The use of cookies on our website OLD

What are cookies used for?

There are many functions cookies serve. For example, they can help us recognise and count the number of visitors, analyse how well our website is performing, remember your username and preferences. This makes it possible to match your preferred interests more quickly and make the content displayed more relevant to you.

The BMI Group uses the following cookies:

Type of Cookie

Function

Data Collection

Essential cookies

Sometimes called

These cookies only identify your computer or mobile device. They do not identify you as an individual, which means only information which is not individually identifiable is stored in these cookies.

Performance cookies

These cookies are used for analysis purposes and they allow us to count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us improve the way our website works (for example, it is easy for visitors to find the exact information they are looking for).

These cookies only identify your computer or mobile device and not you as an individual. Data for analysis is collected anonymously. In some cases, some of these cookies are managed for us by third parties. BMI will not use cookies to identify individuals or collect personal data and does not use the cookies for any purpose other than those listed above.

Functionality cookies

These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).

The information these cookies collect may include personally identifiable information that you have disclosed, such as your username.

Targeted cookies

Targeted cookies are used by advertisers on our website. They track your browser when you visit different websites to understand what you're interested in, and use this information to display more relevant advertisements to you.

These cookies may be stored and accessed by third-parties providing the used tools.

Cookie List

A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services or website access, such as visiting a page, setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work.

Cookie Subgroup

Cookies

Cookies used

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OptanonConsent , OptanonAlertBoxClosed

First Party

developers.google.com/maps/

VirtualGoogleMapFunctionality

First Party

app.mopinion.com

AWSALB, AWSALBCORS

Third Party

cdn.cookielaw.org

OptanonAlertBoxClosed, OptanonConsent

Third Party

fonts.mopinion.com

AWSALBCORS, AWSALB

Third Party

hubspot.com

__cf_bm

Third Party

broadcaster.walls.io

AWSALB, AWSALBCORS

Third Party

youtube.com

CONSENT, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, YSC

Third Party

www.bmigroup.com

OptanonAlertBoxClosed, OptanonConsent

Third Party

collect.mopinion.com

AWSALB, AWSALBCORS

Third Party

Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. If you do not allow these cookies we may not know when you have visited our site, and will be less able to monitor its performance.

Cookie Subgroup

Cookies

Cookies used

bmidxbgroupprod.gatsbyjs.io/

__hssrc , __hssc

First Party

deploy.mopinion.com

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Third Party

gatsbyjs.io

_gid, _gat_UA-, _gclxxxx, _ga

Third Party

www.bmigroup.com

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Third Party

bmidxbgroupprod.gatsbyjs.io

lux_uid, _ga_Q6GB8KWQKZ

Third Party

bmigroup.com

_ga, _gat_UA-, _gid, mop_ga_gid, mop_ga

Third Party

cdn.speedcurve.com

lux_uid

Third Party

Targeting Cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites and deliver other online or offline marketing to you. They are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

Cookie Subgroup

Cookies

Cookies used

bmidxbgroupprod.gatsbyjs.io/

__hstc

First Party

www.facebook.com

Third Party

ads.linkedin.com

lang

Third Party

linkedin.com

AnalyticsSyncHistory, lang, lidc, UserMatchHistory, li_gc, bcookie

Third Party

gatsbyjs.io

mf_user, _fbp

Third Party

www.linkedin.com

bscookie

Third Party

js.hs-analytics.net

__hssc, __hstc, __hssrc, hubspotutk

Third Party

doubleclick.net

IDE

Third Party

bmidxbgroupprod.gatsbyjs.io

hubspotutk, mf_dbcc4ec1-b708-4c6a-99db-4d575ee062d7, mf_user

Third Party

bmigroup.com

_gcl_au

Third Party

bmidxbaustriaprod.gatsbyjs.io

mf_user

Third Party

js.hs-banner.com

__hssc, __hstc, hubspotutk, __hssrc

Third Party

* As set out above, BMI Group websites use web analytic functions provided by Google Analytics. Google Analytics is provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA, 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies in the form of text files which are stored on user computers.  The information collected by cookies regarding use of BMI online products and services is generally transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there. However, if IP anonymisation is activated on the portal, Google will reduce your IP address within Member States of the European Union or in other countries party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area beforehand. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the United States and shortened there.

Google uses this information on behalf of BMI Group to evaluate the use of the BMI Group’s online products and services, to prepare online product and service activity reports, and to perform other services for us related to the use of our online products and services and Website. Anonymised user profiles are then created based on the processed data.

The IP address provided by the user’s browser will not be combined with other Google data. Users can set their browser software to prevent the storage of cookies. Users can also prevent the data collected by the cookie regarding use of our online products and services from being sent to and processed by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin using the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en . Please note that some outdated web browsers may not support the Google opt-out browser plugin. If you wish to use such old web browser, please refer to the settings of your browser if you wish to disable cookies.

Additional information regarding Google’s use of data for advertising purposes and regarding settings and disagreement options can be found on the following Google websites:

How to manage and disable cookies?

In the settings of your internet browser you can choose whether or not to accept cookies. However, you must be aware of the fact that if you use your browser settings to block all cookies you may lose some features and functionality on our website or you may not be able to access some parts of the website.

The following websites provide information on how to manage and adjust the cookies settings on some popular browsers:

If you use other browsers you can check the support section of their websites to find out how to manage and disable cookies.

To find out more about cookies in general, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and disable them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org