This Cookie Policy applies to www.digitalmarketsource.com operated by me, John Davis of [Insert City], [Insert County], TX, USA and the third parties I`m using to provide the website “we”, “us”, “our”.
If you have any questions about my Cookie Policy or wish to exercise your rights under applicable laws, please contact me using john@digitalmarketsource.com or my Contact Form.
I and the third parties involved in operating my website use cookies in strict accordance with the Texas Consumer Privacy Act (“TCPA”). As well as the EU`s Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive (“PECD”) and the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
What are cookies and why we use them?
A cookie is a simple small file that is sent with the pages of a website you visit and can be stored by the web browser of your PC or device. Cookie files are automatically placed in the cookie folder which are effectively the “brain” of your browser and when you return to the same website, your browser then transmits the information stored in the Cookie back to the relevant website.
Cookies typically consist of a name and a value, and they can have various purposes depending on their classification, lifespan, and type. Typically, cookies are classed as either first-party cookies, or third-party cookies. First-party cookies are created directly by my website, whereas third-party cookies are created by a partner website. Each cookie also has a lifespan which can vary from a few minutes to a few years.
As for the most frequently used way to categorize cookies, the classifications, the least privacy invasive type of cookies are Essential or Necessary cookies. As the name suggests those are essential or necessary to ensure that a website works properly and is secure and without them certain features of a website would simply not function. There are also Functional cookies, which allow a website to remember the options and personalization settings a user has made when visiting a website. Of course, there are also Analysis and performance cookies, which are used to monitor and improve the function and service of a website, track down problems, record visitor numbers, and provide analytics metrics. Lastly, there are also advertising cookies or targeting cookies, which are used to deliver customized advertising to the user.
In the following we describe the optional or not strictly necessary cookies (Performance and analytics cookies, Functional cookies, Targeting or advertising cookies) used on this website in detail. Please keep in mind that this list may be updated from time to time.
The cookies used are from Google Analytics operated by Google LLC 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, US, und Google Ireland Limited Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Namely:
Utma: cookie that generates a unique user ID. This cookie counts how many times a user visits the website and records when the user first and last visited the website.
Utmb and Utmc Cookies used to calculate when a session ended. The utmb cookie records the time of arrival on the site. The utmc cookie checks if the session should stay open or if a new session should be created.
Utmz: cookie that records the user’s origin and keywords.
Besides the above, Google Analytics also uses specific cookies for this purpose. The information stored in the cookie about your use of this website is transmitted to a Google server and stored there. We use the usage data collected with the help of Google Analytics to evaluate and statistically analyze the use of our website by its visitors. The data collection and processing is carried out on the legal basis of our legitimate interest in the optimization of our website including evaluation and analysis. You can object to the data collection by Google Analytics following this link http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout and Google’s Privacy Policy can be found here https://policies.google.com/privacy
How can I delete cookies?
How and whether you want to use cookies is up to you. Regardless of which service or website the cookies come from, you always have the option to delete, only partially allow or disable cookies. To do so follow the link to your browser Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Safari.
Changes?
I may update my Cookie Policy from time to time. This might be for a number of reasons, such as to reflect a change in the law or to accommodate a change in my business practices and the way we use cookies. Please check here periodically for any changes.
Questions?
If you have any questions or comments about my Cookie Policy or wish to exercise your rights under applicable laws, please contact me using john@digitalmarketsource.com or my Contact Form.
This Cookie Policy was last updated on Friday, February 17, 2023.