Cookie Policy
Revised: 12/2024
A. General Policy. When you use a Client Opt-Out link or visit our Website, we, and third-parties may store cookies on your browser to collect information. The information collected might relate to you, your preferences, or your device, and is used by us to provide services to our Clients. However, you can choose not to allow certain types of cookies, which may impact your experience on our Website, but will not affect your ability to opt-out of receiving emails from a Client. You cannot opt-out of our First Party Strictly Necessary Cookies as they are deployed in order to ensure the proper functioning of our Website and in some cases opt-out links. You can always control cookies through your web browser. different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
B. Cookie Definition. A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. We use both session-based and persistent cookies on our Website. Session-based cookies exist only during a single session and disappear from your device or browser when you close your browser or turn off the device. Persistent cookies remain on your device after you close your browser or turn your device off. Through your browser or device you are able to change your cookie settings and preferences and control the use of cookies on your device, but choosing to disable cookies on your device may limit your ability to use some features on our Website. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies. These cookies are necessary for the Website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will then not work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
2. Performance Cookies. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our Website. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the Website. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited, and will not be able to monitor our performance.
3. Tracking Cookies. Tracking cookies are text files set by websites on a user’s browser to collect data about the user. They collect data such as clicks, shopping preferences, device specifications, location, and search history. Third-party tracking cookies are created by an external server via a piece of code loaded on the website you are browsing, are usually created by advertisers, data aggregators, and other websites, and are set through display ads, social media plugins, live-chat popups or web analytics tools used by a website.
4. Third-party trackers (or cookies). These can then be accessed by the third party that creates them and since they share information across websites, they are also known as cross-site cookies. Third-party tracking cookies are then used extensively for online advertising and retargeting.
5. Analytic Cookies. We use various ad services provided by Google that connect the activity on our Website with their advertising network and they may use cookies that collect information regarding certain patterns in your browsing history. To opt-out of this tracking, please see https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en. We also use Google Analytics which is an analysis service. Google utilizes the data collected through its cookies to track and examine the use of this site, to prepare reports on its activities, and to share them with other Google services. You may opt-out of the Google Analytics service using Google’s Browser Add-on here https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/.
