Cookie terms
Cookies
The Dropidea website uses cookies. If you have consented, in addition to the mandatory and performance cookies that ensure the functioning and aggregated statistics of the website, other cookies may be placed for analytical and marketing purposes on your computer or other device through which you access our web page. This Cookies Policy describes the types of cookies we use on our site and for what purposes.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files created by a website, which are downloaded and stored on any internet-connected device – such as your computer, smartphone or tablet – when you visit our home page. Your browser uses cookies to redirect information to the website on each subsequent visit to the website to recognize the user and remember the user's choices (for example, login information, language preferences and other settings). This can make your next visit easier and make the site more useful to you.
What is the nature of the files we use and for what reasons we use them?
We use different types of cookies to operate our website. The cookies indicated below may be stored in your browser.
Mandatory and performance cookies. These cookies are essential for the website to function and will be placed on your device once you access the website. Most of these cookies are set in response to actions you take that amount to a request for services, such as setting privacy preferences, logging in or filling out forms. These cookies provide convenient and complete use of our website, help users to use the website efficiently and make it personal. These cookies identify a user's device to some extent, so we can tell how many times our website has been visited, but we do not collect any additional personally identifiable information. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will no longer function. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information and are stored on the user's device until the end of the session or permanently.
Analytical cookies. These cookies collect information about how users interact with our site, for example, to determine which sections are most frequently visited and which services are most used. The information collected is used for analytical purposes to understand the interests of our users and how to make the web page more user-friendly. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance. For analytical purposes, we may use third-party cookies. These cookies are stored on the user's device for as long as they are set by the third-party cookie provider (ranging from 1 day to permanent).
Marketing and targeting cookies. These cookies collect information about how users interact with our site, for example, to determine which sections are most frequently visited and which services are most used. Before agreeing to the use of all cookies, Dropidea will only collect anonymous data regarding access to the Dropidea website. The information collected is used for analytical purposes to understand the interests of our users and how to make the web page more user-friendly. For analytical purposes, we may use third-party cookies. These cookies are stored permanently on the user's device.
Third party cookies. Our website uses third party services, for example, for analytics services so that we know what is popular on our website and what is not, making the website more usable. You can learn more about these cookies and their privacy policy by visiting the websites of the relevant third parties. All information processed from third-party cookies is processed by their respective service providers. At any time, you have the right to opt out of data processing by third-party cookies. For more information, please see the next section of this Cookies Policy.
For example, we may use Google Analytics cookies to help measure how users interact with our site content. These cookies collect information about your interaction with the website, such as unique visits, repeat visits, session duration, actions performed on the web page, etc.
We may also use Facebook pixels to process information about a user's actions on our website such as the web page visited, the user's Facebook ID, browser data, and others. The information processed from Facebook pixels is used to display interest-based ads when you use Facebook as well as to measure conversions across devices and learn about users' interactions with our web page.
How we control cookies
When you visit our website, you are presented with an information statement that the website uses cookies and requires your consent to enable non-mandatory cookies and performance cookies. You can also delete all cookies stored in your browser and set your browser to prevent the saving of cookies. By clicking the Help button on your browser, you can find instructions on how to prevent your browser from storing cookies, as well as which cookies are already stored and to delete them, if you wish. You must make changes to the settings for each browser you use.
If you wish to revoke your consent to the saving of cookies on your device, you can delete all cookies stored in your browser and set your browser to prevent the saving of cookies. By clicking the Help button in your browser, you can find instructions on how to prevent your browser from storing cookies, as well as which cookies are already stored and to delete them if you wish. You must change the settings for each browser you use. However, please note that without saving certain cookies, it is possible that you will not be able to fully use all of the features and services of the Dropidea website. You can separately opt out of your website activity being made available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser Add-on, which prevents information about your website visit from being shared with Google Analytics.
Changes to our cookie policy
We reserve the right to make changes to this Cookie Policy. Amendments and/or additions to this Cookie Policy will take effect when they are posted on our website.
By continuing to use our Website and/or Services following changes to the Cookie Policy, you indicate your acceptance of the new wording of the Cookie Policy. It is your responsibility to regularly check the content of this policy for any changes.
The terms of use, privacy, cookies, and all of the above were last updated on 7/2/2023.