The Bequant website and technology platform (“Site”) uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. This Cookie Policy explains how we use “cookies” and similar technologies on any of our Sites, or in our marketing emails (“Service”). The Policy is designed to assist you in making informed decisions when using our Services. This Cookie Policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Notice.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree and which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from the Site and contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.

Cookies enable the Site to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the Site or browse from one page to another. Other information gathered through cookies may include for example the date and time of visits and how you are using the website.

For the purposes of the remaining sections of this Cookie Policy, we refer to all cookies and similar technologies using the above features as “cookies”.

For more details on cookies and similar technologies, please visit All About Cookies.

HOW DO WE USE COOKIES?

The 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 Site analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of different sites (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 sites, compiling reports on sites activity for sites operators and providing other services relating to sites 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, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of the Site. By using the Site, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

We use the following cookies:

• Strictly necessary cookies. 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 in case of blocking, some parts of the site will not work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information
• Session Cookies. These are temporary cookies that are placed on your device during your browsing session and then expire (and are automatically erased) whenever you close your browser.
• Analytical or performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. 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.
• Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region). If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all of these services may not function properly.
• Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.

DO WE USE COOKIES FOR MARKETING AND ANALYTICS?

Yes, we may use information collected from our cookies to identify user behaviour and to serve content and offers based on your profile, and for the other purposes described below, to the extent legally permissible in certain jurisdictions.

In other cases, we can associate cookie information (including information from cookies placed via our advertisements on third party sites) with an identifiable individual.

WHERE WE PLACE COOKIES

We set cookies in a number of different locations across our services. These locations may include:

• Our websites (including tr.com and reuters.com) and other Services;
• Our mobile apps; and
• The emails we send.

HOW TO CONTROL COOKIES?

You can control and/or delete cookies if you wish. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being stored therein.

Cookies: You can also use the browser with which you are viewing this website to enable, disable or delete cookies. To do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the "Help", "Tools" or "Edit" settings), or review the instructions provided by the browsers listed here: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari Desktop, Safari Mobile, and Android browser. Please note, if you set your browser to disable cookies, you may not be able to access secure areas of the Sites and Services. Also, if you disable cookies other parts of the Services may not work properly. You can find more information about how to change your browser cookie settings at http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

Do Not Track: Some Internet browsers - like Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari - include the ability to transmit "Do Not Track" or "DNT" signals. Since uniform standards for "DNT" signals have not been adopted, our Sites do not currently process or respond to "DNT" signals.

Flash Cookies. If you do not want Flash Cookies stored on your computer, you can adjust the settings of your Flash player to block Flash Cookies storage using the tools contained in the website storage settings panel, available here: http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html. You can also control Flash Cookies by going to the global storage settings panel and following the instructions. Setting the Flash Player to restrict or limit acceptance of Flash Cookies may reduce or impede the functionality of some Flash applications, including, potentially, Flash applications used in connection with our services or online content. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit the Technology Platform.

Please be aware, that if Your browser is preset to prohibit cookies, some of the features of our Services may not function correctly or you may be unable to start or use some features of our Platform.

HOW LONG WILL COOKIES STAY ON MY BROWSING DEVICE?

The length of time a cookie will stay on your browsing device depends on whether it is a "persistent" or "session" cookie. Session cookies will only stay on your device until you close your browser. Persistent cookies stay on your browsing device until they expire or are deleted.

POLICY UPDATES

Please be aware that the list of cookies we use is regularly updated in order to reflect any changes in relation to the types and the categories of cookies we use. We update our Cookie Policy from time to time, for example to reflect an alteration in the law or to accommodate a change in our business practices. We recommend that you check here periodically for any changes to our Cookie Policy.

FEEDBACK

If you have any questions or feedback on our Cookie Policy you can contact our Privacy Team at [email protected]