Cookie Statement

DANONE NUTRICIA AFRICA & OVERSEAS operates this website in your territory. When we say “Danone”, “us”, “our” or “we”, this is who we are referring to. 

At Danone, we want to be open and transparent in the way we use cookies so you can make an informed choice on the information you share with us. This cookie statement explains how we and certain third parties use cookies and similar technologies on the website, and how to manage your choices on the information you share with us. 

If you have any further questions or comments, feel free to contact us via the following email address : consumerafrica@danone.com

Like many companies, we use cookies and other tracking technologies to ensure you get the best from this website. In this document, when we refer to "cookies", we are referring to cookies and other tracking technologies, as described below.

“Cookies” are small text files from a website that are stored on your computer, mobile phone, or other device. Cookies generally contain information that is associated with your web browser, information such as website preferences, login information, or a user identification. 

Like other online services and mobile applications, we use both cookies and other technologies such as web beacons/GIFs, pixels tags, embedded scripts, and other tracking technologies. These technologies consist of small transparent image files or other web programming code that record how you interact with the website. They are often used in conjunction with web browser cookies or other identifiers associated with your device. Below is a more detailed description of some of the other types of tracking technologies we may use on this website:

·        Pixels tags are small images or small snippets of code inserted into web pages, advertisements, or emails. Pixels tags collect information such as your browser or device and can also set cookies.

·        Local storage allows data to be stored locally on your browser or device and includes HTML5 local storage and browser cache.

When you browse and interact with our websites, we also collect aggregated and non-identifying information such as device type, time of the day, country, browser type, page URL and conversion type, which is a metric that identifies an action a user has taken on a website (i.e., making a purchase, registering for an event, or subscribing to a newsletter)

We use these anonymized data to build statistical models, allowing us to infer the impact of our ads on users’ actions, such as purchases, while respecting your privacy. This helps us refine our advertisements to make them more relevant to our consumers, thereby enhancing their experience on our websites.

It is important to underscore that this method of gathering information does not, under any circumstances, enable users’ identification.

Generally speaking, there are a few reasons why we, and certain third parties, may use cookies:

·        cookies that are necessary for the website to function and to enable you to make use of the services we provide;

·        cookies that collect data related to the use of our website and the performance of it. We use this information to improve our online products and services;

·        cookies that we use to personalize and optimize your experience on our website. These cookies store information on your choices such as text size, language and screen resolution; and

·        cookies that are placed for enhanced services

Please see below for further information on the types of cookies we use on this website.

·        Session cookies: these are created temporarily in your browser's subfolder while you are visiting a website and are automatically deleted when you leave the website.

·        Persistent cookies: in contrast to session cookies, persistent cookies are re-activated when you return to the same website and remain in your browser's subfolder until they expire (the duration of cookies is indicated in the tables specific to each type of cookies in the tables below)  

These cookies are needed in order for the website to function properly.  

For example, we may use necessary cookies for logging in, filling in forms or to enable other features and functions of the website. We also use necessary cookies to maintain the security and stability of our services. Because these cookies are necessary to the security and functionality of our services, they cannot be switched off via our cookie consent tool.

If these cookies are blocked, it may affect your usage of our website.

List of necessary cookies 

These cookies help us to understand visitor’s habits so that we can improve our online products and services. For example by determining which areas of our website have been visited and how long, to get insights about users behavior, or identify technical issues encountered.  This information allows us to ensure our website is functioning properly and is providing the best experience for our users. We may also use analytics cookies as part of our data management platform to track results of our marketing campaigns or understand if your visit was driven by the use or purchase of a product or service from us

List of analytics and performance-related cookies

We keep your preferences for 6 months but it is still possible to restrict or block certain cookies or even delete certain cookies that have already been placed on your device. If you do so, we may think that you have never visited us before and will therefore show you the Cookie Statement again and ask for your consent in placing cookies.

To delete certain third-party cookies, please use the following links (note that clicking the links will open in a new window, and we are not responsible for the content of external websites):

·        Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/policies/cookies/      

·        Google:  https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

·        Twitter: https://business.twitter.com/en/help/ads-policies/product-policies/interest-based-opt-out-policy.html

·        Oath (Yahoo): https://www.verizonmedia.com/policies/us/en/verizonmedia/privacy/topics/cookies/index.html

·        YouTube: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated?hl=en

·        Hotjar: https://help.hotjar.com/hc/en-us/articles/115011789248-Hotjar-Cookies

·        Amazon:https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GVASXV5UZ64R4Y25

·        Pinterest: https://policy.pinterest.com/en/cookies

·        Criteo: https://www.criteo.com/

·        TagCommander/Commanders Act: https://community.commandersact.com/platform/knowledge-base/cookies

·        Adobe: https://www.adobe.com/privacy/cookies.html

·        Bing:  https://www.bing.com/shared/mcp

You can also restrict or block cookies by changing your browser’s settings. Each browser is configured differently. To disable cookies via your browser settings, you should follow the instructions given by the publisher of your browser. As of the date of this Cookie Notice, these instructions are available for commonly used browsers through the following links (note that clicking the links will open in a new window, and we are not responsible for the content of external websites):

If you use Microsoft Edge:

https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy

If you use Safari:

https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21447?locale=en_US

If you use Firefox:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

If you use Chrome:

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&hlrm=en

If you use different devices, make sure you configure the settings of the corresponding browser according to your preferences.

Your mobile device may provide settings that allow you to express the choice not to have information about your use of mobile ads used for interest-based advertising purposes.  On your iOS device, this is called “Limit Ad Tracking,” and on your Android device, it is called “Opt-out of Ads Personalization” or “Opt-out of interest-based ads”.

You can obtain more information on how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage them by visiting https://www.allaboutcookies.org and https://www.ghostery.com/.

If you have any questions, comments or complaints regarding cookies, please contact us via the email address : consumerafrica@danone.com