Cookie Policy

Introduction to cookies

Cookies are small text files that are transferred to users’ computers, smartphones or tablets by means of a web browser. Cookies are transferred to the permanent memory of the device when the user visits the website, to allow the system to recognize the user during subsequent visits, improving the overall user experience.

Cookies may be temporary (session cookies), i.e. only used during the user’s visit to the website and eliminated when the browser is closed, or permanent, i.e. which remain in the permanent memory of the device even when the user exits the website and, therefore, until they are manually deleted by the user or automatically by the browser after a certain period of time.

Cookies can serve different purposes:

  • technical cookies make it possible to remember the user when browsing a website;
  • analytics cookies collect aggregated data on the parts of the website visited most frequently and monitor the promotional messages conveyed by the website, so as to to improving contents and facilitating consultation;
  • profiling cookies aim to create profiles relative to the user on the basis of the browsing experience, not only of an individual website but more generally on the internet; they are used to send advertising messages that are in line with the preferences expressed while browsing the internet.

The cookies installed by the website

The website uses some temporary technical cookies that allow the user to be remembered while browsing.
The website also uses (both temporary and permanent, first and third party) analytics cookies in order to collect aggregated information on the pages visited most frequently and monitor advertising: the information thus obtained is then used to improve the website contents and facilitate its use by users.
For third-party analytics cookies, tools have been adopted that reduce the power of the cookies to identify users and prevent third parties from cross-linking the information collected with other information already in its possession: there is therefore no need to obtain user consent upon installation.
In the following list cookies used by www.saphyrion.ch

PHPSESSID
__cfduid
_biz_uid
_gid
_ga
_biz_nA
_biz_sid
_biz_pendingA

Expiration: End of session
Main purpose: Functionality cookies
Description: The PHPSESSID cookie is native to PHP and enables websites to store serialised state data. On the Action website it is used to establish a user session and to pass state data via a temporary cookie, which is commonly referred to as a session cookie. As the PHPSESSID cookie has no timed expiry, it disappears when the client is closed.

Expiration: End of session
Main purpose: Strictly Necessary
Description: Cookie assoiated with sites using CloudFlare, used to speed up page load times. According to CloudFlare it is used to override any security restrictions based on the IP address the visitor is coming from. It does not contain any user identification information.

Expiration: End of session
Main purpose:  Performance
Description: This cookie is used to record website and server performance with each visit to the site. The data is aggregated and analyzed; therefore, it remains anonymous upon use.

Expiration: End of session
Main purpose: Performance
Description: This cookie name is asssociated 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.

Expiration: End of session
Main purpose: Performance
Description: This cookie name is asssociated with Google Universal 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 customisable by website owners.

Expiration: End of session
Main purpose: Performance
Description: This cookie is used to record website and server performance with each visit to the site. The data is aggregated and analyzed; therefore, it remains anonymous upon use.

Expiration: End of session
Main purpose: Performance
Description: This cookie is used to record website and server performance with each visit to the site. The data is aggregated and analyzed; therefore, it remains anonymous upon use.

Expiration: End of session
Main purpose: Performance
Description: This cookie is used to record website and server performance with each visit to the site. The data is aggregated and analyzed; therefore, it remains anonymous upon use.

Cookies and privacy

The default settings of most browsers accept the use of cookies, including of third parties. These settings can, however, be altered and you can choose whether to accept cookies, see a pop-up window allowing you decide whether or not to accept the cookies each time, or refuse the use of all cookies indiscriminately.
To allow the website to function properly, we recommend you accept cookies; otherwise some functions may not work and you will be unable to make full use of the website. Browser settings can be changed using the tool bar.
If you wish to disable Google Analytics cookies (Google DoubleClick), visit the relative Google web page (tools.google.com/dlpage) and download the add-on to disable Google Analytics for the browser used.

The banner and cookies settings

The first time the website is accessed, a banner appears. If “OK” has been clicked, consent has been given to the collection and use of all cookies, as described above. This choice can be changed at any time by altering the browser settings.

How to disable cookies through browser configuration:

Additional information

For more information or clarifications as to the cookies installed by the website, please contact us at contact@saphyrion.ch or write to Data Protection Officer, Saphyrion Sagl., Strada Regina 16, CH-6934 Bioggio(TI), SWITZERLAND