Cookies Policy
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Introduction
This Cookies Policy (“Policy“) describes how Hownd, Inc., and its partners (collectively referred to as “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our“) collect and process information about you on the Company websites (“Company Sites”) through the use of cookies. We use the term “cookies” in this Policy to refer to website cookies and also to similar technologies that may collect information automatically when you visit the Company Sites (such as pixel tags and web beacons). For information about our other data policies, please visit our Privacy Policy at https://hownd.com/privacy-policy/.
By using our websites, you accept the use of cookies in accordance with this Cookies Policy, subject to any choices you make as described below.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that a Web server places on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. This small text file may include a unique identifier that distinguishes your computer or mobile device from other devices. Cookies serve a number of purposes such as letting you navigate between webpages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving the user experience. Cookies may tell us, for example, whether you have visited the Company Sites before or whether you are a new visitor. They can also help to ensure that content we display, advertisements you see online, and marketing messages are more relevant to you and your interests.
For further information on cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
How long do cookies last?
Cookies can remain on your computer or mobile device for different periods of time. Some cookies are “session cookies”. These exist only while your browser is open and are deleted automatically once you close your browser. Other cookies are “persistent cookies”. These cookies survive after your browser is closed until a defined expiration date. They can be used by websites to recognize your computer when you open your browser and browse the Internet again.
What other technologies are used to track my website visits?
We and others may also use other technologies for tracking, such as pixel tags and web beacons. Web beacons and pixel tags are electronic images that may be used on Company Sites or in our emails. We use web beacons, for example, to deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage of the Company Sites and Company’s services, analyze the effectiveness of Company Site features and campaigns, and tell if an email has been opened and acted upon.
What kind of cookies are served through the Company Sites?
The following sets out some ways in which Company uses cookies to track visitors to the Company Sites.
Essential or required cookies:
Required cookies enable you to navigate the Company Sites and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the Sites and using Company services. Some of the essential or required cookies regularly used on the Company Sites include the following:
| Type of Cookie | Why we use these cookies | Who serves them and where can you find out more information? |
| Security and site integrity cookies | We use these cookies to support or enable security features to help keep Hownd safe and secure. For example, they enable us to remember when you are logged into a secure area of the Services and help protect your account from being accessed by anyone other than you. | Hownd |
Performance and functionality cookies:
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of the Company Sites but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality (like videos) may become unavailable.
| Type of Cookie | Why we use these cookies | Who serves them and where can you find out more information? |
| Authentication Cookies | These cookies (including local storage and similar technologies) tell us when you’re logged in, so we can show you the appropriate experience and features such as your account information, trip history, and to edit your account settings. | Hownd |
| Localization | These help Hownd provide a localized experience. For example, we may store information in a cookie that is placed on your browser or device so you will see the site in your preferred language. | Hownd |
| Site Features and Services | These provide functionality that help us deliver products and Services. For example, cookies help you log in by pre-filling fields. We may also use cookies and similar technologies to help us provide you and others with social plugins and other customized content and experiences, such as making suggestions to you and others. | Hownd[and third parties including] Google+ |
Targeting or advertising cookies:
We and our third-party partners may use information collected using cookies our services and in our emails to deliver ads about our services displayed to you on third-party websites and applications. We also may use cookies to know when you return to our services after visiting these third-party websites and applications. Our third-party partners may also use this information for third party advertising. These third parties may automatically collect information about your use of our services, visits to the Company Sites and other websites, your IP address, your internet service provider, and the browser you use to visit the Company Sites.
Some of the targeting or advertising cookies regularly used on the Company Sites include the following:
| Type of Cookie | Why we use these cookies | Who serves them and where can you find out more information? |
| Advertising | Things like cookies and pixels are used to understand and deliver ads and make them more relevant to you, and track the efficacy of mobile application advertising campaigns. For example, we may read a cookie so we can serve you ads that may be interesting to you on other websites. We also use this information to retarget users with relevant advertising. Similarly, our partners may use a cookie, attribution service or another similar technology to determine whether we’ve served an ad and how it performed or provide us with information about how you interact with them. This may involve storing cookies on your local device. | Hownd [and third parties including, but not limited to] Adelphic Adjust AdRoll (Facebook) AdSage AOL CareerCo Digilant Drawbridge HasOffers (Tune) Indeed Kenshoo Microsoft Mixpanel Quantcast Recruitics RocketFuel Simplyhired Yahoo YieldMo Ziprecruiter For more information about interest-based ads, or to opt out of having your web-browsing information used for behavioral advertising purposes, please visit www.aboutads.info/choices if you are in the United States, or http://youronlinechoices.eu/ if you are outside the United States |
Analytics cookies:
We use analytics, including analytics conducted by third party services, to help analyze how users use the Company Sites and our services. To do this we and our third party service providers use cookies and scripts to collect and store information such as how users interact with our services, errors users encounter when using our services, device identifiers, how often and for how long users visit and use the services, what pages they visit on our services, whether they act on or open emails, and what other sites they used prior to coming to the Company Sites. We use this information to improve our site and your user experience, such as remembering you when you return to the Company Sites, understanding your preferences and interests, and knowing which of our web pages are visited and what services are most often used.
Some of the analytics cookies regularly used on the Company Sites include the following:
| Type of Cookie | Why we use these cookies | Who serves them and where can you find out more information? |
| Analytics and research | These are used to understand, improve, and research products and Services, including when you access the Hownd website and related websites and apps from a computer or mobile device. For example, we may use cookies to understand how you are using site features, and segmenting audiences for feature testing. We and our partners may use these technologies and the information we receive to improve and understand how you use websites, apps, products, services and ads. We may share information about this analysis with our partners. | Hownd [and third parties including but not limited to] MixPanel Optimizely |
How to manage or delete cookies on Company Sites
The following are examples of how you can manage or delete many of the cookies served through the Company Sites:
- Cookie opt-out links. You may manage or opt-out of certain uses of many cookies served through the Company Sites by using the links provided above.
- Industry opt-out sites. You may also opt-out of certain use of many cookies served for advertising purposes by many of Company’s third party advertising partners by visiting either: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/.
- Browser settings. Many web browsers accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually change your browser’s settings to reject and/or to remove many cookies. On some browsers, you can choose to let the Company Sites place cookies, but choose to reject cookies from certain third parties (such as analytics companies and advertising companies). As the precise means by which you may do this will vary from browser to browser, please visit your browser’s help or settings menu for more information.
Please note also that if you choose to reject or remove cookies, this may prevent certain features or services of Company Sites from working properly. Since your cookie opt-out preferences are also stored in a cookie in your website browser, please also note that if you delete all cookies, use a different browser, or buy a new computer, you will need to renew your opt-out choices.
Email tracking
Company may also use email tracking technologies to monitor the success of email campaigns it operates (for example, recording how many emails in a campaign were opened). If you do not want us to track emails we send you, some email services let you change your display to turn off HTML or disable download of images and exercising these rights should effectively disable our email tracking. In addition, you may also unsubscribe from our marketing emails as described in those emails.
Do Not Track
Some Internet browsers include the ability to transmit “Do Not Track” signals. The Company Sites do not currently process or respond to “Do Not Track” signals. To learn more about “Do Not Track”, please visit All About Do Not Track.
In addition to “Do Not Track”, there are many ways that web browser signals and similar mechanisms can indicate your tracking choices, and we may not be aware of nor honor every mechanism.
Modifications
We may amend this Policy at any time by posting the amended version on the Company Sites or by providing such notice about or obtaining consent to changes as may be required by applicable law.
Contact
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at privacy@hownd.com.
