Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

Our cookie policy outlines the types of cookies and other similar tracking technologies that we and our partners use when you visit or use www.verlinne.com

1. What is a cookie?

A "cookie" ("browser cookie", "HTTP cookie" or "internet cookie") is a small file, consisting of letters and numbers, that can be stored on the user's device (computer, mobile or other equipment from which the Internet is accessed). The cookie is installed at the request of a web server to a browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari) and is completely "passive" (it does not contain software programs, viruses or spyware and cannot access information on the user's hard drive). The lifespan of a cookie is determined.

Cookies are considered standard for most current browsers and are widely used both to enable and increase the efficiency of online services, and to provide information to the providers of these services about your experiences while browsing the site. When you use these online services again, your browser sends previously stored cookies back to the online service. In this way, the online service recognizes you and remembers important information about you that helps it personalize and facilitate the experience it offers you, for example, by remembering your saved preferences.

We and our partners also use other technologies, including data stored on your web browser or device, identifiers associated with your device, and other software applications for similar purposes. These include the following:

- Pixel tags: "Pixel tags" (also called web beacons or pixels) are small code files installed on (or requested by) a web page, email address, application, or advertisement that collect certain information about your device and browser and how you interact with them. This information includes, for example, device type, operating system, browser type and version, website visited, time of visit, referring website, IP address, whether you opened an email or clicked on an advertisement, and other similar information, including the small text file (cookie) with which the device is identified. Through pixel tags, certain third-party companies can set and read cookies from a domain they do not operate and can collect information about visitors to that domain, usually with the permission of the domain owner.

- Local storage: This generally refers to other places in a browser or device where information can be stored by websites, advertisements, or third-party companies (e.g., HTML5 local storage and browser cache).

- Device identifiers: We may also collect your IP address, unique device identifier, or create a unique device fingerprint (this is a unique combination of various information on the device, so that we can identify it) in order to identify your device. We may then use this information in a similar way to cookies.

In this policy, we refer to all these and similar technologies as "cookies." These technologies can be used to recognize when your device performs operations. For example, they can recognize when you visit pages on our site or other sites, use parts of an application, or open emails we send you or links in technologies.

2. Why cookies are used on the Site

This automatic data storage technology is used to collect information such as browser type, operating system, etc. We use cookies to improve the use and functionality of our website and to better understand how visitors use it.

Our cookies allow the identification of users who have visited our site before, without compromising personal data. To provide you with the best services, we will use both "permanent" cookies and "session" cookies.

Permanent cookies serve to provide you with better navigation on our site.

Disabling these cookies does not affect the usability of the site.

The data stored in session cookies is only valid for your current visit and provides the possibility of full use of the services available on our website.

While the cookies used by the Site change from time to time as we improve and update the Site, they generally fall into the usage categories below:

1. a) Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for providing the services specifically requested by website visitors. Without them, websites cannot function and cannot provide the requested services.

1. b) Performance enhancement cookies

Preferences: We use cookies that help us remember certain information about your choices and preferences, such as region, language or display settings, and what you have seen or done on the Site, to improve your experience using the Site. We may also use cookies to store information about your preferred audio or video settings (e.g., text size, font, resolution, etc.). This helps us show you appropriate options when you revisit the Site and provide you with a personalized browsing experience.

Many of the above features can also function without these cookies. However, your experience may suffer, and you may need to specify your preferences for each visit.

1. c) Analysis and research: We use cookies to collect information about how you interact with the Site, thus contributing to understanding and analyzing how you use it, in order to improve it. For example, they help us understand and analyze which pages are most visited and identify problems you might encounter. In other words, they allow us to discover and analyze certain usage patterns of the Site, analyze general traffic, and understand how you interact with the Site. 

Sometimes we may collaborate with certain partners to better understand and analyze how you interact with the Site; they may store analysis and research cookies on our behalf. For example, we use third-party analytics providers, such as Google Analytics, to help us evaluate and report on Site usage. These companies may set and read their own tracking technologies to collect information about your online activities.

Without these cookies, your experience may suffer.

1. d) Advertising cookies

Advertising, Insight, and Measurement: We and our partners use cookies to collect information about your visit and how you use the Site to display ads for companies and other organizations that we or our partners believe may be relevant to you when you use the Site, but not exclusively. This is done based on your use of our Site and other sites. For example, we and our partners may form an opinion about you based on what you have viewed on other sites and use this to show you ads deemed relevant to you. These types of ads are called "interest-based ads." We and our partners also use cookies to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. For example, we and our partners use cookies to record how many times an ad is displayed and to measure how often users click on or view ads. We work with third-party partners who set their own cookies for this purpose. For example, our advertising partners may use cookies to provide you with personalized ads based on preferences shown while using the Site or other online services operated by third parties, to determine if you have seen a certain ad before (thus preventing it from being re-displayed), as well as for other legitimate business purposes.

We and our partners may correlate any of the information we collect through cookies and other technologies (such as browser history):

- with information you provide; and

- with information we obtain from other sources, including from online and offline data providers (such as demographic data and interest-based data); and

- when you agree to this in accordance with your privacy settings on social media sites, with information we obtain from social media sites (such as those relating to your use of that site or your posts, messages or comments on that site).

Another classification between cookies is made according to their source: "primary" cookies or "third-party" cookies. "Primary" cookies are created by the site you are visiting, and "third-party" cookies are created by a site other than the one visited. The www.verlinne.com site only allows third-party cookies from sites approved by the company.

3. Who places cookies on my device?

As the operator of the Site, the company may store cookies on your device. These cookies are so-called "first-party cookies." It is also possible for one of our partners to place certain cookies on your device when you use the Site (e.g., when you visit a page with embedded content, for example, from YouTube or Facebook, or social media widgets such as the Facebook "Like" button). These are called "third-party cookies" and are used to provide services to us and others.

We do not control third-party cookies, and due to how they function, we cannot access them either. Cookies can only be accessed by the company that created them. In this regard, please read our partners' privacy policies to ensure that you agree with how they use cookies.

4. How can I manage cookies?

You can reconfigure the desired privacy level in your browser to block all cookies; however, this could seriously affect your browsing experience as many websites might function incorrectly. Your browser may allow you to delete all cookies after closing it. However, this option leads to the deletion of permanent cookies that could store your personalized preferences and settings on the websites you visit regularly. Nevertheless, you can keep the desired cookies, as your browser may allow you to specify which websites always or never have permission to use cookies.

You can find more details on how to delete cookies or how to manage cookies on different internet browsers by accessing the links below:

Cookie settings in Internet Explorer

Cookie settings in Firefox

Cookie settings in Chrome

Cookie settings in Safari web.

To learn more about how you can disable Google Analytics tracking (which uses cookies and your IP address), click here. 

5. Policy Updates

Occasionally, we may modify our privacy policy to reflect technological, legislative, or operational changes, as well as due to any other reason we deem necessary or appropriate. Any such changes will take effect upon the publication of the updated policy. We advise you to frequently check the "effective date" mentioned above to ensure you are aware of the date of the last policy update and to better understand the nature of your interactions with the Site.

6. More Information

If you have any questions about this policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Email: contact@verlinne.com

Website: www.verlinne.com