Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how CloudWave Solutions ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website, www.cloudwavesolutions.com ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website.
Cookies are used for various purposes, such as remembering your preferences, tracking your activities on a website, and providing you with personalized content. They can also be used for security purposes, such as preventing fraud and protecting your account.
Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following types of cookies on our Website:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features. For example, they allow you to log in to secure areas of our Website.
- Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website, such as which pages are visited most often and if they receive error messages from web pages. These cookies help us to improve the way our Website works. Examples include Google Analytics and similar tools.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make (such as your language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
- Targeting and Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission.
Specifically, CloudWave Solutions utilizes:
- **Session Cookies:** Temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser. Used for navigation and security.
- **Persistent Cookies:** Remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. Used to remember your preferences.
- **First-Party Cookies:** Set by our website directly.
- **Third-Party Cookies:** Set by a domain other than our website. These are often used for advertising and tracking across websites.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- To personalize your experience on our Website.
- To remember your preferences.
- To analyze how our Website is used.
- To improve the performance of our Website.
- To target advertisements to you.
- To enable certain functions on the website, such as remembering login details.
For example, we might use a cookie to remember your preferred language so you don't have to select it every time you visit our Website. Or, we might use cookies to track which pages you visit so we can improve the layout and content of our Website. Furthermore, we may use cookies to show you relevant advertisements based on your browsing history.
Our use of cookies enables us to provide you with a streamlined and customized experience, allowing for seamless navigation and optimized performance of our services.
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use third-party cookies on our Website. These cookies are set by third-party providers who provide services to us, such as analytics or advertising.
We do not control these cookies and are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party providers to learn more about their cookies and how they use your information.
Examples of third-party services we might use include Google Analytics, Google Ads, and social media platforms like LinkedIn and Twitter.
Managing Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by activating or deactivating the relevant settings in your web browser. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our Website, although your access to some functionality and areas of our Website may be restricted.
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.aboutcookies.org .
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout .
Here's how to manage cookies in some popular browsers:
- **Google Chrome:** Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
- **Mozilla Firefox:** Go to Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data.
- **Safari:** Go to Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data.
- **Microsoft Edge:** Go to Settings > Cookies and site permissions.
Changes to Our Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date of the latest revision will be indicated at the top of this policy. Any changes will become effective when we post the revised Cookie Policy on our Website.
CloudWave Solutions reserves the right to modify this policy at any time, and continued use of our services constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
CloudWave Solutions
Attn: Data Protection Officer
123 Innovation Drive
San Jose, CA 95113
Email:
privacy@cloudwavesolutions.com
Phone: (408) 555-0100
Our Data Protection Officer, Amelia Chen, is responsible for overseeing our compliance with data protection laws, including those related to cookie usage.