Cookies

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files containing a string of characters that can be placed on your computer or mobile device that uniquely identify your browser or device.

What are cookies used for?

Cookies allow a site or services to know if your computer or device has visited that site or service before. Cookies can then be used to help understand how the site or service is being used, help you navigate between pages efficiently, help remember your preferences, and generally improve your browsing experience. Cookies can also help ensure marketing you see online is more relevant to you and your interests.

What types of cookies do we use?

There are generally four categories of cookies: “Strictly Necessary,” “Performance,” “Functionality,” and “Targeting.” we use all four categories of cookies on the Service. You can find out more about each cookie category below:

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies. These cookies are essential, as they enable you to move around the site and use its features, such as accessing logged in or secure areas.

2. Performance Cookies. These cookies collect information about how the site is used and how you have used the site, for example, time spent on the site. These are necessary cookies and the information is used for statistical purposes. The information stored not identify you as an individual. You cannot block these cookies unless you do so on your own browser, instructions for doing so can be found below.

3. Functionality Cookies. These cookies allow us to remember you and provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. The information these cookies collect is anonymous, and they are not used to track your browsing activity on other sites or services.

4. Targeting Cookies. We, our advertising partners or other third party partners may use these types of cookies to deliver advertising that is relevant to your interests. These cookies can remember that your device has visited a site or service, and may also be able to track your device’s browsing activity on other sites or services other than GoComply. This information may be shared with 3rd party organisations such as advertisers and/or advertising networks to deliver the advertising, and to help measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign, or other business partners for the purpose of providing aggregate usage statistics.

How long will cookies stay on my device?

The length of time a cookie will stay on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a “persistent” or “session” cookie. Session cookies will only stay on your device until you stop browsing. Persistent cookies stay on your computer or mobile device until they expire or are deleted.

First and third party cookies

First-party cookies are cookies that belong to GoComply, third-party cookies are cookies that another party places on your device through our site. Third-party cookies may be placed on your device by someone providing a service for us, for example to help us understand how our site/ service is being used. Third-party cookies may also be placed on your device by our partners so that they can use them to advertise products and services to you elsewhere on the Internet.

How to control and delete cookies

If you want to delete cookies follow the instructions at the below sites covering common browsers:

Note that if you set your browser to disable cookies, you may not be able to access certain parts of our site and parts may not work properly. You can find out more information cookie settings at third-party information sites, such as www.allaboutcookies.org.