Outside Analytics Cookies Policy
Effective Date: June 25, 2018
Understanding how and why we use cookies and other methods for the collection of website usage data
This Cookies Policy applies to Outside Analytics’ digital properties such as the OUTLY technology platform which includes related web applications, mobile applications, websites, (e.g. outly.io, outly.co, outly.app, outsideanalytics.com, outsideanalytics.net)(“website”). We use cookies on our website to optimize our website experience for our users. Cookies allow us to provide you with enhanced functionality and meet your expectations when using our site, among other things.
By using or website or otherwise using our online services, you agree to our storage and access of cookies, IP addresses, and other methods to collect your website usage data and improve your online experience.
This may include information about your usage of our website, the browser you use to access it, other websites you have visited, and your location.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that can be stored on and accessed from your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other device by websites you visit, or certain emails you open. Cookies are used to provide certain functionality to our users, and to provide us with business and marketing information. For example, cookies will remember your choice of region so that your website experience contains relevant information.
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies to identify you, remember your preferences, and track your use of our website. We also use cookies to control access to certain content on our website, gain insight to improve our website’s usability, and allow third parties to display appropriate advertising and track its effectiveness.
We use cookies for the following purposes:
Technical
Technical cookies are necessary as they allow our website to be operated in the manner you request. For example, these cookies allow us to:
- Recognize that you have created an account
- Recognize that you have logged into your account to access our website
- Remember your previous browsing actions during a browsing session
- Secure our website
- Maintain performance levels by balancing traffic and limiting traffic to certain key parts of our website
- Store your acceptance of our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and this Cookie Policy, should you choose to accept
Functionality/Ease of Use
- Functionality cookies improve your experience on our website. For example, these cookies:
- Recognize your username and remember your preferences to provide you a website experience in accordance with those preferences during future visits
- Allow you to use secure online application forms
Tracking
Tracking cookies are used to gather statistics on how visitors use our website. For example, they allow us to gain insight into how users use our website to allow us to improve our website experience.
Marketing/Third-Party Behavioral Advertising
- Marketing cookies collect information about your activities on our website and other websites to enable advertising targeted to your preferences to be delivered to you. These cookies:
- Allow us to provide different versions of a page on our website for marketing purposes
- Allow third parties to display targeted advertisements and track their effectiveness
- Display advertising and other messaging based on how you use our website when you visit other websites
How can I decline or withdraw my consent to the use of cookies?
You may refuse to accept cookies by adjusting the settings of your web browser to reject cookies and to alert you when a cookie is placed. Please consult your browser’s “help”, “tool”, or “edit” section for more information on how to disable cookies. You can also remove previously stored cookies by manually deleting them at any time, though this will not disable cookies. If you choose to refuse cookies, certain areas of our website may not function properly or may not be accessible.
For how long will you store the information you collect using cookies?
The data we collect using cookies we place on your computer will be kept only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes mentioned above, but in no case for longer than 12 months.
More information about how we use cookies
You can find more information on our use of cookies in our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.