Cookies policy
The purpose of using cookies is to enhance the user experience on the website. All data we retrieve from our cookies is anonymous and is only used to understand and improve user experience.
What is a cookie?
Cookies consist of small files of letters and numbers that are sent from a website and stored in a user's web browser while visiting a website. Session cookies are cookies that are deleted after you close your browser. You can prevent the storage of cookies on your computer by making appropriate changes to your browser settings. However, if you do so, you may reduce the range of functionalities offered by our website. Cookies are not harmful to your computer and contain no viruses.
Persistent cookies will remain on your computer until they are deleted or until they expire after a period. When you visit the same website in the future, the data stored in persistent cookies can be retrieved by the website to notify the website of your previous activity.
Some of the cookies used by X-FAB collect information that can be used to identify you. This information is personal data. These cookies, and all other non-essential cookies, will only be installed on your browser after you opt-in using our dedicated cookie setting application.
Third party cookies are cookies that do not originate from the website but from a different party. The section below can be used to identify the third-party cookies installed when visiting the website.
Managing cookies
When you enter the X-FAB website, only strictly necessary cookies will be placed in your browser. By using our cookie settings, you can opt-in to additional cookies. These cookies have several functions which you can find in the cookie settings tool and in the cookie summary below. You can withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie settings tab.
Cookie List
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled 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 then not work. These cookies do not store any personal data or personally identifiable information.
| Cookie key | Domain | Cookie type | Expiration | Description |
| AWSALBCORS | Irs.tools.investis.com | Third-party | 7 days | For continued stickiness support with CORS use cases after the Chromium update, we are creating additional stickiness cookies for each of these duration- based stickiness features named AWSALBCORS (ALB). |
| fe_typo_user | xfab.com | First-party | Session | This cookie is associated with the Typo3 content management system. It is generally used as a user session identifier to enable user preferences to be stored, but in many cases, it may not actually be needed as it can be set by default by the platform, though this can be prevented by site administrator. It is set to be destroyed at the end of a browser session. It contains a random identifier rather than any specific user data. |
| lastExternalReferrerTime | xfab.com | Local | Never | This cookie is used to store the last time a user visited website from an external referrer. |
| lastExternalReferrer | xfab.com | Local | Never | This cookie is used to store the last external referrer for a user. |
| rc::a | google.com | Third Party | Never | This cookie is set by Google reCAPTCHA service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| rc::c | google.com | Third Party | Session | This cookie is set by Google reCAPTCHA services to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
2. Statistics Cookies
These third-party cookies are set up by our marketing automation partners. We use these cookies to collect information, to build a profile of your interests and to qualify you for marketing communications. This information includes your IP address (including your general region, internet provider, etc.), your behavior on our website and all information you submit through forms on our website (e.g. email-address). Information collected in this way may be consolidated with other information you provide. Our partners store this information on their servers but do not process this information for themselves. These cookies can be disabled by you, and it will not affect he usage of the website.
Google Functional Cookies
Google uses functional cookies to personalize your experience when using Google services. These cookies help you access features like your language preferences and session information. They also help improve the performance of Google services.
Learn more about how Google uses cookie here and Google Privacy Policy here.
List of Google functional cookies
| Cookie key | Domain | Path | Cookie type | Expiration | Description |
| ADS_VISITOR_ID | google.com | / | Third-party | 90 days | Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together. |
| AEC | google.com | / | Third-party | 90 days | Third Party 90 AEC cookies ensure that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites. |
| APISID | google.com | / | Third-party | 1 year | For targeted advertising. |
| HSID | google.com | / | Third-party | 2 years | Allows Google to block attacks such as attempts to steal the content of forms submitted. |
| NID | google.com | / | Third Party | 6 months | Show Google ads in Google services for signed out users. |
| OTZ | google.com | / | Third Party | 1 month | Provides an aggregate analysis of website visitors. |
| SAPISID | google.com | / | Third Party | 1 year | Ensure advertising to build a profile of visitors’ interests. This cookie works by uniquely identifying your browser and device/continuous. |
| SEARCH_SAMESITE | google.com | / | Third Party | 6 months | Same-site cookies are commonly used to keep people logged into individual websites, remember their preferences and support site analytics. |
| SID | google.com | / | Third Party | 2 years | Allows Google to block attacks such as attempts to steal the content of forms submitted. |
| SIDCC | google.com | / | Third Party | 1 year | To provide identification of trusted web traffic. |
| SSID | google.com | / | Third Party | 1 year | Enable Google to collect user information for videos hosted by YouTube. |
| __Secure-1PAPISID | google.com | / | Third Party | 2 years | This cookie is used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests to show relevant & personalized Google advertising. |
