Cookie Policy

1. General information on the use of cookies and similar technologies

We, UVIS UV-Innovative Solutions GmbH, Franzstraße 3, 50931 Cologne, Germany (hereinafter also referred to as "UVIS", "we", "us" or "our") use technologies on our website to facilitate the use of our website, to improve user-friendliness and to provide various functions for visitors to our website.

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These are described in more detail in the sections below. The technologies include, for example, cookies, pixels and scripts (collectively referred to as "cookies" below). Cookies are data records that are stored on your device and contain data such as your personal page settings (e.g. language used), or login information. The respective data record is generated by the server with which you have established a connection via your browser and sent to your device and stored there. This Cookie Policy explains which cookies we use for which purposes on our website and what options you have to manage your settings regarding the use of cookies.

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We process your personal data through the use of cookies as a data controller (within the meaning of Article 4 No. 7 of the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") when you use this website. Further information regarding the processing of your personal data on our website, including the personal data collected through the use of cookies, can be found in our data privacy policy.

 

2. Dealing with cookies

In principle, it is possible to access our website without cookies, but the use without cookies may change the function or availability of the website. If you want to use all the functions of our website, we recommend that you accept the cookies that enable the use of certain functions or make them more convenient. If you change/adjust your browser settings or use certain software products that block cookies, we will take this into account and not send the cookies that are not activated. If you allow cookies in your browser settings, you have the option of managing your cookie settings via a cookie banner on our website. Using the cookie banner, you can accept certain cookies or save the settings. With the exception of necessary cookies, cookies are only set if you give your consent for this. Necessary cookies are always set, unless you have set this differently in your browser settings.

 

Please note that your choice of cookies will only ever affect your use of the website with the browser you used to set your cookie preferences. If you use multiple, different browsers or devices (for example, laptop, or smartphone), you may need to re-select your cookie settings. In certain circumstances, cookie settings may reset to default settings after browser updates or if you manually delete cookies, so we may ask you to set your cookie preferences again the next time you visit our website.

 

You can withdraw your consent and change the settings regarding the cookies you have selected. To do so, simply click on the fingerprint icon at the bottom left of our website.

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3. Which cookies can be used on the website?

Basically, we use cookies of the following categories:

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Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies allow a website to be usable by enabling basic functions such as page navigation and correct display of the website. Regularly, a website, or certain areas of a website, will not function properly without necessary cookies.

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Performance cookies

Performance cookies allow us to analyse the use of the website in order to measure and improve its performance.

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Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies allow to offer content more relevant to the user and adapted to his interests. They are also used to limit the frequency of appearance of an advertisement and to measure and control the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies are often linked to third party site functionalities.

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4. Storage period of cookies

Permanent cookies store the data record on your terminal device for a certain period of time, until a specified expiry date of the cookie, or until you delete it first. This means, for example, that your language settings or screen resolution are stored so that you do not have to make these settings again for our website. 

Session cookies temporarily store a session identifier while you are using our website. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or lose their validity as soon as your session has expired.

 

5. First / Third Party Cookies

 

5.1 First Party Cookie

A first party cookie is a cookie that is set by us as the controller or, where applicable, by our processors. We process the personal data collected by first party cookies for our own purposes.

 

5.2 Third Party Cookie

A third party cookie is a cookie that is set by a third party that is not identical to us. These can be our service providers, for example. Third party cookies come from various third party domains that set the cookies, for example, to track user behaviour on our website and on websites of other third parties outside the third party provider's offering, for example for marketing purposes of the third parties. The cookie usually stores the number of times you visit a page and how long you stay there. If you visit a website again on which the advertiser's advertising is also displayed, the advertiser can recognise you on the basis of the cookie and offer you individual advertising from its own repertoire thanks to the information collected. Although we allow third parties to access our website in order to install these cookies on users' devices, we have no control over the period during which these third party cookies are stored on your devices. The data collected from the cookie will be processed by the third party for its own purposes under its own responsibility in accordance with its relevant privacy and cookie policy or under joint responsibility with us. This also includes third party cookies from third party social networks that allow information to be shared with the respective social networks.

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6. Services Form Third Parties

We use certain third party services on our website that use cookies. Below you will find more information about the services we use.

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6.1 WIX

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6.1.1 General Information

We use the services of Wix.com Ltd, 40 Namal Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel ("Wix") as our hosting provider. The cookies used by Wix can be found in the paragraph under point 7.

 

6.1.2 Categories of personal data, purposes and legal bases of processing

 

The cookies used by Wix may process the following personal data: 

• Visited website

• IP address

• Date and time of visit

• Data volume

• Browser information

• Information about the operating system

• Referrer URL

 

The purposes of the processing are the trouble-free and system-safe presentation, as well as basically the offer on our website and our online shop. The legal basis for this is our legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. (f) GDPR). Our legitimate interest is to have an online presence for our company and to inform customers about our products and services in a secure and trouble-free manner.

