Cookie Policy
Introduction
To make this website work properly, and to provide the best service to our site visitors, we place small data files called cookies on your device. This policy provides you with information about cookies and how to control them for this website.
Cookie Type
First-party Cookies:
First-party cookies are cookies set by the VFS Global website. These cookies are essential for the website to function properly and help to provide a seamless customer experience.
Third-party Cookies:
Third-party cookies are set by domains other than the VFS Global website. These cookies are typically placed by external services that we integrate into our website, such as advertising networks or social media platforms.
Cookie Lifespan
Cookie Duration:
Cookies are typically categorized as “session” cookies or “persistent” cookies. Session cookies help you navigate through the website efficiently, keeping track of your progression from page to page so that you are not asked for information you have already provided during the current visit. Session cookies are stored in temporary memory and erased when the web browser is closed. Persistent cookies on the other hand, store user preferences for current and successive visits. They are written on your device’s storage and are still valid when you restart your browser. We use persistent cookies, for example, to pre-populate forms for your convenience, or determine your country location.
Cookie Category
Strictly Necessary Cookies:
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
Performance Cookies:
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and is therefore anonymous in this aggregated format. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance.
Functional Cookies:
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all these services may not function properly.
Targeting Cookies:
Using Your Browser
Many of the cookies used on our website can also be enabled or disabled through your browser. To disable cookies through most browsers, "right click" on the Lock icon in the address bar of your Browser, from there you will see the "Cookies" option, you can "Allow" or Block" Cookies clicking and following the prompts. Please note that disabling a cookie or category of cookies does not delete the cookie from your browser unless manually completed through your browser function.
