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.
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.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OptanonConsent | OneTrust | This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor. | 1 Year |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | OneTrust | This cookie is set by websites using certain versions of the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust. It is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and in some cases only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user. The cookie has a one year lifespan and contains no personal information. | 1 Year |
| _gat_UA- | Novavax Google | 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 appears to be a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites | A few seconds |
| _ga_xxxxxxxxxx | Novavax Google | Used by Google Analytics to identify and track an individual session with your device. | 1 Year |
| _gid | Google Analytics | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. This appears to be a new cookie and as of Spring 2017 no information is available from Google. It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited. | A few seconds |
| _ga | Google Analytics | This cookie name is associated with Google 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. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customizable by website owners | 1 Year |
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.