This website “algeriavfs.com” and The My Algeria VFS Portal (jointly or separately referred to as ‘the website’) uses cookies, pixel tags, web beacons, and other web technologies, such as CAPTCHA, to enhance the website’s performance, improve your browsing experience, and protect it against spam and automated bots. Certain sections of the site also use cookies to better understand your preferences, enabling us to provide a more personalized experience. Additionally, a basic counter is employed to track the number of visitors who accept or decline cookies, without storing any information on your device.
You can find out more about cookies and how to manage them in the information below. You can change your cookie settings and disable some or all cookies for the website at any time by clicking on the ‘Customize cookies’ button below. You can also change your browser settings so that cookies cannot be placed on your device.
If you have any questions in relation to the cookies we use please contact us.
A “cookie” is a technology that allows the website to store tokens of information (an “identifier”) in your browser used by the website while you are on the website. Cookies are then sent back to the website on each subsequent visit, or to another webpage that recognizes that cookie. Cookies are used in order to make the website work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website.
Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving the user experience. Cookies may tell us, for example, whether you have visited the website before or whether you are a new visitor. They can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.
When landing on the website, you have been given the opportunity to accept cookies used on the website, to accept certain categories of cookies and decline others, or to decline all cookies. If you have accepted our use of some or all cookies, the following information relates to cookies used on the website only. Please note that any consent to accept or to decline cookies is limited to the algeriavfs.com website and the My Algeria VFS Portal only and not to other local Algeria VFS sites or any other pages, which may be hyperlinked to our website or portal. For more information on cookies used by those websites, please refer to the specific privacy notice or cookie policy on those websites. If you have any questions please contact us.
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off 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 not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
The ASP.NET_SessionId cookie stores a session ID which is a randomly generated unique ID that the server creates and associates with a session. In a session, a variable called “session variable” can or will be created to store data in a key/value format, similar to cookies.
This cookie saves user preferences on the website. Used to track usage of the embedded video player.
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.
The ASP.NET_SessionId cookie stores a session ID which is a randomly generated unique ID that the server creates and associates with a session. In a session, a variable called “session variable” can or will be created to store data in a key/value format, similar to cookies.
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.
The ASP.NET_SessionId cookie stores a session ID which is a randomly generated unique ID that the server creates and associates with a session. In a session, a variable called “session variable” can or will be created to store data in a key/value format, similar to cookies.
These cookies may be set through our site 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. This Website uses analytics services provided by Google. This Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyze anonymous usage information, enabling us to better understand how this Website is used. This, in turn, enables us to improve this Website and the services offered through it. You do not have to allow us to use these Cookies, however whilst our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of this Website, it does enable us to continually improve this Website, making it a better and more useful experience for you. Furthermore you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (such as cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug in available under “https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/”. Further information concerning Google’s terms and conditions of use and data privacy can be found at “https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html.” or at “https://www.google.de/intl/en_uk/policies/.” Please note that on this website, Google Analytics code is supplemented by “gat._anonymizeIp();” to ensure any anonymized collection of IP addresses (so called IP masking).
The ASP.NET_SessionId cookie stores a session ID which is a randomly generated unique ID that the server creates and associates with a session. In a session, a variable called “session variable” can or will be created to store data in a key/value format, similar to cookies.
This site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. In case of activation of the IP anonymization, Google will truncate/anonymize the last octet of the IP address for Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the full IP address is sent to and shortened by Google servers in the United States. On behalf of the website provider, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website provider. 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. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Furthermore you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (such as cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/ (Opens external link in a new tab). Further information concerning Google’s terms and conditions of use and data privacy can be found at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html (Opens external link in a new tab) or at https://www.google.de/intl/en_uk/policies/ (Opens external link in a new tab). Please note that on this website, Google Analytics code is supplemented by “gat._anonymizeIp();” to ensure an anonymized collection of IP addresses (so called IP-masking).
The Algeria VFS Cookie Preference Centre Tool can be utilised to customise your cookie preferences. The tool will record when you have consented to our cookie policy and will ask for consent again annually to ensure users stay up-to-date with changes to our Cookie and Privacy policies. The consent tool specifically controls the tracking cookies and analytical cookies set by using our websites. Essential cookies cannot be disabled, nor can the tool be used to block cookies on third-party websites linked from our website.
You have the right to choose whether or not to accept cookies and we explain how you can exercise this right below. However, please note that if you choose to refuse cookies you may not be able to use the full functionality of the website.
You can change your cookie settings at any time by clicking the Customize cookies button at the top of this policy.
As an alternative, you can block all cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.
If you accept some or all cookies on the website you still have the option of setting your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, so that you may determine whether to accept it or not.
For more information, please feel free to contact our Data Protection Officer dpo@algeriavfs.com