Use of cookies by the MEDION

Visitors to our websites

When someone visits www.medion.com/gb we collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behavior patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting either of our websites. We will not associate any data gathered from this site with any personally identifying information from any source. If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through our website, we will be up front about this. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it.

Our website uses cookies in several ways. They help us to make our service more user-friendly and effective. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. There are some persistent cookies by which we can recognize you as a visitor. Set cookies on your computer cause no harm and do not contain viruses. The data isn´t assigned to specific individuals. A compilation of this data with other data sources is not made.

What is a Cookie?

A cookie is a small file, typically made up of letters and numbers, downloaded on to a device when the user accesses certain websites. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device. The Regulations apply to cookies and also to similar technologies for storing information. This could include, for example, Local Shared Objects.

The use of cookies and similar technologies has for some time been commonplace and cookies in particular are important in the provision of many online services. Using such technologies is not, therefore, prohibited by the Regulations but they do require that people are told about cookies and given the choice as to which of their online activities are monitored in this way.

Cookie files are automatically lodged in the memory of your browser – and each one typically contains:

The name of the server the cookie was sent from
The lifetime of the cookie
A value – usually a randomly generated unique number

The website server which sent the cookie uses this number to recognise you when you return to a site or browse from page to page. Only the server that sent a cookie can read, and therefore use, that cookie.

Session and persistent cookies

Cookies can expire at the end of a browser session (from when a user opens the browser window to when they exit the browser) or they can be stored for longer. The Regulations apply to both types of cookies:

Session cookies – allow websites to link the actions of a user during a browser session. They may be used for a variety of purposes such as remembering what a user has put in their shopping basket as they browse around a site. They could also be used for security when a user is accessing internet banking or to facilitate use of webmail. These session cookies expire after a browser session so would not be stored longer term. For this reason session cookies may sometimes be considered less privacy intrusive than persistent cookies.

Persistent cookies – are stored on a user’s device in between browser sessions which allows the preferences or actions of the user across a site (or in some cases across different websites) to be remembered. Persistent cookies may be used for a variety of purposes including remembering users’ preferences and choices when using a site or to target advertising.

First and third party cookies – Whether a cookie is ‘first’ or ‘third’ party refers to the website or domain placing the cookie. First party cookies in basic terms are cookies set by a website visited by the user – the website displayed in the URL window. Third party cookies are cookies that are set by a domain other than the one being visited by the user. If a user visits a website and a separate company sets a cookie through that website this would be a third party cookie.

More information: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/cookies/

List of used cookies on www.medion.com/gb:

AdClear

These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited.

AddThis

This cookie is set by our partner Addthis. The cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use the service. All web sites, including those with AddThis installed, receive information such as which web page you came from, which type of browser you are using, and your general geographic location. When you and others use our tools to share content, we aggregate data about what pages are shared, when, and how. We also assign your web browser a unique identifier. This ID doesn’t, and can’t, say anything about you, it’s just a random series of numbers and letters we use to distinguish users from each other.

Criteo

The purpose of the Criteo cookies is to re-target users of our website to display personalised advertisements in their future navigation. Criteo does not collect any personally identifiable information from the publisher website on which you may have seen their ads. Criteo does not store your IP address. Criteo only collects anonymous data. In order to identify which products you might be interested in, Criteo, via anonymous cookies, track which pages you have browsed on our website. Cookies keep the information about which pages you viewed, and in certain cases which products you bought. This data is anonymous and exclusively meant for statistical treatment. There is absolutely no way for Criteo to identify the visitor. Criteo does not share any data with any site that displays their advertising.

Opt Out / Opt In

If you no longer want to be exposed to Criteo personalized banners, simply click on the opt-out link in the Criteo privacy notice (http://www.criteo.com/us/privacy-policy). Criteo then will place an opt-out cookie in your browser’s cache that indicates to Criteo’s servers that you have opted out. No further Criteo cookies will be used. Your decision does not affect ad delivery, but it turns off our ability to select the most relevant ads for you or keep track of which ads you have seen and how often you have seen them. Please note that this procedure will not block ads that are displayed on the websites you visit.

NOTE: If you delete your cookies or switch to a different browser you will have to repeat this procedure.

Users can also express their choices, through the European platform youronlinechoices that provides options to express their choices for all companies that are registered in this platform.

eKomi

These cookies are set by our partner eKomi. Together with eKomi we collect anonymous reviews from our customers to share them with other visitors and potential customers and for internal statistics. eKomi sets these cookies by clicking on the widget we show in our shop. These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use the site / widget. More information can be found in eKomi’s privacy notice.

Facebook

See AddThis

Google Analytics/Medion

You can prevent Google Analytics tracking by clicking on the link below. This opt-out cookie is set to prevent future collection of your information when visithing the Medion website:

Disable Google Analytics Tracking

For more information about Terms of Use and Privacy Policy please visit:

http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html

Or

https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/

Google Analytics code “anonymizelp” has been added to collect anonymous IP addresses (IP masking).

