This page was last modified on 01/11/2023.
What are cookies?
As is common practice with almost all professional websites www.cryptonited.com uses cookies. During a visit to the website, cookies can be stored on your computer’s hard drive. A cookie is a text file placed by a website server in your computer’s browser or on your mobile device, whenever you visit a website. Cookies cannot be used to identify people, a cookie can only identify a machine.
This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the website’s functionality.
By using our website, you agree with our use of cookies.
How we use cookies
We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this website. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.
Disabling cookies
You can adjust the settings on your Internet browser so that cookies are not accepted, that you receive a warning whenever a cookie is installed or that the cookies are subsequently removed from your hard drive. You can do this through your browser’s settings (using the help function). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this website. In addition specific graphic elements may not appear correctly or you will be unable to use specific applications. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
First-party Cookies
Account related cookies
If you create an account with us, then we will use cookies for the management of the signup process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out however in some cases they may remain afterwards to remember your website preferences when logged out.
Login related cookies
We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.
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This website offers newsletter or email subscription services and cookies may be used to remember if you are already registered and whether to show certain notifications which might only be valid to subscribed/unsubscribed users.
Orders processing related cookies
This website offers e-commerce or payment facilities and some cookies are essential to ensure that your order is remembered between pages so that we can process it properly.
Forms related cookies
When you submit data through a form, such as those found on contact pages or comment forms, cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.
Website preferences cookies
In order to provide you with a great experience on this website we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this website runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page that is affected by your preferences.
Third-party Cookies
In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this website.
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service offered by Google Inc. (‘Google’). Google Analytics uses ‘cookies’ (text files stored on your computer) in order to help the website to analyse how users use the website. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) is sent to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google uses this information to record how the website is used, compile reports about website activities for website operators and provide other services relating to website activities and Internet use. Google is only permitted to provide this information to third parties if required to do so by law or insofar as said third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not use your IP address in combination with other data at its disposal. You can disable the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, we would like to point out that this may mean that you cannot access all the options offered by the website. For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page. By using the website, you agree to the processing of this information by Google in the manner and for the purposes described above.
- Third party analytics are used to track and measure usage of this website so that we can continue to produce engaging content. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the website or pages you visit which helps us to understand how we can improve the website for you.
- From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the website is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the website whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.
- As we sell products it’s important for us to understand statistics about how many of the visitors to our website actually make a purchase and as such this is the kind of data that these cookies will track. This is important to you as it means that we can accurately make business predictions that allow us to monitor our advertising and product costs to ensure the best possible price.
- The Google AdSense service we use to serve advertising uses a DoubleClick cookie to serve more relevant ads across the web and limit the number of times that a given ad is shown to you. For more information on Google AdSense see the official Google AdSense privacy FAQ.
- We use adverts to offset the costs of running this website and provide funding for further development. The behavioral advertising cookies used by this website are designed to ensure that we provide you with the most relevant adverts where possible by anonymously tracking your interests and presenting similar things that may be of interest.
- Several partners advertise on our behalf and affiliate tracking cookies simply allow us to see if our customers have come to the website through one of our partner websites so that we can credit them appropriately and where applicable allow our affiliate partners to provide any bonus that they may provide you for making a purchase.
- We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this website that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media websites including but not limited to; Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, will set cookies through our website which may be used to enhance your profile on their website or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.
More information
Hopefully that has clarified things for you and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren’t sure whether you need it or not it’s usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our website. However if you are still looking for more information you can contact us through one of our preferred contact methods: info@cryptonited.com