Last reviewed: 16th February 2026
How we use cookies and cookie-like technologies
1. WHO WE ARE?
Nutricia Limited t/a Danone UK operates this website in the United Kingdom and Ireland. When we say “Danone”, “us”, “our” or “we”, this is who we are referring to.
At Danone, we want to be open and transparent in the way we use cookies so you can make an informed choice on the information you share with us. This cookie statement explains how we and certain third parties use cookies and similar technologies on the website, and how to manage your choices with the information you share with us.
If you have any further questions or comments, feel free to contact us via our contact page.
2. WHAT ARE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES WE USE ON THIS WEBSITE?
Like many companies, we use cookies and other tracking technologies to ensure you get the best from this website. In this document, when we refer to "cookies", we are referring to cookies and other tracking technologies, as described below.
Cookies
“Cookies” are small text files from a website that are stored on your computer, mobile phone, or other device. Cookies generally contain information that is associated with your web browser, information such as website preferences, login information, or a user ID.
Other tracking technologies
Like other online services and mobile applications, we use both cookies and other technologies such as web beacons/GIFs, pixels tags, embedded scripts, and other tracking technologies. These technologies consist of small transparent image files or other web programming code that record how you interact with the website. They are often used in conjunction with web browser cookies or other identifiers associated with your device. Below is a more detailed description of some of the other types of tracking technologies we may use on this website:
- Pixels tags are small images or small snippets of code inserted into web pages, advertisements, or emails. Pixels tags collect information such as your browser or device and can also set cookies.
- Local storage allows data to be stored locally on your browser or device and includes HTML5 local storage and browser cache.
Statistical modelling
When you browse and interact with our websites, we also collect aggregated and non-identifying information such as device type, time of the day, country, browser type, page URL and conversion type, which is a metric that identifies an action a user has taken on a website (i.e., making a purchase, registering for an event, or subscribing to a newsletter).
We use these anonymised data to build statistical models, allowing us to infer the impact of our ads on users’ actions, such as purchases, while respecting your privacy. This helps us refine our advertisements to make them more relevant to our consumers, thereby enhancing their experience on our websites.
It is important to underscore that this method of gathering information does not, under any circumstances, enable users’ identification.
3. TYPES OF COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE
Cookies have different purposes and functionalities, and those on this website can be classified as follows: strictly necessary cookies (to operate the website), analytics and performance related cookies, cookies for functionality and personalisation, advertising and targeting cookies, and social media and content sharing cookies. More details on the purpose of these cookies and the ones used on this website are available below.
Strictly Necessary cookies
These cookies are needed in order for the website to function properly.
For example, we may use necessary cookies for logging in, filling in forms or to enable other features and functions of the website. We also use necessary cookies to maintain the security and stability of our services. Because these cookies are necessary to the security and functionality of our services, they cannot be switched off via our cookie consent tool.
If these cookies are blocked, it may affect your usage of our website.
Name of the cookie | First Party or Third Party | Purpose | Name of the cookie issuer | How long is the cookie stored? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
__RequestVerificationToken | Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. | nutriciametabolics.com/en-gb | Session | |
ASP.NET_SessionId | Tracks the visitor's session status on Page questions. | nutriciametabolics.com/en-gb | Session | |
CookieConsent |
| Stores the user's cookie status for the current domain | 1 year | |
metabolics#lang |
| This cookie is used to identify the language that users have selected on the site. | Session |
Analytics and performance-related cookies
These cookies help us to understand visitor’s habits so that we can improve our online products and services. For example, by determining which areas of our website have been visited and how long, to get insights about users behaviour, or identify technical issues encountered. This information allows us to ensure our website is functioning properly and is providing the best experience for our users. We may also use analytics cookies as part of our data management platform to track results of our marketing campaigns or understand if your visit was driven by the use or purchase of a product or service from us.
| Name of the cookie | First Party or Third Party | Purpose | Name of the cookie issuer | How long is the cookie stored? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _Go | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years | ||
| _hole | Used by Google Analytics to slow down request rate | 1 day | ||
| _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 1 day | ||
| SC_ANALYTICS_GLOBAL_ COOKIE | Used by Content Management System to identify the visitor on repeat visits to the website. | nutriciametabolics.com/en-gb | 10 years | |
_Go_ # | Collects data on the number of times a user has visited the website, as well as data for the first and most recent visit. Used by Google Analytics. | 2 years | ||
Vuid | Collects data about the user's visits to the website, such as which pages have been read.
| Vimeo | 2 years
|
Cookies for functionality and personalisation
These cookies are generally there to provide a better user experience of our website.
