COOKIES AND WEB BEACONS
Somanoc uses browser cookies and similar technologies (collectively, “Cookies”) to collect and store certain information when you use, access, or interact with our Site(s). For example, we may collect information about the type of device you use to access the website, the operating system and version, your IP address, your general geographic location as indicated by your IP address, your browser type, the content you view and features you access on the Somanoc’s website the web pages you view immediately before and after you access the website whether and how you interact with content available on the Somanoc’s website, and the search terms you enter on the Site(s). For information about how we use Cookies and the choices you may have, please see below.
By using Somanoc’s website, you agree to our use of the cookies as described above and to our use of web beacons for the collection of information to provide the products or services you have requested and for improvements as we deem appropriate for our legitimate purposes, related to our products and services.
COOKIES
Cookies are small text files that a web server places on your computer or mobile device. Cookies contain information that can later be read by the web server that originally placed the cookie on your computer or mobile device. If you block cookies or cookies are not enabled on your computer, it will mean that your browsing or shopping experience on our websites will be limited. For example, some active content, videos, online shopping, and payments may not work correctly. Below is a list of the main types of cookies we use and what we use them for:
1. STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES:
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around Somanoc’s website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of this website. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping portals or billing, cannot be provided.
2. PERFORMANCE COOKIES
These cookies collect information about how visitors use Somanoc’s website, for instance, which pages visitors go to most often and if they get error messages from web pages. Some of the performance cookies are analytics cookies using third-party web analytics software, which allows us to understand how our website is being used. Performance cookies are not used to collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these performance cookies collect is aggregated and, therefore, anonymous. The aggregated data is only used by us to improve how our Site works. We might also use performance cookies to highlight our products or services, which we think will interest you based on your use of our Site. You agree we may place these performance cookies on your device by using this website.
3. FUNCTIONALITY COOKIES:
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make, such as: your username, language, or the region you are located in, and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, these cookies can be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies is not used to track your browsing activity on other websites. These cookies are known as “functionality cookies” and help improve a user’s website experience by providing a more personalized service. By using this Site, you agree we may place these types of cookies on your device.
4. TARGETING OR ADVERTISING COOKIES:
These cookies are used to deliver advertising materials relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the advertising campaign’s effectiveness. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website, and this information is shared with other organizations, such as advertisers. Often, targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization. Most of our Sites do not use targeting cookies. By using this website you agree we may place these types of cookies on your device.
3RD PARTY COOKIES AND SOCIAL NETWORKS.
If you click on a hyperlink from this Site to any third-party websites (for example, if you ‘share’ content from our Site with friends or colleagues through social networks (such as Facebook or Twitter) or use third-party services together with this Site, you may acquire cookies from these third party websites. Third-party websites will have their own privacy and cookie policies, which we do not and cannot control. Please check the third-party websites for more information about their cookies and how to manage them. You should always review these third-party websites privacy policies.
WEB BEACONS:
Web Beacons are small strings of code that provide a method for delivering a graphic image on a web page to transfer data. For example, when you visit a page on this website, the code for the visited page may be transferred to us. The information transmitted to us is only used internally by us and is not shared with any third parties except as provided in this Privacy Policy. We use this information for the following purposes:
To allow us to understand the traffic patterns within our websites better and, subsequently, to adjust our content to better respond to our visitors’ interests and
We use the information we obtain to suggest materials and resources that may interest you based on your use of our website.
DO NOT TRACK SIGNALS:
This Site does not respond to web browser “do not track” signals or comparable signals or mechanisms.