Cookie Policy
Cookie Policy
This page provides comprehensive information about how we use cookies on our website to enhance your browsing experience, improve website performance, and deliver personalized content. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our site. They help us understand how visitors interact with our website, allowing us to offer a smoother and more efficient user experience. In the table below, you will find detailed information about each type of cookie we use, their purpose, and how long they remain on your device. We are committed to respecting your privacy and providing transparency about the data we collect through cookies. For more information on how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.
The terms “Us”, “We” and “Our” refers to Intertek Laboratories Limited (C26893) with its registered address at BS Buildings, Mosta Road, Lija LJA 9012, Malta (hereinafter referred to as “Intertek”). The terms “you” and “your” refer to an identified or identifiable natural person being the user of Our website (the “Site”) and/or recipient (or prospective recipient) of any of Our services (via the Site).
For information about how We process Your Personal Data, please read Our Website Privacy Notice.
1.WHAT ARE COOKIES
Our Site uses a technology called “cookies”. A cookie is an element of that a website can send to your browser, which may then store it on the device being used to access our Site. These cookies allow Us to correctly operate the Site and/or to provide you with web pages or content that are tailored to You. For example, some cookies remember Your custom preferences and data and may be used to auto-fill online forms. This information may, in some cases, be carried from one visit of our Site (or related site) to the next (for example, to help you avoid having to re-enter certain information when you visit the same page later. Some of these cookies require your consent (as explained below).
Some cookies are created for each session when you visit Our Site, while others are persistent and may remain for a number of months or years to facilitate your access to Our Site.
2.WHY WE USE COOKIES
We use cookies to ensure the functionality of our Site and to improve your experience. You can remove any cookies already stored on Your computer or mobile device but this may prevent you from using parts of this Site or may cause you to see this message, or part thereof, again.
Apart from the cookies We make use of, various third-party cookies may also be stored on your computer or mobile device, including Google Analytics (https://analytics.google.com/). We strongly suggest that you read the cookie policies and privacy notices of any such third-party cookies.
3.ESSENTIAL AND NON-ESSENTIAL COOKIES
We divide cookies into two main categories namely essential and non-essential. With respect to essential cookies, we will not require consent. These include:
a. Cookies used for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication, such as cookies that allow the processing of web server requests over a pool of machines instead of just one (load balancing).
b. Cookies that are strictly necessary to provide an online service you explicitly request, e.g., cookies used when you’re asked to fill out an online form or while purchasing products on Our Site, or authentication cookies (when you authenticate yourself on Our Site and log in to check online services).
Some cookies require your consent before We can use them to collect your data. Non-essential cookies will not be set when the webpage is first opened. Information will only be collected through these cookies once We have obtained your consent. These cookies include:
a. Social plug-in tracking cookies (such as those used for behavioural advertising, analytics or market research).
b. Third party cookies used for behavioural advertising.
4.SPECIFIC COOKIES USED ON THIS SITE:
The specific cookies we use on our Site are as follows:
Essential
Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website.
| Cookie ID | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| wpconsent_preferences | This cookie is used to store the user's cookie consent preferences. | 30 days |
Comments
These cookies are needed for adding comments on this website.
| Cookie ID | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| comment_author | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
| comment_author_email | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
| comment_author_url | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
Statistics
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions.
| Cookie ID | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _gac_ | Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together. | 90 days |
| __utma | ID used to identify users and sessions | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmt | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests | 10 minutes |
| __utmb | Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 30 minutes after last activity |
| __utmc | Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session. | End of session (browser) |
| __utmz | Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server | 6 months after last activity |
| __utmv | Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmx | Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test. | 18 months |
| _ga | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gali | Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked | 30 seconds |
| _ga_ | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gid | ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager | 1 minute |
Zoho
Essential, Statistical and Analytical Cookies used by Zoho
| Cookie ID | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| creator_cd | Analyze effectiveness of adwords campaigns – Third Party | Long-term (3 months) |
| cookie-uid | Understand visitor's behavior across our website – Third Party | Session |
| zabHMBucket | Manage, analyze, and understand visitor behavior across our website – Third Party | Long-term (1 year) |
| *_zldp | Understand visitor's behavior across our website – Third Party | Session |
| Z*PageURL, Z*Ref, ZohoMarkRef, ZohoMarkSrc | Understand visitor's behaviour across our website – Third Party | Long-term and session (1 month, 1 month, Session, Session) |
| _iamadt, _iambdt | Manage logged-in user session – Third Party | Session |
| stk, rtk | Login, Signup—Success and failure analysis – Third Party | Session |
| JSESSIONID | HTTP session token identifier – Third Party | Session |
| csr* / *csr* / *csr | Website security – Third Party | Session |
| zsref | Third Party | Session |
| zc_rid | Used to keep track of Zoho Marketing Automation Campaign's ID – Third Party | Session |
| mc_tc | Used to keep track of the Mailchimp tracking codes – Third Party | Session |
| mc_cid | Used to keep track of the Mailchimp campaign's ID – Third Party | Session |
| zcbid | Used to keep track of the cart ID of Buy Button – Third Party | Session |
| zcidg | Used to keep track of the cart ID of guests – Third Party | Session |
| zcid | Used to keep track of the cart ID of members – Third Party | Session |
| zsstssn | Used to keep track of the pages visited in a particular session – Third Party | Short-term cookie (30 minutes) |
| zsltssn | Used to keep track of the pages visited in a particular session – Third Party | Long-term cookie (90 days) |
The list of third-party cookies above may not be updated. It is highly recommended that you access Google Analytics and Zoho Commerce to view the latest Cookie policy.
5. HOW TO DELETE OR DISABLE COOKIES VIA YOUR BROWSER
Even if We obtain your consent to use non-essential cookies or if We use essential cookies (where we don’t need your consent), You can still control your settings in your browser to delete or disable cookies.
If Your browser is not configured, by default, to block all or certain cookies, you may manually configure your browser to either reject all cookies or control which cookies are set on your computer or mobile device through the Site. Should You wish to reject all or certain cookies used by Our Site, you may modify your web browser preferences to do so.
If you reject all cookies (including Essential Cookies) then you might be unable to use some of the features or services available on Our Site and you might also experience a lack of full functionality of the Site.
Please read Our Data Privacy Notice which, among other things, explains all your rights as a data subject.
For more information, please feel free to contact us as indicated below.
6. CONTACT DETAILS
Intertek Laboratories Limited is a company established under the laws of Malta and duly registered with the Malta Business Registry.
You may contact Intertek Laboratories Limited by:
- post to the postal address above;
- using Our website contact form;
- telephone on +356 2141 9824 / 2141 9825
- e-mail on info@interteklabs.com
We reserve the right to change, modify, add and/or remove portions of this Cookie Policy at any time. it is in your interest to regularly check for any updates to this Cookie Policy.
