Cookies Policy

Effective: December 10, 2020

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This Cookie Policy describes how and why Stephen Kwiecinski, StephenKwiecinski.com, and our subsidiaries (“we,” “us” or “StephenKwiecinski.com”) use cookies, web beacons, pixels, tags, scripts and other similar technologies in the course of our operations. It also explains your rights to control our use of these tracking technologies. For additional information about our privacy practices, please review our Privacy Policy.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small data files placed on your computer or other internet-enabled devices that enable our features and functionality. They allow us to record information when you visit or interact with our websites, resources, products, and services (collectively, our “Websites”). Other tracking technologies, such as web beacons and pixels work similarly to cookies, placing small data files on your device that monitor your Website activity.

HOW CAN I CONTROL COOKIES?

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided below.

You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website although your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser’s help menu for more information.

In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising.

If you would like to find out more information, please visit www.aboutads.info/choices or www.youronlinechoices.com. You may opt-out by clicking here: preferences.truste.com (or if located in the European Union, by clicking here: www.youronlinechoices.eu). Please note this does not opt you out of being served advertising. You will continue to receive generic advertisements.

Essential website cookies: Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Websites to you, you cannot refuse them. You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings however, as described above.

Internet browsers allow you to change your cookie settings via the “options’ or “preferences” menu in your browser. Please note that if you set your browser to refuse or block all cookies, certain features or functionalities of our Websites will be limited or unavailable to you.

Some internet browsers include the ability to transmit “do not track” signals. Because no industry standard has yet been developed with respect to “do not track,” our Websites do not currently process or respond to such “do not track” signals.

You can opt out of Google Analytics without affecting how you visit our site. For more information on opting out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites you use, visit this Google page: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

You can opt out of Facebook’s Pixel data without affecting how you visit our Website here: www.facebook.com/policies/cookies

To learn how to manage privacy and storage settings for Flash cookies, visit www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html.

Further information about deleting and blocking cookies can be found at www.allaboutcookies.org.

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HOW DO WE USE COOKIES?

We use cookies and other tracking technologies to make our Websites easier to use and to better tailor them to your interests and needs. We use the information we obtain from cookies and other tracking technologies to carry out profiling activities in order to learn more about you and offer you tailored advertising based on your behavior on our Websites. We also use these technologies to compile anonymous, aggregated information that allows us to better understand our visitors.

WHAT KINDS OF COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES DO WE USE?

PERSISTENT AND SESSION COOKIES

We use two categories of cookies: Persistent cookies and session cookies. Persistent cookies are cookies that help us recognize you. They are stored on your device in between browser sessions, allowing us to remember your preferences and actions across multiple sites and on multiple visits. Session cookies expire at the end of your browser session, allowing us to link your actions during a particular browsing session.

THIRD PARTY COOKIES

In addition to the first party cookies set by us, we also use third-party cookies. Third-party cookies are cookies that are set by others, enabling the third party’s features or functionalities to be provided through the Website you are using. The third party setting these cookies can recognize your device both when it visits our Website and when it visits certain other websites or services. For example, our paid endorsers, or affiliates, may use third-party cookies to identify you as a referral so they can be compensated if you sign up for services from us as a result of visiting one of our paid endorsers. The service providers of third-party cookies have their own privacy policies and may use their cookies to target advertising to you.

CROSS-DEVICE TRACKING

We perform cross-device tracking which allows us to provide more relevant advertising to you on multiple devices. We do this by identifying browsing activity on your smartphones, tablets, desktop computers and other devices connected to the same IP address or logged into the same account to better understand the products and services that might be of interest to you.

LOCAL STORAGE OBJECTS

We also use Local Storage Objects (LSOs), such as HTML5, to, among other things, optimize screen presentation, video, and other preference information.

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

We use Google Analytics which is a web analytics tool that helps us understand how users engage with our Websites. Like many services, Google Analytics uses first-party cookies to track user interactions as in our case, where they are used to collect information about how users use our Website. This information is used to compile reports and to help us improve our Websites. The reports disclose website trends without identifying individual visitors.

FACEBOOK PIXEL

We may, from time to time, use Facebook Advertising, Facebook Pixel Re-Targeting, and communications. This tool allows us to understand and deliver ads and make them more relevant to you. The collected data remains anonymous and we cannot see the personal data of any individual user. However, the collected data is saved and processed by Facebook. Facebook may be able to connect the data to your Facebook account and use the data for their own advertising purposes (in accordance with Facebook’s Data Use Policy found under: www.facebook.com/about/privacy). Facebook has ultimate control of the information gathered through Facebook Advertising, Facebook Pixel Re-Marketing, and communications. You can opt-out of Facebook’s use of cookies and Facebook Pixel Re-Marketing through settings on your Facebook Account here: www.facebook.com/policies/cookies

 

TWITTER TAG

We may, from time to time, use Twitter Advertising, and communications. This tool allows us to understand and deliver ads and make them more relevant to you. The collected data remains anonymous and we cannot see the personal data of any individual user. However, the collected data is saved and processed by Twitter. Twitter may be able to connect the data to your Twitter account and use the data for their own advertising purposes (in accordance with Twitter’s Data Use Policy found under: twitter.com/en/privacy). Twitter has ultimate control of the information gathered through Twitter Advertising, and communications. You can opt-out of Twitter’s use of cookies and Twitter Tag through settings on your Twitter Account here: help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-cookies

LINKEDIN TAG

We may, from time to time, use LinkedIn Advertising, and communications. This tool allows us to understand and deliver ads and make them more relevant to you. The collected data remains anonymous and we cannot see the personal data of any individual user. However, the collected data is saved and processed by LinkedIn. LinkedIn may be able to connect the data to your LinkedIn account and use the data for their own advertising purposes (in accordance with LinkedIn’s Data Use Policy found under: linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy). LinkedIn has ultimate control of the information gathered through LinkedIn Advertising, and communications. You can opt-out of LinkedIn’s use of cookies and LinkedIn Tag through settings on your LinkedIn Account here: linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy

WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?

We generally use cookies that are necessary or essential to the functioning of our Websites, cookies that help us improve the performance or customize the functionality of our Websites, and cookies that help us serve you relevant advertisements. The types of cookies described below may be set by us or by a third party service provider assisting us in performing the below functions. Specifically, we use cookies for the following reasons:

  • Strictly Necessary: These cookies and tracking technologies let you navigate our Websites and use essential features, including secure areas and shopping baskets. Without these technologies, we are unable to deliver core functionality of our Websites, resources, products, and services to you.

  • Performance: These cookies and tracking technologies help us understand how customers and visitors interact with our Websites. They provide us with information about areas of our website visited, time spent on our Websites and any error messages you receive, allowing us to improve the performance of our Websites. They do not collect any information that could identify you.

  • Functional: These cookies and tracking technologies are used to provide certain services or to remember settings that will improve your visit, but are not essential to your use of our Websites. They may include personal information that you have disclosed to us.

  • Targeting or Advertising: These cookies and tracking technologies allow us to deliver content, including advertisements, relevant to your specific interests. This content may be delivered in our Websites or on third party websites or services. They allow us to understand and improve the relevancy of our advertisements. They may track personal information, including your IP address.

  • Social Media Cookies: These cookies are set by third parties, including Facebook and Twitter, and allow you to share what you’ve been doing on our Websites on social media.

HOW CAN I GET FURTHER INFORMATION?

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other tracking technologies, please email us at hello@stephenkwiecinski.com.