| __Secure-1PSID | google.com | / | Third Party | 2 years | This cookie is used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests to show relevant & personalized Google advertising. |
| __Secure-1PSIDCC | google.com | / | Third Party | 1 year | This cookie is used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests to show relevant & personalized Google advertising. |
| __Secure-1PSIDTS | google.com | / | Third Party | 1 year | This cookie collects information about your interactions with Google services and ads. It contains a unique identifier. |
| __Secure-3PAPISID | google.com | / | Third Party | 2 years | This cookie is used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests to show relevant & personalized Google advertising. |
| __Secure-3PSID | google.com | / | Third Party | 2 years | This cookie is used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests to show relevant & personalized Google advertising. |
| __Secure-3PSIDCC | google.com | / | Third Party | 1 year | This cookie is used by Google to build a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalized ads through retargeting. |
| __Secure-3PSIDTS | google.com | / | Third Party | 2 years | This cookie is used by Google to collect information about your interactions with Google services and ads. It is used to measure advertising effectiveness and deliver personalized content based on your interests. The cookie contains a unique identifier. |
| __Secure-ENID | google.com | / | Third Party | 1 year | This cookie is used by Google to remember your preferences and other information. |
Google Analytics Cookies
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Please note the following: In the USA, the European Union considers that there is no “adequate level of protection” for the processing of personal data in accordance with EU standards. However, this level of protection can be replaced for individual companies by certification according to the so-called “EU-U.S. Privacy Shield”. Google is certified according to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. Google Analytics cookies are stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, but note that if you do this, you may not be able to use this website's full functionality. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. Alternatively, you may prevent data collection through the installation of a Google browser plug-in. This plug-in will block the usage of Google Analytics for all websites you may visit.
List of Google Analytics cookies
| Cookie key | Domain | Path | Cookie type | Expiration | Description |
| _ga | xfab.com | / | First-party | 2 years | Used to distinguish users. |
| _ga_<container-id> | xfab.com | / | First-party | 2 years | Used to persist session state. |
Learn more about Google Analytics cookies here.
Microsoft Clarity cookies
Microsoft Clarity is an analytics tool that helps us to understand how users navigate on our website and interact with the content. Microsoft Clarity uses cookies to track user interactions on a website, including clicks, scrolls, and form submissions, providing insights into user experience.
List of Microsoft Clarity cookies
| Cookie key | Domain | Cookie type | Description |
| _clck | clarity.ms | Third-party | Persists the Clarity User ID and preferences, unique to that site is attributed to the same user ID. |
| _clsk | clarity.ms | Third-party | Connects multiple pages views by user into a single Clarity session recording. |
| CLID | clarity.ms | Third-party | Identifies the first-time Clarity saw this user on any site using Clarity. |
| ANONCHK | clarity.ms | Third-party | Indicates whether MUID is transferred to ANID, a cookie used for advertising. |
| MR | clarity.ms | Third Party | Indicates whether to refresh MUID. |
| MUID | clarity.ms | Third Party | Identifies unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. These cookies are used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes. |
| SM | clarity.ms | Third Party | Used in synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains. |
Learn more about Microsoft Clarity here.
Pardot Cookies
Pardot is a marketing automation tool from Salesforce, we use Pardot to generate leads and nurture them through the sales process. Cookies are set to remember preferences (like form field values) when a visitor returns to our website.
List of Pardot Cookies
| Cookie key | Domain | Cookie type | Description |
| visitor_id<accountid> | pardot.com | Third-party | The visitor cookie includes a unique visitor ID and the unique identifier for your business unit. For example, the cookie name visitor_id12345 stores the visitor ID 1010101010. The account identifier, 12345, makes sure that the visitor is tracked on the correct business unit. The visitor value is the visitor_id in your business unit. This cookie is set for visitors by the Account Engagement tracking code. |
| pi_opt_in<accountid> | pardot.com | Third-party | If Tracking Opt-in preferences is enabled, the pi_opt_in cookie is set with a true or false value when the visitor opts in or out of tracking. If a visitor opts in, the value is set to true, and the visitor is cookied and tracked. If the visitor opts out or ignores the opt-in banner, the opt-in cookie value is set to false. The visitor cookie is disabled, and the visitor isn’t tracked. |
| visitor_id<accountid>-hash | pardot.com | Third-party | The visitor hash cookie contains account ID and stores unique hash. This cookie is a security measure to make sure that a malicious user can’t fake a visitor and access corresponding prospect information. |
| Ipv<accountid> | pardot.com | Third-party | This LPV cookie is set to keep us from tracking multiple page views on a single asset over a 30-minute session. |
| pardot | pardot.com | Third Party | A session cookie named pardot is set in your browser while you’re logged in as a user or when a visitor accesses a form, landing page, or page with Account Engagement tracking code. The cookie denotes and active session and isn’t used for tracking. |
Learn more about Pardot cookies here.