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Cookies policy

"Novavax", "we," and "us" and certain third parties utilize Cookies and similar technologies (“Cookies”) when you use the Novavax website (“Site”) and our services, together (the “Services”). These Cookies may be stored on your device or browser and may have access to information stored on your device. They may also be used to collect your personal information. This policy tells you more about Cookies and how we use them in our Services. The Policy supplements the information provided in our website privacy policy.

What is a Cookie?

A Cookie is a string of information, including a unique reference code, that a website stores on a visitor’s computer when visiting a website and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. A number of Cookies that we use will last only for the duration of your web session and will expire when you close your browser. Other Cookies last longer and are used to recognize your computer when you return to the Site.

What Cookies do we use?

We and our service providers use the following categories of Cookies:

Essential cookies: These Cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with features available through our Site, and we cannot provide our Services without them. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these Cookies, but some parts of the site will then not work.

Performance and functionality cookies: These Cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Services but are non-essential the Services. However, without these Cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable.

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Used by Google Analytics to identify and track an individual session with your device. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year and contains no information that can identify the site visitor.

Targeting cookies: These Cookies (which include pixels) track browsing behavior to deliver personalized ads and marketing content.

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This is a YouTube cookie is used as a unique identifier to track viewing of videos and is deleted after 5 months. 
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This is a Google cookie used to show Google ads in Google services for signed-out users. This is deleted after 6 months. 
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YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. YSC cookie is deleted when the user closes the browser.
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YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. YSC cookie is deleted when the user closes the browser. These cookies are deleted after 5 months. 

Managing cookies

Most web browsers automatically accept Cookies but, if you prefer, you can change your browser to prevent that or to notify you each time a Cookie is set. You can review your Internet browser settings, typically under the sections “Help” or “Internet Options”, to exercise choices you have for certain Cookies.


Please note that by blocking or deleting Cookies used on the Sites, you may not be able to take full advantage of the Sites.
 You can also learn more about how to manage all Cookies across different types of browsers by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org. The site includes additional useful information on Cookies.


To learn more about the use of Cookies by Google for analytics and to exercise choice regarding those Cookies, please visit the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.


You can change your settings for Tracking Technologies we use in our Services at any time by clicking the cookie settings icon on the bottom left of our website which will open the Privacy Preference Center.

Updates to this policy

Please note that new services using Cookies may be added to the Sites from time to time. Accordingly, this Cookies Policy is subject to occasional revisions. We will notify you of changes in accordance with and to the extent required by law and we will post the new or revised Cookies Policy on the Sites. Any changes to the Cookies Policy will become effective when posted. Please review this Cookies Policy periodically and become aware of modifications.