Cookie Policy
INTRO
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our web site. This helps us provide you with a good experience when you browse our site and also allows us to improve our site.
Many jurisdictions require or recommend that website operators inform users/visitors as to the nature of cookies they utilize and, in certain circumstances, obtain the consent of their users to the placement of certain cookies.
This cookie policy provides you with clear and comprehensive information about the cookies we use and the purposes for using them.
To review the privacy policies that apply to all users of www.icoguide.com, please read our Privacy policy.
WHAT IS COOKIE?
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit our site.
Some of the cookies will only be used if you use certain features or select certain preferences, and some cookies will always be used.
Web beacons, tags and scripts may be used in the site or in emails to help us to deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage and campaign effectiveness and determine whether an email has been opened and acted upon.
We may receive reports based on the use of these technologies by our service/analytics providers on an individual and aggregated basis.
KEY CONCEPTS
Whether a cookie is 'first' or 'third' party refers to the domain placing the cookie.
- First-party cookies are those set by a site that is being visited by the user at the time (e.g. cookies placed by icoguide.com).
- Third-party cookies are cookies that are set by a domain other than that of the site being visited by the user. If a user visits a site and another entity sets a cookie through that site, this would be a third-party cookie.
- Persistent cookies: these cookies remain on a user’s device for the period of time specified in the cookie. They are activated each time that the user visits the site that created that particular cookie.
- Session cookies: these cookies allow site operators to link the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when a user opens the browser window and finishes when they close the browser window. Session cookies are created temporarily. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted.
The site may include third party social media features and third party widgets that run on our site.
These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly.
Your interaction with these features is governed by the privacy policy of the third party company providing it.
HOW TO DELETE AND BLOCK OUR COOKIES
You block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies.
However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.
Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit our site.
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. You should use the 'Help' option in your internet browser for more details.
YOUR CONSENT
By continuing to use our site, you are agreeing to our placing cookies on your computer in order to analyze the way you use our site.
Please read this policy carefully for more details about the information we collect when you use this site.
If you do not wish to accept cookies in connection with your use of this site, you must stop using our site.
CAN I WITHDRAW MY CONSENT?
If you wish to withdraw your consent at any time, you will need to delete your cookies using your internet browser settings.
WHAT COOKIES DO WE USE?
To find out about specific cookies we use on this site, please see below. The cookies used on our site are categorized as follows:
- Performance;
- Marketing and targeting
Performance cookies collect information about how you use our site – e.g. which pages you visit and if you experience any errors.
These cookies do not collect any information that could identify you and are only used to help us improve how our site works, understand what interests our users and measure how effective our content is. We use performance cookies to provide us anonymous statistics on how our site is used and help us improve the site by measuring any errors that occur.
By using our site, you accept the use of “Performance” cookies. Accepting these cookies is a condition of using our site, so if you prevent them we cannot guarantee how our site will perform for you.
Marketing and targeting cookies are placed by third party advertising platforms or networks in order to deliver ads and track ad performance, and or enable advertising networks to deliver ads that may be relevant to you based upon your activities (this is sometimes called “behavioral” or “targeted” advertising) on our site. They may subsequently use information about your visit to target you with advertising that you may be interested in, on our site and other websites.
Analytics cookies track information about visits to our site so that we can make improvements. For example: analyze user and user behavior so as to provide more relevant content or suggest certain activities. They collect information about how visitors use our site, which site the user came from, the number of each user’s visits and how long a user stays on the site.
We might also use analytics cookies to test new ads, pages, or features to see how users react to them.
THIRD PARTY APPLICATION FORMS
Some online forms linked to or from our site may be operated by third party service providers who may use cookies to enable you to complete the registration process and/or to log into and access your account.
POLICY SUBJECT TO CHANGE
The content of this policy is for your general information and use only.
You acknowledge that this information may contain inaccuracies or errors and is subject to change and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
If there are any material changes to this policy, you will be notified by the posting of a prominent notice on our site prior to the change becoming effective.
We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on this policy.
Your continued use of our site constitutes your agreement to be bound by such changes to this policy.
Your only remedy, if you do not accept the terms of this policy, is to STOP and discontinue use of and access to our site and our online services.