Last updated: 25-03-2022
Alpega COOKIE Policy
This website uses cookies. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services. Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.
What is a cookie ?
Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device.
Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving the user experience. They can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.
Certain cookies contain personal information – for example, if you click to “remember me” when logging in, a cookie will store your username. Most cookies will not collect information that identifies you, and will instead collect more general information such as how Users arrive at and use websites, or a user’s general location.
There are mainly four kinds of cookies:
- Session cookies last only for the session. They are erased when the user closes the web browser.
- Persistent cookies remain even after the session is closed. They are stored on a user’s hard drive until they expire (persistent cookies are set with expiration dates) or until the user deletes the cookie. Persistent cookies may be used to collect identifying information about the user, including web surfing behaviour or user preferences for a specific website.
- First-party cookies belong to the site where you chose to go.
- Third-party cookies are fetched from a site whose content is retrieved indirectly for example through an image tag or a banner.
The majority of browsers support them (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape, Safari, etc.). However, users can set their browsers to decline cookies, or they can delete their cookies at will.
What cookies does Alpega use?
Generally, Alpega cookies perform different functions:
- Essential cookies: Some cookies are essential for the operation of the Website. For example, some cookies allow Alpega to identify the user and ensure the user can access the registration or log in pages. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the internet. This category should not be disabled. If a user opts to disable these cookies, the user will not be able to access all of the content that these pages entitles them to.
- Performance and analytics cookies: These cookies collect information about how Users/visitors use a Website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies you. All the information that these cookies collect is anonymous and is only used to improve how the Website works.
- Functionality cookies: Alpega may use functionality cookies to allow Alpega to remember your preferences. For example, cookies save you the trouble of typing in your username every time you access the site, and recall your customization preferences, such as which regional edition of the Website you want to see when you log in. Alpega may also use functionality cookies to provide you with enhanced services such as allowing you to watch a video online or comment on a blog.
The table below explains the cookies we use, the retention period and why use those cookies:
Cookie name |
Cookie Category |
Cookie expires after |
Cookie Function |
|---|---|---|---|
CookieConsent |
Essential |
1 year |
Necessary: Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. |
cookies_accepted |
Essential |
1 year |
Necessary: Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. |
rc::a |
Essential |
Persistent |
Necessary: This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
rc::b |
Essential |
Session |
Necessary: This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. |
rc::c |
Essential |
Session |
Necessary: This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. |
lang |
Functionality |
Session |
Preferences: Remembers the user's selected language version of a website. |
rdir_cont |
Functionality |
10 years |
Preferences: Stores the user's location to serve the best experience on the website. |
lang |
Functionality |
Session |
Preferences: Set by LinkedIn when a web page contains an embedded "Follow us" panel. |
__utmz |
Performance and analytics cookies |
179 days |
Statistics: Collects data on where the user came from, what search engine was used, what link was clicked and what search term was used. Used by Google Analytics. |
_ga |
Performance and analytics cookies |
2 years |
Statistics: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
_ga |
Performance and analytics cookies |
Persistent |
Statistics: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
_gat |
Performance and analytics cookies |
1 day |
Statistics: Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate |
_gd# |
Performance and analytics cookies |
Session |
Statistics: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
_gid |
Performance and analytics cookies |
1 day |
Statistics: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
_hjid |
Performance and analytics cookies |
1 year |
Statistics: Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. |
_hjid |
Performance and analytics cookies |
Persistent |
Statistics: Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. |
sn_global_countdown_last_reset_timestamp |
Performance and analytics cookies |
Persistent |
Statistics: Sets a timestamp for when the visitor entered the website. This is used for analytical purposes on the website. |
SNC |
Performance and analytics cookies |
1 year |
Statistics: Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. |
SNS |
Performance and analytics cookies |
Session |
Statistics: Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. |
collect |
Performance and analytics cookies |
Session |
Statistics: Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. |
_hjIncludedInSample |
Performance and analytics cookies |
Session |
Statistics: Determines if the user's navigation should be registered in a certain statistical place holder. |
config |
Functionality cookies |
Persistent |
Marketing: Used to track visitors behaviour across the website. Set by: www.googletagmanager.com |
record |
Functionality cookies |
Persistent |
Marketing: Used to track visitors behaviour across the website. |
sbt_i |
Functionality cookies |
1 year |
Marketing: Used by Selligent to personalize content on the website. |
sbt_p |
Functionality cookies |
1 year |
Marketing: Used by Selligent to personalize content on the website. |
https://analytics.sleeknote.com/ |
Functionality cookies |
Session |
Marketing: Used in context with pop-up advertisement-content on the website. The cookie determines which ads the visitor should be shown, as well as ensuring that the same ads does not get shown more than intended. |
ads/ga-audiences |
Functionality cookies |
Session |
Marketing: Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites. |
NID |
Functionality cookies |
6 months |
Marketing: Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads. |
bcookie |
Functionality cookies |
2 years |
Marketing: Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. |
bscookie |
Functionality cookies |
2 years |
Marketing: Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. |
lidc |
Functionality cookies |
1 day |
Marketing: Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. |
lissc |
Functionality cookies |
1 year |
Marketing: Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. |
UserMatchHistory |
Functionality cookies |
29 days |
Marketing: Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. |
sb_9c335cb8-4023-452e-8e9d-4e95c782a2d1 |
Functionality cookies |
10 years |
Marketing: Used by Selligent to personalize content on the website. |
sbss_9c335cb8-4023-452e-8e9d-4e95c782a2d1 |
Functionality cookies |
10 years |
Marketing: Used by Selligent to personalize content on the website. |
yt-remote-cast-installed |
Functionality cookies |
Session |
Marketing: Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
yt-remote-connected-devices |
Functionality cookies |
Persistent |
Marketing: Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
yt-remote-device-id |
Functionality cookies |
Persistent |
Marketing: Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
yt-remote-fast-check-period |
Functionality cookies |
Session |
Marketing: Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
yt-remote-session-app |
Functionality cookies |
Session |
Marketing: Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
yt-remote-session-name |
Functionality cookies |
Session |
Marketing: Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
_hjIncludedInSample |
Functionality cookies |
Session |
Marketing: Determines if the user's navigation should be registered in a certain statistical place holder. |