COOKIE POLICY
World Aquatics (hereafter "we", "us" or "our") uses cookies to provide you with more purposeful information. With cookies, we collect, store and process certain personal data when you visit our websites, in particular to ensure the proper functioning and security of our website, to process registrations and any possible later claims, to provide you with personalized Services and for marketing communication purposes.
1. What are cookies and what data do we collect with them?
Cookies are small text files stored in a computer or mobile device's browser when someone visits our website. When the website is re-visited, we can then recognize you, even if we do not know who you are. With cookies, we temporarily save information concerning your access to our website. The saved data includes the IP address, the date and time of the access, the name and the URL of the accessed documents, the website from which our website was accessed from, the browser (including version) used, the operating system (including version) of the device used as well as the name of your access provider.
Session and permanent cookies
We use both permanent and session cookies on our website.
1.1 Session cookies
Session cookies store your actions as you navigate from page to page within our website. Session cookies are only stored temporarily and are deleted when you close the browser.
1.2 Permanent cookies
Permanent cookies enable us to store your preferences and settings so that these are available when you next visit our website. Permanent cookies are deleted after a specific period.
2. Type of cookies
For our website we use different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third parties that appear on our pages. Descriptions of the different cookie types can be found below.
2.1 Technical cookies and cookies used for statistical purposes
Necessary cookies: necessary for the functionality of the service
For our website we use cookies to store your sessions and carry out other activities that are essential for the operation of our website. Necessary cookies make our website usable by enabling core functionalities such as site navigation and access to secure areas of the website. Without these cookies, our website cannot function correctly.
Preference and statistics cookies: storage of settings, optimization and statistics for relevant activities
For our website we use preference cookies to store browser settings and optimize your browsing experience. Preference cookies enable us to remember information that changes how our website behaves or looks. These cookies include those used for language and currency settings and those connected to the management of first party statistics, operated directly by the website provider. Statistics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting anonymized information.
2.1 Other cookie types or cookies installed by third parties
Third-party statistics cookie: generate statistics
If the tools listed below include third-party services, these can be used by us to track your browsing habits – in addition to the information specified here and without the knowledge of the provider.
- Analytics
- Heat mapping and session recording
- Remarketing and behavioural targeting
- Tag management
- Embedded videos (e.g., provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) or Eurovision Sport)
Marketing cookies: show users personalized advertising
We use marketing cookies to analyze your use of our website, including your preferences, and to develop it further. The intention is to show adverts that are relevant and appealing to you and are therefore more valuable for publishers and third parties offering advertising.
3. Use of cookies by us
We use cookies to personalize content and advertisements, provide social media features and analyze hits on our website. We also pass on information about your use of our website to our partners for social media, advertising, and analysis purposes. Our partners may combine this information with other data that you have already provided to them such as when you are a customer of our partner or have a user account with our partner, or with data that they have collected as part of your use of the services. The legal basis for processing your personal information with cookies is your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
We are allowed to store cookies on your device if this is strictly necessary for the running of this website. For all other types of cookies, we obtain your consent.
We use cookies for the following reasons:
Google Analytics: To analyze the use of our website, we use Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a service from Google Inc. ("Google") which is used to analyze website usage. Google uses the data that is collected to track and study how the website is used, to generate reports on its activities and to combine this information with other Google services.
We also use the add-on for serving Google Display ads. This extension to Google Analytics allows us to access visitor data from third parties and information from the DoubleClick cookie and use data that has obtained through Google’s interest-based advertising. The integration of this data adds demographic characteristics and interests to the analytics service and provides information about interactions with ad impressions.
Google itself can combine this information with data from other websites that you have visited and that are also analyzed by Google and can use its findings for its own purposes (e.g. controlling advertising). Google will be able to recognize you if you have a Google account that you are signed into. If your usual residence is in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited is responsible for processing your personal data.
- Personal data collected: Usage data, device information and location information
- Location of processing: global, in particular Ireland and the United States
- Read the Google Inc. privacy policy.
Social media cookies/plugins: These cookies are set by social media providers and include cookies that are set by the social media services that World Aquatics have added to the Site. For example, this includes social media services that enable you to share our content with your friends and networks such as Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
When you visit our website, a direct connection is established between your browser and the social media server via the plugin. The social media provider may, therefore, receive information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you are logged into your social media account while using our site and when clicking on any of the social media plugins this information may be tracked and linked to your social media account. This allows the provider to associate your visit to our website with your user account.
We would like to point out that, as the provider of the website, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by the respective social media providers. Further information on this can be found on each social media provider's privacy policy online.
If you do not want the respective social media providers to be able to associate your visit to our website with your social media account, please log out of your account before using any of the plugins through our website.
4. Cookie settings
You can change your browser settings to block cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent to your device.
Previously installed cookies can also be deleted in the browser settings, including cookies that may have stored the consent for the installation of cookies by this website.
Regarding cookies installed by third parties, you can manage your preferences and revoke your consent by following the instructions specified in the third party’s privacy policy or by contacting the third party.
Please note that if you decide to disable certain cookies, you may not be able to access certain functions of our website or marketing communications.
5. Consent revocation
You can revoke your consent to the use of cookies, except necessary cookies, at any time by sending an email to dataprivacy@worldaquatics.com
6. Contact
World Aquatics
Chemin de Bellevue 24 A / 24 B
1005 Lausanne
Switzerland
Email: dataprivacy@worldaquatics.com
7. Updates and changes to this cookie policy
We may amend this cookie policy from time to time to ensure that you are fully informed of the use of cookies on our website and compliance with current data protection regulations.
You will be informed appropriately of any changes to this cookie policy.
As at: 11 December 2025