Last Updated: Oct 2024
This “Cookie Notice” (the “Notice”) explains how and why APi Group, Inc. and APi Group Corporation (jointly, “APi Group”, “we”, “our” and “us”) will use different types of cookies and similar technologies on any websites or apps (the “Site”) that we own or control. This Notice also explains how you can manage cookies and similar technologies.
This Notice does not apply to other APi Group digital properties, nor does it apply to your activities with third parties, even if APi Group provides a hyperlink to a third party website.
We keep this Notice under regular review and may update it at any time. Please take a look at the “Last Updated” section at the top of this Notice to see when it was last changed. Any changes in this Notice will become effective when we make the revised Notice available on or through the Site. Continued use of this Site after any changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes. Accordingly, we encourage you to check this Notice on a regular basis.
What are Cookies?
When you visit our Site, one or more “cookies” are generated and deployed with your consent, if required.
Cookies are small files of letters and numbers that are stored on your browser and/or the hard dive of your computer (or other internet-enabled devices, such as a smartphone or tablet) when you visit the Site. A cookie will usually contain the name of the website from which the cookie has come from, the “lifetime” of the cookie (i.e. how long it will remain on your device) and a value, which is usually a randomly generated unique number.
We use cookies to make the Site easier to use and to better tailor our web presence and products to your interests and needs. Cookies are also used to help speed up your future activities and deliver a more personalised experience on the Site.
Some cookies may process your personal data (e.g. IP addresses and other online identifiers). Please see APi Group’s Website Privacy Policy for further details about how your personal data is processed and your rights in relation to this.
Other cookies are used to compile anonymous, aggregated statistics that allow us to understand how people use our web properties and to help us improve web structure and content. We cannot identify you personally from this information although the same principles apply regarding these cookies.
Categories of Cookies Used on The Site:
Two types of cookies will be used on the Site, “session cookies” and “persistent cookies”. Session cookies are temporary cookies that remain on your device until you leave this Site. A persistent cookie remains on your device for much longer or until you manually delete it (how long the cookie remains on your device will depend on the duration or “lifetime” of the specific cookie and your browser settings).
Cookies on this Site
The table below summarises the different types of cookies we use on the Site, together with their respective purpose and whether their use involves the transfer of information to a third party:
Managing Cookies on Your Device
When you access APi Group websites for the first time, you will be prompted to make decisions on your cookie preferences through the cookie plugin that will appear on your screen. Whilst necessary cookies will always be enabled, you can make your own choices regarding other types of cookies. After your first visit, you may occasionally be asked to reconfirm your cookie preferences on future visits to the websites.
You can also manage which optional cookies are deployed on your device at any time. To do this you can set browser settings accordingly. Guidance on how to control cookies for common browsers can be found online.
You can also opt out of Google Analytics across all websites by clicking http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
For information on additional browsers and device types please see http://www.aboutcookies.org or http://www.cookiecentral.com/faq/.
Please be aware that if you disable cookies that we use, this may impact your user experience while using the Site and could also mean that you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.
