Cookies Policy

Given that there are different types of cookies at one’s disposal on the internet, it may be tempting to disable this feature for convenience and safety. However, not all cookies are bad, especially the ones that are used to gather user profiles for marketing optimization.

Some cookies are useful, while others are detrimental to your device’s security. Whether you want to enable or disable cookies depends on the type of cookies in question. Let’s look at the variety.

Session Cookies

Session cookies are simple texts that are stored in your device that are usually temporary. They disappear when you close your browser. Hence, they pose no threat to your device security.

Stored Cookies

Stored cookies store and track your online preferences, for example, your login details, advertisement customization, and other browsing preferences. However, they disappear after some time.

In simple terms, we also use cookies to derive valuable information about our readers to understand their needs and expectations from us. The cookies may accumulate geo-centric data and interest-specific data to create a digital persona. It helps us tailor our products and services to conform to the needs of our audience better.

Third-Party Cookies

The cookies that you should really be watching out for are the third-party cookies. Just as with session and stored cookies, the third-party cookies collect your online data, but they even sell it to third parties.

Information collected from you can be shared with people who commit crimes, like identity theft. Therefore, you should always disable these cookies on your browser when you are online.

Generally, a cookie is a small text sent to your browser when you visit any website on the internet. Its main purpose is to remember that you visited the website once upon a time, so it can make it easier for you to visit the site next time. Cookies on our website can be used for the following reasons:

• To remember the language you prefer
• To display advertisements that are relevant to you
  
• To count the number of visitors that have visited the website
  
• To help you protect personal data
  
• To encourage you to sign up to our newsletter
  
• To improve our services to suit your needs more
  
• To enhance your user experience during browsing sessions
  
• To authenticate your identity when you log in
  

When some bad people are not using cookies for malicious cybercrimes, cookies are fairly useful for marketing and analytical purposes. We use cookies mostly to enhance your user experience on our website so that content and functions are customized to your special needs.

Cookies can be beneficial and detrimental at the same time, depending on who is collecting information on the other end. As for us, you may miss out on newsletters and updates if you disable cookies for our website. So, you see, for obvious reasons, we don’t want you to do that.

Different types of cookies are used by us to perform countless functions. Let us explain below how we use your cookies for diagnostic purposes:

Sometimes, deleting and disabling cookies from your browser is the best way to go because they may not be safe for your devices and identity. Go through the sections below to find out what we mean by that.

Unencrypted Websites

You should delete and disable cookies of unencrypted websites because these websites can’t protect your information when you are browsing. These websites are vulnerable to malware and cyber threats, like identity theft and hacking.

You can identify these websites by checking their URLs. The URLs usually don’t have the S in HTTP. You should only trust and access sites that start with HTTPS.

Cookies Flagged by Your Anti-Virus Software

If the anti-virus software that you use flags cookies from your browsing history, delete them. Also, adjust your browser settings to not accept dangerous cookies, like third-party cookies.

Personally Identifiable Information

Cookies can document your Personally Identifiable Information (PII) such as full name, local address, account login, and banking information. This information may later be used to commit online frauds, hacking, and identity theft.

So, make sure you turn off the cookies when you are entering personal information on your browser.

Outdated Cookies

Sometimes, websites decide to go through a makeover. If that is the case, the old cookies that you have stored on your computer or mobile phone may cause a bit of trouble.

You may struggle to use the new features on the updated website because of the old cookies. In this case, it is better to delete them before accessing the new site.

Slow Internet Speed

Unnecessary cookies may even slow down your internet and device speed if they have been stored for too long. The chances of this occurring are quite low, but not impossible. That is why users are recommended to clean their browsing history, cookies, and caches every week.

1. Go to Safari’s menu, and select Preferences, then click on Privacy.
2. Under Block Cookies, make sure to select Never. Turn this feature on when you visit our website, and turn it off when you leave for security.
   
3. Restart the browser to make it official.
   

1. Open the Chrome browser, and choose More at the top right corner.
2. Go to Settings, and choose Privacy Settings.
   
3. Then, choose Site Settings, and click on Cookies.
   
4. Now, click Add next to “Sites that can always use cookies”. Enter the URL of our website.
   
5. Restart your browser to see the new change.
   

1. Go to Tools, then select Option, and then Privacy at the top panel.
2. Find the option Cookies, or you can directly skip to the next step.
   
3. Now check the selection Accept Cookies from Sites or Allow Sites to Set Cookies or Accept Third-Party Cookies.
   
4. In the end, restart your browser to solidify the new setting.
   

1. Click Start, go to the Control Panel and select the Internet Explorer.
2. In the Privacy tab, click the Advanced option.
   
3. Select Override Automatic Cookie Handling under Cookies.
   
4. Choose Accept or Prompt or OK under First-Party Cookies.
   

PS. choose Accept or Prompt or OK under Third-Party Cookies. If you select the Prompt option, you will be notified to click OK every time a website sends you cookies.

Some adblockers can deprive our readers of accessing our amazing features and subscription programs by disabling or blocking the cookies sent from our website. The majority of adblockers can prevent Google Analytics from collecting valuable marketing data.

Some can even block Google Analytics by default rendering the marketing initiatives of affiliate websites completely useless. With a single click, this software can prevent us from receiving user-related analysis from both desktop and mobile browsers.

For this reason, we request our readers to adjust their adblockers to provide access to our website so that we can continue to deliver quality content and services specific to their needs.