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6.1.3 Storage period

The storage period of the cookies used, as well as the personal data processed by means of the cookies, can be found in the table under point 7.

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6.2 Google Analytics

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6.2.1 General Information

We use Google Analytics on our website. This service is provided by Alphabet Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, is the controller of your personal data. 

The cookies used within the framework of Google Analytics can be found in the table under point 7.

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6.2.2 Categories of personal data, purposes and legal bases of processing

When using Google Analytics, the following personal data may be processed:

• Date and time of the page view

• Click path 

• Information about the browser and device used

• Pages visited

• Referrer URL (website from which our website was accessed)

• Location data

• Purchase activities

 

We have activated IP anonymisation on our website. This means that Google's IP address is shortened beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Further information regarding the transfer of your personal data to third countries can be found in our data privacy policy. 

 

The data processing serves the purpose of analysing this website and its visitors. The legal basis for this is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. (a) DSGVO). The granting of your consent is voluntary. If you have given your consent for the processing of your personal data in connection with Google Analytics, you can revoke this consent at any time. The revocation of your consent will only take effect for the future. Processing activities that took place before the revocation are not affected.

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6.2.3 Storage period

The storage period of the cookies used, as well as the personal data processed by means of the cookies, can be found in the table under point 7.

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6.3 Meta Pixel

6.3.1 General information

We use Meta Pixel on our website. This service is provided by Meta Platforms, Inc, Deborah Crawford 1601 Willow Road Menlo Park, California 94025, USA.

The cookies used in the context of Meta Pixel can be found in the table under point 7.
 

6.3.2 Categories of personal data, purposes and legal basis of processing

When using Meta Pixel, the following personal data may be processed:

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• Date and time of the page view

• Click path

• Information about the browser and device used

• Pages visited

• Referrer URL (website from which our website was accessed)

• Location data

• Purchase activities

 

The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing and improving our advertising measures, as well as the targeted measurement of the success of the upcoming advertising measures in Meta's channels. The legal basis for this is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. (a) DSGVO). The granting of your consent is voluntary. If you have given your consent for the processing of your personal data in connection with Meta Pixel, you may revoke this consent at any time. The revocation of your consent will only take effect for the future. Processing activities that took place before the revocation are not affected.

 

6.3.3 Storage period
The storage period of the cookies used, as well as the personal data processed by means of the cookies, can be found in the table in section 7.

6.4 LinkedIn Insights Tag

6.4.1 General information

On our website, we use LinkedIn Insights Tag. This service is provided by LinkedIn Corp, 605 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA.

The cookies used in the context of LinkedIn Insights Tag can be found in the table under item 7.
 

6.4.2 Categories of personal data, purposes and legal basis for processing

When using LinkedIn Insights Tag, the following personal data may be processed:

 

• Date and time of the page view

• Click path

• Information about the browser and device used

• Pages visited

• Referrer URL (website from which our website was accessed)

• Location data

• Purchase activities

The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing and improving our advertising measures, as well as the targeted measurement of success of the upcoming advertising measures in the channels of LinkedIn. The legal basis for this is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. (a) DSGVO). The granting of your consent is voluntary. If you have given your consent for the processing of your personal data in connection with Meta Pixel, you can revoke this consent at any time. The revocation of your consent will only take effect for the future. Processing activities that took place before the revocation are not affected.

6.4.3 Storage period

The storage period of the cookies used, as well as the personal data processed by means of the cookies, can be found in the table in section 7.

 

7. Cookies used on this website

Below is a summary of the cookies we use, which should inform you about the purpose and type of each cookie and how long they are stored.

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7.1 Necessary Cookies

Cookie: XSRF-TOKEN

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / Wix.

Purpose of the cookie: this cookie is used for security purposes.

Type of cookie: Session

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: Deletion at the end of the session

 

Cookie: hs

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / Wix

Purpose of the cookie: this cookie is used for security purposes.

Type of cookie: Session

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: Deletion after the session expires

 

Cookie: svSession

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / Wix

Purpose of the cookie: This cookie is used for the recognition of a user.

Type of cookie: Permanent cookie

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 2 years

 

Cookie: TS28c31174027

Application name: Third party cookie / Wix

Purpose of the cookie: This cookie is used for security purposes.

Type of cookie: Session

Storage period of data collected by cookies: Deletion at the end of the session

 

Cookie: ssr-caching

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / Wix

Purpose of the cookie: this cookie is used to display the website correctly.

Type of cookie: Session

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: Deletion after the end of the session

 

7.2 Performance cookies and marketing cookies

Cookie: _ga

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / Google Analytics

Purpose of the cookie: the cookie is used to measure visit frequency, duration of the visit and traffic for statistical purposes.

Type of cookie: Permanent cookie

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 2 years

 

Cookie: _gid

Application name: Third party cookie / Google Analytics

Purpose of the cookie: the cookie is used to collect information about how the website is used and to determine the number of visits to the website.

