This website is owned and controlled by Omron Electronic Components Europe B.V., Wegalaan 57, 2132 JD Hoofddorp, The Netherlands (hereinafter 'Omron', 'we' or 'us'). Our website makes use of cookies and similar techonologies. This Cookie Policy describes which cookies we use, for what purposes we use them and the options available to you to manage these cookies.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are tiny text files stored on your computer or mobile device by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more effectively, as well as provide functionalities for the visitors that may, for example, enhance visitor friendliness.
On this website we use cookies that are strictly necessary to enable you to move around the site or to provide certain basic features. We use cookies to enhance the functionality of the website by storing your preferences, for example. We also use cookies to help us improve the performace of our website to provide you with a better user experience.
To get the most out of this website, you need to have all cookies enabled. If you don't wish to enable cookies or wish to disable specific cookies, you will still be able to use the website but may not be able to use all of its features or functions. Please see section below on how to manage your cookies.
COOKIES WE USE AND PURPOSES
Cookies are used for a variety of purposes. The table below explains the first and third party cookies we use on our website, why we use them and how long the different cookies are stored on your computer or mobile device.
Name of cookie | Category of cookies | Purposes | Expiry date |
ELOQUA | First party | Identify users | 2 years |
fr | Third party | Facebook advertising | 3 months |
_ga | First party | Google analytics: used to distinguish users | 2 years |
_gat_UA-3556851- | First party | Google analytics: used to distinguish users | few seconds |
_gid | First party | Google analytics: used to throttle request rate | 1 day |
CONSENT | Third party | Offers users the option to opt-in consent to allow cookies that pass information about your browsing activities to third parties | 20 years |
IDE | Third party | Google targeted advertising | 1 year |
NID | Third party | Google targeted advertising | 6 months |
hs_ga | First party | Determine which domain to measure, distinguish unique users, remember number and time of previous visits, determine the start and end of a session | 1 year |
hs_sessionid | Third party | Collects information you enter and routes you take through the website during your sessions | session |
_hjClosedSurveyInvites | First party | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor interacts with a Survey invitation modal popup. It is used to ensure that the same invite does not reappear if it has already been shown. | 1 year |
_hjDonePolls | First party | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor completes a poll using the Feedback Poll widget. It is used to ensure that the same poll does not reappear if it has already been filled in. | 1 year |
_hjDoneTestersWidgets | First party | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor submits their information in the Recruit User Testers widget. It is used to ensure that the same form does not re-appear if it has alrady been filled in. | 1 year |
_hjIncludedInSample | First party | Hotjar cookie. This session cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the sample which is used to generate funnels. | 1 year |
_hjMinimizedPolls | First party | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor minimizes a Feedback Poll widget. It is used to ensure that the widget stays minimized when the visitor navigates through the site. | 1 year |
_hjMinimizedTestersWidgets | First party | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor minimizes a Recruit User Testers widget. It is used to ensure that the widget stays minimized when the visitor navitagest through the website. | 1 year |
BizoID | Third party | Statistics for LinkedIn ads | 6 months |
lang | Third party | Language | session |
indc | Third party | Used for routing | 1 day |
_session | First party | Login session | 1 day |
campaign | First party | Smart target personalisation | 1 year |
OMR_USER_LANG | First party | Store user language | 1 year |
tracking_enabled | First party | Store if tracking accepted in cookie bar | 10 years |
tracking_id | First party | Store tracking id (if tracking accepted) | session |
PREF | Third party | Remember basic preferences, e.g. language, format of search result and how to display information | 8 months |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Third party | Track visitor views of youtube videos embedded in BIS webpages | 8 months |
YSC | Third party | Optimize streaming performance / update user video counter | session |
_gcl_aw | First party | Stores ad click information | 3 months |
_gcl_dc | First party | Stores ad click information | 3 months |
HOW TO MANAGE COOKIES
If you do not want our website to store cookies on your computer or mobile device, you can change your browser settings. You can adjust your setting so that you receive a warning before certain cookies are stored. Another option is to adjust your settings so that your browser refuses most of our cookies or only certain cookies.
Please be aware that if you do not want to accept any cookies, we cannot guarantee that our website will function properly. It may be that several functions will be unavailable to you or that you will even be unable to view certain parts of the website.
Please note that you will have to change your settings for each browser and device you use. The procedures for changing your settings and cookies differ from browser to browser. If necessary, use the help function on your browser or click on the links below to go directly to the user manual for your browser:
There are also software products available that can manage cookies for you.
CHANGES TO THE POLICY
We may change this cookie policy from time to time. If a fundamental change is involved that requires us to inform you about this, or if the change is any other manner relevant to you, we will ensure that information is provided to you well in advance of the change actually taking effect.
CONTACT AND QUERIES
If you have any questions about the cookies used on our website, please contact us at dpo@eu.omron.com and indicate the nature of your query.