Cookies Policy
We use cookies and related data collection technologies (“cookies”) to provide services, gather information when users navigate through the Site to enhance and personalize the experience, to understand usage patterns, and to improve our Sites, products, and services.
A cookie is a string of information, including a unique reference code, that a website stores on a visitor’s computer when visiting a website and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. A number of cookies we use will last only for the duration of your web session and expire when you close your browser. Other cookies last longer and are used to recognize your computer when you return to the Site.
The cookies you receive from the Sites are served by Novavax. However some cookies served by us use code provided by a third party delivering analytical services on our behalf. We and our service providers use the following categories of cookies:
Essential Cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with features available through our Sites and to use some of their features, such as contact forms. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Sites, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our Sites function. None currently in use.
Performance and Functionality Cookies: These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Sites but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Cookie description | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _gat | Novavax Google | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics and is used to throttle (Google) the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. | 1 Minute |
| gat gtag_UA_6511837 | Novavax Google | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics and is used to throttle (Google) the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. | 1 Minute |
| _gid | Novavax Google | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. It stores and updates a unique value for each page visited. | 1 Day |
| _ga | Novavax Google | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. 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. | 2 Years |
Analytics and Customization Cookies: These cookies collect information that is used to help us understand how our Sites are being used or how effective our Marketing Activities are, or to help us customize our Sites for you in order to enhance your experience. None currently in use.
Persistent Cookies: These record your visit to our Sites, recognize you as a previous visitor and track your activity on the Sites. These cookies qualify as persistent cookies, because they remain on your device for us to use during a next visit to our Sites. You can delete these cookies via your browser settings. See below for further details on how you can control persistent cookies.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Cookie description | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| privacy_accept | Novavax | This cookie tracks consent for Novavax to place cookies as described in this Cookie Policy. It is set 7 days by clicking ACCEPT on the popup that appears at the bottom of the screen during your initial visit to the site and prevents the popup from being shown on subsequent visits. | 7 Days |
Managing Cookies
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies but, if you prefer, you can change your browser to prevent that or to notify you each time a cookie is set. You can review your Internet browser settings, typically under the sections “Help” or “Internet Options”, to exercise choices you have for certain cookies.
Please note that by blocking or deleting cookies used on the Sites, you may not be able to take full advantage of the Sites.
You can also learn more about how to manage all cookies across different types of browsers by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org. The site includes additional useful information on cookies.
To learn more about the use of cookies by Google for analytics and to exercise choice regarding those cookies, please visit the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Please note that new services using cookies may be added to the Sites from time to time. Accordingly, this Cookies Policy is subject to occasional revisions. We will notify you of changes by posting the new Cookies Policy on the Sites. Such changes to the Cookies Policy will become effective when posted. Please review this Cookies Policy periodically and become aware of modifications.