Cookie policy

This cookie policy is effective as and from May 25th, 2018

Introduction

We use cookies and similar technologies to personalise content, target and report on ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. This cookie policy is intended to inform you about the cookies we use and why we use them. It also informs you how to change or restrict how cookies are used on your device. We value your opinions. Should you have any questions or comments related to the way we use cookies please contact us at office@traffic-engine.com.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small piece of data sent by a website's server to the browser on your computer or mobile device. Cookies help us to recognise and remember your device when you visit our websites and enable us to retrieve among other things, your user settings and preferences.

Why do we use cookies?

We use cookies for a variety of legitimate business purposes including:

For the operation of our website and Services
To improve your user experience. By remembering your preferences and settings we can make it easier and faster to navigate through our website
To provide you with a more personalised experience, such as making content recommendations, personalising your visits and greeting you by name
To simplify any sign-in procedures
To log your use of our website and services so that we can understand which content you find useful or interesting.
To support our advertising services
To determine the effectiveness of promotional campaigns, email campaigns and advertising
To ensure content from our site and mobile applications is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your device.
To provide social media features such as liking and sharing our content and to facilitate registration using your social media account.

What type of cookies do we use and why do we use them?

We use different types of cookies to run our website and Services including:

Strictly necessary cookies
We use cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of our website and Services. Our website cannot function properly without these cookies. If you disable all cookies it will affect your ability to use our Services.

Functional cookies
We use functional cookies to personalise and improve your experience by making it easier and faster to navigate through our website. Functional cookies enable us to retrieve your user preferences, personalise your visits, greet you by name and to simplify any sign-in procedures.

Analytical cookies
Analytical cookies help us to understand how visitors gain access to or read our content and interact with our Services. We collect statistical information about our visitors, such as whether they have visited the site before and the pages they view. Analytical cookies are set by traffic-engine.com and Google Analytics.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, please visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. On this website you’ll find information about a browser plug-in that can be installed to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics.

To opt out from online behavioural advertising, please visit http://www.youronlinechoices.com. On this website you'll find information about how behavioural advertising works, further information about cookies and the steps you can take to opt out of such targeting. By turning off ads personalisation, you will still see ads on our site, but they’ll be less targeted to you.

Third-party cookies

Some of the cookies set on our website are served by third parties and not directly related to TRAFFIC-ENGINE.COM.
These third parties may set their own cookies on your device. We do not control which cookies are set by third parties or how the cookie information is used. This cookie information can only be accessed by the third-party who set it.
These third parties have their own security, privacy and cookie policies. You are advised to review these separately.

Managing your cookie preferences

Cookies are meant to improve your user experience, but some users prefer to set restrictions on the types of cookies that can be stored on their device. By modifying your browser preferences, you have the choice to accept all cookies, to accept different type of cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. Please visit your browsers help page for more information. It is important to note it may affect your ability to use our Services if you choose to restrict or disable cookies.

Updates to this policy

We may update our cookie policy to reflect any changes in technology or data protection legislation. Any updates or changes that may affect how we use cookies or how you as a user can manage cookies will appear on this page. We will notify you by posting a notice on our websites and, where appropriate, sending you a notification.

Last Updated: 8 january 2020.