This website www.haleongroup.com (“Our Site”) uses Cookies and similar technologies in order to distinguish you from other users.  By using Cookies, We are able to provide you with a better experience and to improve Our Site by better understanding how you use it.  Please read this Cookie Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it.  Your acceptance of Our Cookie Policy is deemed to occur if you continue using Our Site.  If you do not agree to Our Cookie Policy, please stop using Our Site immediately.

1. Definitions and Interpretation

1.1 - In this Cookie Policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:

“Cookie”

means a small file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site;

 

“Cookie Law”

means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and of EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”);

 

“personal data”

means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by GDPR; and

 

“We/Us/Our”

means Haleon Group plc and all our subsidiary and associated companies.

 

2. Information About Us

2.1 - Our Site is owned and operated by Haleon Trading Limited, a limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 00156531, whose registered address is Pinnacle House, Haleon Quarry, Haleon on the Hill, Derby, DE73 8AP.

3. How Does Our Site Use Cookies?

3.1 - Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device.  First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us.  We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our products and/or services.  We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.

3.2 - By using Our Site, you may also receive certain third party Cookies on your computer or device.  Third party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than Us.  Third party Cookies are used on Our Site as detailed in section 4 below.

3.3 - All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law.  We may use some or all of the following types of Cookie:

3.3.1 - Strictly Necessary Cookies

A Cookie falls into this category if it is essential to the operation of Our Site, supporting functions such as logging in, your shopping basket, and payment transactions.

3.3.2 - Analytics Cookies

It is important for Us to understand how you use Our Site, for example, how efficiently you are able to navigate around it, and what features you use.  Analytics Cookies enable us to gather this information, helping Us to improve Our Site and your experience of it.

3.3.3 - Functionality Cookies

Functionality Cookies enable Us to provide additional functions to you on Our Site such as personalisation and remembering your saved preferences.  Some functionality Cookies may also be strictly necessary Cookies, but not all necessarily fall into that category.

3.3.4 - Targeting Cookies

It is important for Us to know when and how often you visit Our Site, and which parts of it you have used (including which pages you have visited and which links you have visited).  As with analytics Cookies, this information helps us to better understand you and, in turn, to make Our Site and advertising more relevant to your interests.

3.3.5 - Third Party Cookies

Third party Cookies are not placed by Us; instead, they are placed by third parties that provide services to Us and/or to you. Third party Cookies may be used by advertising services to serve up tailored advertising to you on Our Site, or by third parties providing analytics services to Us (these Cookies will work in the same way as analytics Cookies described above).

3.3.6 - Persistent Cookies

Any of the above types of Cookie may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit Our Site.

3.3.7 - Session Cookies

Any of the above types of Cookie may be a session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit Our Site until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

3.4 - Cookies on Our Site are not permanent and will expire as indicated in the table below.

3.5 - For more details of the personal data that We collect and use, the measures we have in place to protect personal data, your legal rights, and our legal obligations, please refer to our Privacy Policy https://www.haleongroup.com/data-protection.

3.6 - For more specific details of the Cookies that We use, please refer to the table below.

Cookie

Purpose

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly and to provide users with functions they specifically request (e.g. logging into a section of the website, or filling in a form). These cookies can be disabled by changing your browser settings but some parts of the site will not then work. 

Analytics Cookies

Used to track visits to our own websites to aggregate a range of metrics and measurements. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor’s name. All information that these cookies collect is aggregated and, therefore, anonymous. They are only used to improve how the website works

We use Google Analytics _ga and _gid (which are used to distinguish user IDs) and _gat (used to route traffic to the right server). These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website. The data that is generated by the cookie (including your IP Address) is forwarded to Google. Google use this information to compile reports on our behalf and to help us improve the website. This information informs us about the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come to the website from and the pages they have visited. The _ga and _gid cookies expire 2 years from the date they were last refreshed. The _gat cookie expires after 1 minute. 

For more information about how Google uses data see https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/

4. Consent and Control

4.1 - Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a pop up requesting your consent to set those Cookies.  By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies unless those Cookies are strictly necessary; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended. You can return to your Cookie preferences to review and/or change them at any time.

4.2 - In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.

4.3 - The links below provide instructions on how to control Cookies in all mainstream browsers:

4.3.1 - Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB

4.3.2 - Microsoft Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/278835

4.3.3 - Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/microsoft-edge (Please note that there are no specific instructions at this time, but Microsoft support will be able to assist)

4.3.4 - Safari (macOS): https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?viewlocale=en_GB&locale=en_GB

4.3.5 - Safari (iOS): https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265

4.3.6 - Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-Cookies-website-preferences

4.3.7 - Android: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en (Please refer to your device’s documentation for manufacturers’ own browsers)

6. Changes to this Cookie Policy

6.1 - We may alter this Cookie Policy at any time.  Any such changes will become binding on you on your first use of Our Site after the changes have been made.  You are therefore advised to check this page from time to time.

6.2 - In the event of any conflict between the current version of this Cookie Policy and any previous version(s), the provisions current and in effect shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.