WHAT IS A COOKIE?

A cookie is a small data file stored on your computer or mobile device at the request of your browser when you visit this Site. Some cookies are necessary to be able to use the Site; others allow customization and optimization of the content displayed, the collection of user preferences, the monitoring of the user activity on the Site, the tracking of Site errors and the securing of Site access. In short, cookies allow the Site to “remember” your actions or preferences for a certain period of time.

Most browsers allow cookies by default. However, users can set their browsers to refuse or remove them, if they wish.

There are different types of cookies:

• Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
• Permanent cookies remain on your device or computer until they expire or until you actively delete them. They enable certain information about your use to be recalled when you return to the website.

WHAT COOKIES DOES SANOFI USE ON THIS WEBSITE?

By using this Site, you consent to our and our third party service providers' use of cookies in accordance with this Cookies Policy.

On this Site, we (and our third party service providers) use permanent cookies to measure visitors' use of our Site and to distinguish you from other users of our Site. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our Site and also allows us to improve our Site.

Apart from essential cookies (see below), we only use cookies that you have properly consented through the cookies banner that appear on your first visit to this Site. If your consent is already given, the banner will not appear again as long as the cookie expiry term has not come to an end or if there are no material changes to our Cookies Policy. If you do not want the Site to install cookies on your browser or if you want the Site to stop using certain cookies, you can block the use of cookies or remove cookies that are already installed on your browser by disabling them on the cookie settings page or by modifying your browser settings. However, we draw your attention to the fact that disabling cookies may prevent you from accessing certain features on the Site and certain pages of the Site may not function properly.

You can set your browser to accept or reject all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is issued, to check its validity, duration and content and to periodically delete cookies.

You can also type “cookies” in your browser's help section to access the setup instructions. For information about how to manage cookies on the browser of your mobile device, you will need to consult the device manual.

For more information about cookies, including how they are installed and how you can manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

You can find out more information about the individual cookies we use, the purposes for which we use them and the corresponding cookie expiry terms below.

ESSENTIAL COOKIES

These cookies are required for this Site to work. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into or remain logged into your account. Essential cookies cannot be disabled.

Cookie Name	Cookie Description / Purpose	Cookie Expiry Term
HASVISITED	Used to display the EU cookie law banner	Not used
ALLOWTRACKING	Used for audience analytics	Not used
ALLOWYOUTUBE	Used to display YouTube videos	Not used
ALLOWFLICKER	Used to display Flickr images	Not used
ALLOWSLIDESHARE	Used to display Slideshare presentation	Not used
USERSETTINGS	Used for general cookie management	Not used
JSESSIONID	Used for Shareholding calculator	Not used

 

PERFORMANCE COOKIES

These cookies indirectly help improve this Site by tracking your use of the Site. This set of cookies collect information regarding the number of visitors, how visitors move around our Site when they are using it and may report the Site’s usage statistics without personally identifying any individual visitor.

Cookie Name	Cookie Description / Purpose	Cookie Expiry Term
XTVRN	Part of XiTi software: monitor traffic and highlight issues that may arise by people browsing our website.	Not Used
XTVALCZ	Part of XiTi software: monitor traffic and highlight issues that may arise by people browsing our website.	Not Used
TMST	Part of XiTi software: monitor traffic and highlight issues that may arise by people browsing our website.	Not Used
IDRXVR	Part of XiTi software: monitor traffic and highlight issues that may arise by people browsing our website.	Not Used
__UTMZ	Part of Google Analytics: monitor traffic and highlight issues that may arise by people browsing our website.	6 months
__UTMC	Part of Google Analytics: monitor traffic and highlight issues that may arise by people browsing our website.	Browser Session
__UTMB	Part of Google Analytics: monitor traffic and highlight issues that may arise by people browsing our website.	30 mins
__UTMA	Part of Google Analytics: monitor traffic and highlight issues that may arise by people browsing our website.	2 Years
__UTMT	Part of Google Analytics: monitor traffic and highlight issues that may arise by people browsing our website.	10 mins

 

MOBILE APPLICATION COOKIES

These cookies are used to improve your user experience on mobile devices, by hiding download banners of Sanofi mobile applications, if you decide to discard a banner of this type.

Cookie Name	Cookie Description / Purpose	Cookie Expiry Term
APPBANNER-SANOFIIR	Used to show/hide the Sanofi IR application banner	Not used

 

VIDEOS COOKIES

These cookies allow videos hosted on third party sites to be played on our Site.

Cookie Name	Cookie Description / Purpose	Cookie Expiry Term
NID	Used to display YouTube videos	Not used
PREF	Used to display YouTube videos	Not used

 

SLIDESHARE COOKIES

These cookies allow presentation slideshows hosted on third party sites to be displayed on our Site.

Cookie Name	Cookie Description / Purpose	Cookie Expiry Term
CP3	Used to display Slideshare presentation	Not used
UIDR	Used to display Slideshare presentation	Not used
UID	Used to display Slideshare presentation	Not used
__UTMZ	Used to display Slideshare presentation	Not used
__UTMC	Used to display Slideshare presentation	Not used
__UTMB	Used to display Slideshare presentation	Not used
__UTMA	Used to display Slideshare presentation	Not used
_UV_ID	Used to display Slideshare presentation	Not used
__UTMT	Used to display Slideshare presentation	Not used
SERVERID	Used to display Slideshare presentation	Not used

 

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

Our Site may from time to time contain links to and from third party websites. For the avoidance of doubt, our Cookies Policy does not apply to, and we are not responsible for, the privacy practices of third party websites which may be linked to or accessible through this Site.

AMENDMENTS TO OUR COOKIES POLICY

Following your initial visit to our Site, we may update this Cookies Policy and change the cookies we use. Please review this Cookies Policy from time to time to stay informed of how we are using cookies on this Site.