BETA CAE Systems
Cookies Policy

Version 2.0 May 2022

We use cookies on our websites. Insofar as those cookies are not strictly necessary for the provision of our website and services, we will ask you to consent to our use of cookies when you first visit our website.

1. About cookies

1.1 A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

1.2 Cookies may be either "persistent" or "session": a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user, or by instruction of the web browser options, before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire before or at the end of the user session, which is usually when the web browser is closed, unless the web browser options instruct otherwise.

1.3 Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

1.4 More information on cookies can be found at http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

2. First-Party cookies we use

2.1 We use First-Party cookies: these cookies are set by our websites to deliver the requested content in the most secure and preferred way. These First-Party cookies are of the following types, according to their purpose, as explained below.

2.1.1 Strictly Necessary cookies: Strictly Necessary cookies are essential in order to enable you to browse and use features of our website. In principle, the purpose of these cookies is:
  a) authentication - we use cookies to identify you when you log in our website.
  b) status - we use cookies to help us to determine if you are logged into our website.
  c) security - we use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect our website and services generally.

2.1.2 Functionality cookies: Functionality cookies let us operate the site in accordance with the choices you make. In principle the purpose of these cookies is:
  a) cookie consent - we use cookies to store your preferences in relation to the use of cookies more generally.
  b) user retention - we use cookies to store your preference in relation to the retention of your login session identification.

2.2 Which First-Party cookies we use:

2.2.1 We use the following Strictly Necessary cookies:

Name	Type	Duration	Purpose
PHPSESSID	Session	It is removed at the end of the session.	This cookie is a reference to a unique session ID set by our website code for a current browsing session. No personal data is stored in it.
YII_CSRF_TOKEN	Session	It is removed at the end of the session.	This cookie is a Generic Cross Site Request Forgery (GCSRF) prevention token. Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) is an attack that forces a user to perform unwanted actions on a website (for example your data could be hijacked and used to perform tasks). This cookie is required to protect users from a CSRF attack and allows us to mask user’s data.
betacae	Session	It is removed at the end of the session.	This cookie is a reference to a unique session ID set by our website code for a current browsing session. No personal data is stored in it.
__utmvc	Session	1 minute	This cookie is by the Imperva DDoS Protection and Web Application Firewall (aka Incapsula). This cookie is used to save the result of the end user’s Javascript classification, i.e., if the end user is a browser, an application, or a bot.
incap_ses_*	Session	It is removed at the end of the session.	This cookie is by the Imperva DDoS Protection and Web Application Firewall (aka Incapsula). This cookie is used by the web application firewall to improve the security of the website and protect it against attack. It is used to relate HTTP requests to a specific visit.
visid_incap_*	Persistent	12 months	This cookie is by the Imperva DDoS Protection and Web Application Firewall (aka Incapsula). This cookie is used by the web application firewall to improve the security of the website and protect it against attack. This cookie is used to relate sessions to a specific visitor's device, in order to identify clients which have already visited Incapsula, and allow the visitor's session to be maintained.
JSESSIONID	Session	It is removed at the end of the session.	This cookie is created by the Atlassian application server and is used for session identification purposes. No personal data is stored in it. This cookie contains a random string.
atlassian.xsrf.token	Session	It is removed at the end of the session.	Helps prevent XSRF attacks. Ensures that during a user's session, browser requests sent to an Atlassian application server originated from that server.
jsV	Session	It is removed at the end of the session.	This cookie stores the script version being used. The cookie value and settings are saved in a cookie itself. This cookie is used to secure the website from unwanted bots and automated scripts and help verify human users.
mtv1Pulse	Session	It is removed at the end of the session.	This cookie is a session identification string. The cookie value and settings are saved in a cookie itself. This cookie is used to secure the website from unwanted bots and automated scripts and help verify human users.

 

2.2.2 We use the following Functionality cookies:

Name	Type	Duration	Purpose
cookieconsent_status	Persistent	12 months	This first party cookie is set by our website to mark user’s consent to the usage of cookies whilst viewing the website. This will prevent the cookie banner from re-appearing every time user visits our site. This cookie does not track user’s personal information.
seraph.rememberme.cookie	Persistent	1 month	This cookie can be used to authenticate an unauthenticated session. Atlassian application server generates this cookie when the user selects the Remember my login on this computer checkbox on the login page. The cookie contains a unique identifier plus a securely-generated random string (i.e. token).

 

3. Third-Party cookies we use

3.1 We use Third-Party cookies: these cookies enable us and/or third-party services to collect aggregated data for statistical purposes on how our visitors use the website. These cookies do not contain personal information, such as names and email addresses, and are used to help us improve your user experience of the website.

3.2 Which Third-Party cookies we use:

3.2.1 We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website and to allow us understand how visitors interact with the website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of optional analytics cookies. The information gathered relating to our website (number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.) is used to create reports about the use of our website and is not shared with any third parties other than Google LLC or used for any other purpose. Google's privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy. Whenever such cookies are offered, our website will request for your consent for the installation of these cookies.

3.2.2 We use the following Google Analytics cookies:

Name	Type	Duration	Purpose
_ga	Persistent	24 months	This cookie registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. This helps us improve the performance of our website by providing information about the areas visited, the time spent on the website, and any issues encountered, such as error messages.
_gat	Session	1 minute	This cookie is used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate.  It limits the collection of data when there is high traffic on the site.
_gid	Persistent	24 hours	This cookie registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

 

3.3 Some of our webpages display content from external providers, namely YouTube. To view content from this third-party, you may first have to accept their specific terms and conditions. This includes their cookie policies, which we have no control over. But if you do not view this content, no such cookies are installed on your device. The YouTube Terms of Service are available at: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms.

4. Managing cookies

4.1 Most browsers allow you to block and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
  (a) Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en;
  (b) Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer;
  (c) Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies;
  (d) Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies;
  (e) Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac; and
  (f) Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09.

4.2 Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.

4.3 If you block cookies, you may not be able to use all the features on our websites.