Cookie Policy
HEINEKEN Global Shared Services Sp. z o.o., KRS 0000395205, located in Cracow, Poland (‘HEINEKEN’ or ‘we’ or ‘us’) uses cookies to give you a better online experience. In order to make full use of the HEINEKEN website (‘Website’), your computer, tablet or mobile phone will need to accept cookies. We feel that it is important that you know what cookies our Website uses and for what purposes. This will help to protect your privacy, while at the same time providing you with the best online experience.
What is a cookie?
Cookies are small text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded and may be stored on your user device e.g. your computer (or other internet enabled devices, such as a smartphone or tablet). At HEINEKEN we may use similar techniques, such as pixels, web beacons and device fingerprints. For the sake of consistency, all these techniques combined will be hereafter referred to as ‘cookies’.
This Cookie Policy provides you with information about the cookies we use and why. Our Privacy Policy sets out full details of the personal data we collect and how we may use your personal information.
Cookies used on the Website
By clicking ‘Yes’ on the cookie banner, you give your consent to HEINEKEN to place and/or read cookies. HEINEKEN uses several different types of cookies:1) functional cookies, 2) analytics cookies, and 3) advertising cookies. Some of these are session cookies which are temporary and allow us to link your actions during a browser session. Session cookies are erased when you close the browser. Other cookies are persistent cookies which remain on your device for the period of time specified in the cookie. The Website uses cookies for the following purposes:
- FUNCTIONAL COOKIES
Functional cookies are essential and help you navigate the Website. They enhance the user friendliness of the Website for visitors. These cookies make sure that you only have to pass the age-gate once and that your basket is saved during all the steps of your checkout process. These cookies also help to support website security and basic functionality. - ANALYTICS COOKIES
Analytics cookies help us to understand the behaviour of our visitors and the usage of the Website in an aggregated manner. For instance, we can use these cookies to gain insight into how our visitors use our Website. This means we can find out what works and what doesn’t, it allows us to continuously improve the Website, and measure how effective our advertising and communication is.
Control your cookie settings
HEINEKEN Global Shared Services Sp. z o.o. offers you the possibility to consent to our use of cookies or to set your preferences regarding certain categories of cookies by clicking ‘Cookie settings’ in the banner. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking on the hyperlink that is available on our website – which also enables you to withdraw the consent you have previously given to us. This hyperlink will include a list of all analytical.
Please be aware that HEINEKEN currently does not make use of a technical solution that would enable us to respond to your browser's 'Do Not Track' signals. Besides using the ‘Cookie Settings/Set Preferences’ hyperlink on our website, you can manage your cookie settings in your browser settings at any time. Please be aware that your browser settings may not offer you the same ease of use as the Cookie Settings/Set Preferences on our website. If you simply disable all cookies in your browser settings, you may find that certain sections or features of our website will not work, because your browser may prevent us from setting functionally required cookies. Therefore, it is recommended to use the Cookie Settings on our website instead of disabling all cookies via your web browser.
Cookie Overview
Below is a full list of the cookies used on the Website of HEINEKEN:
Functional Cookies
NAME |
PERSISTENCY |
DESCRIPTION |
__language |
End of session |
This cookie stores the country code of the website visitor |
_candidateCSRF |
End of session |
CSRF token |
_frontendSessionID |
End of session |
Session ID front-end |
appm-instance |
End of session |
Session ID back-end |
Analytical Cookies
NAME |
PERSISTENCY |
DESCRIPTION |
_ga |
End of session |
Google Analytics |
_gid |
End of session |
Google Analytics |
_gat | End of session | Google Analytics |
Concluding Remarks
We will keep this Cookie Policy under review and make updates from time to time. Any changes to this Cookie Policy will be posted on our Website page and to the extent reasonably possible, will be communicated to you. You can consult this web page for the latest version.
If you have any further questions and/or comments, please contact us via this webform with a data privacy request.
The most recent version of this cookie policy is dated: 12.05.2020