Cookie policy
Last update: 24 January 2024
1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?
1.1. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device, such as your computer, smartphone or tablet, by your browser when you visit any website.
1.2. They allow you to be recognized as the same visitor and store information collected on one web page until it is needed for use on another. In this way, you are provided with personalized content and the Website receives usage statistics that help to improve it.
1.3. Cookies perform many different functions, such as letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving your experience. They can also help to ensure that advertisements you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.
2. WHAT ARE COOKIES USED FOR?
2.1. We and Our service providers use cookies in the following ways:
2.1.1. record whether you have seen specific messages that We display on Our Website;
2.1.2. save your browsing preferences to optimize your search queries (your consent is required);
2.1.3. collect statistics in an anonymous and aggregated form (your consent is required);
2.1.4. track how you use Our Website (your consent is required).
3. COOKIES USED ON THE WEBSITE
3.1. By default, We do not place cookies that collect statistics, personalize ads, and track files in your browser.
3.2. When you visit Our Website, We ask you if you want us to use cookies. If you choose not to accept them, We will not use Marketing, Functional and Analytics Cookies during your visit, except for Essential Cookies that support the proper functioning of Our Website.
3.3. By clicking «Accept» on the cookie banner, you give your clear, explicit, and complete consent to ICON to use analytical technology to personalize content and optimize Our Website performance for a better user experience.
3.4. By clicking «Settings» on the cookie banner, you will be able to choose which cookies you allow ICON to use by changing your preferences. Notwithstanding, you can not decline essential cookies, which are necessary for the proper functioning of the Website.
3.5. The installation of cookies is based on consent. Such consent can be easily revoked at any time by following the instructions in the «Send tracking ban» section.
3.6. Depending on the function and purpose, cookies can be divided into the following categories:
3.6.1. Session and permanent cookies. Cookies may expire at the end of the browser session (from the moment the Visitor/User opens the browser window until the moment they leave the browser), but they can be stored longer.
Session cookies enable Our Website to synchronize the actions of the Visitor / User during the browser session. They are used for various purposes, such as recording information viewed on the Website. Session cookies expire after the browser session, so they will not be stored after the browser is closed.
Persistent cookies are stored on Visitors' devices between browser sessions, enabling the Visitor's preferences or actions on websites to be remembered. Persistent cookies are used for various purposes, including remembering the preferences and actions of Visitors / Users while using Our Website or to personalize advertising.
All persistent cookies have a validity period (no more than twelve (12) months), after which they are automatically deleted from the Visitor's / User's device. Anonymous and aggregated data are retained by ICON for an indefinite period of time for analysis purposes.
3.6.2. Local storage. Local storage is a component of the application storing the Website which programs interface. A local storage is a file created by a Website on your device. Cookies are just one type of local storage, but there are others. It allows Website to store larger amounts of data locally, enhancing performance and providing a more efficient User experience. Local storage is an essential tool for storing Visitor's / User's data.
3.6.3. Essential Cookies. Essential Cookies enable core functionality such as security, verification of identity and network management. Without these cookies, certain basic functions cannot be offered.
Essential Cookies are always active and will be placed without your consent. These cookies can’t be disabled.
3.6.4. Marketing Cookies. Marketing cookies (also advertising cookies / tracking cookies) are used to track advertising effectiveness to provide a more relevant service and deliver better ads to suit your interests.. We aim to provide you with advertising that is relevant to you and your interests on other online platforms, where possible, based on your visits and activities on Our Website and other third-party websites. Based on these interests, We develop a segmented profile and then tailor the content and advertising on Our Website to different customer groups.
3.6.5. Functional Cookies. These cookies collect data to remember choices Users make to improve and give a more personalized experience.
3.6.6. Analytics Cookies. These cookies help Us to understand how Visitors interact with Our website, discover errors and provide better overall analytics.
3.6.7. First-party and third-party cookie files. First-party cookies are cookies set by Our Website (which is displayed in the URL box).
