Last Update: 15 May 2020
Please read the following Privacy and Cookies Policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we treat it.
This document refers only to SCM Portal website. For other companies having their links hosted on SCM Portal (external links) please
refer to their privacy and cookies policy. If you do not agree to our Privacy and Cookies Policy, please do not submit any personal data to us.
Privacy
SCM Portal is committed to protecting your privacy and the safety of your personal data.
Controller of data
SCM Portal Ltd, 102 Burlington Street, Liverpool, England, L3 6DG, United Kingdom (Registered in England and Wales No. 09764973), who is in charge and responsible for treatment of data.
Personal data, usage and storage
SCM Portal collect personal data through contact emails received and SCM Portal newsletter registration form.
No sensitive personal data are collected. Personal data are not shared with any 3rd party. Information is stored
on PCs and servers hosted by us or our Internet Services Provider. Please remember that sending information via
the internet (emails, forms, …) is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your
personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of the whole transmission process of your data from your site to
our site; any transmission is at your own risk.
Tracking codes
SCM Portal do not use any tracking code system inside their links or newsletters.
Links to external websites may contain tracking codes. Please refer to their privacy policy for more information.
How to modify, change or delete data
At any time you may request SCM Portal to confirm information hold about you and may request
SCM Portal to modify, update or delete such information (please contact SCM Portal at
info@scm-portal.net).
You can also proceed autonomously to delete your data simply following the procedure to unsubscribe from SCM Portal
newsletter:
UNSUBSCRIBE
Cookies
A "cookie" is a piece of information that is stored on your device and which
records some information of your websites’ navigation in order to maintain your preferences
for future navigations. Cookies are used by almost all websites and they do not harm your device.
You can modify your cookies settings on your browser.
There are different kinds of cookies with different functions:
-
Session cookies: these are only stored on your device during your web session.
They are automatically deleted when the browser is closed. They usually store an anonymous session
ID allowing you to browse a website without having to log in to each page.
They do not collect any information from your device.
- Persistent cookies: a persistent cookie is one stored as a file on your device,
and it remains there when you close your web browser. The cookie can be read by the website that created
it when you visit that website again.
Cookies can be generated by the website you are visiting or by a third-party service used or embedded by the website.
When a website uses third-party services in order to provide better experiences to users, usually a third-party cookie is generated on the user's device.
An example of third-party service is the embedded videoplayer to let users watch videos inside a website.
In such a circumstance, the third-party service provider generates cookies to enable users to watch videos.
Cookies generated by SCM Portal
SCM Portal uses only Session Cookies in order to provide you information according to your
country selection and search criteria. Session Cookies are also used in forms for publishing contents.
These cookies are classified as "essential". They do not track users' information or personal data.
When you close your browser all Session Cookies are deleted form your device.
SCM Portal uses cookies:
- to offer users the most appropriate and updated information, according to country and language selection;
- to let users perform search inside each area of the platform;
- to let content providers publish their information trough SCM Portal forms;
Cookies generated by 3rd parties
To follow, the list of third parties services used by SCM Portal and their cookies.
Google Analytics
SCM Portal uses the service Google Analytics (provided by Google Inc.) in order to monitor websites statistics and usage.
Google Analytics uses the following cookies to help the website analyse how users use the site.
Cookie name | Description |
__utm.gif | Google Analytics Tracking Code that logs details about the visitor's browser and computer. |
__utma | Collects data on the number of times a user has visited the web site as well as dates for the first and most recent visit |
__utmb | Registers a timestamp with the exact time of when the user accessed the web site, to calculate the duration of a web site visit |
__utmc | Registers a timestamp with the exact time of when the user leaves the web site. to calculate the duration of a web site visit |
__utmz | Collects data on where the user came from, what search engine was used, what link was clicked and what search term was used |
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.
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. 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 uses persistent cookies that expires in two years.
With each new visit, the expiration date is refreshed. 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.
More information about Google Cookies can be found at the following link:
https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
Youtube
SCM Portal uses the emebedded service offered by YouTube in order to play videos inside SCM Portal.
YouTube uses the following cookies inside its service:
Cookie name | Description |
GPS | Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location. |
PREF | Registers a unique ID that is used by Google to keep statistics of how the visitor uses You Tube videos across different web sites. |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos |
YSC | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
Vimeo
SCM Portal uses the emebedded service offered by Vimeo in order to play videos inside SCM Portal.
Vimeo uses the following cookies inside its service:
Cookie name | Description |
vuid | Vimeo Analytics unique id |
How to disable third-party cookies
You can disable third-party cookies from your web browser or by clicking on the image

on SCM Portal.
Disabling third-party cookies will stop third parties from tracking any part of your visit to pages within this website.
Please be aware that if you do choose to disable third-party cookies, you may find that certain sections of SCM Portal do not work properly (es. videos).
How to delete cookies
All Session cookies used by SCM Portal will be deleted automatically as soon as you close your browser.
Persistent cookies remain on your device, even after closing your browser, unless you delete
them or configure your browser to delete them.
How to modify Cookies setting in your web browser
You can modify your browser setting in order to accept or reject cookies.
Modern web browser allow you to select different options in setting cookies (Sessions, Site Cookies, Third-party Cookies).
Please be aware that disabling cookies in the browser may not allow you to use all interactive features of a website.
Cookies are used by almost all websites and they do not harm your device. Please refer to your browser help and setting for more information.