What Are Cookies
As the common practice with almost all professional websites, this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information we gather, how we use it, and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored. However, this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the site’s functionality. For more general information on cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
SECTION 1 – How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases, there is no standard option for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features on this site. It is recommended that you leave all cookies on as they may be used to provide a certain service.
SECTION 2 – Disabling Cookies
You can prevent cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser. Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of most, if not all, websites you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in disabling certain features as well. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
SECTION 3 – The Cookies We Set
I. Account-related cookies
If you create an account with us, cookies are used for the management of the signup process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out. However, in some cases, they may remain afterward to remember your site preferences.
II. Email-newsletter-related cookies
This site offers a newsletter or email subscription service. Cookies may be used to remember if you are already registered and whether to show certain notifications which might only be valid to subscribers or non-subscribers.
III. Order-processing related cookies
This site offers e-commerce or payment facilities. Cookies are essential to ensure your order is remembered between pages and that it is processed accurately.
IV. Survey-related cookies
From time to time, we may post surveys and questionnaires to provide interesting insights and helpful tools. These surveys may use cookies to remember who has already taken part in it or to provide you with accurate results after you change pages.
V. Form-related cookies
When you submit data through a form, such as those found on contact pages or comment forms, cookies may be set to remember your details for future correspondence.
VI. Third Party Cookies
In some special cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.
This site uses Google Analytics, which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web, to help us understand how you use the site and find ways to improve your experience. These cookies may track things, such as the time spent on the site and the pages you visit, so we can continue to produce engaging content.
For more information on Google Analytics, see the official Google Analytics page.
From time to time, we test new features and make subtle changes to the way the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features, these cookies ensure that you receive a consistent experience while on the site and that we understand which optimizations our users appreciate the most.
The Google AdSense service uses a DoubleClick cookie to serve more relevant ads across the web and limit the number of times a given ad is shown to you.
For more information on Google AdSense, see the official Google AdSense privacy FAQ.
Several partners advertise on our behalf and affiliate tracking cookies simply allow us to see if our customers have come to the site through one of our partner sites so that we can credit them appropriately and, where applicable, allow our affiliate partners to provide any bonus that they may provide you for making a purchase.
We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work, the following social media sites including; Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.
SECTION 4 – More Information
For more questions and clarifications, you can contact us at theupwardblip@gmail.com or visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Last Updated: This Cookie Policy was last updated on August 12, 2018.