Third-party cookies are cookies that are set by a third-party domain (not Our Website). If you visit a website and a company sets a cookie through that website, it will be a third-party cookie.
Some third-party services that We use to improve the performance of Our Website may place their own cookies on your browser. This Cookie Policy applies only to Our use of cookies and not to the use of third-party cookies by third parties.
3.7. To support and upgrade your interaction with ICON We use the following cookies and files:
Name | Type | Purpose | Domain | Lifetime | First-party or Third-party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
_wixCIDX | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used for system monitoring/debugging</p> | .wix.com | 13 months | Third-party |
_wix_browser_sess | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used for system monitoring/debugging</p> | .wix.com | Session | Third-party |
locale | Marketing | <p class="font_8">Used to store language settings</p> | .facebook.com | 7 days | Third-party |
c_user | Marketing | <p class="font_8">Used to store a unique user ID</p> | .facebook.com | 1 year | Third-party |
bSession | Functional | <p class="font_8">Used for system effectiveness measurement</p> | .www.icon.partners | 30 minutes | First-party |
_ga_S4BM0M5676 | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used to store and count pageviews</p> | .icon.partners | 13 months | First-party |
consent-policy | Functional | <p class="font_8">Used for cookie banner parameters</p> | .icon.partners | 1 year | First-party |
wd | Marketing | <p class="font_8">Used to read screen resolution</p> | .facebook.com | 1 year | Third-party |
datr | Marketing | <p class="font_8">Used to provide fraud prevention</p> | .facebook.com | 13 months | Third-party |
xs | Marketing | <p class="font_8">Used to store a unique session ID</p> | .facebook.com | 1 year | Third-party |
_fbp | Marketing | <p class="font_8">Used to store and track visits across websites</p> | .icon.partners | 3 months | First-party |
fr | Marketing | <p class="font_8">Used to provide ad delivery or retargeting</p> | .facebook.com | 3 months | Third-party |
_ga | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used to store and count pageviews</p> | .icon.partners | 13 months | First-party |
presence | Marketing | <p class="font_8">Used to store ad display frequency</p> | .facebook.com | Session | Third-party |
sb | Marketing | <p class="font_8">Used to store browser details</p> | .facebook.com | 13 months | Third-party |
SEARCH_SAMESITE | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used for the correct transmission of data to Google</p> | .google.com | 6 months | Third-party |
AEC | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used by Google to ensure that requests within a browser session are made by the user and not by other websites</p> | .google.com | 6 months | Third-party |
1P_JAR | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used to provide ad delivery or retargeting</p> | .google.com | 1 month | Third-party |
NID | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used to provide ad delivery or retargeting, store user preferences</p> | .google.com | 6 months | Third-party |
__Secure-ENID | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used to remember your preferences and other information</p> | .google.com | 13 months | Third-party |
__Secure-3PSID | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant and personalized Google advertising</p> | .google.com | 13 months | Third-party |
__Secure-1PAPISID | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalized Google advertising</p> | .google.com | 13 months | Third-party |
SID | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used to provide ad delivery or retargeting, provide fraud prevention</p> | .google.com | 13 months | Third-party |
vuid | Essential | <p class="font_8">to store the user's usage history</p> | .vimeo.com | 13 months | Third-party |
__cf_bm | Essential | <p class="font_8">Used to read and filter requests from bots</p> | .vimeo.com | 30 minutes | Third-party |
player | Essential | <p class="font_8">Used to play video uploaded to the Website</p> | .vimeo.com | 1 year | Third-party |
ssr-caching | Essential | <p class="font_8">Used to indicate the system from which the site was rendered</p> | www.icon.partners | 1 minute | First-party |
XSRF-TOKEN | Essential | <p class="font_8">Used for security reasons</p> | .wix.com | Session | Third-party |
svSession | Essential | <p class="font_8">Used in connection with user login</p> | .www.icon.partners | 13 months | First-party |
hs | Essential | <p class="font_8">Used for security reasons</p> | .www.icon.partners | Session | First-party |
XSRF-TOKEN | Essential | <p class="font_8">Used for security reasons</p> | .www.icon.partners | Session | First-party |
__Secure-3PSIDCC | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalized Google Ads to the user.</p> | .google.com | 1 year | Third-party |
SIDCC | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used to confirm visitor authenticity, prevent fraudulent use of credentials, and protect visitor data from unauthorized access</p> | .google.com | 1 year | Third-party |