We also use Google Analytics to evaluate data from ADWords, and the double-cookie for statistical purposes. If you do not want this you can disable it via the Ads Preferences Manager:

https://www.google.com/settings/u/0/ads/authenticated?hl=en

Google+

See AddThis

HotUKDeals

This cookie is set by our partner HotUKDeals. The cookie will be set on your browser by clicking on the HotUKDeals button on our product detail pages. These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use the site / button. More information can be found in the privacy notice from HotUKDeals.

OMG

OMG, our Partner for referral marketing, sets cookies via Google Analytics. This is a web analytics service provided by Google which sets a cookie in order to evaluate your use of the website and compile reports for us on activity.

OMG/Collectoffers

Collectoffers.com is part of the parent company OMG – a digital performance marketing company and our partner for referral marketing.

PayPal

This cookie is set by our partner PayPal. The cookies are used to get authentication for the payment process and to collect information about how visitors use the PayPal button in our shopping cart. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form.

Smart Information Systems (Shopping Advisor)

This cookie is set by our partner Smart Information Systems GmbH. These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use the shopping assistant tool on our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site.

Twitter

See AddThis

Webtrekk

These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The collection of internet user data occurs via a pixel method that is built into each of the pages of our website. Most of the cookies Webtrekk set are so-called “Session Cookies”. There are also cookies used to recognise returning visits. These cookies do not cause any harm to the internet users’ hard drive and do not contain any viruses. This data cannot be associated with individual people.

Webtrekk uses the following cookies :

Last Click (used for session timeout; Duration is a session)

Session Cookie (used for session recognition; Duration is a session)

Ever Cookie (used for recognition of New and Returning Visitors; Duration is 60 Months – 5 Years)

Wirecard

This cookie is set by our partner Wirecard. The cookies are used to get authentication for the payment process and to collect information about how visitors use the Wirecard payment method in our shopping cart. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form.

XCAMPAIGN/Schober

These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our newsletter. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the newsletter. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited.

How to manage and remove cookies from your computer:

Windows Explorer:

Click on ‘Windows Explorer’
Select the ‘Search’ button on the tool bar
Enter “cookie” into the search box field for ‘Folders and Files’
Choose ‘My Computer’ in the ‘Look In’ drop down menu
Click on ‘Search Now’
Select and open the folders that are retrieved
Click to highlight any cookie file
Click the ‘Delete’ key to erase the cookie file

Information on how to prevent cookies from being created on your particular browser:

Firefox 2.0+ / 3.0+ / 4.0+/

Go to ‘Tools’ in the menu bar
Click on ‘Options’
Click on ‘Privacy Tab’
Disable the box that says ‘Accept Cookies From sites’

To clear existing cookies:

Go to ‘Tools’ in the menu bar
Click on ‘Options’
Click on ‘Privacy Tab’
Click on “Clear Now”
Select “Cookies”
Click on “Clear Private Data Now”

Managing Cookies from the Latest Firefox 8.0 Browser

You can specify your cookie options under Firefox 8.0 by selecting Tools -> Options -> Privacy. On the Privacy box, you can disallows websites from tracking you by checking on the “Tell web site I do not want to be tracked” under Tracking. But even if you are tracked, you can go to the linked “remove individual cooker” which opens up a new dialog box containing the websites and their respective cookie files saved by the browser. You can individually delete the cookies, search for specific cookie or just delete all of them with one click.

Internet Explorer (IE) 8.0+:

Go to ‘Tools’ in the menu bar which should drop down then click on ‘Internet Options’
Click on ‘Privacy’ Tab on top
Click on ‘Sites’ a new window should open called ‘Per Site Privacy Actions’
Type in the URL of the site you wish to allow or block cookie in the ‘Address of website’ box

To delete existing cookies:

Go to ‘Tools’ in the menu bar which should drop down then click on ‘Internet Options’
Click on ‘Privacy’ Tab on top
Click on ‘Sites’ a new window should open called ‘Per Site Privacy Actions’
Under the “Managed websites’ box should be a list of all the websites you have visited.
To remove all cookies simply click on the “Remove all” button.

Internet Explorer (IE) 9.0+:

Go to ‘Tools’ in the menu bar which should drop down then click on ‘Internet Options’
Click on ‘Privacy’ Tab on top
Move the slider up to the ‘Block all Cookies’ button

Important Notice: Blocking all cookies may prevent you from entering a lot of sites. The next two Internet Explorer privacy levels, High and Medium High, may be more suitable.

To delete existing cookies:

Go to ‘Tools’ in the menu bar which should drop down then click on ‘Internet Options’
Click on ‘General’ tab which should be under ‘Browsing History’ and click ‘Delete’

Google Chrome:

Go to ‘Tools Menu’
Click on ‘Options’
Click on ‘Under the Hood’
‘Cookie Setting’ should be selected. Once done select ‘Block all Cookies’
Now all cookies should be blocked on your Google Chrome

To clear existing cookies:

Go to ‘Tools Menu’
Click on ‘Options’
Click on ‘Under the Hood’
Under ‘Privacy’ section select “Show Cookies’
A new window should open called ‘Cookies’. In here you can see all the cookies within your Google Chrome Browser.
Click on “Remove All” to remove all traces of cookies
If you wish to only remove a certain cookie, simply highlight and click “Remove”

For further information or other browsers you may be interested in visiting the site from which we have taken the above mentioned explanations: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/