Cookie Policy
Last updated: December 15, 2024
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
Cookies contain information that is transferred to your device's hard drive. They help us recognize your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions.
2. How We Use Cookies
Croscimbul uses cookies to:
- Ensure our website functions properly
- Remember your preferences and settings
- Understand how you use our website
- Improve your browsing experience
- Analyze website performance and usage
- Provide personalized content and advertising
- Comply with legal requirements
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas, and core functionality. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
3.2 Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website's performance and user experience.
3.3 Marketing Cookies
These cookies track your online activity to help advertisers deliver more relevant advertising or to limit how many times you see an ad. We may share this information with other organizations, such as advertisers.
3.4 Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences, language settings, or login information.
4. Third-Party Cookies
We may use third-party services that set their own cookies. These include:
4.1 Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to analyze website usage and improve our services. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about how visitors use our site.
Data collected: Page views, session duration, bounce rate, user demographics
Privacy Policy: Google Privacy Policy
4.2 Social Media Plugins
Our website includes social media features from LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. These features may collect information about your IP address and which page you're visiting on our site.
4.3 Content Delivery Networks
We use CDNs to deliver content efficiently. These services may set performance and security cookies.
5. Cookie Duration
Cookies may be either "session" cookies or "persistent" cookies:
- Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser
- Persistent Cookies: Cookies that remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them
The duration of each cookie is specified in the tables above and depends on its purpose and function.
6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have several options for managing cookies:
6.1 Our Cookie Consent Tool
When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner allowing you to:
- Accept all cookies
- Accept only necessary cookies
- Customize your preferences for different cookie types
You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer.
6.2 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- Block all cookies
- Block third-party cookies
- Delete existing cookies
- Set cookies to expire when you close your browser
Browser Help Pages:
7. Impact of Disabling Cookies
Disabling certain cookies may affect your experience on our website:
- Necessary Cookies: Disabling these may prevent the website from functioning properly
- Analytics Cookies: Disabling these prevents us from improving our website based on usage data
- Marketing Cookies: Disabling these may result in less relevant advertising
- Functional Cookies: Disabling these may require you to re-enter preferences each visit
8. Mobile Devices and Apps
If you access our website through a mobile device or app, we may use similar technologies to cookies, such as:
- Local storage
- Device identifiers
- Software development kit (SDK) technologies
You can manage these through your device settings or app preferences.
9. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:
- The cookies we use
- Legal requirements
- Industry standards
- Our business practices
We will notify you of any material changes by updating the "Last updated" date and, where appropriate, through other communication channels.
10. More Information
For more information about cookies and online privacy, visit:
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact us:
Data Protection Officer
Croscimbul
Innovation House, 42 Technology Drive
Manchester M1 4ET
United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44 161 123 4567