Introduction
This cookie policy (the “Cookie Policy”) applies to the use by [please include name, form, address and company registration number of the relevant Solvay entity] (“Solvay”, “we”, “us” or “our”) of cookies and other similar technologies on our website [https://www.solvay.com/] (the “Website”).
References in this Cookie Policy to “you” or “your” are references to individuals who use the Website.
The purpose of this Cookie Policy is to provide you with information about what cookies and other tracking devices are and how they work. Throughout this Cookie Policy, we will refer to cookies and other tracking devices with “cookies” to simplify the writing.
This Cookie Policy also explains what cookies we use, what they do and how you can control what cookies we use when you visit our Website.
Who is the controller for the personal data processed?
Solvay receives and records information, which may include personal data, from your browser when you use our Websites. We use a variety of methods, such as cookies to collect this information, which may include your (1) IP-address; (2) unique cookie identifier, cookie information and information on whether your device has software to access certain features; (3) unique device identifier and device type; (4) domain, browser type and language, (5) operating system and system settings; (6) country and time zone; (7) previously visited websites; (8) information about your interaction with our Websites such as click behavior, purchases and indicated preferences; and (9) access times and referring URLs.
Our Partners can also record information about you. You can find the list of our Partners in the Cookie Settings.
This Cookie Policy is made in the name of Solvay. Unless we notify you otherwise, Solvay is the controller of your personal data. This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our privacy policy which gives full details of how and why we use your personal data when you are using this Website and provides details about your rights in relation to your personal information and how to contact us if you have a complaint.
This Website includes links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our Website, we encourage you to read the privacy notice of every website you visit.
Please note that the Website is not intended for children and we do not knowingly collect personal data relating to children.
What is a cookie?
Cookies are small text files that contain a small amount of information that is downloaded on your device (e.g. computer, smartphone, electronic device which accesses the internet) when you visit a website or an application. Cookies are then sent back to the original website or application or to other websites or applications that recognize those cookies upon each subsequent visit (with some exceptions, such as for session cookies).
Cookies are one technology of tracking among others. Other tracking devices refer broadly to other technologies than small text files, such as a tracking pixel, that are used to recognize you.
You can find more information about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org and www.youronlinechoices.eu.
Cookies are useful because they allow a website or application to recognize your device and to put this information in connection with other information about you (such as your preferences) and generally help to improve your online experience. Certain cookies will be sent to your device when you visit our Website, subject to your consent where required.
Cookies perform multiple functions, such as allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, push personalized information based on your browsing history, and more generally improving your user’s experience.
The use of cookies may involve processing personal data. However, most cookies do not collect information that identifies you directly but instead collect general information such as how you arrived on the Website and how you used the Website. For more information in that respect, please refer to our privacy policy.
What types of cookies do we use and how long do they last?
There are three types (in terms of their purpose) of cookies that we use: Necessary Cookies, Behavioral Cookies and Advertising Cookies. These cookies perform different functions as explained below.
We use both first party and third-party cookies:
- First party cookies are set by the website you are visiting.
- Third party cookies are set by a domain which is different to the website you are visiting, an example of this is where cookies are placed on your device by NASDAQ when you share content from our Website on social media websites.
Cookies can be either deleted when you close your internet browser (“session cookies”) or persistent cookies. Details on how long these cookies last for are set out in the Cookie Settings.
Managing your cookie settings via our cookie consent tool
Necessary Cookies will always be active on your device (unless you block all cookies).
We ask for your consent to place behavioral and advertising cookies on your device. If at any time you want to change your cookie settings, including withdrawing your consent to these cookies, you can use our Cookie Settings. You may need to refresh the page before the changes to the settings take effect.
Please note that the Cookie Settings contains summarized descriptions of the different cookie owners, however, the correct descriptions of the cookies themselves are set out below in section 6.
Overview of cookies used on this website
Our Cookie Settings provides information about the cookies we use on the Website per category of cookies, and the description of these categories of cookies.
How to block all cookies and the consequences of this
We provide the means to change your consent to the use of categories of cookies via our Cookie Settings (except for Necessary Cookies).
If you want to block all cookies, including necessary cookies, you may be able to do this through your browser settings on each browser and device that you use to access the internet. Please be aware that, if you turn cookies off, you may not have access to many features that make our Website more efficient and some of our services will not function properly.
Please note that disabling a cookie or category of cookie will not delete an existing cookie from a browser. Deleting cookies already in place on your hard drive need to be done separately.
Help and complaints
If you have any questions about this cookie policy or the information we hold about you please contact privacy@solvay.com.
Changes to this cookie policy
This cookie policy may be updated periodically. In that case, we will inform you of any changes by updating the last revision date indicated at the bottom of this cookie policy.
Last update October 21, 2022