Cookie policy

1. Information on our use of cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to distinguish your preferences from those of the other users of our website. This allows us to offer you a better experience when you visit our website and to optimize our website in the meantime.

As a result of changes in the regulatory landscape, all websites focusing on certain parts of the European Union are obligated to ask for your permission in order to use or save cookies and similar technologies on your computer or mobile devices. This cookie policy clearly and completely informs you about the cookies we use and their purpose. Please read our Privacy Policy in order to take note of the Privacy rules applicable to the website.

For further information about this Cookie Policy, you can contact us using our contact form.

Last update: 29-03-2022

2. What is a cookie?

A “cookie” is a small text file that is sent from the server of SIP Protection and is stored on your computer’s hard drive. This way we can remember your preferences when visiting our website.

3. Kind of cookies

Cookies can be subdivided based on their offspring, function, and durability.

  1. First-party cookies are cookies set by a website visited by the user i.e. the website displayed in the address bar.

  2. Third-party cookies are cookies that are set by a domain other than the one being visited by the user. A third-party cookie occurs when a user visits a website and third-party sets a cookie through that website (e.g. cookies placed by Google, Twitter and Facebook).

  3. Functional cookies are cookies that ensure the proper functioning of the website (e.g. cookies for log-in or registration, language preferences). Functional cookies are logically first-party cookies.

  4. Non-functional cookies are cookies that can be set for statistical, social, targeting and commercial purposes. They are not related to the mere technical support of the website. Cookies with statistical purposes allow us to check which pages of the website you visit, where your computer is localized etc. Cookies with social purposes allow the user to share the content of the visited website through social media directly to others. Cookies with targeting purposes allow the creation of your profile based on your surfing behavior so that the displayed advertisement will be adapted to your interests. Cookies with commercial purposes keep track of how many and which advertisements were displayed to a user. Non-functional cookies can be first party or third-party cookies.

  5. Persistent cookies are stored on a users’ device in between browser sessions which allow preferences or actions of the user to be remembered. The cookies are activated every time the user that set these cookies visits the website (e.g. cookies set by social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Google Analytics etc.) Most non-functional cookies are persistent cookies.

4. Your permission

By using our website you agree to the use of functional cookies. Other types of cookies and tracking mechanisms are bundled into two groups: analytical cookies and marketing cookies. We only place these cookies when we have your permission to do so. You can edit your preferences at any time through the cookie policy at the bottom of every page on the website. (Link to the cookie policy)

5. Changing your browser settings

We would like to point out that web browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. These settings can generally be found in the menu ‘Options’ or ‘Preferences’ of your web browser. In order to understand these settings better, the following links can be useful. In case you need additional information, you can consult the ‘Help’ function in your web browser.

6. More information on cookies

Information on cookies

You can find useful information on cookies: All About Cookies

Internet Advertising Bureau

The association for digital marketers drafted a guide on online behavioral advertising and online privacy that you can find on: Your online Choices

7. Which cookies do we use

Functional cookies

Functional cookies ensure that our online shop functions correctly. Think of features like placing an item in your shopping cart or paying for your order.

mage-cache-storage
First-party
1 hour
This cookie is used to facilitate content caching on the browser to make pages load faster.
mage-cache-storage-section-invalidation
First-party
1 hour
This cookie is used to facilitate content caching on the browser to make pages load faster.
form_key
First-party
1 day
This cookie is used to facilitate content caching on the browser to make pages load faster.
mage-cache-sessid
First-party
1 hour
The value of this cookie triggers the cleanup of local cache storage. When the cookie is removed by the backend application, the Admin cleans up local storage, and sets the cookie value to true.
mage-banners-cache-storage
First-party
1 hour
Stores banner content locally to improve performance.
recently_compared_product
First-party
1 hour
Stores product IDs of recently compared products.
PHPSESSID
First-party
1 hour
Cookie generated by applications based on the PHP language. This is a general purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables. It is normally a random generated number, how it is used can be specific to the site, but a good example is maintaining a logged-in status for a user between pages.
recently_viewed_product
First-party
1 hour
Stores product IDs of recently viewed products for easy navigation.
recently_compared_product_previous
First-party
1 hour
Stores product IDs of previously compared products for easy navigation.
product_data_storage
First-party
1 hour
Stores configuration for product data related to Recently Viewed / Compared Products.
mage-messages
First-party
1 hour
Tracks error messages and other notifications that are shown to the user, such as the cookie consent message, and various error messages. The message is deleted from the cookie after it is shown to the shopper.
recently_viewed_product_previous
First-party
1 hour
Stores product IDs of recently previously viewed products for easy navigation.

Analytical cookies

Analytical cookies enable us to collect, with the assistance of third parties, statistics about how our online shop is used. By measuring the website use, we can continue to improve our shop to our customers' advantage.

_gid
Third-party
1 day
This cookie is set by Google Analytics. It stores and update a unique value for each page visited and is used to count and track pageviews.
_gat_UA-46083660-2
Third-party
1 minute
This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It is a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites.
_ga_LYSLW64MT9
Third-party
2 years
_ga cookie which is used to identify unique users and expires after two years.
_ga
Third-party
2 years
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports.
_clck
Thrid-party
1 year
Persists the Clarity User ID and preferences, unique to that site, on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID.
_clsk
Third-party
1 day
Connects multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording.
CLID
Third-party
1 year
Identifies the first-time Clarity saw this user on any site using Clarity.
SM
Third-party
End of session
Used in synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains.

Marketing Cookies

SIP Protection uses marketing cookies that track website activity. This means we can show you personalized and relevant offers. If you don't accept this form of tracking, you may still see ads from SIP Protection randomly on other websites.

dmSessionID
Third-party
20 minutes
This cookie name is associated with services from UK email marketing company DotMailer. Their software placed on a website enables the owners to track when email campaign recipients land on the target website, which enables monitoring of the effectiveness of a campaign. This cookie is a short lived session identifier.
recordID
Third-party
1 year
This cookie name is associated with services from UK email marketing company DotMailer. Their software placed on a website enables the owners to track when email campaign recipients land on the target website, which enables monitoring of the effectiveness of a campaign. This cookie is a unique user identifier, enabling persistent linking of behaviour on the site to a particular user and email campaign response.
ANONCHK
Third-party
10 minutes
Indicates whether MUID is transferred to ANID, a cookie used for advertising. Clarity doesn't use ANID and so this is always set to 0.
MUID
Third-party
1 year, 24 days
Identifies unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. These cookies are used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes.

How we process personal information

Some cookies that we use process your personal information. You can find more information on how we collect and process personal information in our privacy policy.