Cookie Policy of vlot AG

This website uses cookies and similar technologies (collectively “tools”) provided either by us or by third parties.

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your device. Comparable technologies are in particular web storage (local / session storage), fingerprints, tags or pixels. Most browsers are set by default to accept cookies and similar technologies. However, you can usually adjust your browser settings so that these tools are rejected or only stored with your prior consent. If you refuse these tools, you may not be able to use all of our services without problems.

In the following, the tools we use are listed, whereby we inform you in particular about the providers of the tools, the storage period of the tools and the transfer of data to third parties.

We use tools that are necessary for the operation of the website on the basis of our legitimate interest in enabling you to use our website more conveniently and individually and to make use of it as time- saving as possible. In certain cases, these tools may also be necessary for the performance of a contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures. In these cases, access to and storage of information in the terminal device is absolutely necessary and is carried out in the EU on the basis of the implementation laws of the ePrivacy Directive of the EU member states. We do not use non-necessary tools e.g. for marketing purposes.

If personal data is transferred to third countries, we refer you to our privacy policy, also with regard to the risks this may entail.

2. Essential Tools

We use certain tools to enable the basic functions of our website (“Essential tools”). Without these tools, we could not provide our service. Therefore, Essential tools are used without consent based on our legitimate interests or to fulfil a contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures. These tools include cookies as listed below.

2.1 Microsoft Azure AD B2B Login

Our website uses Microsoft Azure AD B2B Login, which is provided by the Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA. Microsoft Azure AD B2B Login is a feature that allows us to invite guest users to collaborate with our organization. With B2B collaboration, we can securely share our company’s applications and services with external users, while maintaining control over our own corporate data, as well as work safely and securely with external partners, large or small, even if they don’t have Azure AD or an IT department.

This tool uses the following cookies:

  • AADSSO (session): secure login to private parts of the website and session Mgt.
  • ESTSAUTH (session): secure login to private parts of the website and session Mgt.
  • ESTSAUTHLIGHT (session): secure login to private parts of the website and session Mgt.
  • ESTSAUTHPERSITENT (3 months): secure login to private parts of the website and session Mgt.
  • ESTSSC (session): secure login to private parts of the website and session Mgt.
  • SignStateCookie (session): secure login to private parts of the website and session Mgt.
  • Brcap (1 year): secure login to private parts of the website and session Mgt.
  • Buid (1 month): secure login to private parts of the website and session Mgt.
  • Ch (3 months): secure login to private parts of the website and session Mgt.
  • Clrc (1 month): secure login to private parts of the website and session Mgt.
  • Esctx (session): secure login to private parts of the website and session Mgt.
  • Fpc (1 month): secure login to private parts of the website and session Mgt.
  • Stsservicecookie (session): secure login to private parts of the website and session Mgt.
  • Wildperf (1 year): secure login to private parts of the website and session Mgt.
  • X-ms-gateway-slice (session): secure login to private parts of the website and session Mgt.

To know more about Microsoft’s cookie usage, consult its privacy policy here.

2.2 Microsoft Azure AD B2C Login

Our website uses Microsoft Azure AD B2C Login, which is provided by the Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA. Microsoft Azure AD B2C Login offers several sign- up and sign-in methods for users of our website. When users sign up, it allows us to determine whether users will use a username, email address, or phone number to create local accounts in our Azure AD B2C tenant. It also allows us to also federate with social identity providers (like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter) and standard identity protocols.

This tool uses the following cookies:

  • X-ms-cpim-admin (session): holds user membership data across tenants. The tenants a user is a member of and level of membership (admin or user).
  • X-ms-cpim-slice (session): used to route requests to the appropriate production instance.
  • X-ms-cpim-trans (session): used for tracking the transactions (number of authentication requests to Azure AD B2C) and the current transaction.
  • X-ms-cpim-sso:{Id} (session): used for maintaining the SSO session. This cookie is set as persistent, when Keep Me Signed In is enabled.
  • X-ms-cpim-cache:{id}_n (session): used for maintaining the request state.
  • X-ms-cpim-dc (session): used for Azure AD B2C network routing.
  • X-ms-cpim-ctx (session): Azure AD B2C context.
  • X-ms-cpim-rp (session): used for storing membership data for the resource provider tenant.
  • X-ms-cpim-rc (session): used for storing the relay cookie.

To know more about Microsoft’s cookie usage, consult its privacy policy here.

2.3 Other necessary tools

Our website also uses the following tools:

  • advisoryFamilyId (permanent): Temporarily store information during login process.
  • authFlowInit (permanent): Temporarily store information during login process.
  • customizerAdvisorInputs (permanent): store advisor information for improved user experience.
  • customizerCustomerInputs (permanent): store user information for improved user experience.
  • flowInProgress (permanent): store user input for continuing after reopening browser.
  • hubVisiblePage (permanent): store last visited page in hub to who after reopening browser.
  • userPrefs (permanent): store user settings like language selection.
  • customGapFactors (permanent): store customised gap factors.
  • customScoreWeights (permanent): store customised score weights.
  • testFamilyMode (permanent): store selected mode in family profile lookup.
  • cookieBannerDismissed (permanent): store cookie banner state for improved user experience.

We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. We, therefore, encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically for any changes.

Changes to this Cookie Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

4. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, do not hesitate to get in touch with vlot AG, at Eichstrasse 23, 8045 Zurich, Switzerland or through privacy@vlot.ch.