFlare to read and filter requests from bots. | CloudFlare (Third Party) | Session | Session |
PERFORMANCE (ANALYTIC/STATISTIC) COOKIES
Analytic cookies allow us to collect data, so that we can better understand how visitors engage with our websites. Such tracking tools collect information regarding usage of our websites (e.g., time of access, pages and content viewed, links clicked, referral sites, information regarding prior visits to the website).
| Name of Cookie | Purpose | Provider | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, and is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years. | Google (Third Party) | Persistent | 2 years |
| _ga_xxxxxxxxxx | This cookie is set by Google Analytics to store and count pageviews. | Google (Third Party) | Persistent | 2 years |
TARGETING (MARKETING) COOKIES
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across our websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
| Name of Cookie | Purpose | Provider | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _mkto_trk | This cookie is set by Marketo to Store and track interaction. | Belvac (First Party) | Persistent | 2 Years |
| __Secure-xxxxxxx | Google employs these cookies with their primary function to store and remember user preferences and settings. These can include preferred language, location, and search history. | YouTube (Third Party) | Persistent | 10 Months |
| YSC | YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. | YouTube (Third Party) | Session | Session |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | This cookie is used as a unique identifier to track viewing of videos | YouTube (Third Party) | Persistent | 6 Months |
3. HOW TO BLOCK COOKIES THROUGH YOUR BROWSER
By accepting our cookie notification when you visit the website and/or using the tool above, you can choose to consent to our use of cookies as updated from time to time.
You can also set up your browser so that cookies cannot be placed on your device. Click on the links below to find out how to change your cookie settings in:
We may also separately prompt you regarding our use of cookies on the Site.
4. UPDATING THIS NOTICE
We may update our use of cookies from time to time and consequently we may update this Notice. We therefore recommend that you check this Notice regularly. We will notify you of any significant changes by way of a notice on our website or by contacting you directly when reasonably possible.
5. CONTACT US
If you have any question or requests in connection with these Disclosures or other privacy-related matters, please send an email to info@belvac.com.
Alternatively, inquires can be mailed to:
Belvac Corporation
237 Graves Mill Road
Lynchburg, VA 24502-4203
U.S.A