__Secure-3PSIDTS | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used to measure advertising effectiveness and deliver personalized content based on your interests</p> | .google.com | 1 year | Third-party |
__Secure-1PSIDTS | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used to collect information about your interactions with Google services and ads</p> | .google.com | 1 year | Third-party |
__Secure-3PAPISID | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used to profile the interests of website visitors to serve relevant and personalized ads through retargeting</p> | .google.com | 13 months | Third-party |
SAPISID | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used by Google to collect visitor information for videos hosted by YouTube</p> | .google.com | 13 months | Third-party |
SSID | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used to collect visitor information for videos hosted by YouTube on maps integrated into Google Maps</p> | .google.com | 13 months | Third-party |
HSID | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used to provide fraud prevention</p> | .google.com | 13 months | Third-party |
__Secure-1PSID | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant and personalized Google advertising</p> | .google.com | 13 months | Third-party |
APISID | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used by Google to display personalized Google ads on websites based on recent searches and interactions</p> | .google.com | 13 months | Third-party |
__Secure-1PSIDCC | Analytics | <p class="font_8">Used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalized Google advertising</p> | .google.com | 1 year | Third-party |
3.8. Since the installation of third-party cookies and other tracking systems through the services used in ICON cannot be technically controlled by ICON, any specific references to cookies and tracking systems installed by third parties should be considered indicative. To obtain complete information, the Visitor / User is invited to familiarize himself with the privacy policy of the relevant third-party services. Taking into account the objective complexity associated with the identification of technologies based on cookies, Visitors / Users are encouraged to contact us if they wish to receive additional information about Our use of cookies.
3.9. First-party and third-party cookies, regardless of whether the cookie is first-party or third-party, are related to the website or domain where the cookie is placed.
3.10. To the extent that information processed in connection with cookies is to be qualified as personal data, the legal basis for such processing is your consent (Art. 6 (1), (a) GDPR).
4. «SEND TRACKING BAN» OPTION
4.1. «Send no tracking» is an option in the browser settings that allows visitors to opt out of being tracked by websites for any purpose, including tracking by analytics services, advertising networks and social platforms.
4.2. Many browsers are configured by default to accept and use cookies from the time they are first installed on your device. You can block cookies or receive notifications about cookies using your browser's help or settings menu. You can use the help or help panels of your browser to get more information about the various methods of cookie management or to adjust your browser settings. If you decide to delete cookies, you should be aware that any settings will / may be lost. In addition, if you block cookies completely, many websites (including ours) may function incorrectly.
4.3. Most browsers allow you to:
4.3.1. see which cookies you have installed and delete them separately;
4.3.2. block third-party cookies;
4.3.3. block cookies from individual sites;
4.3.4. block all cookies from the moment of installation;
4.3.5. delete all cookies when closing the browser.
5. DISABLING/ENABLING COOKIES VIA YOUR BROWSER
5.1. Through your browser settings, you can delete cookies that have been previously installed, including cookies that have retained your initial consent to the installation of cookies from Our Website.
5.2. Visitors can, in particular, find information about managing cookies by visiting https://allaboutcookies.org/ or in frequently used browsers using the following links: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Internet Explorer, Edge.
5.3. Our cookies are not used to identify you personally. They are used to make Our Website work better for you.
6. MODIFICATIONS TO THE POLICY
6.1. This Policy may be modified at any time by a legal provision or by sole discretion of ICON, for which, the latter will announce each update through this Website. It is the responsibility of the visitor to review this Policy constantly to know the changes made, if applicable.
7. CONTACT US
7.1. If you have any questions about the operation of Our Website or your interaction with it, please contact us at office@icon.partners.
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