Cookie Policy
Effective from 09/25/2024
1. INTRODUCTION
We are Certific OÜ, a company established under Estonian law, registry code 16050394, address Volta 1, 10411, Tallinn, Estonia ("Certific" or "us").
Certific operates the website http://www.certific.co/ and its subdomains (“Website”), applications (“Application” or “Applications”) and software, databases, interfaces, related media, documentation, updates, new releases, and other components or materials incorporated or integrated therein (collectively, the "Platform").
Certific is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy when using our Services. This Cookie Policy describes how we use cookies in connection with the provision of the Platform. Certific is taking into account regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act
2. WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files that may be stored on your computer or other device (such as a smartphone, tablet, etc.) that contains data related to a website you visit. They are widely used to make websites work or make them more efficient, as well as to provide information to site owners. The table below explains which cookies we use and why.
Cookies can be session cookies or persistent cookies.
• Session cookies are temporary cookie files that are deleted when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies remain in browser subfolders until you delete them manually or the browser deletes them based on the duration contained in the persistent cookie file. Cookies can be so-called first-party cookies or third-party cookies.
• First party cookies are set by the website you visit. Only this Website can read them.
• Third-party cookies are cookies set by external service providers over which we have no control. These named third parties may include, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services. These third-party cookies are likely to be analytical cookies or performance cookies or targeting cookies.
Cookies can be also divided according to the purpose of the cookie:
• necessary cookies – important for moving around the website, using its functions and providing the services chosen by users, without the installation of these cookies, the website and the desired functionalities cannot be offered to the user;
• statistical cookies - collect information about how users use websites, for example, which websites they visit most often and which error messages they receive from websites;
• preference cookies - these cookies enable the user to remember the choices made by the user (for example, text size, other properties that can be changed on the website) and characteristics (for example, the username, language or the user's country of residence) in order to provide more personal and convenient ways to use the website;
• advertising cookies - collect information about the user's visit and use of web pages in order to display advertisements of interest to the user.
3. WHAT COOKIES DOES CERTIFIC USE?
Certific Services and the Platform use the following cookies:
Cookie Type Description Duration
Google Analytics cookie: _ga Third party cookie for analytics This cookie is set by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to track visitors, sessions and site usage for a site analytics report. Cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.
Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google that monitors and provides insight into website traffic. Google uses the collected data to track and monitor the use of our service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize advertisements in its advertising network. For more information about Google's privacy practices, please visit Google's privacy and terms page available at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
2 years
Google Advertising products cookie:
__gads Third-party advertising This cookie is set by Google Advertising Products. The cookie is used to match and associate data sources, store information and/or access information on the device to create a personalized advertising profile and display personalized ads.
Google Advertising Products is a service provided by Google that selects advertisements, creates personalized content profiles and content, and monitors the display of such advertisements for which the owner may receive payment. The cookie measures the performance of advertisements, performs market research for audience analysis, and provides insight into website traffic. 3 years
4. HOW TO MANAGE COOKIES?
• You can manage and delete cookies as you wish. Please note that all features of the Services and the Platform may not function properly if you delete or block cookies.
• More information about cookies and details on how to delete cookies can be found at http://aboutcookies.org.
• Please note that you can delete any cookies already on your device by clearing your browser's browsing history. This will remove all cookies from all websites you have visited. However, keep in mind that you may also lose some of your saved information (e.g., saved login details, site preferences).
• Please also note that your browser settings options (such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera or Apple Safari) may allow you to prevent cookies from being placed on your device, but you will likely need to make additional manual adjustments. a certain preference each time you visit the site/page. For more information, visit the browser developer's website.
• To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics on all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
5. CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or if you would like to know more the way we use cookies, you can contact Certific by email or in writing using the following contact details us at certific@certific.co