They enable us to recognise your computer when visiting our website without bothering you with a request to register or to log in, or to remember the preferences indicated when visiting our website, such as the language preference or username.
Name of the cookie | First Party or Third Party | Purpose | Name of the cookie issuer | How long is the cookie stored? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
JSESSIONID | Tracks user statuses about page visits. | New Relic | Session | |
__cf_bm | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website to create proper reports on the usage of the website. | Vimeo | 1 day |
Advertising and targeting cookies
These cookies are placed on our website by third parties on our behalf to show you content that are more relevant to your interests.
They enable us and our partners to generate personalised advertisements on other websites, including on other Danone brands' websites, based on information about you such as your page views on our website.
They also may be used to limit the number of times a user sees an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign.
Name of the cookie | First Party or Third Party | Purpose | Name of the cookie issuer | EHow long the cookie stored? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
_fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a range of advertising products, such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers. | Meta Platforms, Inc. | 3 months
|
Social media and content-sharing cookies
These cookies are placed on our website to provide third-party services and functionalities such as social media platforms. They enable you to watch content from third parties (eg: YouTube video) or share content on social media platforms (eg: Facebook share button).
Name of the cookie | First Party or Third Party | Purpose | Name of the cookie issuer | EHow long the cookie stored? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
_fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a range of advertising products, such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers. | Meta Platforms, Inc. | 3 months
|
4. YOUR PREFERENCES
We keep your preferences for 6 months, but it is still possible to restrict or block certain cookies or even delete certain cookies that have already been placed on your device. If you do so, we may think that you have never visited us before and will therefore show you the Cookie Statement again and ask for your consent in placing cookies.
Our website has a cookie management module to help you to manage certain cookies.
To delete certain third-party cookies, please use the following links (note that clicking the links will open in a new window, and we are not responsible for the content of external websites):
- Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/policies/cookies/
- Google: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
- Twitter: https://business.twitter.com/en/help/ads-policies/product-policies/interest-based-opt-out-policy.html
- Oath (Yahoo): https://www.verizonmedia.com/policies/us/en/verizonmedia/privacy/topics/cookies/index.html
- YouTube: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated?hl=en
- Hotjar: https://help.hotjar.com/hc/en-us/articles/115011789248-Hotjar-Cookies
- Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GVASXV5UZ64R4Y25
- Pinterest: https://policy.pinterest.com/en/cookies
- Criteo: https://www.criteo.com/
- TagCommander/Commanders Act: https://community.commandersact.com/platform/knowledge-base/cookies
- Adobe: https://www.adobe.com/privacy/cookies.html
- Bing: https://www.bing.com/shared/mcp
You can also restrict or block cookies by changing your browser’s settings. Each browser is configured differently. To disable cookies via your browser settings, you should follow the instructions given by the publisher of your browser. As of the date of this Cookie Notice, these instructions are available for commonly used browsers through the following links (note that clicking the links will open in a new window, and we are not responsible for the content of external websites ):
If you use Microsoft Edge:
https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy
If you use Safari:
https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21447?locale=en_US
If you use Firefox:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
If you use Chrome:
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&hlrm=en
If you use different devices, make sure you configure the settings of the corresponding browser according to your preferences.
Your mobile device may provide settings that allow you to express the choice not to have information about your use of mobile ads used for interest-based advertising purposes. On your iOS device, this is called “Limit Ad Tracking,” and on your Android device, it is called “Opt-out of Ads Personalization” or “Opt-out of interest-based ads”.
TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT COOKIES
You can obtain more information on how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage them by visiting https://www.allaboutcookies.org and https://www.ghostery.com/.
HOW TO CONTACT US
If you have any questions, comments or complaints regarding cookies, please contact us via our contact page.