Cookie Policy

 

This website https://www.elgalabwater.com/ (“Our Site”) uses Cookies and similar technologies in order to distinguish you from other users. By using Cookies, We are able to provide you with a better experience and to improve Our Site by better understanding how you use it. Please read this Cookie Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Cookie Policy is deemed to occur if you continue using Our Site OR when you press the "ok, I agree" button on Our Cookie pop-up. If you do not agree to Our Cookie Policy, please stop using Our Site immediately.

1.         Definitions and Interpretation

1.1       In this Cookie Policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:

“Cookie”                      means a small file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site;

“Cookie Law”              means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and of EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”);

“personal data”            means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”); and

“We/Us/Our”               means VWS (UK) Ltd T/A ELGA LabWater, a limited company registered in England under company number 327847, whose registered address is Windsor Court, Kingsmead Business Park, High Wycombe, HP11 1JU, UK, and whose main trading address is Lane End Ind Est, Lane End, High Wycombe, HP14 3BY, UK.

2.         Information About Us

2.1       Our Site is owned and operated by VWS (UK) Ltd T/A ELGA LabWater, a limited company registered in England under company number 327847, whose registered address is Windsor Court, Kingsmead Business Park, High Wycombe, HP11 1JU, UK and whose main trading address is Lane End Ind Est, Lane End, High Wycombe, HP14 3BY, UK.

2.2       Our VAT number is GB 207 8034 79.

3.         How Does Our Site Use Cookies?

3.1       Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our products and/or services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.

3.2       By using Our Site, you may also receive certain third party Cookies on your computer or device. Third party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than Us. Third party Cookies are used on Our Site for functionality, tracking, research and analysis. For more details, please refer to section 4 below.

3.3       All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookie:

3.3.1    Strictly Necessary Cookies

A Cookie falls into this category if it is essential to the operation of Our Site, supporting functions such as logging in, your shopping basket, and payment transactions.

3.3.2    Analytics Cookies

It is important for Us to understand how you use Our Site, for example, how efficiently you are able to navigate around it, and what features you use. Analytics Cookies enable us to gather this information, helping Us to improve Our Site and your experience of it.

3.3.3    Functionality Cookies

Functionality Cookies enable Us to provide additional functions to you on Our Site such as personalisation and remembering your saved preferences. Some functionality Cookies may also be strictly necessary Cookies, but not all necessarily fall into that category.

3.3.4    Targeting Cookies

It is important for Us to know when and how often you visit Our Site, and which parts of it you have used (including which pages you have visited and which links you have visited). As with analytics Cookies, this information helps us to better understand you and, in turn, to make Our Site and advertising more relevant to your interests. Some information gathered by targeting Cookies may also be shared with third parties.

3.3.5    Third Party Cookies

Third party Cookies are not placed by Us; instead, they are placed by third parties that provide services to Us and/or to you. Third party Cookies may be used by advertising services to serve up tailored advertising to you on Our Site, or by third parties providing analytics services to Us (these Cookies will work in the same way as analytics Cookies described above).

3.3.6    Persistent Cookies

Any of the above types of Cookie may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit Our Site.

3.3.7    Session Cookies

Any of the above types of Cookie may be a session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit Our Site until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

3.4       Cookies on Our Site are not permanent and will expire as indicated in the table below.

3.5       For more details of the personal data that We collect and use, the measures we have in place to protect personal data, your legal rights, and our legal obligations, please refer to our Privacy Policy https://www.elgalabwater.com/privacy-policy.

3.6       For more specific details of the Cookies that We use, please refer to the table below.

4.         What Cookies Does Our Site Use?

4.1       The following first-party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:

Cookies used on www.elgalabwater.com

  • cookie-agreed A cookie to record if you have agreed to cookies or not
  • _ga         Google analytics cookies
  • PHPSESSID    PHP Session ID. This is a unique identifier that is automatically created when a Session starts for a given visitor.    This cookie is deleted when browser is closed.
  • __atuvc    Addthis widget cookie. We use Addthis to allow easy sharing of pages via social media and tracking of shares. 13 months
  • elgalabwater_country_selector_country_id    Cookies use to remember your country and language. To serve you the most relevant and correct content which is in the correct language we record your country and language.    10 years
  • elgalabwater_country_selector_country_lang    10 years
  • elgalabwater_country_selector_country_name    10 years

Cookies used on partnernet.elgalabwater.com

  • PHPSESSID     PHP Session ID. This is a unique identifier that is automatically created when a Session starts for a given visitor. This cookie is deleted when the browser is closed.
  • _utma        Google Analytics randomly generated number. We use Google Analytics to monitor traffic levels, search queries and visits to this website.  Google Analytics stores IP address anonymously on its servers and neither ELGA Labwater or Google associate your IP address with any personally identifiable information.    2 years
  • _utmb    30 minutes
  • _utmc    This cookie is deleted when the browser is closed.
  • _utmz    6 months
  • COOKIE_LAST_EXTRANET_EMAIL    CMS Extranet opt-in cookie. This is set if you choose to ask this website to remember your login name.  Until you opt-out via the login screen
  • LOG_ME_IN_COOKIE    CMS Extranet opt-in cookie. This is set if you choose to ask your computer to automatically log you in at this computer.  Until you opt-out via the login screen
  • cookies_accepted    This is set if you accept our privacy policy    3 months

These are all necessary either for our website to work or for the third party services to work

4.2       The following third-party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:

Cookies from social media (like twitter) if You, the user shares content from our site on your social media accounts.

These are all necessary either for our website to work or for the third party services to work

4.3       Our Site uses analytics services provided by Google. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse anonymous usage information, enabling Us to better understand how Our Site is used. This, in turn, enables Us to improve Our Site and the products and/or offered through it. You do not have to allow Us to use these Cookies, however whilst Our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our Site, it does enable Us to continually improve Our Site, making it a better and more useful experience for you.

4.4       The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) analytics Cookies to gather the required information.

4.5       The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) the following analytics Cookies:

Google analytics cookies

5.         Consent and Control

5.1       Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a pop-up requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies unless those Cookies are strictly necessary; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended.

5.2       In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.

5.3       The links below provide instructions on how to control Cookies in all mainstream browsers:

5.3.1    Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB

5.3.2    Microsoft Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/278835

5.3.3    Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/microsoft-edge (Please note that there are no specific instructions at this time, but Microsoft support will be able to assist)

5.3.4    Safari (macOS): https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?viewlocale=en_GB&locale=en_GB

5.3.5    Safari (iOS): https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265

5.3.6    Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-Cookies-website-preferences

5.3.7    Android: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en (Please refer to your device’s documentation for manufacturers’ own browsers)

6.         Changes to this Cookie Policy

6.1       We may alter this Cookie Policy at any time. Any such changes will become binding on you on your first use of Our Site after the changes have been made.  You are therefore advised to check this page from time to time.

6.2       In the event of any conflict between the current version of this Cookie Policy and any previous version(s), the provisions current and in effect shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.

7.         Further Information

7.1       If you would like to know more about how We use Cookies, please contact Us at info@ elgalabwater .com, by telephone on +44 (0) 203 567 7300, or by post at ELGA LabWater, Unit 10 Lane End Industrial Park, Lane End, High Wycombe HP14 3BY United Kingdom.

7.2       For more information about privacy, data protection and our terms and conditions, please visit the following:

7.2.1    Privacy Policy https://www.elgalabwater.com/privacy-policy