Cookie Policy

This website is owned and controlled by Omron Electronic Components Europe B.V., Wegalaan 57, 2132 JD Hoofddorp, The Netherlands (hereinafter 'Omron', 'we' or 'us'). Our website makes use of cookies and similar technologies. This Cookie Policy describes which cookies we use, for what purposes we use them and the options available to you to manage these cookies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are tiny text files stored on your computer or mobile device by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more effectively, as well as to provide functionalities for the visitors that may, for example, enhance visitor friendliness.

On this website we use cookies that are strictly necessary to enable you to move around the site or to provide certain basic features. We use cookies to enhance the functionality of the website by storing your preferences, for example. We also use cookies to help us to improve the performance of our website to provide you with a better user experience.

To get the most out of this website, you need to have all cookies enabled. If you don't wish to enable cookies or wish to disable specific cookies, you will still be able to use the website but may not be able to use all of its features or functions. Please see the section below on how to manage your cookies.

Cookies we use and purposes

Cookies are used for a variety of purposes. The table below explains the first and third party cookies we use on our website, why we use them and how long the different cookies are stored on your computer or mobile device.

Name cookieCategory of cookiesPurposesExpiry date
ELOQUAFirst partyIdentify users2 years
frThird partyFacebook advertising3 months
_gaFirst partyGoogle analytics: used to distinguish users2 years
_gidFirst partyGoogle analytics: used to distinguish usersfew seconds
_gat_UA-3556851-*First partyGoogle analytics: used to throttle request rate1 day
CONSENTThird partyOffers users the option to opt-in consent to allow cookies that pass information about your browsing activities to third parties20 years
IDEThird partyGoogle targeted advertising1 year
NIDThird partyGoogle targeted advertising6 months
hs_gaFirst partyDetermine which domain to measure, distinguish unique users, remember number and time of previous visits, determine the start and end of a session1 year
hs_sessionidThird partyCollects information you enter and routes you take through the website during your sessionsession
_hjClosedSurveyInvitesFirst partyHotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor interacts with a Survey invitation modal popup. It is used to ensure that the same invite does not re-appear if it has already been shown.1 year
_hjDonePollsFirst partyHotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor completes a poll using the Feedback Poll widget. It is used to ensure that the same poll does not re-appear if it has already been filled in.1 year
_hjDoneTestersWidgetsFirst partyHotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor submits their information in the Recruit User Testers widget. It is used to ensure that the same form does not re-appear if it has already been filled in.1 year
_hjIncludedInSampleFirst partyHotjar cookie. This session cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the sample which is used to generate funnels.1 year
_hjMinimizedPollsFirst partyHotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor minimizes a Feedback Poll widget. It is used to ensure that the widget stays minimizes when the visitor navigates through your site.1 year
_hjMinimizedTestersWidgetsFirst partyHotjar cookie. This cookie is set once a visitor minimizes a Recruit User Testers widget. It is used to ensure that the widget stays minimizes when the visitor navigates through your site.1 year
BizoIDThird partyStatistics for LinkedIn ads6 months
langThird partyLanguagesession
lidcThird partyUsed for routing1 day
_sessionFirst partyLogin session1 day
OMR_USER_LANGFirst partyStore user language1 year
tracking_enabledFirst partyStore if tracking accepted in cookie bar10 years
tracking_idFirst partyStore tracking id (if tracking accepted)session
PREFThird partyRemember basic preferences, e.g. language, format of search result and how to display information8 months
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVEThird partyTrack visitor views of youtube videos embedded in BIS webpages8 months
YSCThird partyOptimize streaming performance / update user video countersession
_gcl_awFirst partyStores ad click information3 months
_gcl_dcFirst partyStores ad click information3 months
nQ_cookieIdFirst partyAlbacross cookie to identify user1 year
nQ_visitIdFirst partyAlbacross cookie to identify user session1 year
stat_track_u_idFirst partyPersonyze cookie to identify user1 year
_stat_track_s_idFirst partyPersonyze cookie to identify user sessionsession
driftt_aidFirst partyThis is the anonymous identifier token. It is used to tie the visitor on your website with the profile within the Drift system. This allows Drift to remember the information that this site visitor has provided through the chat on subsequent site visits.Personyze cookie to identify user session.2 years
driftt_sidFirst partyThis is the session identifier token. It is used to tie the visitor on your website with a current website session within the Drift system. This is enables session-specific features, such as popping up a messaging only once during a 30 minute session as to prevent a disruptive experience.30 mins
driftt_wmdFirst partyThis cookie marks when the Drift welcome message has been interacted with. It is used so the welcome message is not displayed subsequently.2 years
DFTT_END_USER_PREV_BOOTSTRAPPEDFirst partyThis cookie marks when the Drift site visitor has been created within the Drift system. This allows subsequent page visits to be faster because the site visitor does not have to be registered in our system again.2 years
DFTT_LEAD_HAS_PREV_IDENTIFIEDFirst partyThis cookie marks when the Drift site visitor has provided their email address to Drift. This allows the Drift widget to process this site visitor as a known visitor rather than anonymous. Although this is a marker for PII it does not relate directly to the email address that has been captured, that identifier is handled by the driftt_aid cookie.2 years

How to manage cookies

If you do not want our website to store cookies on your computer or mobile device, you can change your browser settings. You can adjust your setting so that you receive a warning before certain cookies are stored. Another option is to adjust your settings so that your browser refuses most of our cookies or only certain cookies.

Please be aware that if you do not want to accept any cookies, we cannot guarantee that our website will function properly. It may be that several functions will be unavailable to you or that you will even be unable to view certain parts of the website.

Please note that you will have to change your settings for each browser and device you use. The procedures for changing your settings and cookies differ from browser to browser. If necessary, use the help function on your browser or click on one of the links below to go directly to the user manual for your browser:

There are also software products available that can manage cookies for you.

Changes to the policy

We may change this cookie policy from time to time. If a fundamental change is involved that requires us to inform you about this, or if the change is in any other manner relevant to you, we will ensure that information is provided to you well in advance of the change actually taking effect.

Contact and queries

If you have any questions about the cookies used on our website, please contact us and indicate the nature of your query.