Cookie Policy
WE USE COOKIES OR SIMILAR TOOLS ON OUR SITES TO IMPROVE THEIR PERFORMANCE AND YOUR EXPERIENCE. THIS POLICY EXPLAINS HOW WE DO THAT.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
COOKIES ARE SMALL TEXT FILES THAT A WEBSITE CAN SAVE ON YOUR COMPUTER OR MOBILE DEVICE WHEN YOU VISIT A PAGE OR SITE. THE COOKIE WILL HELP THE SITE OR OTHER SITES RECOGNISE YOUR DEVICE THE NEXT TIME YOU VISIT. WEB BEACONS OR SIMILAR FILES CAN DO THE SAME. WE USE THE TERM COOKIES IN THIS POLICY TO REFER TO ALL FILES THAT COLLECT INFORMATION IN THIS WAY.
COOKIES PERFORM MANY DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, THEY HELP US REMEMBER YOUR USERNAME OR PREFERENCES, ANALYSE HOW WELL OUR SITES PERFORM, OR EVEN ALLOW US TO RECOMMEND CONTENT WE THINK YOU’LL FIND INTERESTING.
SOME COOKIES CONTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION – FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU CLICKED “REMEMBER ME” WHEN YOU LOGGED IN, THE COOKIE WILL REMEMBER YOUR USERNAME. MOST COOKIES DO NOT COLLECT INFORMATION THAT CAN IDENTIFY YOU, BUT RATHER COLLECT GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT HOW USERS ACCESS AND USE OUR SITES OR WHAT THEIR LOCATION IS.
WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES DO INTERNETMEDIAGROUP WEBSITES USE?
COOKIES GENERALLY PERFORM 4 DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS:
- IMPORTANT COOKIES
SOME COOKIES ARE VITAL TO THE FUNCTIONING OF OUR SITES. ТЕ НИ ПОЗВОЛЯВАТ ДА ИДЕНТИФИЦИРАМЕ ПОТРЕБИТЕЛИТЕ, КОИТО СА РЕГИСТРИРАНИ, КАКТО И ТЕЗИ, КОИТО СА НАШИ ПЛАТЕНИ АБОНАТИ. THEY ENSURE THAT THESE USERS CAN, FOR EXAMPLE, COMMENT ON ARTICLES, AND THAT PAID SUBSCRIBERS HAVE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF ACCESS TO ARTICLES AND SECTIONS ON THE SITES. IF A SUBSCRIBED USER DECIDES TO STOP THESE COOKIES, THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS SUBSCRIBER-ONLY CONTENT.
- COOKIES RELATED TO SITE PERFORMANCE
WE USE OTHER COOKIES TO ANALYSE HOW VISITORS USE OUR SITES AND TO MONITOR THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR SITE. THIS ALLOWS US TO OFFER YOU A HIGH QUALITY EXPERIENCE BY PERSONALISING THE CONTENT WE OFFER AND QUICKLY IDENTIFYING AND FIXING VARIOUS ISSUES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE COULD USE COOKIES TO TRACK WHICH PAGES ARE MOST POPULAR. WE MIGHT ALSO USE COOKIES TO SHOW YOU ARTICLES OR SERVICES THAT WE THINK MIGHT BE OF INTEREST TO YOU DEPENDING ON HOW YOU USE THE SITE.
- FUNCTIONAL COOKIES
FUNCTIONAL COOKIES ALLOW US TO REMEMBER YOUR PREFERENCES, SUCH AS FONT SIZE AND OTHER PERSONAL SETTINGS. FOR EXAMPLE, COOKIES SAVE YOU THE TIME AND EFFORT OF ENTERING A USERNAME EVERY TIME YOU VISIT OUR SITE.
