When you visit the Vion website, each time there is an interaction between you and us, we use cookies to save certain types of information, such as the number of visits to the website, how long you stay on the website and which pages you view, the type of browser and operating system you use, your IP address and internet domain.
What is a cookie?
Cookies are text files that we send to your internet browser, which then saves the cookie on your computer’s hard drive. This means that we can recognise you next time you visit our website. We collect the aforementioned information in order to monitor the use of our website, to provide you with a website and service that matches your interests and to send you information on our company and our (new) products and services that matches your interests.
Types of cookie
Session cookies
The Content Management System (CMS) of this website, WordPress, issues a cookie to track your session and optimise the operation of the CMS for you. Using a session cookie, we can see which sections of the website you have viewed during your visit. We can use this information to adapt our service as closely as possible to the browsing behaviour of our visitors. These cookies are automatically deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
Google Analytics
Via our website, a cookie is issued by the American company Google Inc. (Google), as part of the Analytics service. We use this service to monitor and receive reports on how visitors use the website. Google may provide this information to third parties if Google is legally obliged to do so or if third parties process the information on behalf of Google. We have no control over this. We have not authorised Google to use the analytics information it collects for other Google services.
The information that Google collects is anonymised as much as possible. This website makes use of Google Analytics with ‘anonymizeIP’, which shortens IP addresses. The information is transferred to and stored on servers in the United States by Google. Google is committed to upholding the Privacy Shield principles and is a member of the Privacy Shield programme operated by the US Department of Commerce. This means that there is an appropriate level of protection for the processing of any personal data. Read the Google privacy policy for more information, as well as the specific privacy policy of Google Analytics.
Blocking cookies
You can set up your browser to send you a message whenever you receive a cookie or to decline the acceptance of cookies. It is possible to block cookies or to deny them permission. Most internet browsers can be configured in such a way that they do not accept cookies. The specific method of doing this depends on the type of internet browser that you use. We would like to point out, however, that certain parts of Vion’s website may not function or may not function optimally if you choose to block cookies.
Please note: in such cases, it is possible that you may no longer have access to all of our website’s functionality. The cookies are collected via the Vion server. The storage and transfer of your data via the internet is secured by means of the latest techniques in use.
Deleting cookies
After visiting the Vion website, you can choose to delete the cookies from your computer.