Type of cookie: Permanent cookie

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 1 day

 

Cookie: _gat

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / Google

Purpose of the cookie: prevention of certain data transfers.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 1 minute

 

Cookie: _dc_gtm_xxx

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / Google

Purpose of the cookie: prevention of certain data transfers.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 1 minute

 

Cookie: _gat_gtag_xxx

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / Google

Purpose of the cookie: prevention of certain data transfers.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 1 minute

 

Cookie: _gac_xxx

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / Google

Purpose of the cookie: recognition of the user after clicking on an advertisement and allocation of orders or purchases to this advertisement.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 90 days.

 

Cookie: DIE

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / Google

Purpose of the cookie: cross-domain recognition of a user.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 1 year

 

Cookie: cl_au

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / Google

Purpose of the cookie: randomly generated user ID.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 90 days.

 

Cookie: _gcl_aw

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / Google

Purpose of the cookie: Recognition of the user after clicking on an advertisement and allocation of orders or purchases to this advertisement.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 90 days.

 

Cookie: _gcl_dc

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / Google

Purpose of the cookie: recognition of the user after clicking on the ad and attribution of orders or purchases to this ad.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 90 days.

 

Cookie: _fbp

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / Meta

Purpose of the cookie: recognition of returning users to the website and aggregation of data from previous visits by the user.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 90 days.

 

Cookie: _fbc

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / Meta

Purpose of the cookie: recognition of the user after clicking on an advertisement and allocation of orders or purchases to this advertisement.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 90 days.

 

Cookie: bcookie

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / LinkedIn

Purpose of the cookie: identification of devices, as well as diagnostic purposes.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 1 year

 

Cookie: bscookie

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / LinkedIn

Purpose of the cookie: recognition of the two-factor authentication status of a logged-in user.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 1 year.

 

Cookie: JSESSIONID

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / LinkedIn

Purpose of the cookie: protection against CSRF (Cross-Site-Request-Forgery)and validation of URL signatures.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: session.

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Cookie: lang

Application name:Third party cookie / LinkedIn

Purpose of the cookie: storage of a user's language preference.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: session.

 

 

Cookie: lidc

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / LinkedIn

Purpose of the cookie: selection of the data center.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 24 hours

 

 

Cookie: sdsc

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / LinkedIn

Purpose of the cookie: to ensure consistency across databases.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: Session

 

 

Cookie: li_gc

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / LinkedIn

Purpose of the cookie: storing guests' consent to the use of non-mandatory cookies.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 6 months

 

 

Cookie: li_mc

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / LinkedIn

Purpose of the cookie: to avoid database queries for a member's consent to the use of non-mandatory cookies. Availability of consent information on the customer site.

Type of cookie:

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 6 months.

 

 

Cookie: UID

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / LinkedIn

Purpose of the cookie: used for market research and user research.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 720 days

 

 

Cookie: UserMatchHistory

Application name: Third Party Cookie / LinkedIn

Purpose of the cookie: synchronization of the ID of LinkedIn Ads.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 30 days.

 

 

Cookie: AnalyticsSyncHistory

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / LinkedIn

Purpose of the cookie: storage of the synchronization time with the cookie "lms_analytics cookie".

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 30 days.

 

 

Cookie: lms_ads

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / LinkedIn

IPurpose of the cookie: dentification of unsubscribed LinkedIn members for analytical purposes.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 30 days.

 

 

Cookie: lms_analytics

Application name: Third party cookie / LinkedIn

Purpose of the cookie: identification of unsubscribed LinkedIn members for analytical purposes.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 30 days.

 

 

Cookie: li_fat_id

Application name: Third party cookie / LinkedIn

Cookie purpose: Indirect member identifier used for conversion tracking, retargeting and analytics.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 30 days.

 

 

Cookie: li_sugr

Application name: Third party cookie / LinkedIn

Purpose of the cookie: establishing probabilistic matches of a user's identity outside of the designated countries.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 90 days.

 

 

Cookie: U

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / LinkedIn

Purpose of the cookie: browser identification for users outside the designated countries.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 3 months

 

 

Cookie: _guid

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / LinkedIn

Purpose of the cookie: identification of a LinkedIn member for advertising via Google Ads.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies:90 days

 

 

Cookie: BizographicsOptOut

Name of the application: Third Party Cookie / LinkedIn

Purpose of the cookie: to identify the opt-out status of non-members.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 10 years.

 

 

Cookie: li_giant

Name of the application: Various, first party domains.

Purpose of the cookie: Indirect identifier for groups of LinkedIn members used for conversion tracking.

Storage period of the data collected by the cookies: 7 days.

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8. Contact us!

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or about data protection issues in general, please feel free to contact us as follows:

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by e-mail to: info@uv-is.com

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Current version: 07.03.2023

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