COOKIE POLICY

This Cookie Policy describes the conditions under which DVP uses the data collected through websites accessible at the following URLs:

• www.vacuum-tech.com
• www.dvpdistribution.com

(hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Sites” or individually as the “Site”).

When you visit our Sites for the first time, you can consent to the use of cookies by continuing to browse the Sites or obtain more information by clicking on the banner on the homepage.

ARTICLE 1. DEFINITION

A cookie is a text file that records information about your browsing activity on the internet. This file is automatically placed in memory or on your hard drive by the website server when you visit the Sites.

A cookie cannot contain a virus or be executed. It cannot be used to retrieve personal data from your hard drive, read your email address, or obtain any other personal information.

Storing cookies on your computer allows us to personalize your browsing experience on the Site and make your future visits more enjoyable. Completely rejecting cookies may therefore prevent you from fully benefiting from the features offered on the Sites.

Some of the cookies we use are deleted at the end of your browser session, i.e., when you close your browser (called “session cookies”). Other cookies remain on your device and allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit (“persistent cookies”).

You can find their retention period in the general information section of your internet browser’s cookie settings. All cookies placed by the Sites have a maximum validity period of 13 months.

The cookies issued on the Sites are necessary for us to:

• To compile statistics and data on the traffic and usage of the various elements comprising the Sites, in order to improve the relevance and user-friendliness of our services
• Remember users’ login details and shopping carts;
• To offer targeted advertising;
• Adapt the presentation of the Sites to the display preferences of the user’s terminal;
• To store information relating to a form filled out by the user on the Sites.

ARTICLE 2. COOKIE SETTINGS

You can configure your browser to refuse or manage the placement of cookies.

Each browser’s settings are different. These settings are described in your browser’s help menu and explain how to modify your cookie options.

• Internet Explorer™
• Chrome™
• Firefox™
• Opera™
• Safari™

ARTICLE 3. DIFFERENT TYPES OF COOKIES

Below you will find the cookies used on the Sites and their purposes:

3.1 COOKIES FOR TARGETED ADVERTISING

We place targeted advertising cookies on your device.

We may use these cookies on our websites and in connection with our content and advertisements that appear on third-party websites to record that you have viewed or interacted with our content or advertisements and to provide you with advertisements for products that may be of interest to you.

3.2 GOOGLE ADWORDS

We use Google AdWords to promote this website in Google search results and on third-party websites. For this purpose, when you visit our website, a cookie is placed by Google; this automatically validates an advertisement based on your interests using a pseudonymized cookie and based on the pages you visit.

Further processing will only occur if you agree to allow Google to link your internet browsing history to your Google account and to use information from your Google account to personalize the advertisements you see displayed online. If you are logged into Google during your visit to our website, Google will use your information along with Google Analytics data to create and define target audience lists in order to offer you targeted advertising.

Google AdWords Remarketing is an offering from Google LLC (www.google.co.uk). Google LLC is headquartered in the United States. Google LLC is certified under the Privacy Shield framework, which has been approved by the European Commission.

You can disable the Google Adwords cookie via this link.

3.3 Analytical Cookies

The Sites use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. The website www.vacuum-tech.com also uses Adtech etracker and Sirdata. These services use cookies to analyze your use of the Sites, collect information and generate reports on website usage statistics, and establish statistics and volumes of traffic and use of the various elements comprising the Sites in order to improve the Sites’ relevance and usability.

You can disable the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser.

• Google Analytics:

  The data will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers located in the United States. Google may disclose this data to third parties if legally required to do so, or when these third parties process the data on Google’s behalf.

  To learn more about Google Analytics cookies, click here.

  You can disable the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser.

  You can also disable Google Analytics by installing a small plugin offered by Google and available for major browsers.

• Google Signals

  Google Signals is a module of Google Analytics.

  We want to better understand our customers across the various devices connected to Google. Google will associate browsing information collected on the Sites and/or applications with user accounts that have agreed to this association for the purpose of personalizing advertising.

  Thanks to Google Signals, we will have a comprehensive view of how you interact with DVP-generated content across different browsers and devices. The analysis of the results is not personalized, but presented in an aggregated format to protect your privacy.

  Google Signals is a service offered by Google Ireland Ltd. Google Ireland Ltd. is headquartered in Ireland. Data is processed globally.

  To learn more about Google Signals: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985

  You can disable Google Signals at any time using the link https://myactivity.google.com/myactivity/ or https://accounts.google.com/.

3.4 SOCIAL MEDIA COOKIES

DVP is not responsible for the implementation of third-party cookies on the user’s computer by the social network(s) to which they belong. Social networks may indeed place a cookie on the user’s computer that allows for user identification, particularly when features allowing users to comment on content or posts are used.

The Sites include applications linked to various social networks (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Viadeo, etc.), known as “social plugins,” which allow DVP to offer users content recommendations. When a user requests a page on a Site containing one of these plugins, their browser establishes a direct connection to the servers of the relevant social network. The plugin’s content is then transmitted directly to the user’s browser by the social network and integrated into the web page.

To learn about the purpose and scope of data collection, processing and use by the social network(s) to which the user belongs, as well as their rights and options for modifying settings to protect their privacy, the user is invited to consult the General Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy of the social network concerned.