Cookies and similar technologies:
Workflow Science Limited and our third-party providers set and use cookies and similar technologies to store and manage user preferences, deliver targeted advertising, enable content, and gather analytic and usage data, for example. The use of cookies and other tracking technologies is standard across websites and apps through which information is collected about your online activities across applications, websites, or other services. More information about how we use cookies and similar technologies and how you can control and manage them is below.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that is placed on a computer or other device and is used to identify the user or device and to collect information. Cookies are typically assigned to one of four categories, depending on their function and intended purpose: absolutely necessary cookies, performance cookies, functional cookies, and cookies for marketing purposes.
Types of cookies and why we use them:
Absolutely necessary cookies:
These cookies are essential to enable you to move around a website and use its features. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided.
Performance cookies:
These cookies collect information about how you use our websites. Information collected includes, for example, the Internet browsers and operating systems used, the domain name of the website previously visited, the number of visits, average duration of visit, and pages viewed. These cookies only collect information in an aggregated format. Performance cookies are used to improve the user-friendliness of a website and enhance your experience.
Functionality cookies:
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your username or ID, language preference, or the area or region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other customizable parts of web pages. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. These cookies cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
Targeting and advertising cookies:
These cookies track browsing habits and are used to deliver targeted (interest-based) advertising. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an ad and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations, such as advertisers.
Managing cookies:
You can manage website cookies in your browser settings, and you always have the choice to change these settings by accepting, rejecting, or deleting cookies. If you choose to change your settings, you may find that certain functions and features will not work as intended on the Services. All browser settings are slightly different, so to manage cookies, you should refer to the relevant settings within your browser.
Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your machine as well as more general information about cookies.
Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact on the functionality of our websites.
Google Analytics:
We use Google Analytics. The information generated by the Google Analytics cookie (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Service, compiling reports on activity and providing other services relating to activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where third parties process the information on Google’s behalf.
To see more information on the cookies set by Google Analytics see: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
We may also use other technologies with similar functionality to cookies, such as web beacons and tracking URLs on our website and in emails, for example, to determine whether a recipient opened the email or accessed a certain link.
Tracking Technologies:
We use certain other tracking technologies in addition to cookies:
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Local shared objects/Flash cookies:
Flash cookies, also known as local shared objects, are designed to support browser content supported by Adobe® Flash. They are usually used to enable ads and video content on websites. Like other cookies, they will store information on your device, some of which will be specific to the Flash-enabled content. Flash cookies can only be deleted within Adobe Flash rather than via your browser.
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Web beacons:
Our web pages may contain electronic images known as web beacons (also called single-pixel gifs and transparent graphic images) that we use to help deliver cookies on our sites, count users who have visited those sites, deliver Services, and analyse the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, for example. We may also include web beacons in our marketing email messages or newsletters to determine whether an email is opened or if links are clicked.
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Web server & application logs:
Our servers automatically collect certain information to help us administer and protect the Services, analyse usage, and improve users’ experience. The information collected includes:
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IP address and browser type
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Device information:
including Unique Device Identifier (UDID), MAC address, Identifier For Advertisers (IFA), and similar identifiers we or others may assign
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Device operating system and other technical facts
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The city, state, and country from which you access our website
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Pages visited and content viewed, stored, and purchased
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Information or text entered
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Links and buttons clicked
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URLs visited before and after you use our Services
Which Cookies do we use?
Below is a list of the Cookies we use on our website, the owner of the Cookie, the purpose and the time limit for expiration.
A cookie containing your consent or otherwise to the use of cookies on our Site.
A session cookie used by our servers. Its purpose is to store authentication and authorization information in a cryptographic form so that you do not need to authenticate with our Digital Platform more than once per session.
A routing cookie used by our Digital Platform. Its purpose is to route your request to the right server for processing
An identifier cookie used by our Digital Platform. Its purpose is to hold your company id to (in certain cases) improve the efficiency of handling your requests.
A sequencing cookie used by our Digital Platform. Its purpose is to ensure that where you interact with us through sequences of web pages, the correct sequence is followed and should your browser accidentally close, you can continue where you left off.
Google Analytics cookies used to gather anonymous information about how you use our site. We use this information to improve our site and make it easier to use. Information stored in the cookie comprises a random unique number or string of letters and numbers to identify your browser, the times and dates that you interacted with the site recently and the marketing materials or referring pages that led you to the site. No personal information or data is stored or tracked or linked to any other information we store about you. You can opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics using the Opt Out Browser Add-On from Google.
After 2 years (_ga) After 24 hours (_gid) After 10 mins (_gat)
"Do Not Track" Signals:
Some browsers transmit Do Not Track (DNT) signals to websites. Due to the lack of a common interpretation of DNT signals throughout the industry, we do not currently alter, change, or respond to DNT requests or signals from these browsers. We continue to monitor industry activity in this area and reassess our DNT practices as necessary.
Connecting via social networks:
Some of our Services may include social networking features and interactive mini-programs. Additionally, you may choose to use your own social networking logins from, for example, LinkedIn®, to log into some of our Services where this is enabled. If you choose to connect using a social networking or similar service, we may receive and store authentication information from that service to enable you to log in and other information that you may choose to share when you connect with these Services. These Services may collect information such as the web pages you visited and IP addresses, and may set cookies to enable features to function properly. We are not responsible for the security or privacy of any information collected by these third parties. You should review the privacy statements or policies applicable to the third-party services you connect to, use, or access. If you do not want your personal information shared with your social media account provider or other users of the social media service, please do not connect your social media account with your account for the Services and do not participate in social sharing on the Services.
