Cookie Policy – Disclaimer
Who we are
The pages on the website (“the Website”) are published by Victrex plc, a company registered in England and Wales with company registration number 2793780, whose registered address is at Victrex Technology Centre, Hillhouse International, Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire FY5 4QD, United Kingdom (“Victrex plc”).
What are cookies?
When you visit Victrex plc’s Website, we use cookies to maintain your connection to the Website. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that is stored on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.
Cookies help Victrex plc to provide you with a good experience when you browse the Website and also allow Victrex plc to improve the Website. By continuing to browse the Website, you are agreeing to the use of cookies. If you do not agree to the use of cookies, please stop using the Website immediately.
The cookies which are used
Victrex plc uses the following cookies:
- Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of the Website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log in to secure areas of the Website.
- Analytical/performance cookies. These allow Victrex plc to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the Website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way the Website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
- Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to the Website. This enables Victrex plc to personalise content for you and remember your account preferences.
- Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to the Website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. Victrex plc will use this information to make the Website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. Victrex plc may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are always active and are necessary for this website to function. They cannot be switched off. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences.
You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
| Function provider | Cookie name | Data stored | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youtube.com | LOGIN_INFO, 1p_JAR, ANID, APSID, CONSENT, DSID, GPS, HSID, SID, SSID, IDE, NID, OGP, OGPC, PREF, SAPISID, SID, SIDCC, SSID, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, YSC, permutive-id, permutive-session, watched_video_id_list, demographics | Various unique identifiers, as well as login information that may relate to a Google account. | Video functionality | Some of the cookies expire up to 20 years after your last visit to a page containing a Youtube video, although some expire sooner. |
| victrexplc.com | PHPSESSID | Works by creating a unique id (UID) for each visitor and stores variables based on this UID. | Session cookie | When browsing session ends. |
| moove_gdpr_popup | Cookie set by the UK cookie consent plugin to record that you accept the fact that the site uses cookies. | 30 days | ||
| pum-* | These control the repeated display of popups in the browser. Cookies are assigned an identification (ID) number formatted as ‘pum-{integer}’. | 14 days | ||
| BrighterIR | AWSALB, AWSALBCORS | Cookie set by Amazon Web Services Load Balancer to preserve server session stickiness. | 1 week | |
| XSRF-TOKEN | Cookie set by Laravel framework to protect against cross-site exploits. | 2 hours | ||
| Laravel_session | Cookie set by Laravel framework to preserve session data on investor relations tools. | 2 hours |
Performance cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular, and see how visitors move around the site.
All information that is collected by these cookies is aggregated, and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.
These cookies are set by the Google Analytics service, but hosted by victrexplc.com.
| Host | Cookie name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| victrexplc.com | _ga | 1 year |
| victrexplc.com | _gat | 1 minute |
| victrexplc.com | _gid | 24 hours |
Targeting cookies
We do not currently use targeting cookies.
Third-party cookies
Please note that third parties (including, for example, providers of external services such as web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over Victrex plc has no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies. [If applicable]The types of third-party cookies that might be used include:
Google Analytics [if applicable]
The Website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies (text files placed on your computer) to help website operators analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. By using this Website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Sharing tools [if applicable]
This Website uses sharing tools. Sharing tools allow you to share content through social networks such as Facebook or Twitter. When you use one of these buttons, the social networking site may place a cookie on your computer. This would be a third-party cookie set by the social networking site. If you have any questions about the use of these third-party cookies, you should check the relevant social networking site’s cookie policy.
How to refuse the use of cookies
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, if you do this you may lose some useful functionality such as personalisation and “keep me signed in” and “remember me” features.
