This Cookie Policy outlines how Hedsilon ("we", "us", and "our") utilizes cookies and similar technologies for identifying you upon your visits to the Hedsilon.com website (and other domains under our management) and all interconnected services, content, sites, templates, products, tools, and features (jointly referred to as the "Site"). This document clarifies the nature of these technologies and our reasons for employing them, as well as delineating your rights regarding our usage of them.

In certain instances, we might employ cookies to gather personal data, or data that becomes personal when combined with other information.

Explanation of Cookies

Cookies are miniature data files placed on your computer or mobile device during website visits. Cookies are extensively utilized by website proprietors to ensure their websites function properly, or more efficiently, and to garner reporting insights.

Cookies set by the site's proprietor (in this instance, Hedsilon) are termed "first party cookies". Those set by other entities than the site owner are "third party cookies". These third party cookies facilitate features or functionalities on or through the site (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The entities setting these third party cookies can recognize your computer when it accesses both the specific site and other websites.

Purpose of Cookies Utilization

Both first and third party cookies are utilized for several reasons. Some cookies are crucial for technical purposes for our Websites to function, termed as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also help us to track and target the interests of our users, enhancing their experience on our Online Properties. Third parties also serve cookies through our Site for advertising, analytics, and other purposes, detailed further below.

The specific varieties of first and third party cookies used on our Site and their intended functionalities are described hereunder (note that the exact cookies used may differ depending on the particular Online Properties you access):

Hedsilon's Cookie Usage

At Hedsilon, we deploy cookies on the Site for purposes including:

Account Verification - Cookies help us ascertain your sign-in status on the Site and maintain your session as you navigate different pages.

Preferences - Cookies enable feature activation, content personalization, and preference memorization.

Security - Cookies are vital in enabling security measures, preventing fraud, and detecting malicious activities.

Performance Analysis - We use cookies to analyze the functionality of our services. These cookies assist in identifying and rectifying errors, enhancing products, features, and services, and tracking how users access our services.

Advertising - We might utilize cookies for delivering, assessing, and refining marketing campaigns. Our Advertising Partners may use cookies to determine if you’ve viewed an ad before or to provide us data on your interaction with ads. These third-party cookies are governed by the respective service provider’s policies.

Cookie Control Options

You reserve the right to accept or decline cookies. Opting to reject cookies might limit your access to certain functionalities and areas of our Site. You can adjust your web browser settings to accept or refuse cookies. Usually, you can manage cookie preferences under your browser’s “Tools” or “Preferences” section, enabling you to disallow cookies from all or specific sites. Different browsers may have varying methods for cookie control, so consult your browser's help section for detailed information.

Additionally, most advertising networks provide options to opt out of targeted advertising. For more information, visit https://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or https://www.youronlinechoices.com.

We presently do not acknowledge "Do Not Track” or “DNT” signals due to the lack of established industry standards for “DNT” technology. We continue to monitor advancements in DNT technology. For more information, visit https://allaboutdnt.com.

Several third party advertising and tracking services offer opt-out options. Details on their data collection practices and opt-out procedures are available in their respective privacy policies.

The specific kinds of first and third party cookies used on our Site, along with their intended purposes, are listed below (note that the specific cookies used may vary based on the particular Online Properties you access):

Indispensable Site Cookies

These cookies are crucial for providing services via our Site:

Cookies by Hedsilon

1. hsl_logged_in_session - Allocates a unique session identifier for Users

2. hsl_xdm_client - Allocates a unique session identifier for User Websites

Third-Party Cookie Utilization

These third party services are utilized for the purposes outlined:

• Google Analytics - To analyze user interactions on our websites - https://policies.google.com/privacy

• Facebook - Utilizes Facebook Pixels and Custom Audiences for targeted advertising - https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

• Hotjar - For user experience testing and monitoring - https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy/

Other Tracking Technologies like Web Beacons

Apart from cookies, we occasionally use technologies like web beacons to identify or track visitors. These small graphic files contain unique identifiers allowing us to recognize when someone visits our Site or reads an email including them. This helps us, for example, in tracking user movement from one page to another within our Site, engaging with cookies, identifying site visits originating from third-party ads, optimizing site performance, and gauging email campaign effectiveness. Often, these technologies rely on cookies for proper functioning, thus disabling cookies may affect their performance.

Targeted Advertising Practices

Third parties may use cookies on your device to deliver targeted ads through our Site. These entities use information about your visits to this and other sites for presenting relevant advertisements. They may also employ technology to measure ad effectiveness. This involves using cookies or web beacons for gathering information about your Site visits and other sites to display pertinent advertisements. This process does not allow us or them to directly identify you unless you provide identifiable information.

Periodic Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may periodically revise this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our cookie use or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this Cookie Policy to stay informed about our cookie and related technology practices.

The date of the most recent update to this Cookie Policy is indicated at its beginning.

Further Information and Inquiries

For any queries about our cookie or related technology usage, please contact us at support@hedsilon.com