What are cookies?

 

Vortek design Ltd, as well as certain other third parties that provide content, advertising, or other functionality on our Websites, may use cookies and other technologies in certain areas of our Websites. Cookies are small text files that can be read by a web server in the domain that put the cookie on your hard drive. We may use cookies to store your preferences and settings, provide targeted ads, and analyse site operations.

 

Cookies are small bits of data we store on the device (computer, mobile phone, tablet) that you use to access our website so we can recognise repeat users. Each cookie expires after a certain period of time depending on what we use it for. We use cookies for several reasons.

 

By using our websites, you expressly consent to the use of cookies as described on this page as well as in our Privacy Policy. Please see below for details on each of the types of cookies we use.

 

Performance monitoring and performance enhancement cookies

 

Some cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our websites. We use the information to analyse how users use our websites, detect problems with our websites, and help us improve and refine our services and features. These cookies generally collect information in an anonymous form and allow us to determine information such as the number of visitors to a webpage, how visitors came to the website, and the pages they visited. For example, we use Google Analytics which uses cookies to facilitate usage monitoring. (Example cookie names: utma, utmb, utmc, utmt, utmz, ga, gat)

 

More information: To learn more about Google Analytics and privacy click here.

  

Targeting or advertising cookies

 

We may use cookies to market our products or services to you on third party websites. For example, if you visit our website, you may then see an advertisement for Vortek Design Ltd on certain third party websites you visit in the future. Information about this is described under the paragraph in our Privacy Policy which is entitled “We may disclose the presence of a cookie to advertise our services.”

 

We sometimes use cookies delivered by third parties to track the performance of our advertisements. For example, these cookies remember which browsers have visited our websites. The information provided to third parties does not include personal information, but this information may be re-associated with personal information after we receive it. This process helps us manage and track the effectiveness of our marketing efforts.

 

We also contract with third-party advertising networks that may collect IP addresses and other information from web beacons on our websites, emails, and on third-party websites. Ad networks follow your online activities over time by collecting website navigational information through automated means, including through the use of cookies. They use this information to provide advertisements about products and services that may be of interest to you. You may see these advertisements on other websites. This process also helps us manage and track the effectiveness of our marketing efforts.

(Example cookie names: _msuuid, trgp, trgs, btpdb...)

 

Google Analytics cookies

 _utma

Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. Default expiration time is 2 years from set/update.

_utmb

Used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. Default expiration time is 30 mins from set/update.

_utmc

Not used in ga.js. Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically,  this  cookie  operated   in  conjunction with the     utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit. Default expiration time is end of browser session.

_utmt 

Used to throttle request rate. Default expiration time is 10 minutes.

_utmz 

Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. Default expiration time is 6 months from set/update.

ga

Used to distinguish users. Default expiration time is 2 years. 

gat

Used to throttle request rate. Default expiration time is 10 minutes.

 

Security cookies

XSRF ‐ TOKEN

Cross‐site request forgery prevent.  Default expiration time is end of browser session.

XSRF ‐ V 

Cross‐site request forgery prevent.  Default expiration time is end of browser session.

 

 

Linkedin

 

Prevent the creation of fake accounts and spammy accounts. Lower the risk of users’ accounts being taken over by other people. Protect users’ content against theft.

Prevent DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks that could make Facebook inaccessible to some users. Default expiration time is end of session. 

_js_reg_ext_ref

Free Automated Malware Analysis Service. Default expiration time is end of session. 

 

    cfduid

used to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per‐client basis. Default expiration time is end of session.

 

More Information

 

Some cookie names vary depending on the user, so the cookie names listed above are indicative only. Some of these cookies may not be used when you use our site.

 

If you'd like to remove or disable cookies via your browser, you certainly can. You'll want to refer to your browser's configuration documentation to do this since the steps for doing so are usually browser- specific. One important note is that if you do go this route, this might adversely impact your ability to use our services effectively. Enabling cookies ensures a smoother experience when you use our site.