Cookie Policy

This Policy applies to the use of cookies and other similar technologies in connection with the websites of Smith & Nephew’s Group of companies.

What are Cookies ?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, mobile device or other device when you visit a website or use an app. Some of these cookies can be recognized by websites when you visit them. Cookies can be set by the owner of the website or in some cases by third party services the website owner allows to track your preferences or provide other functionality such as analytics.

There are different types of cookies. These different type of cookies are the following:

Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly Necessary Cookies are necessary to enable websites to function and cannot be switched off. Regulation states that such cookies can be stored on your device if they are essential for the operation of the website. You are not required to give consent for necessary cookies. For all other types of cookies, consent must be obtained.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable websites to provide enhanced website functionality and to store user preferences in how the site is presented.
Performance Cookies

Performance Cookies (Analytics and Tracking Cookies) are set by us or third-party analytics providers. These cookies allow us to recognize and collect the number of visitors to our website and how our visitors use the website. All of the information we use which is collected through these cookies is aggregated.

Our website uses Google Analytics cookies to help us understand how visitors engage with our website. Google Analytics provide analytics tools that help website owners (such as us) to understand how their visitors engage with them. Google Analytics may use a set of cookies to collect information and report site usage statistics without personally identifying individual visitors to Google. The main cookie used by Google Analytics is the ‘ga’ cookie

For more information, including details of how to block these cookies, please see here.

Description of cookies use on the pop-up display box when visitors enter our website

Cookie Name	Provider	Usage
test_cookie	Doubleclick.net	Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies.
rc::a	Google.com	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.
rc::c	Google.com	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.
AWSALBCORS	irs.tools.investis.com	Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience.
AWSALB	irs.tools.investis.com	Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience.
li_gc	Linkedin.com	Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain
AWSALBTG	otp.tools.investis.com	Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience.
AWSALBTGCORS	otp.tools.investis.com	Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience.
ASP.NET_SessionId	Smith-nephew.com	Preserves the visitor's session state across page requests.
__RequestVerificationToken	smith-nephew.com	Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks.
OpenIdConnect.nonce.#	smith-nephew.com
CookieConsent	Smith-nephew.com	Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain
website#sc_mode	Smith-nephew.com	This cookie is used internally by the website’s owners, when uploading or renewing website content.
ARRAffinity & ARRAffinitySameSite	Smith-nephew.com	Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in order to optimise response times.
__sharethis_cookie_test__	Smith-nephew.com	This cookie determines whether the browser accepts cookies.
JSESSIONID	Sso – smith.nephew.com	Preserves users states across page requests.
CONSENT	Youtube.com	Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website.
lang	Linkedin.com	Remembers the user's selected language version of a website
collect	Google-analytics.com	Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.
AnalyticsSyncHistory	linkedin.com	Used in connection with data-synchronization with third-party analysis service.
_ga	Smith-nephew.com	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
_gid	Smith-nephew.com	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

Managing Cookies

You can choose within your browser whether you wish to accept cookies or not. To manage website cookies effectively, you will need to refer to specific web browser information to allow, reject, disable or delete cookies.

Generally, the settings portion of the toolbar on most web browsers or the help section of your browser’s website will provide you with information to manage and disable cookies. Please be aware that if you disable cookies it may affect other users if the device is shared.

Changes to this policy