Cookie Policy, February 14, 2024
Cocoon CS Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy outlines how Cocoon CS uses cookies and similar technologies on our websites and online services.
What Are Cookies and Similar Technologies?
- Cookies are small text files that a website saves on your device to recognize your browser or store information and settings. Similar technologies, like local storage (e.g., HTML5) and web beacons (pixel tags or clear GIFs), help us identify your device and collect information to enhance your user experience, including navigation efficiency, preference remembering, functionality enabling, and insight gathering for site improvement and targeted advertising.
Usage of Cookies and Similar Technologies
- Cocoon CS, our service providers, and advertising partners utilize these technologies to gather details on your device and interactions with our Sites. This data includes device specifics, browser type, IP address, pages viewed, and online activities, assisting us in enhancing our Sites, understanding user behaviors, and customized advertisements.
Types of Cookies Utilized
- Essential Cookies: Crucial for technical site operations, allowing basic website navigation and feature usage.
- Functionality / Performance Cookies: Improve site performance and functionality, enhancing the user experience.
- Analytics Cookies: Collect information on site usage and performance, aiding in site improvement. We employ tools like New Relic and Google Analytics for analytics purposes.
- Advertising Cookies: Gather information on your site activities to provide relevant, interest-based advertising.
Managing and Controlling Cookies
You can manage your cookie preferences through our Cookie Settings or by adjusting your browser settings to refuse non-essential cookies. Mobile devices also offer settings to restrict the use of advertising IDs for targeted advertising.
How can you control the use of cookies?
Other than “essential cookies,” which are required to allow our Sites to operate, you can control our use of cookies through our Cookie Settings.
You can also limit online tracking by:
- Blocking cookies in your browser. Most browsers let you remove or reject cookies, including cookies used for interest-based advertising. To do this, follow the instructions in your browser settings. Many browsers accept cookies by default until you change your settings. For more information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org. Use the following links to learn more about how to control cookies and online tracking through your browser:
- Blocking advertising ID use in your mobile settings. Your mobile device settings can provide functionality to limit use of the advertising ID associated with your mobile device for interest-based advertising purposes.
- Using privacy plug-ins or browsers. You can block our Sites from setting cookies used for interest-based ads by using a browser with privacy features, like Brave, or installing browser plugins like Privacy Badger, Ghostery, or uBlock Origin, and configuring them to block third party cookies/trackers.
- Advertising industry opt out tools. You can also use these opt out options to limit use of your information for interest-based advertising by participating companies:
- Digital Advertising Alliance for Websites: aboutads.info
- Network Advertising Initiative: networkadvertising.org
- Platform opt-outs. The following advertising partners offer opt-out features that let you opt out of use of your information for interest-based advertising:
Opting Out of Cookies
- Browser Settings: Instructions for blocking or deleting cookies can typically be found within your browser’s help documentation.
- Mobile Device Settings: Limit the use of advertising IDs for interest-based advertising through your device’s settings.
- Privacy Tools: Use privacy-enhanced browsers or plugins to block third-party cookies and trackers.
- Advertising Opt-Out Tools: Opt out of interest-based advertising using tools from the Digital Advertising Alliance and Network Advertising Initiative.
- Platform-Specific Opt-Outs: Many advertising partners, including Google and Facebook, offer opt-out mechanisms for interest-based advertising
Do Not Track Signals
Cocoon CS does not currently respond to “Do Not Track” signals. For more information, visit https://www.allaboutdnt.com.
Policy Updates
We may be able to revise this Cookie Policy periodically. We want to encourage you to review it regularly to stay informed about how we use cookies and related technologies.
If you have any questions or concerns about our cookie practices, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.
By email: info@cocooncs.com