Effective as of May 25,
2018
This Cookie Policy
explains when and why cookies are used by padpadblog.com, (collectively, “padpadblog.com”,
“we”, “us” or “our”), on our websites, applications, advertisements and related
services, including emails, newsletters and on certain partner and licensee
websites that we do not own or operate but with whom we have agreements
(together, the “Service”).
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small bits
of text that are downloaded to the devices you use to reach and use the
Service. Your browser or device holds these cookies and makes them available
every time you visit a site again so that it can recognize you and remember
important information about you.
Session Cookies are
temporary cookies that remain in your browser or device until you leave the
site. They are then deleted from your device once you leave the Service.
ersistent Cookies remain
in your browser or device for much longer – they remain there until you delete
them or they reach their expiry date, depending on the cookie. These may, for
example, be used to remember your preferences when you use the Service,
recognize you on your return, and enhance your experience on the Service. Use
of a persistent cookie may be linked to personal information while interacting
with the Service, such as when you choose to store your user names so that you
do not have to enter them each time you access your accounts. Then, a
persistent cookie will be stored on your computer, which is linked to your
account information. If you reject the persistent cookie, you may still use the
Service but you will be limited in some areas of it.
For more information on
cookies please visit: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
Can I Change My Cookie Preferences?
You can always change
your cookie preferences or delete cookies altogether as discussed below.
Browser settings also
allow you to choose whether or not to accept cookies or limit certain cookies.
Most browsers also provide functionality that lets you review and erase
cookies. You may wish to refer to this guide for information on commonly used
browsers. If you use the Service without changing your browser settings, we
will assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Service. Please be
aware that if cookies are disabled, not all features of the Service may operate
as intended.
If you would prefer that
we not collect information that may be used to help determine which
advertisements to serve you, opt out by clicking this icon , which can be found
on most of our webpages and applications. You may also opt out or change your
behavioral advertising cookie preferences by visiting the opt-out page for
the Digital Advertising Alliance (U.S. residents
and those not in the EU or Canada), the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EU
residents).
Flash Cookies (also
known as Local Shared Objects) cannot be changed by browser settings. The Adobe
website provides comprehensive information on how to delete or disable Flash
cookies – see Adobe’s website for further information.
Please be aware that if you disable or reject Flash cookies for the Service,
you may not be able to access certain features, such as video content or
services that require you to sign in.
Your mobile operating
system may let you opt out from having your information collected or used for
interest-based advertising on mobile devices. You should refer to the
instructions provided by your mobile device’s manufacturer, but this
functionality is usually available in the “Settings” section of your device.
You can also stop us from collecting information by turning off data collection
for interest-based advertising in our applications or by uninstalling our
applications.
Does this Policy Change?
We may change this
Cookie Policy at any time. Please take a look at the date at the top of this
page to see when this Cookie Policy was last updated. Any changes in this
Cookie Policy will become effective when we make the revised Cookie Policy
available on the Service.
How Does padpadblog.com Use Cookies?
What Cookies Do We Use?
Below is a list of each
category of cookies we use and why we use each cookie. First party cookies are
our own cookies set by padpadblog.com, controlled by us and used to provide
information about the usage of the Service.
Essential Cookies or
Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to the Service in order
for you to move around the Service and to use its features. Without these
cookies, certain features could not function. No information about your
browsing habits is gathered by these cookies.
Functional Cookies: These cookies remember how you prefer to use the Service
and enable us to improve the way the Service works. We can remember your
settings and help provide you with ads. Functional Cookies are persistent
cookies that the Service remembers when your computer or device comes back to
that Service.
Analytics Cookies: Analytics Cookies allow us to improve our services by
collecting information about your use of the Service. We use these cookies to
help improve how the website works. For example, Analytics Cookies show us
statistics, which are the most frequently visited pages on the Service, help us
record any difficulties you have with the Service, and show us whether our advertising
is effective or not. We can’t identify you personally through the use of these
cookies, but third parties who provide these cookies may be able to.
Behavioral Advertising Cookies: Behavioral Advertising Cookies are used to
deliver relevant advertisements to users both on and off the Service. We
analyze what pages you visit on these sites, what products or services you
view, and whether you view or click on ads that are shown to you. We may also
use a cookie to learn whether someone who saw an ad later visited and took an
action on the advertiser’s site. We use this information to send you
interest-based ads and may also share this information with third parties.
Similarly, our partners may use a cookie to determine whether we’ve shown an ad
and how it performed, or provide us with information about how you interact
with ads. We may also work with a partner to show you an ad on or off the
Service, such as after you have visited a partner’s site or application.
Third Party Cookies: Some of the cookies on the Service are operated by third
parties, such as Twitter, YouTube, Facebook or Comscore. Some of these third
parties (for example third-party advertisers) may use cookies on the Service,
in emails or in our advertisements on other websites to allow them to deliver
the services they are providing. Some of the cookies operated by third parties
may be used for analytics purposes, such as to monitor, analyze and prevent
fraudulent traffic or other suspicious activities. In order to create a
user-friendly experience, some of our third-party promotions and advertisements
are designed to automatically transmit users’ information onto the third
party’s landing page when you choose to “click” upon a third party’s
advertisement or promotion. We do not control these third parties or their use
of cookies. This means it is not possible for us to manage these cookies. This
Policy only covers the use of cookies by padpadblog.com and does not cover the
use of cookies by any third party. Some of these third party cookies are not
session based and have varying expiry dates. Please check the websites of these
third parties for details on how they use cookies.
Flash Cookies: We may, in certain situations, use Adobe Flash Player to deliver
special content, such as video clips or animation. Flash cookies are stored on
your device, but they are managed through an interface that is different from
the one provided by your web browser. This means that it is not possible to
manage Flash cookies at the browser level in the same way you would manage
other types of cookies. Instead, you can access your Flash management tools
from Adobe’s website directly.
Geo-Location Information: Some devices allow applications to access real-time
location-based information (for example, GPS). Some photos or other content you
place within the Service may contain recorded location information. We may use
this information to optimize your experience. Also, some of the information we
collect from a device, for example IP address, can sometimes be used to
approximate a device’s location.
Similar Technologies
In addition to cookies,
we may also use other similar tracking technologies on our services, such as
pixel tags (also known as clear GIFs, pixels or web bugs), web beacons, eTags
and local storage. We use these technologies to do things like store user
settings video viewing history, gather demographic information about our user
base as a whole or track users’ movements around the Service, to serve
interest-based ads, or to improve our understanding of things like site
traffic, visitor behavior and promotional campaigns. Pixel tags are small
blocks of code installed in or on a web page, mobile app, or advertisement and
are a method for passing information from your device to a third party website.
Web beacons are electronic files that allow a website to count users who have
visited that page or to access certain cookies. Local storage, such as HTML 5,
allows a website or mobile app to store and retrieve data on an individual’s
device. eTags are tags used to analyze trends by us and our commerce partners.
For more information,
please read our Privacy Policy.
We hope that this policy
helps you understand our use of cookies. If you have any further queries,
please contact us at support@padpadblog.com and be sure to include Cookie
Policy in the subject line.