Cookie Policy

This Policy applies to the use of cookies and other similar technologies in connection with the websites of Smith & Nephew’s Group of companies.

What are Cookies ?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, mobile device or other device when you visit a website or use an app. Some of these cookies can be recognized by websites when you visit them. Cookies can be set by the owner of the website or in some cases by third party services the website owner allows to track your preferences or provide other functionality such as analytics.

There are different types of cookies. These different type of cookies are the following:

  1. Strictly Necessary Cookies

    Strictly Necessary Cookies are necessary to enable websites to function and cannot be switched off. Regulation states that such cookies can be stored on your device if they are essential for the operation of the website. You are not required to give consent for necessary cookies. For all other types of cookies, consent must be obtained.

  2. Functional Cookies

    These cookies enable websites to provide enhanced website functionality and to store user preferences in how the site is presented.

  3. Performance Cookies

Performance Cookies (Analytics and Tracking Cookies) are set by us or third-party analytics providers. These cookies allow us to recognize and collect the number of visitors to our website and how our visitors use the website. All of the information we use which is collected through these cookies is aggregated.

Our website uses Google Analytics cookies to help us understand how visitors engage with our website. Google Analytics provide analytics tools that help website owners (such as us) to understand how their visitors engage with them. Google Analytics may use a set of cookies to collect information and report site usage statistics without personally identifying individual visitors to Google. The main cookie used by Google Analytics is the ‘ga’ cookie

For more information, including details of how to block these cookies, please see here.

 

Description of cookies use on the pop-up display box when visitors enter our website

Cookie Name

Provider

Usage

test_cookie

Doubleclick.net

Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies.

rc::a

Google.com

This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.

rc::c

Google.com

This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.

AWSALBCORS

irs.tools.investis.com

Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience.

AWSALB

irs.tools.investis.com

Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience.

li_gc

Linkedin.com

Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain

AWSALBTG

otp.tools.investis.com

Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience.

AWSALBTGCORS

otp.tools.investis.com

Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience.

ASP.NET_SessionId

Smith-nephew.com

Preserves the visitor's session state across page requests.

__RequestVerificationToken

smith-nephew.com

Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks.

OpenIdConnect.nonce.#

smith-nephew.com

 

CookieConsent

Smith-nephew.com

Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain

website#sc_mode

Smith-nephew.com

This cookie is used internally by the website’s owners, when uploading or renewing website content.

ARRAffinity & ARRAffinitySameSite

Smith-nephew.com

Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in order to optimise response times.

__sharethis_cookie_test__

Smith-nephew.com

This cookie determines whether the browser accepts cookies.

JSESSIONID

Sso – smith.nephew.com

Preserves users states across page requests.

CONSENT

Youtube.com

Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website.

lang

Linkedin.com

Remembers the user's selected language version of a website

collect

Google-analytics.com

Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.

AnalyticsSyncHistory

linkedin.com

Used in connection with data-synchronization with third-party analysis service.

_ga

Smith-nephew.com

Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

_gid

Smith-nephew.com

Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

 

Managing Cookies 

You can choose within your browser whether you wish to accept cookies or not. To manage website cookies effectively, you will need to refer to specific web browser information to allow, reject, disable or delete cookies.

 

Generally, the settings portion of the toolbar on most web browsers or the help section of your browser’s website will provide you with information to manage and disable cookies. Please be aware that if you disable cookies it may affect other users if the device is shared.

Changes to this policy

Smith & Nephew will occasionally update this Cookie Policy to reflect company and customer feedback. We will not proactively notify you of any such changes and encourage you to periodically review this notice. This policy was last updated August 2022

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