WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small bits of text that are downloaded to your browser as you surf the web. Their purpose is to carry bits of useful information about your interaction with the website that sets the Cookies. Cookies do not contain software programs, which means Cookies cannot install any software programs on your computer.
Generally, Cookies do not contain any Personal Information that would identify you. Cookies usually contain a string of text or “unique identifier” which acts like a label. When a website sees the string of text which was set in a Cookie, the website knows the browser is one that it has seen before. The website can then use the information to present you with custom web pages. For example, instead of seeing a generic welcome page, you might see a welcome page with your name on it.
Please note, if you use a different computer, open a new web browser, or delete cookies, the website will treat you as if you have just arrived on the website for the first time and a new cookie will be set on the computer or other device you are on.
‘FIRST’ OR ‘THIRD’ PARTY COOKIES
Whether a Cookie is a ‘first’ or ‘third’ party Cookie, refers to the website or domain that placed the Cookie on your computer.
First-party Cookies: is a Cookie set by the same domain as the website that you are visiting and whose URL can be found in your browsers address bar.
Third-party Cookie: is a Cookie set by a different domain than the website that you are visiting.
HUMECA SITE
The Humeca website uses the next cookies
FUNCTIONAL COOKIES (necessary, first party cookies)
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the site and use its features. Without these cookies, the site may not function optimal.
GOOGLE ANALYTICS (performance, third party cookies)
Google Analytics provides Humeca with site performance data in regard to our online visitors. We use these data to base our decisions on how to further improve our website content and features. Google saves the obtained information on its servers in the U.S., and shares it ie with advertisers, providing data on campaign efficiency. Google may forward these data to third parties, either if obliged to by law, or to the extent these third parties process these data on behalf of Google. Unfortunately, we cannot excert any influence in this. Humeca have not permitted Google to use the obtained analytics data for other Google services. Find more on Google privacy policy and Google Analytics privacy policy.
You wish to avoid your site navigation from being tracked? Then you can opt out with a special browser add-on off the Google website. This add-on affects any website you visit, not only the Humeca website. To opt out, follow the link on browser add-on.
SOCIAL MEDIA BUTTONS (targeting, third party cookies)
Our website provides link buttons for convenient promoting and sharing on social media. These buttons represent code of the social media, who themselves apply a cookie. Said cookie saves your login, so you can skip repeated login. To learn more on the use of these cookies, you can consult the respective data policy on Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus and LinkedIn. Be aware that these statements are frequently amended. Humeca have no control on these policies.
EMBEDDED CONTENT (targeting, third party cookies)
We include some items deriving from sources elsewhere hosted and accesssed through the Humeca website. Think YouTube and Vimeo videos. Similar to the social media buttons on our site, these embedded codes use cookies. Consult the privacy statement of the respective source to see how cookies and personal data are used. Again Humeca have no control on these policies.