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Cookie Policy

This is the Cookie information page for this website (the "Website"). To learn more about how we process your personal data when you visit our Website or communicate with AkzoNobel, please refer to our Privacy Statement.

What are Cookies?

To offer you better service when visiting a website most sites use cookies; practical technologies that collect and use information, making websites easier to use. Cookies are bits of text that are placed on your computer's hard drive when you visit the Website. During your visit, the cookie sends data to AkzoNobel.

What do they do?

We use cookies to tell us, for example, whether you have visited us before or if you are a new visitor. It also helps us enhance your online experience while you are visiting our Website.

Consent to the use of cookies on our site

When you visit our Website, a window pops up on your screen about the placement of cookies on your computer's hard drive.
The message that appears briefly explains you our cookie policy. By clicking “Accept Cookies” you accept the cookies specified in this Cookie Policy. If you don’t want any cookies to be placed except for the strictly necessary ones, you can click on the “Reject All” button. You can also click on “Cookies Settings” to set up your preference for cookies.
After choosing your cookie preferences, you can always change your cookie settings at a later stage by clicking on the “Cookie Settings” button that is available here and at the footer of this website and adjust your cookie preferences via this cookie preference center.

Types of cookies we may use and what they are used for

AkzoNobel uses different types of cookies. We believe it is very important that you know what data AkzoNobel collects with cookies and that you know which cookies our technology uses and for what purposes they are used. Please find below an overview of the type of cookies that may be used.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to offer the basic functionalities of the Website and cannot be switched off in our systems. They deliver the service you requested on the Website and to remember your cookie settings. 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

We use performance cookies to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. It helps us understand how visitors arrive at our Website, how and how long they use it and how we can improve their experience. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. We use these cookies to test different designs and features for our Websites and we also use them to help us monitor how our visitors reach our Websites. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our Website 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. These cookies help us with our advertisements and collect information about your browsing habits in order to make our content and advertising as relevant to you and your interests as possible. These cookies are also used to help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns by tracking the number of clicks. They remember the websites you visit and use this information to give you access to tailored content on our Website and to show you more personalized adverts when you visit other websites. If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all the services on this Website may not function properly.

Targeting Cookies

These cookies may be set through our Website by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

Social media cookies

These cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the Website to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. These social media services can use cookies to see if you are logged in and allow you to "like" content or forward it to your friends. They can track your browser across other sites and build up a profile of your interests. Depending on your settings, these third parties may use your information for their own purposes, such as advertising. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you would like to know more how these social media services use data, please refer to the privacy notices of these platforms. If you do not allow these cookies you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools.

Alternative ways to control, disable and delete cookies

You can change the settings to block cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent to your device.
Click on one of the links below to go directly to your browser manual. Remember that you will have to set your preferences again or login again on some websites after removing cookies.

If you do not wish to receive any cookies at all (including those cookies which are necessary to provide the Website to you), you may set your browser to disable cookies all together. If you disable the cookies that we use, this may impact your overall user experience while on the Website. You may not be able to visit certain areas of an AkzoNobel website or you may not receive personalized information when you visit an AkzoNobel website. Also saving customized settings like login information may stop.
If you use different devices to view and access the Website (e.g. your computer, smartphone, tablet etc.) you will need to ensure that each browser on each device is properly adjusted to suit your cookie preferences.

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