KCI COOKIE POLICY
KCI Media Group BV (“KCI” or “we”) wants to ensure that your visit to our website is smooth, reliable and as useful to you as possible. To help us do this, we use cookies to make our website relevant to your interests and needs.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are automatically placed on your computer, tablet, mobile device or device connected to your computer when you visit our website(s). They are stored by your internet browser and may contain basic information about your device or internet use. Your browser sends these cookies back to our website every time you revisit it, so we can recognize your computer or mobile device and personalize and improve your browsing experience.
First party and third-party cookies
A first distinction is made between first-party and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are cookies that are placed and read by the party of the website that you visit. Third-party cookies are cookies placed by a party other than the one you are visiting, such as cookies of certain social networks.
What type of cookies do we use?
Another distinction is made between different categories of cookies. KCI uses:
- Necessary cookies
- Functional cookies
- Performance cookies
- Analytical cookies
- Advertisement cookies
- Other cookies
1) Necessary cookies:
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie records the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category. | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie records the user consent for the cookies in the "Analytics" category. | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 1 year | The GDPR Cookie Consent plugin sets the cookie to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie records the user consent for the cookies in the "Necessary" category. | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie stores user consent for cookies in the category "Others". | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie stores the user consent for cookies in the category "Performance". | |
| CookieLawInfoConsent | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to record the default button state of the corresponding category and the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. | |
| rc::a | never | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | |
| rc::c | session | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | |
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | session | WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user's browser can display emojis properly. |
2) Functional cookies:
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| yt-player-headers-readable | never | The yt-player-headers-readable cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences related to video playback and interface, enhancing the user's viewing experience. | |
| yt-remote-cast-available | session | The yt-remote-cast-available cookie is used to store the user's preferences regarding whether casting is available on their YouTube video player. | |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | session | The yt-remote-cast-installed cookie is used to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | |
| yt-remote-device-id | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | session | The yt-remote-fast-check-period cookie is used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos. | |
| yt-remote-session-app | session | The yt-remote-session-app cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player. | |
| yt-remote-session-name | session | The yt-remote-session-name cookie is used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | never | The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. |
3) Performance cookies:
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
4) Analytical cookies:
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the numbers of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. | |
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. | |
| _gcl_au | 3 months | Google Tag Manager sets the cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. |
5) Advertisement cookies:
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user gets the new or old player interface. | |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. | |
| YSC | session | Youtube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
6) Other cookies:
Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ga_session_duration | 1 hour | Description is currently not available. |
Third party cookies
It is possible that third parties (such as social networks) place and use cookies on our website without our knowledge. Since we do not have control over these third parties, we cannot inform you about what cookies are placed and read by such third parties. We strongly advise you to read those conditions and to regularly check for amendments. We also draw your attention to the possibility to manage your advertising preferences with regard to cookies of advertisers and to the possibility of controlling what cookies may be saved on your device (see also below “Managing your cookie settings and deleting cookies”).
Managing your cookie settings and deleting cookies
As explained above, we only place cookies (including tracking cookies) after you have given us your consent for doing this.
You can also enable or disable (types of) cookies that are saved on your device via your browsing settings. For example, you can change the settings of your computer or mobile device in such a way that you do not receive cookies when visiting our website, or you can have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, delete individual cookies or delete all cookies. Most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of advertising cookies. Please note that, if you choose to block or delete KCI’s cookies, it is possible that you can no longer use all the possibilities of our websites or app and that your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be degraded or restricted. Information on how to deactivate or delete cookies per browser can be found at (for example):
Because the placing and reading of non-functional cookies (tracking cookies in particular) is regarded as personal data processing, the provisions of our Privacy Policy also apply.
Amendments
We may unilaterally amend this Cookie Policy. We therefore advise you to regularly check this policy for changes. We will inform you if we make any major changes, for instance by means of a notification on our website or apps, by e-mail, or by requesting your consent again.
Further information about our use of data
You can find more information about the way we handle personal data in our Privacy Policy
Questions?
If you have any questions or if you need help, please feel free to contact our Privacy Officer
