Cookie Policy
Cookies on our websites
Background
Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to your device by websites you visit. They allow the website to recognise your device and store some information about your location and past actions.
We use different types of cookies for different things, such as:
- Analysing how you use OMNIMUS operated websites
- Giving you a better, more personalised experience (showing content relevant to you and your location)
- Analysing how you interact with the website
- Analysing the effectiveness of our interactive content such as videos and podcasts
We have listed the cookies that we use on OMNIMUS operated websites, what each cookie is used for and how long it is retained below.
You can find more information about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org
Your choice
You can choose whether or not to accept cookies using the toggle on this page. Some cookies are essential cookies and cannot be turned off using the toggle. We have listed these ‘strictly necessary’ cookies, what they are used for and how long they are retained below.
Some of the cookies listed below, such as the YouTube cookie in relation to video content, are third-party cookies that cannot be turned off using the toggle. In order to remove these cookies you will need to visit the third party sites and follow the instructions in their cookie notices. Alternatively, follow the instructions under the Changing cookie settings in your browser heading below.
Cookies placed by marketing emails are different to website cookies and cannot be turned off using the toggle. Information on what these cookies are and what they do can be found under the Tracking cookies heading below. To switch these cookies off please follow the instructions under the Changing cookie settings in your browser heading below.
Necessary cookies
| Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|
| This is an OMNIMUS cookie to track whether you have accepted the cookie policy. This cookie stores the time and date of consent. | 1 year |
| This is a session cookie set by ASP.net. It identifies a user’s session on the server and ensures the user can navigate the site correctly. | When you close your browser |
| This cookie stores your language preference for the session. A language is stored per site (i.e. on the German site or the global site) to remember the language preference for that site in the current session. This is so that, where possible, we can show you content in your preferred language during your session. | When you close your browser |
| This cookie is set by Azure Apps to keep a user’s session on the same server. | When you close your browser |
Website functionality cookies
These cookies enable functionality that gives you a better, more personalised experience, showing content relevant to your location and remembering your language preferences. If you disable these cookies it may interfere with your experience on our website.
| Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|
| This cookie tracks geographical personalisation preferences so that OMNIMUS can display relevant content to you on your journey around the site. | 10 years |
Analytics cookies
These help us to improve our website by collecting and reporting information on how you use it.
| Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|
| We use a tool called Siteimprove to collect statistics about your use of the site, such as page visits and referring websites. This information is then used for web analytics and to improve the user experience on the website. This Siteimprove Analytics cookie contains a randomly generated ID used to recognize your browser when you read a page. | 1000 days |
| These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website. They distinguish users on the website by assigning a randomly generated number as an identifier. They collect information on the number of visitors to the site, whether they are unique or returning visitors, the pages visited, the length of time spent on the site and how the visitor reaches the website (e.g. a search engine result, social post or direct link). The user data provided to OMNIMUS is aggregated and therefore anonymous. | ga/utma: 2 years_gid/ dc_gtm: 24 hours_utmb: 30 minutes_utmc: when you close your browser session_utmt: 10 minutes _utmz: |
Third party cookies
Our video content is hosted on third party sites (YouTube and IBM). In order to remove these cookies you will need to visit the third party sites and follow the instructions in their cookie notices.
Alternatively, follow the instructions under the Changing cookie settings in your browser heading below.
| Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|
| If you view a video on our website which is hosted on the YouTube platform, this cookie will be used by YouTube to anonymously track views of that video. Opt-out of YouTube cookies here. | Please refer to YouTube’s cookie information |
| If you view an embedded video from the IBM video platform during your session on the OMNIMUS website, this cookie will be used by IBM to anonymously track views of that video. For more information please see IBM’s cookie policy. |
When you close your browser. |
| When you visit our website from an OMNIMUS sponsored campaign on LinkedIn this cookie is set by LinkedIn and stores a unique LinkedIn user ID. These cookies enable us to see how many clicks or visits our content has from LinkedIn. For more information please see LinkedIn’s cookie policy. |
90 days |
Tracking cookies
If you click on a link in a marketing email from OMNIMUS, the cookies listed below will be placed on your device for the purposes outlined below.
As these cookies are not placed by our website, clicking ‘reject cookies’ will not turn these cookies off. If you wish to turn these cookies off, please follow the instructions under the Changing cookie settings in your browser heading below.