Cookie Policy
Panasonic Cookies and Tracking Technologies Policy
LAST UPDATED – 12/31/2019
Panasonic Corporation of North America (“Panasonic,” "our," “we,” or "us") maintains https://na.panasonic.com/us/, https://www.panasonicpartnerportal.com/, and https://shop.panasonic.com/ related Panasonic online services. We along with our advertising partners and vendors use a variety of technologies to learn more about how people use Panasonic online services. You can find out more about these technologies and how to control them in the information below. This policy forms part of the Panasonic Privacy Policy available Privacy Policy.
- COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES, AND HOW WE USE THEM
- YOUR COOKIE CHOICES AND HOW TO OPT-OUT
- EXAMPLES OF COOKIES USED ON PANASONIC’S ONLINE SERVICES
- DEFINITIONS
- CONTACT US
COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES, AND HOW WE USE THEM
Like many companies, we use Cookies and other Tracking Technologies on our online services (referred to together from this point forward as “Cookies,” unless otherwise stated), which may include HTTP cookies, HTML5 and Flash local storage, web beacons/GIFs, embedded scripts, and e-tags/cache browsers as defined below.
We may use Cookies for a variety of purposes and to enhance your online experience, for example, by remembering your log-in status and viewing preferences from a previous use of an online service for when you later return to that online service.
In particular, our online services use the following categories of Cookies:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: We may use Cookies required for system administration, to prevent fraudulent activity, to improve security, or to allow you to make use of shopping cart functionality. We are not required to obtain your consent to Cookies that are strictly necessary.
- Analytics and Performance Related Cookies: We may use Cookies to assess the performance of our online services, including as part of our analytic practices to improve the content offered through the online services.
- Functionality Related Cookies: We may use Cookies to tell us, for example, whether you have visited the online services before or if you are a new visitor and to help us identify the features in which you may have the greatest interest.
- Targeting Related Cookies: We may use Cookies to deliver content, including ads, relevant to your interests on our online service and third-party sites based on how you interact with our advertisements or content. We have set out further information about the use of Cookies by our Ad Network partners below.
Your use of our services indicates your consent to such use of Cookies. For further information about our use of Cookies and your opt-out choices, see “Your Rights.” Your Rights See here for examples of each type of cookie used on Panasonic’s online services.
When browsing na.panasonic.com/us or shop.panasonic.com or mobile application, Criteo ad marketing technologies are utilized; Panasonic notifies Criteo, either directly or through an advertiser exchange, that an advertising space is available to offer personalized advertising. The Criteo technology, working with advertisers, then may decide to purchase that advertising space. More about your rights can be found here. https://www.criteo.com/privacy/ . Visit Criteo’s website to understand your rights or to disable Criteo’s technology https://www.criteo.com/privacy/your-rights/
YOUR COOKIE CHOICES AND HOW TO OPT-OUT
You have the choice whether to accept the use of Cookies and we have explained how you can exercise your rights below.
Most browsers are initially set up to accept HTTP cookies. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, and how to disable existing cookies. For more information about HTTP cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/.
Controlling the HTML5 local storage on your browser depends on which browser you use. For more information regarding your specific browser, please consult the browser’s website (often in the Help section).
For more information about Flash “cookies” or local storage objects or LSOs, and how to disable them, you can consult the information provided at http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/526/52697ee8.html.
Please note, however, that without HTTP cookies and HTML5 and Flash local storage, you may not be able to take full advantage of all our online services features and some parts of the online services may not function properly.
See “Use of Cookies by our Advertising Partners” for further information about how to opt-out of Advertising Cookies. Please note that rejecting Cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our online services.
EXAMPLES OF COOKIES USED ON PANASONIC’S ONLINE SERVICES
The following table sets out some examples of the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them:
| Cookie Category | Company | Cookie Name | Purpose | Content | Expiry | More info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary Cookies | These cookies are required device fingerprinting | Stores session identifier | Session cookie (expires when browser is closed) | |||
| Performance Cookies | Cookies in this category enable [Insert Name] to measure the performance of our digital properties | Unique visitor ID time/date stamp | Updated every page view | |||
| Functionality Cookies | These cookies store user settings and preferences to enable functionality | User entered zip code for locale search | Session expires when browser is closed | |||
| Targeting Cookies | Advertising cookies enable more precise ad delivery to our visitors | Unique user identifier | 2 years |
DEFINITIONS
Cookies
A cookie (sometimes referred to as local storage object or LSO) is a data file placed on a device. Cookies can be created through a variety of web-related protocols and technologies, such as HTTP (sometimes referred to as “browser cookies”), HTML5, or Adobe Flash.
Web Beacons
Small graphic images or other web programming code called web beacons (also known as “1×1 GIFs” or “clear GIFs”) may be included in our online service’s pages and messages. Web beacons may be invisible to you, but any electronic image or other web programming code inserted into a page or e-mail can act as a web beacon.
Clear gifs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies. In contrast to HTTP cookies, which are stored on a user's computer hard drive, clear gifs are embedded invisibly on web pages and are about the size of the period at the end of this sentence.
Embedded Script
An embedded script is programming code that is designed to collect information about your interactions with the online service, such as the links you click on. The code is temporarily downloaded onto your device from our web server or a third-party service provider, is active only while you are connected to the online service and is deactivated or deleted thereafter.
ETag, or entity tag
A feature of the cache in browsers, an ETag is an opaque identifier assigned by a web server to a specific version of a resource found at a URL. If the resource content at that URL ever changes, a new and different ETag is assigned. Used in this manner ETags are a form of device identifier. ETag tracking may generate unique tracking values even where the consumer blocks HTTP, Flash, and/or HTML5 cookies.
Unique Device Tokens
For each user that accepts push notifications in mobile apps, the app developer is provided with a unique device token (think of it as an address) from the app platform (e.g., Apple and Google).
Unique Device ID
The unique series of numbers and letters assigned to your device
We provide the chart below as a courtesy, but we are not obligated to maintain or update it. We are not responsible for third-party sites and their privacy practices as it relates to opt-outs from tracking activities. The following third parties that collect information from you on our Sites have given us notice that you may obtain information on their policies and practices, and in some instances opt-out of certain of their activities, as follows:
https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement/
CONTACT US
For any queries in relation to this Cookies and Tracking Technologies Policy, please contact us at [email protected].