What are Cookies?

When a user accesses specific websites, a cookie is a small text file, usually made up of letters and numbers, that is downloaded to the user's computer or mobile device. On each subsequent visit, cookies are sent back to the original website. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise the device that a user is using. They're used for a variety of things, including website analytics – counting visitors and their behaviour, targeted advertising, recording user preferences, or for authentication.

Our Use of Cookies

VVDN uses cookies and related technologies for a variety of reasons, including:

• Keeping a record of your preferences and settings: Your device may save settings that enable our website to function properly or that keep track of your preferences over time.
• Cookies are used to detect and prevent fraud and abuse of our websites and services.

Third parties may set cookies when you visit VVDN's websites in addition to the cookies set by VVDN. In some circumstances, this is due to the fact that we have contracted with a third party to provide services on our behalf. We utilise Google reCAPTCHA cookies to prevent website abuse and improve security (see Google's privacy policy). VVDN uses technical cookies that are required for the website's operation, such as those that allow you to browse the site and use the various options available, as well as cookies that are used to manage the website and enable its functions and services, such as controlling data traffic and communication, identifying the session, managing payment, and controlling any fraud related to service security, processing event registration or participation requests, counting visits for the purpose of billing the software licences that allow the service to run (website, platform or application), allowing dynamic content, employing safety measures while browsing, saving contents for video or audio broadcasting (for example, loading animation for a text or image).

Cookie Consent Manager

Our Cookie Consent Manager allows you to change your cookie preferences. You can delete existing cookies from your device by using the settings in your browser. You can use our cookie consent manager to prevent future cookies from being placed on your device.
*Please keep in mind that revoking or removing cookies may affect your browsing experience.