COOKIE POLICY

Cookies improve the user experience on our services because they allow, e.g., the system to recognize returning visitors. The term "cookies" in this privacy notice refers to cookies and similar technologies. The term "computer" in this privacy notice refers to computers, smartphones and all other devices with internet access. Cookies are small, usually randomly coded text files that are sent to your computer and stored there. These cookies allow your browser to track certain information that may be retrieved and used by internet servers at a later stage. Neo uses cookies and similar technologies on its services for several reasons, for example:

  • Websites load faster;
  • Websites may be browsed faster;
  • Your settings, such as language and time zone, may be saved;
  • Security on websites is improved since your identity may be verified; and
  • Your log-in to secured websites is facilitated.

We include the following three categories of cookies on our services:

These cookies are necessary to safeguard the functionalities of our services and for the website to operate. Cookies are set, in particular, in response to your actions and depend on your specific service requests (e.g., setting your privacy preferences, filling out forms, or logging in). More specifically, we set the following cookies:

  • AspNetCore.Antiforgery.#: Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks
    Expiration: End of the session
  • incap_ses_#: Preserves users states across page requests
    Expiration: End of the session
  • visid_incap_#: Preserves users states across page requests
    Expiration: 360 days
  • nlbi_#: Used to ensure website security and fraud detection
    Expiration: End of the session
  • Login: Preserves users identity across pages
    Expiration: 1 month
  • Email: Preserves users identity across pages
    Expiration: 1 month

The processing is based on our legitimate business interest to be able to provide our basic webservices in a secure and useful manner. Our website cannot function without these cookies and they can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences.

These cookies enable the provision of advanced functionalities and are used for personalization. The cookies are set in particular in response to your actions and depend on your specific service requests (e.g., pop-up notification choices). More specifically, we set the following cookies:

  • No functional cookies in use at the moment.

The processing is based on your consent you provided to us in the course of the subscription process. You either grant your consent by accepting all cookies in our cookie banner or by activating the cookie type(s) you have selected. Your consent is voluntary, and you may revoke it at any time with effect for the future. You can revoke your consent by reopening our cookie banner and deactivating the cookie type. If you do not grant your consent or revoke it, this will not result in any disadvantages for you. However, without your consent, the functions explained above will not be available to you.

These cookies may be set to learn more about your interests and show you relevant ads on other websites. These cookies work by uniquely identifying your browser and device. By integrating these cookies, we aim to learn more about your interests and your surfing behavior and to be able to place our advertising in a targeted manner. More specifically, we set the following cookies:

  • ___utmvc: Collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website
    Expiration: 6 months
  • _gcl_au: Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services
    Expiration: 3 months
  • demdex: Via a unique ID that is used for semantic content analysis, the user's navigation on the website is registered and linked to offline data from surveys and similar registrations to display targeted ads
    Expiration: 6 months
  • dpm: Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. This pairing service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitates real-time bidding for advertisers
    Expiration: 6 months
  • everest_g_v2: used for targeted ads and to document efficacy of each individual ad
    Expiration: 1 year
  • ev_sync_dd: A third-party, ad exchange-specific cookie that syncs the Advertising Cloud surfer ID with the partner ad exchange. It's created for new surfers and sends a synchronization request when it's expired
    Expiration: 1 month
  • _ga: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website
    Expiration: 2 years
  • _gat: Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate
    Expiration: 1 minute
  • _gid: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website
    Expiration: 1 day
  • AMCV_#: Unique user ID that recognizes the user on returning visits
    Expiration: 2 years
  • s_cc: Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies
    Expiration: End of the session
  • _gat_gtag_UA_#: This is a Google analytics cookie, used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes
    Expiration: 1-10 minutes
  • s_sq: This cookie is set and read by the JavaScript code when the SelectMap functionality or the Activity Map functionality are enabled; it contains information about the previous link that was selected on by the user
    Expiration: End of the session

The processing is based on your consent you provided to us in the course of the subscription process. You either grant your consent by accepting all cookies in our cookie banner or by activating the cookie type(s) you have selected. Your consent is voluntary, and you may revoke it at any time with effect for the future. You can revoke your consent by reopening our cookie banner and deactivating the cookie type. If you do not grant your consent or revoke it, this will not result in any disadvantages for you. However, without your consent, the functions explained above will not be available to you.

Please note that the use of Google Analytics has been extended by the plug-in "AnonymizeIP", to ensure an anonymized collection of your IP address, so that we cannot relate your data to your person. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.

Some computer browsers automatically accept all cookies. In this case, you may not see the cookie banner which allows you to manage your cookies individually. However, you can change your browser settings to block all cookies. You may also be able to configure your browser settings so that only certain types of cookies are blocked or so that you are notified as soon as a new cookie is to be stored on your computer. In this case, you can accept or reject cookies individually. If this function is available to you, you will find more detailed explanations in the help function of your browser. There you will also find information on how to delete all or certain cookies for which you have given us your consent. For more information on managing and deleting cookies for popular browsers, please see the following links: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari.