To make this website work properly, and to provide the best service to our site visitors, we place small data files called cookies on your device. This policy provides you with information about cookies and how to control them for this website.
This site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. In case of activation of the IP anonymization, Google will truncate/anonymize the last octet of the IP address for Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the full IP address is sent to and shortened by Google servers in the United States. On behalf of the website provider, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website provider. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Furthermore you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (such as cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/ (Opens external link in a new tab). Further information concerning Google’s terms and conditions of use and data privacy can be found at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html (Opens external link in a new tab) or at https://www.google.de/intl/en_uk/policies/ (Opens external link in a new tab). Please note that on this website, Google Analytics code is supplemented by "gat._anonymizeIp();" to ensure an anonymized collection of IP addresses (so called IP-masking).
The VFS Global Cookie Preference Centre Tool can be utilised to customise your cookie preferences. The tool will record when you have consented to our cookie policy and will ask for consent again annually to ensure users stay up-to-date with changes to our Cookie and Privacy policies. The consent tool specifically controls the tracking cookies and analytical cookies set by using our websites. Essential cookies cannot be disabled, nor can the tool be used to block cookies on third-party websites linked from our website.
Many of the cookies used on our website can also be enabled or disabled through your browser. To disable cookies through most browsers, "right click" on the Lock icon in the address bar of your Browser, from there you will see the "Cookies" option, you can "Allow" or Block" Cookies clicking and following the prompts. Please note that disabling a cookie or category of cookies does not delete the cookie from your browser unless manually completed through your browser function.
For more information, please feel free to contact our Data Protection Officer dpo@vfsglobal.com