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Cookies Policy
What are cookies?
Cookies are small computer files, typically containing letters and numbers that are created through web browsers. Cookies are used as a form of digital memory to remember bits of information about a user’s visits to and use of web pages. They are mostly intended to enhance the user’s web experience by recording preferences and settings.
For further information visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Cookies used on BOC Online website
The site works best if you have cookies enabled. The following are cookies you may come across on this site:
Application's Session Cookies
Without a cookie (or a similar solution), a web server cannot distinguish between different users, or determine any relationship between sequential page visits made by the same user. For this reason, application's session cookies are used to differentiate one user from another and to pass information from page to page during a single user's website session.
Application's session cookies are temporary and are erased when you close your browser at the end of your surfing session.
Carbon Footprint Calculator
BOC has designed an online Carbon Footprint Calculator in association with Carbon Footprint Ltd, a leading environmental and carbon management solutions provider. Site visitors are welcome to use the Carbon Footprint Calculator to quickly calculate their environmental impact i.e. measure their carbon footprint. To improve your experience on the Carbon Footprint website, cookies are used to remember information between visits; such as text size preferences and responses in the Carbon Footprint Calculator.
View Carbon Footprint Calculator’s privacy policy.
eNews Signup
Our website uses a cookie to prevent the eNews Signup invitation from re-appearing more than one time on the homepage for a given period of time. If you disable the cookie on your browser, you will receive the eNews Signup invitation every time you browse to our website’s homepage.
Flash cookies (also known as local share objects)
Our website uses the Adobe Flash Player to deliver a rich media experience through its interactive tools and videos available on content pages throughout the site. Flash cookies are used in the same way as other cookies – to store information you provide in terms of settings or preferences. These provide additional features to improve your experience.
To remove or disable a Flash cookie, visit the Flash Player security and privacy section on the Adobe website.
Our website uses cookies for Search (Google Custom Search) and Store finder (Google Maps) functionalities. The cookie records unique identifiers given to your computer which provides usage analysis. Data is only used in aggregate.
(a). Google Analytics
Our website uses Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website.
This data enables us to understand:
- Which pages people visit on the site
- Which internet browsers are being used
- What is popular
- Which interactive tools are used
You can opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics on Your Computer here.
(b). YouTube
A YouTube cookie is used to provide web analytics in terms of the number of times a video has been watched and/or shared.
Webtrends
Our website uses Webtrends cookies to record information about which pages you have landed on and how you have navigated through the site. This data enables us to understand:
- Which pages people visit on the site
- Which internet browsers are being used
- What is popular
- Which interactive tools are used
For more information read Webtrends’ privacy policy.
You can opt out of being tracked by Webtrends on Your Computer here.
BOC has classified the use of cookies into the following four categories:
- Strictly necessary
- Performance
- Functionality
- Targeting
The cookies that are used on BOConline have been allocated into each of these categories:
Strictly necessary
'Strictly necessary' cookies are used when the storage of or access to information is essential to provide a service requested by a visitor to our website. Here is a list of the Application session cookies that we have defined as 'strictly necessary':
- ASPSESSIONIDSQTSDCAR
- JSESSIONID
- tcm%3A410-72285
Performance
'Performance' cookies collect information about how you use our website e.g. which pages you visit. This data is only used in aggregate and helps us to improve how our website works. Here is a list of cookies that we have defined as 'performance' cookies:
- __utma
- __utmb
- __utmc
- __utmz
- ACOOKIE
- WEBTRENDS_ID
- WT_FPC
- VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
- use_hitbox
- BIGipServerpool-wcms-http
Functionality
'Functionality' cookies are used to provide services or to remember settings to improve your visit to our website. Here is a list of cookies that we have defined as 'functionality' cookies:
- CFp2CookieCheck
- CFp2Session
- CFp2TextSize
- PREF
- lindePageCount
- Language-code
- ASP.NRZ_SessionID
Please note that BOC does not use cookies which can be classified as 'tracking' or 'targeting' cookies which pass information about your visit to third party advertisers.
How to manage your cookies
Cookies are sent to your browser (whether you use Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari or any other browser) by a website and then stored in the cookies directory of your device. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying the settings in your browser. However, you may not be able to use all the interactive features of our site if cookies are disabled.
To check and update your cookies settings, you will need to know what browser you are using and what version of it you have. You can usually find this out by opening the browser (just as though you were going to use the internet) and then clicking on 'Help' and then 'About'. This will give you information about the browser version you are using.
To find out how to allow, block, delete and manage the cookies on all standard web browsers, go to AboutCookies.org and select the browser and version you are using. You'll also find information about how to delete cookies from your computer.
