Cookie Policy
Effective Date: January 1, 2025
Pedaga Consulting Firm Inc. and its affiliates (collectively, “Pedaga™,” “us,” or “we”) understand that your privacy is important and are committed to being transparent about the technologies we use. This Cookie Policy explains how and why cookies, web beacons, pixels, clear gifs, and other similar technologies (collectively, “Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies”) may be stored on and accessed from your device when you use or visit any website or app that links to this Policy (collectively, “the Sites”). This Cookie Policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
What are Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies?
A cookie is a small text file that can be stored on and accessed from your device when you visit one of our Sites, to the extent you agree. Other tracking technologies work similarly to cookies and place small data files on your devices or monitor your website activity to enable us to collect information about how you use our Sites. This allows our Sites to recognize your device from those of other users. For more information about cookies and tracking technologies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org and www.youronlinechoices.eu.
How do our Sites use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies?
Pedaga™ uses Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies to identify you and your interests, remember your preferences, and track your use of our Sites. We also use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies to control access to certain content, protect the Sites, and process your requests.
Pedaga™ has contracted with third-party service providers to track and analyze usage and volume information from Site users. These third-party service providers use persistent Cookies to help us improve the user experience, manage Site content, and analyze how users navigate and utilize the Sites.
First and Third-Party Cookies
“First-party Cookies” are cookies that belong to Pedaga™ and are placed on your device by Pedaga™. “Third-party Cookies” are cookies placed on your device by other parties through our Site. Pedaga™ may contract with third-party service providers to send emails to users who have provided us with their contact information. These third-party service providers may place Cookies on the devices of these users to help measure and improve the effectiveness of our email communications and/or to determine if messages have been opened and links clicked.
For more information on how these companies collect and use information on our behalf, please refer to their privacy policies.
Types of Cookies We Use
Depending on the Site, we use the following types of cookies:
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Persistent Cookies
We use persistent Cookies to improve your experience. For example, they record your acceptance of our Cookie Policy, removing the cookie message that appears when you first visit the Site. -
Session Cookies
Session Cookies are temporary and are deleted from your device when you close your browser. These Cookies help us track internet usage as described above.
You may refuse to accept browser Cookies by adjusting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, please note that if you block all Cookies (including strictly necessary Cookies), you may be unable to access or use all or parts of the Sites.
The data collected by the Sites or through Cookies will not be kept for longer than necessary. In any event, such information will not be retained for more than one year.
Our Cookies Are Used for the Following Purposes
| Cookie Type | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary/Technical | These Cookies are essential for the operation of our Sites, enabling you to access them as requested. For example, they help us recognize that you’ve created an account and are logged in. |
| Analytical/Performance | These Cookies, used by us or third-party service providers, track how the Sites are used and their performance. For example, they track which pages are most frequently visited. |
| Functionality | These Cookies allow us to remember your choices, such as customizations like text size and layout preferences, to provide a personalized experience during future visits. |
| Third-Party Advertising | These Cookies collect information about your activities across various websites to deliver targeted advertising. Third-party service providers such as Google and Facebook may use these Cookies. |
How do I refuse or withdraw my consent to the use of Cookies?
If you do not want Cookies to be placed on your device, you can adjust the settings of your internet browser to reject all or some Cookies and be alerted when a Cookie is placed. For further guidance, please refer to your browser’s “Help” or “Tool” section or visit www.allaboutcookies.org. Please note that if you block all Cookies, including strictly necessary Cookies, you may be unable to access or use certain parts of the Sites.
You can also manually delete previously stored Cookies at any time. However, this will not prevent the Sites from placing further Cookies on your device unless you adjust your browser settings accordingly.
For more information on user profiles and the use of targeting/advertising Cookies, visit www.youronlinechoices.eu (for Europe) or www.aboutads.info/choices (for North America).
How do we use Other Tracking Technologies in our communications?
Pedaga™ may use web beacons in our emails to track whether you open the email or click any links. A web beacon is a small graphic image placed in an email or on a website that, in conjunction with Cookies, collects information about your interactions with our communications. This data helps us improve the effectiveness of our content and email formats.
How do I refuse or withdraw my consent to the use of Web Beacons?
You can disable web beacons by configuring your email reader program to prevent remote images from loading or by avoiding clicking on links within emails.
Contact Us:
If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Email: privacy@pedaga.com
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