- BEHAVIOURALLY TARGETED ADVERTISING COOKIES
INTERNET MEDIA GROUP AND OUR ADVERTISERS USE COOKIES TO SHOW YOU ADS THAT WE BELIEVE ARE RELEVANT TO YOUR INTERESTS. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU HAVE READ SEVERAL CAR-RELATED ARTICLES ON OUR SITE OR ON OTHER SITES, A CAR MANUFACTURER MAY ASSUME THAT YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN THIS TOPIC AND SHOW YOU THEIR CAR ADS. YOU MAY SEE THESE ADVERTISEMENTS ON INTERNET MEDIA GROUP SITES AND OTHER SITES YOU VISIT. BUT WE DO NOT DISCLOSE YOUR IDENTITY TO OUR ADVERTISERS.
FOR BEHAVIORALLY TARGETED ADVERTISING WE USE A GOOGLE INC. SERVICE CALLED REMARKETING. ACCORDING TO ITS OWN POLICY, GOOGLE DOES NOT COLLECT PERSONAL DATA IN THIS PROCESS. HOWEVER, IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE SUBJECT TO REMARKETING, YOU CAN DISABLE IT BY CHANGING YOUR SETTINGS AT THIS LINK: HTTP://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/SETTINGS/ADS . ALSO, YOU CAN DISABLE THE USE OF COOKIES FOR BEHAVIORALLY TARGETED ADVERTISING PURPOSES BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THIS PAGE: HTTP://WWW.NETWORKADVERTISING.ORG/MANAGING/OPT_OUT.ASP .
DOES ANYONE ELSE USE COOKIES ON INTERNETMEDIAGROUP SITES?
ADVERTISERS SOMETIMES USE THEIR COOKIES TO SHOW YOU TARGETED ADS. FOR EXAMPLE, ADVERTISERS MAY USE A PROFILE BASED ON THE SITES YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY VISITED TO SHOW YOU MORE RELEVANT ADS WHEN YOU VISIT INTERNET MEDIA GROUP SITES. WE BELIEVE IT IS HELPFUL FOR OUR USERS TO SEE ADS THAT ARE TARGETED TO THEIR INTERESTS.
WE USE OR ALLOW THIRD PARTIES TO USE COOKIES ON OUR SITES THAT FALL INTO THE FOUR CATEGORIES MENTIONED ABOVE. FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE MANY COMPANIES, WE USE GOOGLE ANALYTICS TO MONITOR OUR WEBSITE TRAFFIC. ALSO, WHEN YOU SHARE AN ARTICLE USING THE SOCIAL NETWORK BUTTONS (E.G. FACEBOOK) ON AN INTERNET MEDIA GROUP SITE, THE SOCIAL NETWORK THAT CREATED THAT BUTTON WILL SAVE THAT ACTION.
WE MAY USE THIRD PARTY COOKIES TO HELP US WITH MARKET RESEARCH, REVENUE TRACKING, IMPROVING FUNCTIONALITY AND MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND COPYRIGHT POLICY.
HOW TO TURN OFF COOKIES?
ALL MODERN BROWSERS ALLOW YOU TO CHANGE COOKIE SETTINGS. YOU CAN USUALLY FIND THESE SETTINGS IN THE “OPTIONS” OR “PREFERENCES” MENU OF YOUR BROWSER. TO BE AWARE OF THESE SETTINGS, THE FOLLOWING LINKS MAY HELP OR YOU CAN USE THE “HELP” BUTTON IN YOUR BROWSER MENUS.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT IF YOU CHOOSE TO STOP COOKIES, SOME SECTIONS OF OUR SITE MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY.
DOES INTERNETMEDIAGROUP USE COOKIES THAT CONTAIN MY PERSONAL DATA?
NO, THE COOKIES WE USE ARE ANONYMOUS AND DO NOT CONTAIN ANY PERSONAL DATA.
MORE INFORMATION
MORE INFORMATION ON HOW BUSINESSES USE COOKIES IS AVAILABLE AT: WWW.ALLABOUTCOOKIES.ORG.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS COOKIE POLICY, PLEASE CONTACT US BY EMAIL: OFFICE (@) INTERNETMEDIAGROUP.ORG
