COOKIE POLICY

Introduction

This Cookie Statement explains how Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. (“we,” “us,” or “our”) may use cookies on our websites and online services, and the choices you have.

This cookie policy provides you with clear and comprehensive information about the cookies we may use and the purposes for using cookies. To review the privacy policies that apply to users of https://www.leonardgreen.com, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.

Definition of “Cookies”

Cookies are small pieces of text used to store information on web browsers.  Cookies are widely used to store and receive identifiers and other information on computers, phones, and other devices.  We may also use other technologies, including data we store on your web browser or device, identifiers associated with your device, and other software, including web beacons and pixel tags, for similar purposes.  In this Cookie Statement, we refer to all of these technologies as “cookies.”

Types of Cookies

We may use cookies to provide, protect, and improve our products and services, such as by personalizing content, understanding user behavior, and providing a safer experience. We describe below the various types of cookies we may use and the purposes they perform:

• Browsing or session (essential) cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with our websites and services and to enable essential features. If you disable these cookies, we will not be able to fulfill your requests.

 

• Performance and functionality cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our websites and services and allow us to remember the choices you make while browsing. The information these cookies collect allows us to optimize our websites and make them easier for you to use, and it does not personally identify you. If you disable or opt out of these cookies, you may not be able to use certain features of our websites and services. Additionally, it may reduce the support or information that we can provide you.

 

• Analytics and customization cookies: These cookies collect information we use in aggregate form to help us understand how our websites, applications and services are being used and how effective our marketing campaigns are, and to help us customize our websites. If you disable or opt out of these cookies, you may not be able to use certain features of our websites, applications and services, and it may reduce the support or information that we can provide you.

 

In detail, the cookies present on the Leonard Green website may be as follows:

Technical name	Provider	Cookie type, function and purpose	Duration
_ga	leonardgreen.com	HTTP, Statistics, Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	2 years
_gat	leonardgreen.com	HTTP, Statistics, Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate	1 day
_gid	leonardgreen.com	HTTP, Statistics, Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	1 day

 

Cookies Placed by Third Parties

You may also encounter cookies on our websites, applications and services that are placed by third parties. We may also allow third parties to place cookies on our websites to track information about your online activities and/or across third-party sites or online services.

This Cookie Statement does not apply to the cookies, applications, technologies, or websites that are owned and/or operated by third parties, or such third parties’ practices, even if they use or access our technology to store or collect information. To understand how third parties use cookies, please review their privacy and cookie policies:

• Google: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US
• Adobe: https://www.adobe.com/privacy/policy.html

Changing Your Cookie Settings 

Please note that internet browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the ‘options’ or ‘preferences’ menu of your internet browser. To understand these settings, the following links may be helpful. Otherwise you should use the ‘Help’ option in your internet browser for more details.

• Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
• Cookie settings in Firefox
• Cookie settings in Chrome
• Cookie settings in Safari

Opting Out of Cookies

If you wish to withdraw your consent at any time, you will need to delete your cookies using your internet browser settings. For further information about deleting or blocking cookies, please visit: http://www.aboutcookies.org/Default.aspx?page=2.

If you choose to reject cookies, as noted above, you may not be able to use certain features of our websites and services.

Do Not Track

Some browsers include the ability to transmit “Do Not Track” signals.  We do not process or respond to “Do Not Track” signals. Instead, we adhere to the standards described in our Privacy Policy and this Cookie Statement.

More Information About Cookies 

All About Cookies

Useful information about cookies can be found at: http://www.allaboutcookies.org