Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy (the “Policy”) explains what cookies are, what types of cookies are placed on your device when you visit Howly and how we use them. This policy also governs our use of similar technologies, including web beacons.
This Cookie Policy does not address how we deal with your personal data generally. To learn more about how we process your personal data, please see Privacy Policy.
1. What are cookies
Cookies are small text files that are sent to or accessed from your web browser or your device's memory. A cookie typically contains the name of the domain (internet location) from which the cookie originated, the “lifetime” of the cookie and a randomly generated unique number or similar identifier. A cookie also may contain information about your device, such as user settings, browsing history and activities conducted while using Howly.
There are different types of cookies:
1.1 Session cookies
Session cookies expire at the end of your browser session. Howly uses these cookies to help you use our website more efficiently, by allowing us to learn more about how you use our website during one single browser session.
1.2 Persistent cookies
Persistent cookies are not automatically deleted when you close your browser. These types of cookies are used in order to help you sign-in to our website quickly and for analytical purposes.
1.3 First-party cookies
First-party cookies are placed on your device directly by us. These cookies are used to adapt our website to your browser’s language preferences and to better understand your use of our website.
For example, we work with the following service providers that use first-party cookies on our website: Google Analytics Google Analytics is a Google service that uses cookies and other data collection technologies to collect information about your use of Howly in order to report website trends. Our Website utilizes Google Signals, a feature that enables session data from our site to be associated with consented users who have signed in to their Google accounts and have enabled Ads Personalization. The data collected through Google Signals is solely used to enhance the Google Analytics service and to connect Google Analytics with other Google products that we employ for marketing purposes. The data collected through Google Signals may be accessed and deleted by end users via Welcome to My Activity . You can opt out of Google Analytics Advertising Features and Google Analytics by visiting www.google.com/settings/ads or by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on at Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on Download Page.
1.4 Third-party cookies
Third party cookies are placed on your device by our service providers, which helps us provide you both a satisfying and safe experience on our website. We do not have control over cookies placed on your device by third parties. Generally, we use the following types of third party cookies: security cookies; analytical cookies; and advertising cookies.
For example, we work with the following service providers that use third party cookies on our website:
Google (via advertising cookies)
Google advertising cookies may be set from different domains, including google.com, doubleclick.net, googlesyndication.com, or googleadservices.com, or partners’ sites’ domains.
Microsoft
Microsoft uses cookies to assess the effectiveness of advertisements placed on our website.
Zendesk
Zendesk is a third-party software that provides customer support management. Zendesk uses cookies to help us properly respond to customer requests in a timely manner.
Cloudflare
Cloudflare uses cookies to identify trusted web traffic to our website.
We do not permit any of the above service providers to collect any of your personal data on Howly to utilize for their own purposes. These service providers are subject to confidentiality agreements with us and/or other legal restrictions on their use or collection of any personal information. Third-party cookies are covered by the third-parties' privacy policies. Therefore, should you have any questions regarding use of the cookies by third parties, please contact them directly.
For more information on third-party advertising cookies, interest-based advertising, and how to opt-out of that practice by companies participating in industry self-regulation, please visit the relevant websites, such as Digital Advertising Alliance or Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance.
2. Similar technologies
2.1 Web Beacons
Web beacons are graphic images (also known as “pixel tags”) that contain a unique identifier enabling us to recognize when someone has visited Howly or opened an e-mail that we or our service provider have sent them.
2.2 Software development kits (SDKs)
SDKs are small pieces of code included in apps, which function like cookies and web beacons.
2.3 Snap Pixels
The Snap Pixel is a piece of JavaScript code that helps our service providers measure the cross-device impact of their advertising campaigns in SnapChat. They can see how many Snapchatters take after seeing their advertisement.
3. Why do we need cookies?
When you visit or interact with Howly, we or our service providers may use cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies in order to learn more about your interactions with our Service. The utilization of these technologies can help us provide you with a better, faster, and safer experience.
4. How we use cookies
Cookies play an important role in helping us provide a personal, effective and safe environment on Howly.
As we make improvements to our website, our use of cookies may vary. Generally, we use cookies for the following purposes:
5. How can you manage cookies?
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, changes you make to your cookie preferences may make using our website a less satisfying. In some cases, you may not be able to utilize all or part of our site.
Below you may find more information on how to manage cookies in your browser:
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
- Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/products/windows?os=windows-10
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PHeading21411
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/products/firefox/cookies
- Opera: http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/
6. Cookies Table
Cookies that we commonly use are listed below. This list is not exhaustive, but describes the main reasons we typically set cookies.