Here we provide cookie policy www.vncompany.co.uk. 

It concerns all the data collected and used by XON LTD (referred to in this Cookie Policy as “we”, “us” or “our”) on the website. As we mention “cookies” we also talk about identical technologies like web beacons. 

In the Cookie Policy, we describe what cookies mean, how and why we apply them, and what can be done by the user to adjust them. All of the information we receive through cookies is considered to be personal data. Our Privacy Policy describes the details of using any data, please review it carefully. This policy is effective from 15-02-21.

What are cookies?

Cookies are files, which transfer to your hard drive while you are on a website. Cookies are resent to a website, which recognizes them in order to transfer the information about the user’s actions and habits. 

We set first-party cookies on the website and collect data as it is determined in our Cookies Policy and Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for the third-party cookies and how their information might be collected, this should be determined in their privacy policy. Such cookies are normally set for the purpose of analytics or advertising. 

In the parts of the website “analytical/performance cookies" and “targeting/advertising cookies" more information is described about these cookies. 

There are two types of first and third-party cookies. Depending on the continuance the cookies can be ‘persistent’ or ‘session’. Persistent cookies stay on a hard drive for the specific time indicated on them. Every time a user visits the website he activates them as long as the cookies exist or until a user deactivates them. Session cookies link the user’s actions only for the period of a single browsing session. A session starts when the browser window is opened and finishes as it gets closed. After the session, the cookies are deleted. Both types of cookies are used on our website.

Web beacons (also referred to as internet tags, pixel tags, and clear GIFs) are related to an identical technology, where transparent graphic images are normally used. Together with the cookies, we use web beacons in order to analyze user’s behavior and time of visit on our website.

The reasons for using the cookies

We use cookies on the website to gather information about the user’s likes and dislikes, type of device, IP address, operational system, etc. This information gives us an opportunity to:

• improve our website’s functionality;
• make our website more user-friendly;
• remember your habits and preferences in order to recognize them on return;
• watch the website security;
• analyze our product line;
• offer you the best and most suitable additional products;
• raise our advertising efficiency.

How cookies are used

Different types of cookies serve different goals. We use the following cookies on the website:

• Strictly necessary cookies

Such cookies are necessary for the operational needs of our website. They let users sign in safely, gather shopping baskets, and make purchases. Your consent is not required in the case of these cookies as our website would not operate properly without them. 

• Functionality cookies

Our website remembers your preferences during your last visit and knows them when you come back due to functionality cookies. This happens with your login information, products from the wish list, etc. You are asked for consent to set this type of cookie as you first visit our website. 

• Analytical/performance cookies

We use Google Analytics to set cookies on your hard drive. They collect information about the number of users and how they interact with our website, which pages they visit, how long they stay, which products are clicked, and what are the pages where users encountered a problem 

We allow Google Analytics to set cookies on your device when you visit our website for the purposes of recognizing and measuring the number of visitors to our website and analyzing. Google provides anonymous reports on the website activity to be used for experience improvement. Below you will find the information on how Google Analytics functions.

• Targeting/advertising cookies

Third parties such as Google, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Dotmailer are used by us for marketing and advertising purposes. With our permission, they set cookies on your device to gather information about your behavior, preferences, pages, and products you like and previously purchased. Obtaining such information allows us to create a website suitable to your interests. It helps us advertise the products which you might prefer and limit non-relevant ads. On top of that, the clients subscribed to receive our emails will get relevant content based on their preferences. 

Targeted/advertising cookies help us check our ads’ efficiency and make improvements in our marketing strategy. 

As you visit our website for the first time, you are asked for consent to apply targeting/advertising cookies.

Our emails have web beacons to let us see if you opened them and checked the links we had provided. 

We use this data to analyze the effectiveness of email campaigns. We would like to understand which types of emails might be interesting to our clients to improve the quality of content you receive. 

In case you would like to refuse a web beacon to be downloaded on your device, please choose an option to receive emails from us in plain text rather than HTML.

How cookie preferences can be managed

A “pop-up” cookies notice will come up as you first visit the website. In case you do not adjust cookies preferences and keep using the website we take it as your consent to set cookies on the device in compliance with this Cookie Policy. 

The main purpose of the above-mentioned types of cookies is to improve user experience and provide better service. But they are not necessary to use on our website. You are free to disable your consent on using time at any time. Although, we cannot guarantee that all pages and features will function properly as intended by us. 

Your browser might be accepting cookies by default. To refuse or block some or all of them it will be necessary to change the settings on your device. The instruction on how this can be fulfilled should be available on the browser’s help page. The website www.aboutcookies.org provides information on changing cookie settings on different browsers (such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Safari).

Do pay attention that the cookies settings have to be adjusted on each new device or browser.

Feel free to check our Cookie Policy to obtain more information about eliminating the third-party cookies on our website. The links “analytical/performance cookies" and “targeting/advertising cookies" will provide additional information as well. Besides, the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page contains information on third parties cookie removal. They offer a free online tool for elimination.

Contact us

In case any questions concerning this Cookie Policy arise, please email us: info@vncompany.co.uk .

Changes to this Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy was last updated on 02/02/2021