Cookie Policy

Below is described how ViaCon Group, (“ViaCon Group”, “we”, “us” and “our”), use certain technologies that gather information regarding visits on and use of our website https://viacongroup.com (referred to as the “Website”).
For the purpose of this Cookie Policy, “ViaCon Group” refers to ViaCon Holding AB, with reg. no 556826-4062, and entities directly or indirectly controlled by ViaCon Holding AB, including but not limited to entities belonging to any of ViaCon Group’s business areas (as may exist from time to time) such as listed in Appendix 1. If you have questions regarding our use of cookies, please contact ViaCon Group at marcomms.core@viacongroup.com

1. Our use of cookies

1.1 The Websites use so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that a website stores or gains access to on the visitors’ computers or mobile device. Cookies en-able websites to remember a visitor when the visitor accesses the websites from the same device, and can be used for a number of functionalities on the websites, such as saving previous searches and adapting the content of the websites accord-ing to the visitor’s previous use of it. Our use of cookies on the Websites is de-scribed in Section 3 below.

1.2 There are two types of cookies: 1) persistent cookies that remain on the visitor’s computer for a fixed time; and 2) session cookies that are stored temporarily in the computer’s memory while the visitor is visiting the websites. Session cookies disappear when you close your browser.

1.3 The cookies are either: 1) a first-party cookie set by the websites or; 2) a third-party cookie set by someone else than the websites. You can manage and turn off first-party cookies by using the Website’s cookie settings. [mark “Website’s cookie settings” and insert link to cookie management tool] or by changing the settings of your browser to not accept any cookies, see section 4 below.

1.4 If you choose not to accept cookies, some of the functionalities of the Websites may be limited and work less efficient than you would expect.

1.5 The cookies serve different purposes and are divided in to different categories, 1) strictly necessary cookies; 2) performance and analytics cookies; and 3) adver-tising cookies.

1.6 Strictly necessary cookies are processed when you use our services and visit our Website. Performance-, analytics- and advertising cookies are optional and only processed if you have provided your consent to them. You may withdraw your consent at any time by changing your cookie settings.

1.7 Strictly necessary cookies let you use all the different parts of the Website. With-out such cookies we will not be able to provide the service you asked for since they are crucial for the functions of the Website.

1.8 Performance and analytics cookies help us monitor the Website, to make sure that it is working properly and to fix errors that occur. These cookies collect infor-mation about how visitors use our Website.

1.9 Advertising cookies serve relevant advertisements regarding goods and services that may be of interest to you when you access and use the Website. Such adver-tisements are based on information about how you use the Website.

1.10 Cookies may gather personal data, such as IP-address. All such personal data is processed in accordance with the Website’s privacy policy [mark “Website’s pri-vacy policy” and insert link to privacy policy].

2. Other Technologies

2.1 We use pixel tags, web beacons and similar technologies that enable, among other things, the tracking of your activities when you use the Website or receive e-mail messages from us, (jointly referred to as “other technologies”). Other technol-ogies may be used in connection with our Website, our online advertising, or our e-mail messages, either by us or by our service providers, business partners or other third parties.

2.2 Other technologies are used to collect typically anonymous data to help identify certain information, to compile reports on tracking information regarding de-mographics, patterns and purchases on the Website, and other information to im-prove the user experience and our services. We may share these reports with for example our marketing partners. The tracking information in these reports can-not be traced back to individual users. We may co-ordinate the tracking infor-mation with other personal data provided by users of the Website for the purpose of analysing the information. When such co-ordination is performed, all the coor-dinated information is processed as personal data in accordance with the Web-site’s privacy policy [mark “Website’s privacy policy” and insert link to privacy policy].

2.3 We may use other technologies in our HTML-based e-mails to let us know which e-mails that the recipients have opened. Other technologies may also be used to identify why you visit the Website, e.g. if any online advertisement or e-mail has brought you to the Website.

2.4 Other technologies may also be used by other companies to track visits to their websites, to identify whether such internet traffic came from our Website or to confirm your eligibility to receive services or benefits.

3. Cookies and other technologies on the Websites

3.1 The Website uses the following strictly necessary cookies:

Name Provider Purpose Expiry
cookielaw-info-check-box-analytics viacongroup.com This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Analytics”. 11 months
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional viacongroup.com The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category “Functional”. 11 months
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary viacongroup.com This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Necessary”. 11 months
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others viacongroup.com This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Other. 11 months
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance viacongroup.com This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Performance”. 11 months
CookieLawInfoConsent viacongroup.com Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in co-ordination with the primary cookie. 11 months
viewed_cookie_policy viacongroup.com The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. 11 months

3.2 The Website uses the following performance and analytic cookies and other technologies:

Name Provider Purpose Expiry
_ga viacongroup.com Performance. Used to distinguish users for statistics. 2 years
_gid viacongroup.com Performance. Saves a unique ID for each page visited. 1 day
_gat_gtag_UA_196618412_1 viacongroup.com Performance. Used to optimize data collection in Google Analyt-ics. A few seconds

3.3 The Website uses the following advertising cookies and other technologies:

Name Provider Purpose Expiry
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement viacongroup.com Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across web-sites and collect information to provide customized ads. 11 months

4. Browser settings

If you do not accept our use of cookies or other technologies, you can set your browser not to accept cookies or other technologies. Through the browser, you can also delete previously stored cookies. Please refer to your browser’s help section

for more information. Also, you can at any time delete cookies manually from your hard drive.

If you disable a cookie or a category of cookies, or other technologies, some of the functionalities of the websites you visit may not be able to function as you expect them to. Disabling cookies or other technologies does not delete existing cookies from your hard drive unless manually completed through your browser function.